VentureForth - Adventures in Startups

Joe Mahavuthivanij
Podcast 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.

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

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

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

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

    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.

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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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