For some startups, disruption begins a home. The Feel Good Lab has been on a multi-year journey that has yielded some tough lessons that have made them a better, stronger competitor in the natural pain relief market.

Connecticut has a reputation for making a great deal of things, from complex aerospace components to tobacco. But coffee? That's not exactly in our wheelhouse - though Sasha and Ian Fay of Ovelle Coffee are bringing their family heritage of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee back to Connecticut.

CTStartup is BACK after an extended break, and we're stepping things up with a new recording studio, new sponsors, and exciting new guests. We are kicking things off by interviewing Hayley Segar of OneWith Swimwear, a new bathing suit brand disrupting the market with swimwear that feels as great as it looks.

Eric revisits reSET the place that helped get him and his business started so many years ago. He speaks with Stefanie Robles, who heads the food incubator program at reSET, which seeks to give food startups a path to building a sustainable business plan in 8 weeks.

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Web3 is the hot new term floating around the web describing a more decentralized internet future where big companies hold less sway. Eric speaks with Henry Quinn and Jake Burden of CT3 DAO and how they are hoping to bring some of that vision and tech to Connecticut.

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In this episode we speak with Jon Winkel, CEO of The Stamford Partnership, which has led the creation of numerous programs from concept through launch-and-scale. Jon now focuses on leading The Partnership into a position of national significance for the region's core industries; finance, insurance, digital media, and CPG.

From Y2K solutions to coining the phrase "broadband", Richard Guha has had an interesting career as a startup entrepreneur. Take a listen as he talks about what it means to be an EIR and why he remains so bullish on Connecticut.

As we approach the end of our Stamford series, we take a look at StamfordNext - a program for finding, funding, and helping elevate the next generation of startups in Stamford.

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This is the second part of our series where Eric interviews students from TIPP's Startup Studio program in Stamford.

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In our last episode, Eric found out what the Stamford Startup is. In this episode, he speaks with some of the young entrepreneurs who make up its first cohort.

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