Jorgenson's Soundbox Eric Jorgenson

Links:
 
Domo.so
Grace on Twitter
Mitchell on Twitter
Domo on Twitter
Jorgenson’s Soundbox #38 with Athena
Jorgenson’s Soundbox #52 with Zach Pettet
 
 
Sponsor:
 
Athenago.com
Givewell.org
 
 
Topics:
 
(5:21) - Introducing Grace and Mitchell
(5:58) - Who are your heroes?
(8:27) - How did you discover there was a need for Domo?
(17:22) - How are you thinking about incorporating fiat-based companies with Domo?
(21:18) - Who are the customers for this and how would you get accounting done for this?
(25:41) - What kind of real world applications do you envision for Domo?
(31:49) - Is invoicing one of the bigger features?
(32:22) - How did you start the company?
(36:44) - DAO Tooling
(37:43) - Domo’s ability to build horizontally or vertically
(40:53) - The decades outlook for crypto & blockchain
(54:03) - How differently do these chains behave?
(58:32) - Has anything gotten measurably harder at the end of 2022 vs. the beginning?
(1:00:35) - Are you getting inbound interest from accountants?
(1:03:57) - What is the next step to getting crypto bookkeeping to the ideal person?
(1:08:20) - Grace’s experience hiring with Athena
(1:13:10) - Manifesting the crypto future
(1:15:18) - How can people reach you?
 
 
 
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Links:

Ambiologix

Rolling Fun

SBIR requirements

Participating governmental agencies

State funds for SBIR

 
Topics:
 
(6:00) - Maria’s origin story & the founding of Orbis
(12:03) - What is this technology?
(13:46) - What was Corey’s breakthrough?
(16:06) - How many months of burn did you have from the seed round?
(17:42) - What was the process of running down your first 4 contracts?
(18:49) - When did grant funding come into the picture and how do people go about getting this type of funding?
(27:51) - What happens to your options when you secure a phase 1 grant?
(30:10) - What was your experience pursuing these sources of funding?
(34:00) - What are some of the technologies you see coming into contact with grant funding?
(35:44) - How and where are you submitting requests for grants?
(37:03) - How are proposals filtered through the acceptance process?
(37:55) - How often is the motivation for funding so that agencies can become customers?
(39:38) - How much of your funding came from equity investors and then from grants?
(44:47) - How long does it take from start to finish in order to secure grant funding?
(48:15) - How many times the funding in a deck come down to minute details within a proposal?
(49:58) - What process do you walk entrepreneurs through when they want to work with you about securing grant funding?
(55:56) - How do you think about acquisition coaching?
(1:01:35) - What was your experience being acquired?
(1:05:27) -  How can other founders position themselves for a sale?
(1:07:07) - How do you think about managing a team through an acquisition?
(1:08:59) - How did the licensing inflection point tie into the acquisition?
(1:11:58) - What are some facts from your industry that would blow people’s minds?
(1:13:55) - How far can this technology go?
(1:14:47) - What happens to an IP of a technology like Orbis?
 
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Links:

Rolling Fun #1
Rolling Fun #2
Rolling Fun #3
Portfolio
Al on Twitter
Bo on Twitter
Positive Food Co.
Omella
Tonic Audio

Stell Engineering

NSION

Gently.com

Glyph

Terran Robotics


Topics:

(5:34) - Crypto has imploded, thanks FTX! What’s the long-term play?
(21:00) - Life and news updates
(23:20) - Q4 Investment updates
(1:01:00) - Elon and Twitter
(1:06:22) - Discussing the pros and cons of an uncapped Convertible Note and investment philosophies
(1:31:27) - Fund Growth Updates

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Links:
Zach on Twitter & LinkedIn
Money 20/20
For Fintech’s Sake Podcast
TripleBlind
Rule 1033
Propel
Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller

Topics:
(4:25) - Recap the last episode with Zach and Eric
(5:34) - Fintech Industry Overview
(15:21) - Money 20/20 – the Biggest Fintech Conference in the world
(24:02) - Regulation looms over Fintech, always
(27:12) - The “Off The Record” Stage at Money 20/20
(29:28) - The CFPB and Rule 1033
(43:15) - Stripe, Adyen, Warren Buffett, and The Media
(49:01) - Behind the scenes at Money 20/20
(59:20) - How do you get Serena Williams on stage?
(1:01:58) - Holding the keys to so much potential ROI
(1:04:33) - Defining the relationship between a fintech org and a bank
(1:11:21) - Entrepreneurs buying their own community banks
(1:16:58) - The intersection of Crypto and Fintech
(1:27:11) - Is OnlyFans only a bad thing?
(1:35:34) - What is the overarching story that Money 20/20 tells?
(1:41:50) - Wrapping up

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Topics:
(5:29) - Max’s background and career
(14:15) - Is it reasonable to use Neural Net, Deep Learning and Machine learning interchangeably?
(26:37) - The Future of AI
(39:18) - Google & AI Writing
(49:42) - Hiring AI for help in our personal lives
(55:02) - How Improvements in Robotics will massively push things forward
(57:12) - Computers being able to smell and taste
(1:04:56) - Scarier futures of AI
(1:08:13) - Is there a new field of opportunities you’re paying attention to now in Computer Vision?
(1:16:03) - Prompt Engineering
(1:24:54) - Final recap
 
Links:
Max on Twitter
MaxOlson.com
Max’s Newsletter, Blog & Podcast - FutureBlind
Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders from Max Olson
Mashgin
LEX AI
GPT-3
Juggernaut AI
Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark
Turing Test
Midjourney community showcase
Jasper AI
Copy AI
 
 
 
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Topics:
(4:12) - David on how to grow a podcast & Mitchell as a connector
(13:32) - David on changing the structure of his podcast
(15:58) - Creator-Led Business, Kobe Bryant, Arnold Schwarzenegger & Balaji
(36:49) - The genius of Berkshire Hathaway & The power of Twitter
(51:24) - Creator Economics & Story time with David Senra
(1:06:38) - Eric’s impact on David
(1:09:48) - Mitchell’s career model & Building a bookkeeping business
(1:28:11) - Focusing career growth
(2:04:32) - Thoughts on TikTok
(2:16:43)- How the guys spend their time (Finding operational leverage)
(2:21:29) - Trying to convince Mitchell to start a podcast
(2:24:34) - David’s thoughts on his new business model 
(2:33:38) - Wrap Up
 
Links:
- The Founder’s Podcast w/ David Senra
- Connect with Mitchell Baldridge
- Mitchell Baldridge on Twitter
- David Senra on Twitter
- BetterBookkeping.com
- David’s appearance on Jorgenson’s Soundbox
- Mitchell’s appearance on Jorgenson’s Soundbox
- Trung Phan on Twitter
- Sam Hinkie
- WorkWeek
- Coked Up Options on Twitter
- Ed Thorpe on The Tim Ferriss Show
- Business Breakdowns - Berkshire Hathaway
- Money20/20
- George Mack on Twitter
- Frank Niu on TikTok
 
To support the costs of producing this podcast: 
>> Buy a copy of the Navalmanak: www.navalmanack.com/ 
>> Sign up for my online course and community about building your Personal Leverage: https://www.ejorgenson.com/leverage 
>> Invest in early-stage companies alongside Eric and his partners at Rolling Fun: https://angel.co/v/back/rolling-fun
>> Join the free weekly email list at ejorgenson.com/newsletter
>> Text the podcast to a friend
>> Give the podcast a positive review to help us reach new listeners 
>> Name-your-price subscription monthly, annual, or one-time: https://app.omella.com/o/9Bufa 
>> Follow me on Twitter: @ericjorgenson
>> Get in touch about sponsoring this podcast by replying to an email or DMing me on Twitter.