Best Maven Capital Partners Podcasts (2025)

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Season 2, Episode 1: Mark Taylor, CEO of AI innovator, Automated Analytics 26:07

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The Maven Invested Podcast is back, interviewing CEOs, entrepreneurs and innovators who are at the helm of some of the UK’s fastest growing smaller companies. In episode 1 of the new series Laura speaks with Mark Taylor, Founder and CEO of Automated Analytics, a technology business helping organisations around the world unlock the power of Artifici…

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Scaling for Success Ep 5: Dr Melanie Goward, Partner at Maven Capital Partners 21:34

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Welcome to the final episode of Scaling for Success, our special mini-series of the Maven Capital Partners’ Invested Podcast, hosted by our Investment Manager, Rebecca MacDermid. This series explores the journeys of inspiring female leaders who have successfully scaled businesses and driven meaningful change. Through their stories, we uncover the l…

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Scaling for Success Ep 4: Elaine Warburton OBE, Chair and Co-Founder of a pioneering medical device company, ReadyGo Diagnostics 29:02

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This series explores the journeys of inspiring female leaders who have successfully scaled businesses and driven meaningful change. Through their stories, we uncover the lessons, strategies, and mindset that have propelled them to success. Rebecca is joined by Elaine Warburton OBE, Chair and Co-Founder, of medical device business, ReadyGo Diagnosti…

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Scaling for Success Ep 3: Alex Longton, Founding CEO of B-Corp plant-based food business, Tiba Tempeh 19:46

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Welcome to the third episode of ‘Scaling for Success,’ a special mini-series of the Maven Capital Partners’ podcast ‘Invested,’ hosted by our Investment Manager Rebecca MacDermid. In this series, we interview inspiring female leaders about their journeys in scaling businesses and driving change, sharing the lessons they’ve learned and the strategie…

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Scaling for Success Ep 2: Helen Bradley, CEO of educational programme empowering future female investors, Future Asset 25:39

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Welcome to the second episode of ‘Scaling for Success,’ a special mini-series of the Maven Capital Partners’ podcast ‘Invested’, hosted by our Investment Manager Rebecca MacDermid. In this series, we're interviewing inspiring female leaders who are breaking down barriers in finance and investment. We'll discuss their journeys of scaling businesses …

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Scaling for Success Ep 1: Dr Fozia Saleem, CEO of specialist Contract Research Organisation, Magnitude Biosciences 29:20

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Welcome to the first episode of Scaling for Success, a special five-part mini-series hosted by Maven Investment Manager Rebecca MacDermid to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025. Supporting this year's theme, 'Accelerate Action', this special series interviews inspiring female leaders who are breaking down barriers in finance and investment. We…

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Ep 10: Bill Nixon, Managing Partner of Maven Capital Partners, a Leader in UK Private Equity 29:03

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In the tenth episode of Invested, we bring the spotlight closer to home for a conversation with Bill Nixon, Managing Partner at Maven Capital Partners. With a career built on strategic decision making, strong leadership and resilience, Bill shares his experiences and the lessons he has learned along the way. Bill’s career spans over four decades in…

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Ep 9: Neil Spann, CEO of solar film innovator, Power Roll 29:54

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How does a career in finance lead to pioneering the green energy revolution? In the ninth episode of Invested, Laura sits down with Neil Spann, CEO of Power Roll, to chat through his unexpected and inspiring journey. Neil, the first in his family to attend university, began his career with EY and quickly rose through the ranks. His drive and talent…

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Ep 8: Neil Morris, CEO and Co-Founder of sustainable packaging innovator, Kelpi 29:52

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In the latest episode of Invested, Laura sits down with Neil Morris, Co-Founder and CEO of Kelpi, an innovative company at the forefront of sustainable packaging solutions. Kelpi develops compostable and recyclable packaging made from seaweed, offering a vital alternative to traditional plastics. Neil has had a fascinating career to date. As a seri…

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Ep 7: Tom Eggleston, CEO and Co-Founder of identity experts, ProofID 35:38

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In the seventh episode of the Invested Podcast, Laura sat down with Tom Eggleston, Co-founder and CEO of ProofID, an award winning provider of Identity and Access Management solutions, operating at the forefront of global cyber security and utilised across multiple markets. Tom's passion for leveraging technology to solve real-world problems has be…

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Ep 6: Federico Charosky, CEO and Founder of Cyber Security specialists, Quorum Cyber 28:16

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In the sixth episode of the Invested Podcast, we interview Federico Charosky, the founding CEO of Quorum Cyber, an award-winning cyber security business which has developed advanced solutions to protect organisations against security attacks and breaches. Federico's journey into the world of computing began in his early teens, fuelled by his passio…

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Ep 5: Virraj Jatania, Co-Founder & CEO of FinTech platform, Pockit 32:08

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In the fifth episode of the Invested podcast, we sit down with CEO Virraj Jatania of Pockit, a fintech platform on a mission to revolutionise financial inclusion. Born into an entrepreneurial family, Virraj’s passion for business was cultivated from a young age. It was his time spent growing up in India, Russia, & the Middle East, and witnessing fi…

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Ep 4: Tom Dunlop, Founder & CEO of LegalTech specialist, Summize 29:04

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In the fourth episode of the Invested Podcast, we interviewed Tom Dunlop, the founding CEO of Summize, a software specialist transforming contract management for the legal industry. Tom shares his journey from teenage sports star to accomplished commercial and technology lawyer, establishing a revolutionary software business. From badminton courts …

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Ep 3: Luke Pargeter, Co-Founder & CEO of iAM Compliant, Chester-based EdTech specialist 24:17

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In the third episode of the Invested Podcast, we sit down with Luke Parteger, the founding CEO of iAM Compliant, a revolutionary web-based compliance tool for schools. Luke shares his entertaining journey into the world of entrepreneurship, which began when he was just five years old, and how he went from working in facilities management to creatin…

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Ep 2: Liz Ashall-Payne, founding CEO of ORCHA, a global leader in digital health accreditation 29:01

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In the second episode of Invested we caught up with Liz Ashall-Payne, founding CEO of (ORCHA), a global leader in health app accreditation and distribution. Liz is now at the forefront of healthcare transformation programs in the NHS, Europe, and North America, but starting from more humble beginnings she set out with an admirable aim to help peopl…

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Ep 1: Andrew Avanessian, CEO of digital adoption platform, AppLearn 26:43

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Invested interviews business leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators who are at the helm of some of the UK’s fastest growing companies. Not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur so we explore what motivates and drives them, and how they have got to where they are today. We will hear their inspirational stories in honest accounts of their struggle…

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Invested Podcast Trailer 1:04

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Welcome to our new podcast, Invested, by Maven Capital Partners, where we interview CEOs and founders from our portfolio companies to share their experiences in honest accounts of struggle and success when growing their business. Guests will provide real insight into the advantages and encounters of working with a private equity investor and the im…

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20. Kate Ryder of Maven Clinic - Give People a Place to Grow because Companies are Only as Good as Their People 37:02

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I’m here with Kate Ryder CEO of Maven Clinic. Maven have raised over $300M and is one of the only unicorn startups in women’s healthcare. Prior to founding Maven, Kate was a successful VC and a journalist. Hear more from her on: Building the plane while flying Why companies are only as good as their people Giving people a place to grow Founder life…

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19. Aron Gelbard CEO & Co-Founder of Bloom & Wild- Be Obsessed with Customer Feedback 37:34

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Every year, Bloom & Wild send 6 million deliveries of plants and flowers to several million customers across 8 countries in Europe. To date they have raised over $100M with CEO & Co-Founder Aron Gelbard at the helm. Hear more from him on: Merging cultures when you make acquisitions The value of founder forums Setting up your technology for scale fr…

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18. Wemimo Abbey of Esusu - Head for Business, Heart for the World - From 326 No’s to Unicorn & Bridging the Racial Wealth Gap 34:31

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I’m here with Wemimo Abbey from Esusu. Esusu raised over $140M and the company is valued at $1BN today, as a unicorn company. Their partnerships with real estate owners and operators represent 2.5 million units across 50 different states and they are helping people improve their credit score with the rent that they pay. They are leveraging data to …

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17. James Lochrie, The Language Founders Speak 40:46

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With me today is James Lochrie, Co-founder of Wave, which sold to H&R Block. He now runs a venture firm called Thin Air Labs. Hear from him on: The Language Founders Use Should You Lie to Yourself? Taking Control of Your Board An Inevitably Better Future Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut This podcast was produced by Fascinate Product…

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16. Hugo Renaudin, Co-founder & CEO of P00ls - Success Favours the Crazy, Raising $10M in One Hour, Manifesting Your Own Serendipity, Get Respect & Trust by Giving it, Managing People much Older than You ... 39:27

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With me today is Hugo Renaudin, Co-founder & CEO of P00ls. This is his third business and he sold a prior business $250M. He also completed the largest ICO in France raising $20M in under 10 hours. Hear from him on: Building Team in a Post Pandemic World Empowering Your Team Why Following Your Team on Instagram is Better than Zoom Happy Hour Gettin…

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15. Jamie Hale, CEO & Co-founder of Ladder - Earn the Right to Work on the Next Challenge, Tough Decisions on Your Shoulders - Layoffs and How to Handle, Being the Shock Absorber for the Company, Wisdom ... 35:48

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With me today is Jamie Hale, CEO & Co-founder of Ladder, which has issued over $50BN in life insurance and raised over $100 million. Hear from him on: The Founding Journey Jamie’s Recurring Nightmare as a Founder Feeling Alone Even if you Aren’t Who is Your Cheerleader? Shock Absorber for the Company Mindset of Getting Better Everyday The Feedback …

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14. Natasha Vernier, CEO & Co-founder of Cable - Building a Company as You Build Your Family, Creating a Diverse Cap Table, The Operating System of Cable’s Culture, and Why It Pays Off to Be Kind 33:51

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With me today is Natasha Vernier, CEO & Co-founder of Cable. Natasha was on the Monzo scale up journey as employee number 17 to over 2000 people, on their journey from 100 to over 4.5 million customers. She has now founded her own company - Cable. Building a Company as You Build Your Family Decision to Found the Company IVF and Term Sheets The Ment…

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13. Raj De Datta, CEO & Co-founder of Bloomreach - Coming Back from Near Death Company Experiences, Is the Planet You are On Inhabitable? Learning to Rely on Your Own Judgement, Things that are Worthwhile ... 32:40

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With me today is Raj De Datta, CEO & Co-founder of Bloomreach and bestselling author. Bloomreach has over $100M in ARR, powers $400BN of ecommerce sales and has raised over $400M. But these are just the headlines. Listen to the real story on Founders Uncut. In this episode, you will hear more from him on: Near Death Experiences When 25M ARR Just Is…

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12. Charlie Delingpole of Comply Advantage - Relentless Conviction, Failure is an Orphan and done in Silence, Let the Market Pull You, and Tough Decision at Silicon Roundabout 37:14

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With me today is Charlie Delingpole, Founder and CEO of Comply Advantage - the world's leading data technology company transforming financial crime detection Comply Advantage has raised over 100M, has over 1.5k clients and is 440 people today. Charlie is also an active angel investor and recently a new dad. Hear more from him on: The early days of …

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11. Damian Kimmelman of Batelle & Rho - Perfect vs Clear & Consistent Decisions, Default to “I am Probably Wrong”, Lean into Subjectivity, The Best Founders Know Their Scent, Surround Yourself with Kind ... 26:48

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With me today is Damian Kimmelman, Co-founder of https://batelle.com/ (Batelle.com), https://www.rho.co/ (Rho.co) and Founders Pledge. Batelle trains parents how to put their children to bed in under 5 minutes and sleep through the night within 2 weeks, guaranteed... Hear more from him on: 1) Decision Making in Startups Driving to Consensus Versus …

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10. Yury Yakubchyk of Elemy - A Passion for the Craft - What It Feels Like On a Rocket Ship - from $0 to $20M+ Run Rate in One Year, Unicorn Status in 14 months, From the Era of Growth at All Costs to ... 43:39

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With me today is Yury Yakubchyk, the founder of Elemy, one of the fastest growing startups over the past few years. They grew from $0 to $20M+ run rate in year one and reached unicorn status in 14 months. He has founded two startups prior and is also an active angel investor, advisor and also runs his own venture studio. Today, hear about: 1) The A…

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9. Sean Black from Knock - The Wild 12 Month Roller Coaster of Failed SPAC IPO, Acquisition Offer and Growth Round, Working With Coaches and Therapists, Defining Your Values and Living Them, Staying True ... 39:25

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With me today is Sean Black from Knock. Prior to Knock, Sean was the co-founder of Trulia. He and the team at Knock have raised hundreds of million of dollars in both venture and debt for Knock’s journey to help people buy their new home and sell their existing home. As Knock’s business grew incredibly well across all key metrics in a one year peri…

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8. Jason Foster from Ori Biotech - You Are Not Your Company, and it Shouldn’t be Your Entire Self Worth, Belonging & Culture Trump Strategy, Running as a Business Not As A Founder, Building Trust with ... 28:57

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With me today is Jason from Ori Biotech. Ori has raised $140M and is helping to enable widespread patient access to life saving cancer therapies. Jason also sits on the board of 5 other healthcare startups and has been a part of 3 healthcare scale up journeys prior to Ori. In this episode: 1) Jason’s Path to Ori Startup Blowup in the Dot Com Bust S…

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7. Matt Robinson of GoCardless and Nested - Treat Both Triumph and Disaster as an Imposter, Thoughts from a Serial Entrepreneur, Why You Should Care about the Cashflow Shape of Your Business, Growth at ... 32:39

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With me today is a man who needs no introduction, especially in the European startup scene - Matt Robinson. Matt founded two incredible companies - Nested and GoCardless and is a prolific founder and angel in the ecosystem. Today, you'll hear about: 1) The Path to Being a Successful Serial Founder How did Matt Get There? What Type of Training is He…

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6. Mike Quinn From Zoona - Failing To Win, The Difference Between Having Failed And Thinking You Are A Failure, Navigating Self Doubt, How To Manage Your Board, The Fewest “Right” People, Why Being A Parent ... 28:02

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With me today is Mike Quinn, the founder of Zoona, one of Africa’s startup darlings for a period of time. He and three other cofounders built Zoona, a money transfer and remittance business, to over 3000 agents transactacting $2.5Bn across two African markets - Zambia and Malawi. They earned $86 million in revenue along the journey. He was one of t…

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5. Clara Odero from CredRails - From Three Unicorns to Africa's First Female-led Unicorn? Raising as a Black, Female Founder, Hiring THE BEST Team, Learning from Three Unicorn Startup Journeys, Building ... 33:17

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Here with me today is Clara Odero, who has been an employee at three unicorn companies, Flutterwave, Rapyd and Neum and is now founding her own company Credrails, doing open banking in Africa. Here more about her learnings and specifically: 1) Fundraising as a Minority Statistic How do you Mentally Prepare for a Fundraise? What does it Feel like to…

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4. Michael Rangel from Novo - Never Underestimate the Underdog, Optimizing for Survival as a Startup, Adaptability Mindset as a Founder, Raising in the Midst of COVID, Venture Capital Rounds in Good and ... 30:27

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Here with me today, is Michael Rangel, Co-Founder and CEO of Novo, a challenger bank focused on small businesses. It’s currently valued at $700 million, and serves over 150,000 small businesses. Novo had kicked off their Series A fundraise in late February 2020, just as the COVID pandemic was hitting everywhere. The situation was very dynamic and N…

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3. George Bevis from Tide - The Psychological Journey Of Failing As A Founder, Why LTV/CAC Is THE Metric, The Elusive Product Market Fit - Does It Really Exist? How Do You Know When Your Startup Has No ... 27:55

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George Bevis, founder and former CEO of Tide Bank. As many of you may know, Tide delivers better business banking for small to medium sized businesses. It’s currently valued at $650 million, serves over 400,000 businesses, and has tens of millions in revenue. George is now running his own venture studio, Can Do. In 2015, in Tide’s early days, an em…

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2. Flori Marquez from BlockFi - Female Founder of a Crypto Unicorn, Navigating Regulation in the Crypto Space, Managing Teams in Times of Hypergrowth and Uncertainty, Diversity within Crypto, Hiring More ... 34:57

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After BlockFi had raised their Series D in 2021, the state of New Jersey issued a cease and desist order to shut down its interest bearing product. The management team had to navigate regulatory uncertainty in the crypto world and also manage a team through a time of great uncertainty in their business. Today - Flori Marquez, the co-founder and SVP…

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1. Tom Blomfield from Monzo - What Does it Feel Like to Ride a Unicorn? The Reality of the Startup Founder Journey, When to Bring on Senior Leadership, The Difference Between Leadership and Management 42:40

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On the outside, it probably seemed that Tom was living the founder dream life, but the reality was that towards the end of Tom’s time at Monzo, the emotional journey of being a founder was taking its toll - he was under a lot of pressure with many sleepless nights and wasn’t sure he wanted to continue the journey. Tom grew Monzo from 0 to over 2,00…

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Introducing Founders Uncut: Real Startup Stories 3:02

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The show that interviews entrepreneurs to discover the moments of vulnerability and doubt that even the most successful founders face. On Founders Uncut you'll hear how they deal with these moments. If you're an early stage startup founder, listen in. You are not alone. Host Maria Palma, General Partner at Kindred Capital is here to remind you that…

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Aggregating and Innovating in Publishing with James Heckman, CEO of Maven. 1:01:28

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On this episode of The Medium Rules, I sit down with James Heckman to discuss his business philosophy animating Maven, as well as a look back at James’ career to date. Maven styles itself as a technology solution for publishers, centralizing and optimizing virtually all functions of a publishing business, from sales and marketing all the way throug…

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The Impeachment Trial with Adam Michaels & Mike Norton of HBA 1:02:38

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For this episode of The Medium Rules, the first of 2020, we decided to delve into the headlines and take an in-depth look at the impeachment trial of President Trump in the US Senate from a trial lawyer’s perspective. For this discussion I’m joined by two of my HBA colleagues: our head of litigation, Adam Michaels, and Partner Mike Norton, a former…

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Network Effects, with Tim Gunderson of Carta 53:21

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Sometimes the biggest startup ideas are sitting right under our noses until somebody decides to just pick up and build the company. This is the case with Carta, which took an obvious pain point, the management of private company capitalization tables, and built a unicorn business. On the final episode of The Medium Rules for 2019, I sat down with T…

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Media Strategies for Political Advocacy in the 2020 Election Cycle w/ Swing Left 56:32

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How do you crack the code on effectively messaging political advocacy on social media? What is the right tone, what are the right platforms, and what is the right targeting? One organization that seems to be nailing this challenge is the progressive, grassroots political advocacy organization, Swing Left. Swing Left was founded in the wake of the 2…

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AppNexus, AT&T and the Future of Media, with Michael Rubenstein President of AppNexus 50:50

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The explosion of so-called programmatic advertising over the past decade is one of those technological phenomena that has had so many and so varied a set of seismic second-order effects that we almost take it for granted that the world of interactive advertising was always so. Not the case. Consider this quote, which now reads as charmingly quaint,…

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Podtech Analytics & Attribution w/ Sean Creeley & Andy Pellett of Podsights 51:53

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With the explosion of podcasts and podcasting in recent years (there are 700,000 podcasts and counting, according to The New York Times), podcasting has become big business. In addition, there has been a recent spate of headline-grabbing podcast M&A activity, signaling that this new, highly intimate form of media is still in its early stages. Howev…

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The Rise of Food Media, with Gail Simmons 1:01:41

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The past 15 years have seen the cooking show move from niche, daytime and educational “good for you” programming to the center of mainstream American entertainment. This has fueled the rise of the celebrity chef and, it’s cousin, the rise of the TV chef. The beating heart of this explosion is the food competition show, principally among them “Top C…

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The Amazon HQ2 Pullout: Anatomy of a Disaster, with Ari Wallach and Duff McDonald 55:07

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Last November, after an extended RFP bidding process involving initially 280 cities, narrowed down to twenty “finalists”, Amazon announced Long Island City in Queens, New York as its “HQ2” winner. New York’s agreements with Amazon guaranteed $27 billion in revenue for New York with $3 billion returned to Amazon in tax credits. In February of this y…

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Content With A Purpose, with Troy Young President of Hearst Magazines 52:16

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The twin challenges of both monetizing content and managing the transition from a print-dominated world to a digital-dominated world are not for the faint of heart. For some, the scale and scope of this challenge would be at best daunting and, at worst, induce a level of anxiety and paralysis that would make many if not most media executives sprint…

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The Impossible Hack, with Jasper Malcolmson CEO of Skylight Tools 1:23:09

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If there was one area of the consumer economy that you may have thought might be impervious to the “direct-to-consumer” disruption of the past several years, good chance it would have been the home renovation market. Yet this high degree of difficulty also creates opportunity. On this episode of The Medium Rules, I sit down with JasperMalcolmson, c…

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Securing the Blockchain, with Demo Skalkotos and Zach Hamilton 49:11

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One of the more intractable problems with cryptocurrency is also one of the most basic: how do you keep digital assets on the blockchain secure? This is an issue of hacks and honeypots. But, as evidenced by the recent news that the Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX may have lost $140 million in cryptocurrency when its founder died in Dece…

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The Amazing Journey: Christiane Lemieux, Reimagining Home Design in a Digitally Native World 1:00:57

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If you stop and think about it, the category of home furnishings and home design is one of the most daunting to take online. As much as we have come to take the success of companies like Wayfair and One King’s Lane for granted, think of the logistics involved in a digitally native business that sells sofas, dining room tables and beds. And what abo…