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Most AI partnerships are designed to keep customers dependent. Goose FL is designed to walk away, handing full ownership of the sovereign AI system it is building with the government of Nigeria back to the country after five years.

On this episode of the #DAREwithDarwoft podcast, in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Lindsey Washburn, Chief Impact Officer and co-founder of Goose FL, joins our host Ned Hayes to talk about privacy-preserving AI, the Know Your Community project, and why equitable outcomes start with bringing the right people to the table. 🎙️

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SOX was born after Enron to make sure someone validates the process behind the numbers. Twenty years later, most of that process still runs on spreadsheets. Casey Atwater, Founder & CEO of ControlBridge AI, is building what comes next.

In this episode of the #DAREwithDarwoft podcast, hosted by Ned Hayes in collaboration with the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Casey explains how AI can orchestrate controls, why continuous monitoring beats sample-based audits, and why the humans in the loop matter more than ever.

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AI has raised the baseline for pitch decks, but the baseline isn’t what wins a funding round. Carl Fudge built Presentation Mode on the belief that human expertise is what makes a pitch stand out.

On this episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, a podcast from Darwoft in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Carl Fudge, founder and CEO of Presentation Mode, joins Ned to talk about fundraising narratives, balancing logic and emotion in a pitch, and what it takes to raise capital when funding is concentrated in AI. 🎙️

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Small business owners don’t need more tools, they need peace of mind. Jacob Dunaway built Harvey so IT stops being the thing that keeps them up at night.

On this episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, a podcast from Darwoft in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Jacob Dunaway, creator of Harvey, joins Ned to talk about making IT accessible for non-technical users, why AI works best alongside real human support, and how his grandfather’s story shaped a product built around people. 🎙️

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Sixteen years passed between the first idea and the first product launch. Gunnar Allen kept going, and Ghost Bull Hunting is the result.

On this episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, a podcast from Darwoft in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Gunnar Allen, founder of Ghost Bull Hunting, joins Ned to talk about building rain gear for Pacific Northwest hunters, bootstrapping a seasonal business, and keeping manufacturing local in Oregon. 🎙️

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Staying small on purpose is a strategy, and Nikki Guerrero has spent 18 years proving it works. Hot Mama Salsa grew through specialty grocers, self-funding, and a refusal to chase the biggest retailers.

On this episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, a podcast from Darwoft in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Nikki Guerrero, owner of Hot Mama Salsa, joins Ned to talk about building a specialty food brand without outside capital, how private label partnerships fit into her growth plan, and why she wants her company to be an alternative to big agriculture. 🎙️

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A retail space seemed like the obvious next step, until it turned into the most expensive lesson of the business. Chris Hull found his real growth engine somewhere else entirely: B2B.

On this episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, a podcast from Darwoft in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Chris Hull, founder of Cloud Candy Co, joins Ned to talk about pivoting from retail hustle to high-margin B2B accounts, why viral content didn't translate to sales, and what it took to reinvent a 100-year-old treat.

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A 7-year shelf life and zero refrigeration required changed everything for one backpacking trip, and it became the foundation of an entire company. Sara Willis built Luxefly Basecamp from that single insight.

On this episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, a podcast from Darwoft in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Sara Willis, founder of Luxefly Basecamp, joins Ned to talk about building a gourmet freeze-dried food brand as a solo founder, what it took to 5X sales in a single month, and her plan to turn a backpacking staple into a billion-dollar company.

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Surgery is currently the second most common intervention for older men, right behind cataract surgery, and it comes with a steep cost to quality of life. Tushar Sharma thinks there's a better way.

On this episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, a podcast from Darwoft in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Tushar Sharma, founder and CEO of Vivify Medical, joins Ned to talk about building a non-invasive alternative to a widespread surgical procedure, what it took to move from biomedical research to clinical trials, and why he believes hundreds of thousands of surgeries could one day be unnecessary. 🎙️

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Most small businesses don't need another AI tool, they need the work actually completed. Jojo Palacio built Cheerzz to be the operations team that gets it done, with a human always in the loop.

On this episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, a podcast from Darwoft in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Jojo Palacio, founder of Cheerzz, joins Ned to talk about ethical AI implementation, why the 80% of the economy without an AI department deserves support too, and what it took to go from HR leader to first-time founder. 🎙️

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