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Jim Gibbs is Co-founder and CEO of MeterFeeder, a company that predicts parking availability, and enables vehicles to pay for parking with no human interaction. Jim is a brilliant coder and visionary. And he’s out to convince us that...it isn’t even a question - Pittsburgh is the place to be! Make sure to listen in to learn how this developer, who’s built code for the likes of USA Today and America Eagle, set out to re-imagine the parking meter.

FULL EPISODE drops October 1!

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a media company that lives at the intersection of data and diversity for the startup and tech communities.

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In this episode Tim and Dan discussed:

• His journey from Nigeria to Houston
• Tim's passion for design and serving others
• How he handled losing a co-founder
• Guide's 'all-in' pivot during COVID-19
• Tim's vision for where Guide can go

Episode Shout Outs:

Taban Cosmos

Backstage Capital

Tim Salau has that crazy positive energy. It comes through like a smile over the microphone. Tim is one of those folks...after a conversation with him, you just feel ready to go.

Tim's mission is to aim his passion for design at building things that serve others. So it's easy to see why he wears so many hats. He is a dynamic speaker, tech influencer, innovator, and content producer. And he’s known as Mr. Future of Work for his visionary perspective on the subject. He's even got his own tea brand coming out!

On top of all that, Tim is co-founder, and CEO of Guide, a platform for bite-sized learning and talent development for Enterprise remote teams. Guide allows companies to put training and corporate learning directly and easily into the hands of the creators and the learners. How it began, and how it evolved is quite a tale.

Make sure to listen in.

TIM:

@timsalau [TW], [IG]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/timsalau/

https://www.timsalau.com/

GUIDE:

guideapp.co

@GuideHQ_ [TW]

https://www.linkedin.com/company/mentorsmentees/

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Known as Mr. Future of Work,Tim Salau is founder and CEO of Guide, a platform for bite-size learning and talent development for enterprise remote teams. Tim has built a movement around learning and growth, with a Facebook community topping 300,000 worldwide. He's got his own live show and is a much-sought after speaker and workplace consultant. In the meantime, Tim share's his founder journey with us. You don't want to miss it!

FULL EPISODE drops September 17th!

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OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE:

a nonprofit fighting climate change by providing funding and holistic entrepreneurial support to cleantech startups.

This September their annual summit, Fuel 2020, is going digital, spanning over two weeks with short events every day.

At Fuel 2020 you'll connect with future-focused entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and more.

Founders Unfound listeners: Use the code FOUNDERSFRIEND for 20% off your ticket.

Learn more at 2020fuel.org

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In this episode Su and Dan discussed:

• His baby son (who joined us in the background)
• Going from Brooklyn to the CA coast for high school
• Having dollar van entrepreneurs in his family
• Agency v. serendipity (aka making it happen vs. luck)
• What he learned from startups #1 and #2
• Why he chose crowdfunding

Episode Shout Outs:

Cate School

Boy's Club of New York

43North

WeDidIt

Republic

Growing up, Su Sanni thought he was going to be a doctor. Once out of college, it was music entrepreneur. Then the world of sales came calling. Su believes all these experiences and aspirations led him to where he ended up...a tech startup founder. His first company: folded. The second, WeDidIt: acquired. So now he's back at it for a 3rd time, with his biggest vision yet.

Su (short for Sulaiman) Sanni is Co-founder and CEO of Dollaride, a mobility company for communities that are under-served by public transit. Su points out that there are over 100 Billion trips globally every year facilitated by informal transit systems. These informal alternatives arose to fill the 'transit deserts' left under supported by formal, public transportation options.

Yet, within the informal transit ecosystem, there aren't tools to efficiently match rider demand with the supply of drivers and vehicles. Dollaride wants to change that with their new app. They are starting in Su's backyard - the boroughs of New York City. And they are working with the well-known dollar vans who canvas the areas 'between' the subway stops. Guess where the company got its name?

Su is our second founder in a row who is crushing his fund-raise using crowdfunding!

Listen in to hear his story.

SU:

@TheSuSanni [TW]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sulaimansanni/

Startup Grind Fireside Chat

DOLLARIDE:

@Dollaride [TW]

@Dollaride [IG]

https://www.linkedin.com/company/dollaride/

https://republic.co/dollaride

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Sulaiman "Su" Sanni is founder and CEO of Dollaride. a company helping to solve mobility and transportation for communities that are under-served by public transit. Dollaride is starting in New York, helping to make routes and pickups much more efficient for the city's famous Dollar Vans. Su estimates that there 100 BILLION trips annually through these informal transit vehicles across the globe. He's out to That is why his crowdfunding campaign is trending up on Republic. He's got a great story - you'll want to listen in.

FULL EPISODE drops August 27th!

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OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE:

a nonprofit fighting climate change by providing funding and holistic entrepreneurial support to cleantech startups.

This September their annual summit, Fuel 2020, is going digital.

At Fuel 2020 you'll connect with future-focused entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and more.

Founders Unfound listeners: Use the code FOUNDERSFRIEND for 20% off your ticket.

Learn more at 2020fuel.org

 BLCK VC

Connect up at blackvc.com or follow @BLCKVC for more about their programs and events.

In this episode Tiffany and Dan discussed:

• Her passion and connection to sports and data
• Being one of only five to present to thousands at an MIT hack-a-thon
• Her journey through working at ESPN
• How an NCAA new rule changed everything for her startup
• Getting fuel from being underestimated

Episode Shout Outs:

Wefunder

Indie Hackers

MVP Institute [Travis Brodeen]

Y Combinator Startup School

Tiffany Kelly loves sports. And she’s a rock star data scientist. She combined these into a dream job with ESPN. She got to dig deep into the sports analytics and data that preoccupy teams, fans, and fantasy devotees alike. She even invented a new stat! It was while at ESPN, however, that Tiffany saw firsthand how brand and media power were shifting with digital and social. Athletes were emerging as personalities with their own platforms and fan followings. But she saw a hole…video. It’s still too darn hard!! So she quit her job and launched her startup.

 Tiffany is the founder and CEO of Curastory, a company that makes it easy to get started in video. They allow creators to upload, edit, find a sponsor, and distribute video with one click to their social channels, all 100% free. Curastory is launching with a target market where they have recent national approval and first-mover advantage – professional and NCAA student-athletes.

And Tiffany is fresh off raising her six-figure preseed fundraise using crowdfunding!

TIFFANY:

@tiffmkell [TW]

@tiffmkell [IG]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffmkell/

CURASTORY:

@CurastoryUS [TW]

@Curastory [IG]

https://www.linkedin.com/company/curastory/

https://wefunder.com/fundcurastory

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Tiffany Kelly is founder and CEO of Curastory, a company that makes it easy to get started in video. They allow creators to upload, edit, find a sponsor, and distribute video with one click to their social channels, all 100% free. Curastory is launching with a target market where they have a monopoly and recent national approval - professional and NCAA student athletes. And Tiffany is fresh off raising her pre-seed round using crowdfunding!

FULL EPISODE drops August 13th!

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OUR SPONSOR FOR THIS EPISODE: BLCK VC, a focused community built for and by black investors.

If you ever thought about getting into Venture, you definitely want to connect up at blackvc.com or

follow @BLCKVC for more about their exceptional programs and events.

In this episode Kistein and Dan discussed:

• Her childhood dream to change the world
• How she became a New Yorker
• Her inspiration from Oprah
• Coming to terms with when to fund raise
• Her personal experience with the fallibility of US healthcare

Kistein Monkhouse is the founder and CEO of Patient Orator, a platform that uses a mobile app and storytelling to improve patient experience and population health. As a child, Kistein was inspired by Oprah Winfrey - not to be in entertainment but to make an impact in the world. It took a long grind to help her see exactly how she could and would. Kistein spent her days pursuing her education and her nights working at various roles in healthcare. Her studies showed her just how powerful policies could be on outcomes. Her jobs - from in-home health aid to the emergency room - revealed the reality of care disparities. She decided to dedicate herself to attacking healthcare inequities and fighting for those who are underserved, ignored and disregarded. It's from this spirit and commitment to 'humanize healthcare" that her company Patient Orator was born. Listen in to hear the story.

KISTEIN:

@KisteinM

linkedin.com/in/kisteinmonk45/

Documentary: vimeo.com/ondemand/humanizinghealthcare

PATIENT ORATOR:

patientorator.com

@PatientOrator

linkedin.com/company/patientorator/

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Kistein Monkhouse is founder and CEO of Patient Orator, a platform that uses storytelling to improve patient experience and population health. Kistein is an entrepreneur, health advocate, and...filmmaker! In this episode Kistein talks about experiencing America as an immigrant, how her view of healthcare has been impacted as both caregiver and patient, and the origins of her new documentary, Humanizing Health Care.

FULL EPISODE drops July 30th!

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OUR SPONSOR FOR THIS EPISODE: BLCK VC, a focused community built for and by black investors.

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In this episode Kameale and Dan discussed:

• Her persistent desire to make an impact
• How the need to return home made her career flourish
• How in 2 years at another startup, she went from customer service rep to leader
• Why she keeps ending up surrounded by smart black women
• What attracted her to sustainability and EV

Episode Shout Outs:

• (LACI) Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
• Grid110 South LA
• Startup Grind LA
• EV Connect

It's rare when a startup can impact one market challenge successfully. And even rarer...two at once. Well, that's just exactly what Kameale Terry and ChargerHelp! are doing. Kameale's company is tackling a major pain point in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure - repair and maintenance. At the same time, she's committed to workforce development and economic mobility. ChargerHelp! is creating an entirely new career role - part technician, part electrician, part IT support. And she wants to prioritize training those from her own community.

Kameale has the energy, passion, and drive you just want to get behind. The company story is compelling and she's pretty good at pitching it. So much so that she's earned hundreds of thousands in grants and pitch competition wins. Now that's a way to fund a startup! The journey that landed Kameale as a startup CEO is unique and fascinating. Listen in to hear the story.

KAMEALE:

@KamealeC

linkedin.com/in/kamealecterry

CHARGERHELP!

chargerhelp.com

@ChargerHelp

linkedin.com/company/chargerhelp

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