VentureForth - Adventures in Startups

Joe Mahavuthivanij

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VentureForth - Adventures in Startups

VentureForth gives you a glimpse into the cutting edge world of venture capital and startups, and follows the journeys, trials, and tribulations of some of the most exciting entrepreneurs and investors. Learn about how our guests got their start, what led them to where they are today, and the exciting products and services they're investing in or building for the future.

20/02/2018

Michael Berolzheimer (Bee Partners) - Integrity Investing: It's Never Too Early to Bee Partners

Michael Berolzheimer is the founder & managing partner at Bee Partners, a fund specializing in partnering with startups at the earliest stages of their business. Some of their notable pre-seed and seed investments include TubeMogul, IndieGogo, Tradesy, tbh, and even Bear Naked Granola. On this episode, we’ll explore the pre-seed investing space, dig into Bee Partners’ decision-making process, as well as the evolution into partnering with blockchain startups. Learn more about Michael, Bee Partners, and the Frontier Innovation Awards. Follow Michael (@berolz) on Twitter. Michael's favorite book: 2312 Michael would travel 500 miles to see the band: Seven Mary Three and Tom Petty Got big ideas in blockchain and ties to UC Berkeley? Click here to apply for the Frontier Innovation Awards. _____ Executive producer & host: Joe Mahavuthivanij Edited by: Joe Mahavuthivanij Theme music by: Music for Makers Logo design: Debra Lin

32 min
13/02/2018

Alan R Milligan (White Rabbit) - Pay-Per-Popcorn Time: Putting the Power Back Into The Hands of The People

Alan R. Milligan is the founder & CEO of White Rabbit. White Rabbit is a browser plug-in that recognizes the content you watch, allowing you to reward the films and series you stream, ensuring artists receive their fair share. In this episode, we learn all about the movie business, why it's so messed up, and how cutting out the middle man might just be the solution the industry needs to level the playing field for content creators. Learn more about Alan and White Rabbit! Follow White Rabbit (@WRJumpIn) on Twitter. Alan's favorite book: Any book by Roald Dahl Alan's favorite film: Midnight Cowboy, Godfather, and Saturday Night Fever A blockchain trend Alan would like to see in 2018: How blockchain can change politics and give power to the people _____ Executive producer & host: Joe Mahavuthivanij Edited by: Joe Mahavuthivanij Theme music by: Music for Makers Logo design: Debra Lin

38 min
06/02/2018

Fred Krueger (WorkCoin & TroopMarket) - ICO, ICO, It's Home From Work We Go!

Fred Krueger is the co-founder and CEO of TroopMarket and WorkCoin, a token and marketplace powering the future of freelance work. Fred has been a TEN time founder with multiple exits in the social networking, advertising, and casual gaming space, and is maintaining an extremely pragmatic, fundamental approach to his latest project. In this episode, we discuss how Fred's philosophy of building a real product with immediate utility ahead of their upcoming ICO will drive value for investors, and why the ecosystem may benefit from legal and SEC regulation. Learn more about Fred, WorkCoin, and TroopMarket! Follow WorkCoin (@workcoin) on Twitter. Fred's favorite book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Fred's advice for blockchain founders: Find things that are broken, focus on building a real business, and how crypto can improve how things are done. _____ This episode of the Ventureforth podcast is sponsored by: White Rabbit - A New Digital Streaming Reality White Rabbit is a browser plug-in that opens access to a global content library, without the need to subscribe. White Rabbit makes content accessible to everyone by allowing viewers to compensate rights holders directly, while streaming from whatever P2P site they prefer. White Rabbit's pre-sale whitelist is currently underway, with plans to issue the MVP in Q1 2018. Head over to Whiterabbit.one to sign up for the newsletter and whitelist, and to join the new digital streaming reality. _____ Executive producer & host: Joe Mahavuthivanij Edited by: Joe Mahavuthivanij Theme music by: Music for Makers Logo design: Debra Lin

50 min
29/01/2018

Mark Jeffrey (Guardium & Guardian Circle) - Guardium of the People

Mark Jeffrey is the co-founder & CEO of Guardium and Guardian Circle, products tackling an extremely critical industry that most of us take for granted…emergency response. He's also a 5-time entrepreneur with multiple exits, eight time author, and worked closely with some of the biggest names in tech including Jason Calacanis and Travis Kalanick. In this episode, we talk about the access and evolution of emergency response services, the Guardium token sale, and how Guardium's framework will help save the lives of the 4 billion unbanked people worldwide with no 9-1-1. Learn more about Mark, Guardium, and Guardian Circle! Follow Mark (@markjeffrey) on Twitter. Mark's favorite book: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever Band that Mark would travel 500 miles to see: Pink Floyd _____ This episode of the Ventureforth podcast is sponsored by: TroopMarket - Hire a Great Freelancer with Crypto WorkCoin - The Cryptocurrency for Freelance Work TroopMarket is a platform for hiring a great freelancer with WorkCoin, the cryptocurrency for freelance work. WorkCoin is unique in that it provides escrow protection, independent arbitration, and most importantly, fast transactions so that sellers can get paid immediately, and avoid the slow mining and high transaction fees of paying for services with Ether or Bitcoin. WorkCoin’s presale starts on March 1st, but you can buy and sell freelancing services on TroopMarket using WorkCoin today. For more information on the token sale, go to www.workcoin.net. You can also go to www.troopmarket.com and earn $10 in WorkCoin just for listing a service. _____ Executive producer & host: Joe Mahavuthivanij Edited by: Joe Mahavuthivanij Theme music by: Music for Makers Logo design: Debra Lin

47 min
23/01/2018

Paul Veradittakit (Pantera Capital) - The Cryptonomics of Building the Most Successful Venture Fund Ever

Paul Veradittakit is a partner at Pantera Capital, the world's most successful venture fund. Pantera Capital recently announced returns of over 25,000% to early investors in its short 4-year life, largely driven by the meteoric rise in the price of Bitcoin. Paul's accomplishments with Pantera include closing over 30 venture investments, 20 token pre-sale investments, growing Pantera’s brand, and building relationships with incubators, startups, and institutions to discover unexpected and valuable opportunities for everyone involved. In this episode, we learn about Paul's path to Pantera, the firm's ICO investing philosophy, and explore the future of crypto and the blockchain. Learn more about Paul and Pantera Capital! Follow Paul (@veradittakit) on Twitter. Paul's favorite book: eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work _____ This episode of the VentureForth Podcast is sponsored by: GUARDIUM - Token for Global Decentralized 9-1-1 GUARDIUM is a token for a new global public safety utility, providing an economic framework for distributed emergency response to the four billion unbanked people worldwide with no 9-1-1. The GUARDIUM Token is not in public pre-sale. Get a 25% bonus if you act now. Go to Guardium.co and sign up on the mailing list to get more info. That's Guardium.co for Global Decentralized Emergency Response. _____ Executive producer & host: Joe Mahavuthivanij Edited by: Joe Mahavuthivanij Theme music by: Music for Makers Logo design: Debra Lin

45 min
13/01/2018

Roger Ver (Bitcoin.com) - Cash vs Core: The Fight for the Future of Bitcoin

Roger Ver is the founder and CEO of Bitcoin.com, one of the earliest evangelists of Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Cash, and the first investor in Bitcoin-startups including Bitinstant, Ripple, Bitpay, and Kraken. He's one of the most well-known and controversial figures in the bitcoin and crypto ecosystem, and even ran for California State Assembly as a Libertarian Party candidate in 2000. In this episode, we learn about Roger's life, explore the growth of Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Cash, dig into the civil war between the two Bitcoin forks, and the future of the ecosystem. Learn more about Roger and Bitcoin.com. Get your Bitcoin.com wallet! Follow Roger (@rogerkver) on Twitter. Roger's favorite book: The Ethics of Liberty & Cryptonomicon Roger used to collect: Magic: The Gathering cards and Beanie Babies Roger's most successful investment: Blockchain.info Roger's favorite non-Bitcoin app: Sleep Cycle _____ This episode of the VentureForth Podcast is sponsored by: The Bee Token - The Future of Home Sharing Do you find yourself renting houses while on vacation or on business instead of the same old boring hotels? Or do you rent your house or apartment out for extra income on the side? Well there's a new company out on the blockchain that is doing this with ZERO percent commission. They're called the Bee Token, and are run by a seasoned team of former employees from Google, Facebook, Uber, and Civic. Bee Token is reimagining the home sharing economy by building Beenest and the Bee Protocols on the Ethereum blockchain. Presale starts January 2nd, and ICO begins January 31st. Visit www.beetoken.com for more information _____ Executive producer & host: Joe Mahavuthivanij Edited by: Joe Mahavuthivanij Theme music by: Music for Makers Logo design: Debra Lin

44 min
09/01/2018

Jon Chou & Tony Tran (Bee Token) - Show Me The Honey!

Jon Chou and Tony Tran are the co-founders of the Bee Token, a decentralized home sharing network where hosts and guests can connect with one another without going through a middleman like Airbnb or VRBO. That means cheaper stays for guests, and more money for hosts, democratizing access for just about anybody. In this episode, we follow the Bee Token's growth from idea in October to ICO in February, and share their learnings for others who want to follow the cryptocurrency route. Their ICO presale sold out in just 5 minutes! Learn more about Jon, Tony, and Bee Token. Follow Jon (@SimplyJonChou) and Tony (@quicksorter) on Twitter. Jon's favorite book: Choose Yourself! Tony's favorite book: The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance & Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach How Jon would fix Uber: Build a sustainable business, even if it requires curbing growth. How Tony would fix Uber: Cut politics out of the workplace. _____ Executive producer & host: Joe Mahavuthivanij Edited by: Joe Mahavuthivanij Theme music by: Music for Makers Logo design: Debra Lin

29 min
13/12/2017

Peter Tang (GoldLok Vodka) - Golden Opportunity: Drinking to the American Dream

Peter Tang is a managing partner of GoldLok Vodka, one of America’s newest craft vodka brands. He’s also got one of my favorite Instagram accounts because he’s always surrounded by beautiful cars, famous people, and an amazing lifestyle. In this episode, we learn about Peter's hustle coming up in the luxury car game to breaking GoldLok Vodka into one of the largest liquor markets in the world...Las Vegas.

38 min

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VentureForth gives you a glimpse into the cutting edge world of venture capital and startups, and follows the journeys, trials, and tribulations of some of the most exciting entrepreneurs and investors. Learn about how our guests got their start, what led them to where they are today, and the exciting products and services they're investing in or building for the future.

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Joe Mahavuthivanij
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2016 - 2018
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