Spotlight Podcast
Spotlight Podcast is a distilled collection of brand and company-building expertise from industry-leading founders and capital allocators, designed for other founders.
Episodes
14 episodes since 2022
Inside Z1: Ideas from inception to launch
In this episode, we discuss the journey from idea to launch.Today, we’re excited to have Héctor Giner (Ector Hiner), co-founder of Z1, a digital product studio focused on driving ideas from inception to launch.Héctor began his c...
September 03, 2024
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Episode 14
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24:06
Inside Splash: Acquiring pool cleaning companies
In this episode, we dive into the billion dollar pool market.Today, we’re excited to have Jeremy Yamaguchi, founder of Splash, a new venture that buys and operates pool service companies.Jeremy’s journey started with building a ...
July 29, 2024
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Episode 13
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19:31
Inside Curious: Building businesses that last
In this episode, we focus on building businesses that last. Today, we're excited to have Andrew Dumont founder at curious, a long term holding company that buys and grows software companies with empathy. Andrew's background incl...
June 11, 2024
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Episode 12
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15:15
How branding and marketing work together: Insights from Kevin Knight
In this episode, we discuss how branding and marketing work together.Today, we’re excited to have Kevin Knight, CMO/Consultant.Kevin has years of experience in consumer and enterprise marketing and has helped companies like Pint...
April 29, 2024
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Episode 11
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21:49
Inside 2xN: Investing in quantum computing
In this episode, we talk to Kris Kaczmarek. He is an investor at 2xN, a quantum inspired early stage VC fund. The team at 2xN combines the resources you'd expect from big investors, with the personal dedicated support you get from angel investo...
February 14, 2024
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Episode 10
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24:08
Inside Everbloom: Creators are the new startups
In this episode, we talk to Brendan Alper. He is the co-founder of Everbloom, an investment platform that allows anyone to invest in creators. Since Everbloom was founded in 2020, they have helped some of the world's most talented creators grow...
December 11, 2023
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Episode 9
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19:01
Inside Zetta: The rise of AI-driven bio companies
In this episode, we talk to Dylan Reid. He is a partner at Zetta Venture Partners, the first VC firm exclusively focused on identifying and supporting AI-driven, B2B businesses in critical domains like biotechnology, climate technology, DevOps ...
October 30, 2023
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Episode 8
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23:23
Inside Atomic: Great startups are built, not discovered
In this episode, we talk to Healey Cypher. He is the chief operating officer and partner at Atomic, an industry-leading venture studio behind a variety of fast-growing brands such as Hims and Hers, Bungalow, OpenStore, and BoomPop.
October 09, 2023
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Episode 7
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25:03
Inside Hydra Ventures: Scaling community-driven investing
In this episode, we talk to Peter Pan. He is the co-summoner of Hydra Ventures, the first fund of funds for investment DAOs. Before starting Hydra, Peter co-founded MetaCartel Ventures, the first live investment DAO that invests in pre-seed and...
September 25, 2023
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Episode 6
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14:24
Inside Tribe Capital: Building a $1.6B Data-Driven Venture Capital
In this episode, we talk to Jonathan Hsu. He is the co-founder of Tribe Capital, a venture capital firm that focuses on using data science to get an edge in venture. Prior to establishing Tribe Capital, Jonathan was the one of the first members...
August 30, 2023
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Episode 5
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22:23
Building DAOs: Amy Jung's Vision for Open Networks and Communities
In this episode, we talk to Amy Jung. She was the Head of Community at MakerDAO and currently DAO Operations and Strategy Consultant at Shared Realities, where she focuses on progressive decentralization execution.Amy tells us her exper...
May 12, 2023
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Episode 4
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19:49
Investing in Early-Stage Crypto Startups: Insights from Regan Bozman
No more settling for typical VC experiences. Learn about this VC firm that helps supercharge web3 companies through innovative growth playbooks.In this episode, we talk to Regan Bozman. He is the co-founder of Lattice, an early stage cr...
February 22, 2023
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Episode 3
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13:40
Building a thriving Web3 community with Justin Vogel
Without having prior Twitter experience, Justin Vogel grew his follower count to over 1,000 in a short period of time. How? By summarizing web3 content that other people have already created. In this episode, we talk to Justin Voge...
January 13, 2023
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Episode 2
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16:19
Fundraising in web3 with Matt Kim
It took him more than 100 investor pitches before he was able to raise funds for his web3 startup.In this episode, we talk to Matt Kim. He is the co-founder of Smoothie, a discover-to-earn rewards platform for web3 projects. Smoothie is...
November 11, 2022
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Episode 1
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12:30