The Beta Business Podcast is excited to welcome Nick Spiller as our Co-Host. Nick is a fundraising coach based in Austin, TX. For over a decade he's been building the startup community in Texas, especially Austin, through service at Capital Factory and UT Austin. Over the last three years, Nick has spent his time establishing Capital Factory's investor relations team, helped raise 3 funds, and helped introduce 100+ institutional VC funds to the Texas ecosystem. Today, Nick is focused on developing financing methods for startups beyond traditional venture capital that make startup investing a better fit for family offices and individual investors. We're excited to have Nick's experience shine through and help future entrepreneurs. Welcome Nick Spiller!

Today's guest is Grant's good friend, Zachary Casler. He is the Founder & CEO of The Round, an app that helps you meet incredible people in the most exciting ways. Designed to avoid endless swiping, dead-end chat and flakes. Tune in to hear how Zach has hustled and evolved during the process of creating The Round.

Lamine Zarrad is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for product building and inclusion, expertise and appreciation for banking regulations, as well as a track record of responsible innovation. He's founded Joust which got acquired by ZenBusiness. ZenBusiness is a trusted partner for business owners who want a solution to the challenges of starting, running, and growing a business.

Luke Fryer, Harri’s CEO & Founder, is a food and tech entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in ground-up concept, operational, and growth development. The Harri platform is an online marketplace for recruitment in the hospitality sector. Harri is helping organizations to solve labor-related challenges and drive their business performance across the globe.

Today we have a special guest. Ian Serrferman is the first founder Grant has invested in. He is a startup founder and operator, investor, TechStars alum, and mentor. In 2018, Ian Sefferman co-founded Undefined, a startup studio reimagining health and wellness.Follow us on Instagram: @BetaBusinessPod

Jeremy Levine is easily one of the most influential people in fantasy sports. Jeremy founded and sold StarStreet (one of the first DFS sites) DRAFT, and Underdog. He is now an Angel Investor and more recently, has started a Tequila company called Good Spirits Lab.