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Give First

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In the startup world, Give First means simply trying to help anyone—especially entrepreneurs—with no expectation of getting anything back. It's the pay-it-forward principle that builds strong startup networks. Hosts David Cohen and Brad Feld—Techstars cofounders, lifelong entrepreneurs, and startup investors—talk with mentors and founders about what giving first looks like in action, and how it makes great entrepreneurship possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Our planet is warming at an unsustainable rate. This climate crisis is being caused by humans and it will take human ingenuity to stop or reverse it... Hardware to Save a Planet explores the technical innovations that are giving us hope in the fight against climate change. Each episode focuses on a specific climate challenge and explores an emerging physical technology solution, with the person bringing it into reality. Hosted by Dylan Garrett, President at Synapse.
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Startup Redding

Kirk Wayman

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Created by a group of founders, funders, and entrepreneurs who believe you can create a startup ecosystem in any city in the world. So, they started one in theirs, Redding, CA.
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We cover news, events, and voices shaping the Boulder Valley — all in a tight, reliable package for people on the move. Whether you ride, drive, or walk, our weekly episodes — under 15 minutes each — will help you be an informed community member.
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Give It A Nudge

The Nudge Group

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Startups, venture capital, private equity, accelerators—we talk to the people making it all happen. Founders, investors, and industry insiders share their biggest wins, toughest lessons, and everything in between. What went wrong, what went right, and what they learned along the way.
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Smart Friends

Eric Jorgenson

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Casual conversations with founders, technologists, investors, and artists about building a brighter future, together. Welcome to our digital living room. With science, technology and entrepreneurship we can *continue* to create unfathomable leaps in quality of life. We show you how to find, apply, build, and invest in technologies to change your life and the world. When we have smart friends, we do smart things. When we do smart things, we save the world. No matter who, where, or when you ar ...
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Startup News

Juan Acosta

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Daily startup news by Juan Acosta. Every show is always under 5 minutes. If you are an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, investor, or love the tech space, this podcast is for you. Connect with me at @thejcad on all platforms.
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Same Same but Tech is a podcast that explains how tech is reshaping our culture, one analogy at a time. Hosted by Mauhan M Zonoozy, Head of Innovation at Spotify, Partner-alum at BCG Digital Ventures, and NYC-based angel investor and entrepreneur. Powered by BCG Digital Ventures.
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Building in the Wild is a podcast and video series hosted by Roman Villard, CPA and Stacey Feldman, CPA, who are building their company - Full Send, and helping build startups and growth companies through elevating financial data. Listen in to hear about how they are building their company, how their startup clients are building their companies, and how they're bringing more personality to accounting and finance for growth-minded startups. Give us a follow: Website: https://www.thefullsend.c ...
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Wekeza means 'save' and 'invest' in Swahili. Join the Wekeza.com community for informative interviews regarding all aspects of money: *Authors: Business, history, finance *Ancestral money mindsets and personalities *History of money *African stock market participation *Estate planning *Investing and dividends *Credit management *Global licensed financial and business influencers *Breaking News #money #financialliteracy #financialplanning #estate #estateplanning #africandiaspora #immigrants # ...
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The Impact Observer

Catherine Armstrong

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My name is Catherine Armstrong, and I am determined to become a social entrepreneur. But here’s the thing, I am 21 years old with a year left in undergrad, and all I know just how much I do not know. I am determined to learn what I don’t know from as many people as possible including entrepreneurs from all industries, social innovators, policy makers, academia, lecturers, and other people I meet along the way. The Impact Observer follows one young entrepreneur’s journey towards making an imp ...
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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly provides a candid look into the top companies in business and tech. Go behind the scenes with industry and workplace leaders and explore work culture, what it takes to land a role at these companies, and how to build, scale and thrive in your career. Hosted by Jack Kelly and Rick Chen and presented by the professional social network Blind.
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Startup Hustle Middle East

Siddharth & Mamta Varerkar

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If you are looking to start a new business in Dubai, or are looking for information on how to grow your startup, this podcast is for you! Join us on our journey as we build our own startup, Ejarcar.com in Dubai, and hear success stories from established entrepreneurs in the Middle East. Startup Hustle Middle East is a weekly podcast, hosted by Siddharth and Mamta Varerkar. This podcast will cover topics like how to build a lean startup growth-hacking tips to market your product and we will i ...
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Are you looking for ways to shorten your marketing learning curve and strengthen your organization’s ability to survive and thrive? Welcome to Relish THIS, a show for purpose-focused leaders seeking to leverage the power of marketing to fuel their organizations’ growth. Each week your host, Stu Swineford – author of Mission Uncomfortable: How Nonprofits can embrace purpose-driven marketing to survive and thrive (https://missionuncomfortablebook.com) – talks with a purpose-focused leader or m ...
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Wednesday, November 12 Host: Shay Castle Guest Host: Jeff Rozic Guest: Nicole Glaros (Matchstick Ventures; former Techstars exec; Denver Summit FC catalyst) Headlines Elections wrap: Boulder County voters approved all tax measures, including a first-of-its-kind mental-health sales tax. Incumbents largely held city council seats countywide; Lauren F…
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Kass and Mike Lazerow who are serial entrepreneurs, seasoned investors, and co-authors of Shoveling Sh!t: A Love Story About the Entrepreneur’s Messy Path to Success joined me for one of the most honest conversations I’ve had about what it really takes to build companies and build a life. They share the unvarnished truth about their journey: surviv…
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In this episode, Steve Grace sits down with Mick Liubinskas — founder of Climate Salad — to unpack how a simple newsletter turned into an industry body representing over 800 companies, and why Australia is world-class at inventing technology but historically terrible at commercialising it. Mick breaks down the massive difference between scaling sof…
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In this episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld talks with Bala Kamallakharan, founder of Startup Iceland and a driving force behind the country’s modern startup ecosystem. Bala shares the remarkable story of moving to Mumbai to build an Icelandic bank in 2008, only to watch the entire financial system collapse overnight. Within three months, …
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Recycling human waste rarely makes the sustainability spotlight, yet our current recycling system flushes away 32 billion gallons of fresh water and the nutrients that could replace a quarter of global fertiliser demand. In this episode of Hardware to Save a Planet, host Dylan Garrett speaks with Taylor Zehren, co-founder and CEO of Wasted, about h…
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In this episode, Steve Grace sits down with Tiana Manticos — founder of TX Method — to unpack how her career across airports, QSR franchises, luxury yachts, and global retail brands turned into a repeatable scaling framework now used by founders looking to grow with intention, not chaos. Tiana breaks down the four-part TX Method framework (Truth, T…
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Wednesday, November 19 HEADLINES Iris Fields Saved After Months of Community Pushback Boulder County Commissioners voted to advance a community-backed redevelopment plan for the Broadway & Iris complex — preserving the North Boulder Little League fields while adding senior housing. Mike Bohn: “They chose kids. They chose community.” Marlyn Bohn: “T…
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Randy Komisar is an entrepreneur and investor at Kleiner Perkins. Previously, he was a co-founder of Claris Corp., served as CEO for LucasArts Entertainment and Crystal Dynamics, and acted as “virtual CEO” for such companies as WebTV and GlobalGiving. Randy also served as CFO of GO Corp. and as senior counsel for Apple Computer, following a private…
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In this special episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld and Sameer Dholakia revisit the origins of Pledge 1%, the global movement helping startups build philanthropy into their business from the start. What began as a simple conversation in Boulder between Brad and Rally Software co-founder Ryan Martens grew into a worldwide initiative champio…
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In this episode, Steve Grace sits down with Paz Pisarski, co-founder of Community Collective, to unpack how a small 17-person meetup in Melbourne grew into a global community spanning 18 countries — without paid marketing, without hype, and without trying to be everything to everyone. Paz breaks down the Niche Cubed framework (profession + location…
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Wednesday, November 5 Headlines Superior’s Recovery: Mayor Mark Lacis highlighted a “great year for Superior” at the State of Superior event, celebrating recovery milestones from the 2021 Marshall Fire. Roughly 75% of destroyed homes are rebuilt or underway, and vacancy rates in commercial districts are at all-time lows. Residents can join the next…
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Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:46) - Deep dive into the Thiel Fellowship (00:07:04) - Success stories and impact of Thiel Fellows (00:11:04) - Challenges and controversies (00:16:01) - Evolution and future of fellowship programs (00:18:39) - Early days of building the Thiel Fellowship (00:23:36) - Traits of a Thiel Fellow (00:33:24) - Nurturing …
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In this episode, Alisa Cohn interviews Isaac Evans, co-founder and CEO of Semgrep, a startup giving security tools directly to developers. Isaac shares his journey from conducting research at the U.S. Defense Department and MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where he explored binary exploitation bypasses, control-flow integrity, and novel hardware defenses on…
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Decarbonizing maritime shipping is critical for a sustainable future, but conventional engines and fuel systems have long been a bottleneck. Anders Korsgaard and his team at Blue World Technologies are on track to change that. Join Dylan Garrett on this episode of Hardware to Save a Planet, as he welcomes Anders Korsgaard, Founder and CEO of Blue W…
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Wednesday, October 29 Host: Shay Castle Guest Host: Jeff Rozic Today’s episode is sponsored by Jill Grano — award-winning real-estate agent and community volunteer. Headlines Lafayette Mayor Resigns: Mayor JD Mangat will step down Dec 2. He leaves office mid-term after serving since 2018; prior misconduct reports filed during his tenure did not res…
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In this episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld sits down with Sameer Dholakia, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and former CEO of SendGrid, the first Techstars company to go public. When Sameer joined SendGrid, growth was slowing and the company was losing money. Under his leadership, it became a $250M business, went public, and was later…
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Wednesday, October 22 This week on The Frequency: Boulder County Commissioners advance a minimum wage rollback, SNAP benefits are suspended during the federal shutdown, and Nederland’s fire probe finds no sign of arson. Plus, Elevate Boulder participants share how guaranteed income changed their lives — and North Boulder neighbors rally to save the…
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Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:49) - Heroes (00:10:50) - How do you know when it’s time to step away from something you started? (00:18:37) - Len Fassler (00:32:52) - Mentors and inflection points in life (00:39:07) - Brad’s book - Give First (00:47:58) - The role of books in Brad’s career Links: Scribe — https://scribemedia.com Give First: The …
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Host: Steve Grace Guest: Christie Jenkins — 3-sport pro athlete (ex-AUS #1), Managing Director at Techstars Sydney, investor (Athletic Ventures; ex-Blackbird), keynote speaker & performance coach. Christie unpacks how an elite-athlete mindset translates to venture and leadership: covering her leap to the U.S., buying European football clubs, and re…
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Patrick Lee is best known as the co-founder and founding CEO of Rotten Tomatoes, the groundbreaking review platform that reshaped how audiences connect with movies and television. What started as a side project born out of his love for film became a global authority that continues to influence critics, fans, and the entertainment industry. In this …
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Wednesday, October 15 Nederland fire recovery: One week after flames destroyed the Caribou Village Shopping Center, 20 local businesses—nearly a third of Nederland’s sales-tax base—face rebuilding. B & F Mountain Market has reopened, and the Carousel of Happiness spins again on Oct 16. Support fundraisers via The Mountain Ear (link below). Election…
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Updating home electrification is key to a sustainable future, but outdated electrical infrastructure has long been a bottleneck. Arch Rao and Span are out to change that. Join Dylan Garrett on this episode of Hardware to Save a Planet, as he welcomes Arch Rao, Founder and CEO of SPAN, to discuss how his company is reinventing the humble electrical …
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In this episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld sits down with Robert Glazer, 5x entrepreneur, #1 Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, and author of the new book The Compass Within. Robert shares his framework for uncovering personal core values, the principles that guide decisions, relationships, and leadership. The conversat…
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Wednesday, October 8 Federal shutdown fallout: Hundreds of Boulder’s NOAA employees are likely furloughed as only “essential” operations continue. CU Boulder says 69% of its research funding is federal but expects minimal short-term impact. County wage rollback? Boulder County will hold a public hearing Oct 14 to discuss slowing or reversing minimu…
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Wave energy has the potential to provide up to 66% of U.S. electricity needs, but offshore systems have long struggled with cost, durability, and scalability. All that is about to change. In this episode of Hardware to Save a Planet, host Dylan Garrett welcomes Inna Braverman, founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power, to explore how her company is making …
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🎙️ Venture Atlanta 2025: Know Before You Go Get insider highlights from VCs, founders, and corporate partners so you can hit the ground running. Tune in now and be ready for the Southeast’s biggest startup conference! Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.By Atlanta Startup Podcast
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Wednesday, October 1 Good morning, Boulder County! I’m your host, Shay Castle, and this week on The Frequency we’re digging into one of the most requested topics from our audience: homelessness in Boulder County. Policy advisors and local leaders break down what’s driving the crisis, how programs like Coordinated Entry work, and why funding challen…
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Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:07) - Cal's military background (00:13:59) - Transitioning into a family business (00:19:35) - Implementing EOS (00:25:08) - The journey to compassionate leadership (00:36:16) - Prioritizing self-care and meditation (00:37:19) - Journaling techniques and prompts (00:39:02) - Mental health stigma and therapy (00:40:…
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Start here, scale anywhere. Discover what founders and investors need to succeed with Anastasia (Nicole) Simon, new Managing Partner of Techstars Atlanta, and why she’s certain the South is where startups should scale now. Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.By Atlanta Startup Podcast
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Wednesday, September 24 Good morning, Boulder County! This is the very first episode of The Frequency — a weekly podcast bringing you all the local news you need to know, quickly and without the chaos. When Boulder Weekly stopped publishing this summer, it left a big gap in local news coverage. Host Shay Castle started this podcast to keep our comm…
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In this episode of "The Bottom Line," we sit down with Matheus Riolfi, co-founder and CEO of Tint, an innovative embedded insurance platform. Matheus shares his journey from Brazil to Silicon Valley, his experiences at Turo, and how these shaped his vision for Tint. Discover how embedded finance is transforming industries, the challenges of launchi…
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In this episode of the Give First podcast, David Cohen sits down with longtime Techstars friend Andy Sack and former Starbucks Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman, co-CEOs of Forum3 and co-authors of AI First: The Playbook for a Future-Proof Business and Brand. They explore why AI isn’t just another vertical, but the foundation of how companies will…
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It's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published. I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with you. This episode is a portion of that long conversation that talks about Building Judgement You can purchase the new expanded edition with nearly 4 hours of n…
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It's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published. I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with you. This episode is a portion of that long conversation that talks about Saving Yourself You can purchase the new expanded edition with nearly 4 hours of new …
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It's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published. I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with you. This episode is a portion of that long conversation that talks about Learning Happiness You can purchase the new expanded edition with nearly 4 hours of n…
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It's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published. I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with you. This episode is a portion of that long conversation that talks about Philosophy You can purchase the new expanded edition with nearly 4 hours of new mater…
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Naval Ravikant on Building Wealth It's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published. I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with you. This episode is a portion of that long conversation that talks about Building Wealth You can purchase the new expanded e…
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