Welcome to a new season of #DAREwithDarwoft! The show for innovators, entrepreneurs, and 'startup leaders' who dare to shape the future. In each episode, we dig into the journey of innovation, traveling through doubt, failure, and experimentation on the path toward success and fulfillment.

A master-class on innovation, creativity, leadership, and how you too can dare to dream big.New episodes every Tuesday on all platforms.

In this new episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, we sit down with David Spitzer, founder of Spitzer Technical Consulting, to explore a different way of building and supporting technology—one rooted in transparency, accessibility, and real human connection.

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Welcome to a new season of #DAREwithDarwoft! The show for innovators, entrepreneurs, and 'startup leaders' who dare to shape the future. In each episode, we dig into the journey of innovation, traveling through doubt, failure, and experimentation on the path toward success and fulfillment.

A master-class on innovation, creativity, leadership, and how you too can dare to dream big.New episodes every Tuesday on all platforms.

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Relive the best startup advice, innovation strategies, and founder stories from 2025! 🚀 In this special year-end rewind, we’ve compiled the most powerful moments from our interviews with top global entrepreneurs who are reshaping the tech industry. In this episode, we cover: Best Moments of 2025, what is happening with startups? What failure teaches you? , the future of tech entrepreneurship in 2026 and more... Listen to THE FULL EPISODES on all platforms!

As founder of Volcano Veggies, Shannon Barra has been through the full cycle of entrepreneurship. Shannon shares with us lessons learned from her deep experience as a venture-funded entrepreneur. She is helping new business owners, and often her advice is “Don’t Start That Business.”

Jack Phan is a dynamic entrepreneur and visionary leader with over two decades of experience driving innovation across AI, tech, and digital marketing. He has a strong track record of launching and scaling successful ventures, and was recently selected as the new Director for the Oregon AI Accelerator, a new statewide initiative launched in late 2025, backed by Google and key Oregon partners (universities, investors, tech orgs) to boost early-stage AI startups by offering mentorship, funding (grants up to $50k), and resources to build globally competitive companies with an emphasis on ethics, innovation, and community impact.

Jack tells us about his history as an entrepreneur and gives us all the details about the Oregon AI Accelerator.

Applications for the accelerator close on December 15, 2025.

Bet Hannon is the CEO & founder of AccessiCart, a global services agency that helps eCommerce brands widen their audience and become more inclusive through digital accessibility, including ADA & EAA compliance.

Brecht Palombo built and sold a software business. Now he is running Arx Brokers, a modern M& firm and business brokerage selling businesses with $1M-$25M in revenue.

Arx combines advanced data insights, cutting-edge technology, and a network of global talent to craft sophisticated, targeted campaigns that reveal a business’s true worth. The Arx approach doesn’t just connect business owners with a buyer—it ensures the business find the right buyer who sees the full value of what you've built.

John Jackson is an IT and cybersecurity expert with over a decade of experience in solving complex tech problems for businesses.

John founded Bytagig here in Portland Oregon to provide premium IT and cybersecurity services, making top-tier resources accessible and affordable for companies of any size.

Mony Coffman is an engineer and entrepreneur developing an early stage startup, OMNI Electric.

OMNI Electric specializes in mobile electric charging, automated battery swap stations and a peer-to-peer charge sharing app.

Gary Jin is the CEO of Surge Motion, a company that started in body motion analytics using mobile IoT, edge and cloud AI + ML. Today, Surge Motion is focused on stitching together wearables, IoT, mobile, edge, cloud, AI / ML to a good use - reducing elderly fall and improving functional mobility.