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**The Founder Formula**

This is The Founder Formula: Every passing moment, a tech startup disrupts life as it was. In humanity’s pursuit of faster, better, and higher capacity, fresh companies are tackling old problems and modern complexities, all while pushing the bounds of the future.

The Founder Formula brings you in—behind the curtains and inside the minds of executives at Start-ups that have traditionally only been found in Silicon Valley—and the Venture Capital Firms that fund them. Each interview will feature a transformative leader who’s behind the wheel at a fast-paced & innovative tech firm. They’ll bring you an insider’s look at what it takes to create a technology company, scaled it, and lead it into the future

You’ll hear topics that cover cybersecurity, AI, blockchain, IoT, quantum computing, cryptocurrency, immersive experience, VR, and overall digital transformation. From time to time, you’ll also hear from Founders outside of the technology industry.

Latest Episodes:

3 Crucial Things VCs Are Looking for in Founders Oct 01, 2019

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Today's guest is Guru Chahal, a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners (and former co-founder of Avi Networks).

In this episode, he told us he looks for three key things in founding teams:

1) Entrepreneurs who have a background in the market they want to take on.

2) The ability to execute.

3) The ability to monetize the technology.

How to Pivot a Startup Without Losing Your Way Sep 28, 2019

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Today's guest is Kumar Ramachandran, CEO and Founder of CloudGenix.

In this episode, he talks about the balance between pivoting and persistence, why Silicon Valley is a special place for startups, the joy of making your customer the hero, and how to maintain your company culture as you scale and hire.

How to Maintain Your Tech Startup's Ethos as You Scale Sep 18, 2019

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Today's guest is Phil Tee, Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Moogsoft. In this one, Phil tells the story of Moogsoft's name, why he intentionally tries to make the company's culture different than other tech startups around San Francisco, and how he's managed to keep the ethos of the company intact after several years.

"There's a fantastic line from a Cat Stevens song: you may be still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not. You've got to keep the dream alive."

The 3 Most Important Attributes Founding Tech Teams Need to Possess Sep 18, 2019

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Today's guest is Mario Ciabarra, CEO and Founder of Quantum Metric.

Mario tells his story about working nights and weekends to make his entrepreneurial dream a reality. He also gives advice on how to hone your pitch messaging for VCs, why the messaging for pitching CIOs is different, and the three most important attributes the core members of your team need to possess.

Why You Should Listen to The Founder Formula Sep 18, 2019

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One of the leading indicators for technology that's going to hit the market is whether or not it comes out of the major VC firms.

It's very rare that the proverbial unicorns come out of a vacuum or one angel investor.

Typically the path runs through one of the top 50 VC firms in the world.

On this podcast, host Mark Campbell, Chief Innovation Officer at Trace3, will be sharing the journey of some of the founders who have taken that path.

He'll talk to founders from all stages of the journey: those who are just starting, those who are just now hitting the market, and those who are hitting the inflection curve as their companies grow.

Listen in to hear what you'll get out of this podcast.