Over the last year, we’ve shared a series of bonus segments from Spirits & Startups. In October 2019, AVG returned to Boston to host its latest Spirits & Startups event. Producer Scott Murphy joined the team down in Boston. Listen along as he narrates the sights and sounds of the event and shares his conversations with the entrepreneurs behind AVG portfolio companies, our AVG team members, and investors.

Ping Yeh, co-founder of StemoniX, took notes on the ineffectiveness of therapeutic clinical trials while undergoing chemotherapy treatment. When he emerged cancer-free, he took on a new challenge.

The successful entrepreneur, product manager, and software engineer found something in the opportunity with Spike Ventures that didn't exist with more traditional VC firms.

It's critical for cancer patients to get accurate diagnoses and effective treatment plans as quickly as possible. Yet, doctors often struggle with discerning exactly which form of the disease they are dealing with because they can't see the individual cells involved. Charlie Silver, CEO of Mission Bio, hopes to change that with more precise, comprehensive DNA testing.

Two Dartmouth alums are reinventing the laundry business in a way that delighted customers, shop owners, valets, and even VCs.

Kelsey Hunter, CEO of Paloma, spent six weeks acting as a chatbot to learn how to engage with customers in a messaging app. Now her venture-backed business is changing the way we shop online.

David Klein used his student loan struggles as a spark to provide a better option for the next generation of students.

From aerospace to factory floors, David Mindell is bringing precision navigation and "interconnectedness" to the world of robotics.

Green D Ventures Managing Partner Laura Rippy and Partner Lacey Johnson unpack the rationale behind diversification in a way that’s helpful no matter where you are in your investing journey. They discuss time horizons, risk tolerance, and several other relevant concepts.

Greg Baker went to the University of Wisconsin to become an engineer, but a summer internship would change the trajectory of his career. One of his roommates during the internship was Mike Collins, who would later found AVG and call on Greg to launch and lead Bascom Ventures, AVG's fund for UW alums.