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Oct 20

The Unicorn Helping Millions Build Credit featuring James Garvey

In this episode of the Give First podcast, David Cohen sits down with James Garvey, co-founder and CEO of Self, the credit access unicorn that has helped millions of people build and rebuild their credit. James opens up about stepping away from the company and returning to the CEO seat to refound it, and the values and communication habits he credits for keeping Self on course. He is one of 13 unicorn founders featured in David Cohen and Amir Hegazi's new book, Chasing Unicorns, which lays out the PRIDE framework behind Techstars' billion-dollar companies. Follow James Garvey on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkgarvey/ Read Chasing Unicorns here - https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Unicorns/dp/1068476079 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 1

Urgency of Today, Patience of Tomorrow

In this episode of Your Startup Community, Chris Heivly digs into one of the hardest tensions in community building: how to hold the urgency of today and the patience of tomorrow at the same time, without dropping either one. Chris explains why patience measured in years can never rest on a single person. Life gets in the way. People move, burn out, or drift toward the next thing. The only way the long view survives is when ownership stops being one person's burden and becomes a shared habit, spread across enough people that the work outlasts anyone leaving the room. But patience without action is not patience. It is just neglect. Chris makes the case for doing the small, almost embarrassingly small things each week: the intro email, the meetup you host again, the honest reply, because a startup community gets built out of exactly those ordinary Tuesdays strung together for years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 25

From Lab Bench to Billion Dollar Unicorn with Etosha Cave

In this episode of the Give First podcast, David Cohen sits down with Etosha Cave, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Twelve, the billion-dollar company turning carbon dioxide and water into jet fuel. Etosha shares what it really takes to build a deep tech unicorn, from the funding playbook for hard science to the hard calls about focus that shaped the company. She is one of 13 unicorn founders featured in David Cohen and Amir Hegazi's new book, “Chasing Unicorns,” which lays out the PRIDE framework behind Techstars' billion-dollar companies. Follow Etosha Cave on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/etoshac/ Read Chasing Unicorns here - https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Unicorns/dp/1068476079 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 22

The Unicorn Giving Parents Peace of Mind with Kurt Workman

In this episode of the Give First podcast, David Cohen sits down with Kurt Workman, co-founder and executive chairman of Owlet, the company behind the smart sock that tracks a baby's heart rate and oxygen and sends the data to a parent's phone. Kurt shares the personal story that sparked Owlet, the moments that nearly ended the company, and what it took to build hardware that parents and doctors could trust. He is one of 13 unicorn founders featured in David Cohen and Amir Hegazi's new book, "Chasing Unicorns," which lays out the PRIDE framework behind Techstars' billion-dollar companies. Follow Kurt Workman on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-workman-28707131/ Read Chasing Unicorns here - https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Unicorns/dp/1068476079 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07/07/2021

Environmental Justice and Climate Change, with Tenzin Seldon

Today, about 1% of the world’s land mass is an “extremely inhospitable zone,” like the Sahara desert. Over the next 50 years, with climate change, that could expand to 20% of our planet’s surface, with far-reaching effects, including mass migration. Tenzin Seldon, Cofounder and Chief Executive at The Plant, estimates that hundreds of millions of people — even up to a billion people — will become climate refugees over the next 40 to 50 years. Listen for Tenzin’s take on why climate change is a civil rights issue, the human cost of climate change, and how entrepreneurs and startups can best get involved. Engineers and software developers, she’s looking at you to help people spread and scale the great solutions they’re already producing for their communities around the world. And listen for inspiring stories of people who are making a difference. Because while this problem is enormous, Tenzin believes we can find solutions. Techstars personnel and/or guests who speak in this podcast express their own opinions, and not the opinion of either Techstars or any company discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities are for illustrative and/or informational purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investor or prospective investor, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by Techstars. Certain of Techstars funds own (or may own in the future) securities in some of the companies discussed in this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 6

The Long Game of Venture and Generosity with David Hornik

In this episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld talks with David Hornik, founding partner at Lobby Capital. David shares how a relationship driven approach has shaped his career in venture capital, from investing to community building. He reflects on why generosity compounds over time, how trust creates durable networks, and why long term thinking matters in both business and life. The conversation also touches on the origins of the Lobby conference, David’s connection to Adam Grant’s Give and Take, and how the Give First mindset shows up in his work with founders, students, and investors. David Hornik LinkedIn ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhornik/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 6

The Unicorn Reinventing How Healthcare Reaches You with Jon Lensing

In this episode of the Give First podcast, David Cohen sits down with Jon Lensing, co-founder and CEO of OpenLoop, the unicorn building the infrastructure that lets any company offer virtual healthcare to the people it already serves. Jon shares why he left medicine to reimagine healthcare around convenience, how the company survived a make-or-break pivot when COVID hit, and the mindset he uses to place bold bets without risking the business. He is one of 13 unicorn founders featured in David Cohen and Amir Hegazi's new book, "Chasing Unicorns," which lays out the PRIDE framework behind Techstars' billion-dollar companies. Follow Jon Lensing on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-lensing/ Read Chasing Unicorns here - https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Unicorns/dp/1068476079 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 13

Stop Organizing Events, Start Matchmaking

In this episode of Your Startup Community, Chris Heivly wraps up the four part Boulder Thesis series with its sneakiest principle: continual activities and engagement. Most community builders fixate on the wrong word. They count registrations, sponsors, and impressions, but rarely ask whether two strangers left connected and are building together next week. Chris explains why attendance has almost nothing to do with whether an event succeeds, and why the real shift is thinking like a matchmaker instead of an event organizer. He also breaks down what continual really means. No single organization can create a daily heartbeat. It takes dozens of leaders each owning a small piece and starting things without waiting for permission or funding. Because a great startup community is not measured by its calendar. It is measured by the energy you feel when you show up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 15

From a Mall Booth to a Billion-Dollar Unicorn featuring Matt Oppenheimer

In this episode of the Give First podcast, David Cohen sits down with Matt Oppenheimer, founder and chair of Remitly, the cross-border payments company he grew from a mall booth into a billion-dollar business. Matt reflects on the focus and grit it took to scale Remitly across borders, the fundraising road that tested him, and knowing when it was time to hand off the CEO seat. He is one of 13 unicorn founders featured in David Cohen and Amir Hegazi's new book, Chasing Unicorns, which lays out the PRIDE framework behind Techstars' billion-dollar companies. Follow Matt Oppenheimer on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattoppenheimer/ Read Chasing Unicorns here - https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Unicorns/dp/1068476079 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 18

Stop Collecting Contacts. Start Making Connections.

In this episode of Your Startup Community, Chris Heivly breaks down one of the most underrated roles in any startup community: the connector. Everyone says they want to play this role. Almost nobody does it well. Chris explains why a connector is not someone with 10,000 LinkedIn contacts they have never met, but someone who holds a live map of the community in their head and quietly moves people toward each other to serve a real need. At the center of it all is a simple mindset: Give First. Make the introduction, share the lead, and do it before you know what, if anything, comes back to you. Chris walks through what great connectors actually do, from listening for needs instead of titles to making specific, purposeful introductions without keeping score. Because density does not happen by accident. It is built one deliberate introduction at a time, by the people willing to make the fifteenth intro of the week for no reason other than it is the right thing to do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Unicorn Helping Millions Build Credit featuring James Garvey

Urgency of Today, Patience of Tomorrow

From Lab Bench to Billion Dollar Unicorn with Etosha Cave

The Unicorn Giving Parents Peace of Mind with Kurt Workman

Environmental Justice and Climate Change, with Tenzin Seldon

The Long Game of Venture and Generosity with David Hornik

The Unicorn Reinventing How Healthcare Reaches You with Jon Lensing

Stop Organizing Events, Start Matchmaking

From a Mall Booth to a Billion-Dollar Unicorn featuring Matt Oppenheimer

Stop Collecting Contacts. Start Making Connections.

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