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E9: Shomik Ghosh - Investing in Enterprise Software May 29, 2022

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Shomik Ghosh is a Principal at Boldstart Ventures, a day one partner for developer first, SaaS, & crypto infrastructure founders backing the likes of Snyk, Blockdaemon, Kustomer, BigID and Superhuman. At Boldstart, Shomik invests in enterprise software with pre-product founders. Prior to Boldstart, Shomik worked as a growth stage investor at Top Tier Capital where he invested in companies like CircleCI, Anaplan, Area 1 Security, and Shape Security. Shomik is also an active angel investor, having invested in Koyfin, Gitpod and Logixboard to name a few. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E8: Felix Sim - The Future of Work 3.0 May 20, 2022

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Felix Sim is the Co-Founder and Project Lead of Salad Ventures. Salad is a blockchain and play-to-earn think tank that develops and backs projects that shape the future of work 3.0 ecosystem. To date they’ve raised $15.5M from the likes of Gemini, Winklevoss Capital, Alameda Research, Multicoin Capital and Polygon. Beyond the blockchain, Felix has run more than 2,000 events for multi-national corporations via his virtual events company Get Out! Prior to Salad, Felix spent 10 years inside traditional finance, including investment banking, hedge funds and consulting. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E7: Rex Woodbury - Investing in the Creator Economy May 12, 2022

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Rex Woodbury is a Partner at Index Ventures, one of the leading venture firms of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Deliveroo, Discord, Dropbox, Notion and Slack. At Index, Rex focuses on early-stage and growth investments in the creator economy with a particular interest in consumer tech, Gen Z, web3 and digital economies. Prior to Index, Rex worked at Airtable, a leading no-code platform for building collaborative apps. Before Airtable, Rex was an investor for TPG’s $14B growth platform, backing the likes of Uber, Airbnb, Spotify and Calm. Rex began his career working as an investment banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York City. He also holds a B.A. in Economics from from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Stanford University. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E6: Michael Girdley - Playing Jazz in the World of Building Startups May 05, 2022

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Michael Girdley is a serial entrepreneur and investor based in San Antonio, Texas. He is the Chairman and Co-Founder of Dura Software, a hyper-niche software acquisition company that currently operates 9 businesses. On the investing side, Michael is Co-Founder and Partner at the Geekdom Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage internet tech startups from pre-seed to seed. He is also the Co-Founder and Partner at Dry Line Partners, a private equity fund focused on B2B recurring revenue technology businesses. Michael is also the owner of Codeup, a coding and data science bootcamp; Red Runner Coffee, a drive-thru coffee chain and Alamo Fireworks, a fireworks retailer and wholesaler. He has also authored several books on programming, his first written whilst an undergraduate at college. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E5: Andrew Yeung - Throwing Parties and Building Communities Apr 29, 2022

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Andrew Yeung is Strategy & Operations Lead at Meta (formerly Facebook), community builder and writer. He's active in the NYC tech community and regularly hosts dinner parties, mixers, and events for 1,000+ people. Andrew is also an advisor to startups on growth and operations. Prior to Meta, Andrew was Product Manager at Bell, Canada’s communications leader. Andrew also holds a double major in Finance and Economics from the University of Toronto. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E4: Josh Bonhotal - Building a Portfolio in Human Performance Apr 21, 2022

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Josh Bonhotal is Vice President and part of the founding team at Future, a platform that brings human connection to digital personal training. To date they’ve raised over $110M, recently closing a $75M series C round at the start of February, including participation from NBA star Kevin Durant’s firm Thirty Five Ventures, Fabletics Co-Founder Kate Hudson and golfer Rory McIlroy. Josh is also a Venture Partner at TXV Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas, investing in the future of software and human performance. Prior to Future, Josh was Director of men’s basketball sports performance at Purdue University and strength and conditioning coach for the Chicago Bulls. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E3: Greg Moran - The Future of Work Apr 14, 2022

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Greg Moran is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Evergreen Mountain Equity Partners, an early stage venture firm focused exclusively on the future of work and HR related technologies. Fund 1 will allocate $20M across seed and series A, supporting founders in commercialising technology for the workforce of the future. Prior to Evergreen, Greg founded Harver (formerly Outmatch). He successfully acquired and integrated nearly a dozen companies across three continents to become one of the world’s leading providers of hiring technology. Greg currently serves on the board of Harver and Truvelop, an emerging leader in modern performance management. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E2: Barrett O'Neill - High Tech vs Tech-Enabled Startups Apr 07, 2022

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Barrett O’Neill is the Co-Founder of OnDemand Storage, a technology based storage company bringing the "on-demand economy" to self storage by giving its customers more time, space, and convenience. As part of the founding team, Barrett helped grow OnDemand Storage from a dorm room concept to a 7-figure business. Prior to OnDemand Storage, Barrett was an associate at Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading alternative investment firms with over $155 billion in assets under management. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E1: Dave Kline - Hiring Winning Teams and Startup Leadership Mar 31, 2022

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Dave Kline is the owner of SkillScouter, a platform providing online course reviews and advice to help people find their optimal learning & careers paths. Prior to SkillScouter, Dave was COO of core management and subsequently Co-Head of recruiting at Bridgewater Associates, one of the largest hedge funds in the world with over $150 billion in assets under management. During his near 10-year tenure at Bridgewater, he recruited and mentored over 100 managers. Before Bridgewater, Dave spent over 9 years at Moody’s including as a Managing Director at Moody’s Analytics. Dave holds an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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