Hacking the Hustle with Benji Sklar

By Benji Sklar

Benji Sklar is a corporate attorney based in NYC and host of the Hacking the Hustle podcast, where he interviews CEOs and industry professionals on navigating the path to going public.... more

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October 31, 2021 72. Advice for a Good Career and a Good Life from a Power Company CEO
Jacob Worenklein is the CEO of US Grid Company (USGRDCO), which is focused on owning and operating major power plants in US cities and transitioning them to lower carbon.
From 2017 to early 2020, he was also Chairman of LS Power’s Ravenswood Power Holdings, which owns the largest power plant in New York. Jay founded and served from 2003 to 2008 as Chairman and CEO of US Power Generating Company, which owned 5,200 MWs of generating capacity in New York City and Boston, representing 20% of NYC’s capacity and 50% of Boston’s.

Jay began his career at Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, where he practiced law for 20 years, created the world’s largest global power and projects practice and served on Milbank’s three-person executive committee.

Jay left Milbank to head the global project finance and independent power business of Lehman Brothers, where he helped open the global capital markets to the financing of projects. He then served as global head of the energy, power and infrastructure groups at Societe Generale, which under his leadership was named by Euromoney in 2001 as the World’s Best Project Finance Bank. In 2002 Jay received the first Lifetime Achievement Award from Infrastructure Journal in London.

Jay has served on the boards and audit committees of public and private companies. He is chairman of the Interfaith Alliance, dedicated to safeguarding the constitutional rights of all Americans. He is a trustee and co-chair of the Policy & Impact Committee of the Committee for Economic Development (CED) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and was a board member of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York.

Jay has taught classes on ethics and business at Princeton, Yale and NYU. He is a graduate of Columbia and has JD and MBA degrees from NYU.
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25min
October 29, 2021 71. Putting in the Work to Pass the Bar Exam
I’m learning that the key to success and happiness is showing up, putting in the work, and being prepared for the daily tests the challenge us.
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4min
October 28, 2021 70. What’s Your Anti-Portfolio in LIFE
Today’s episode is a new form of audio content for HTH. Rather than interview someone about their life and business, I recorded a 3-min clip about the new trend in the VC space: Anti-Portfolios, and how the concept can be applied to everything in life.
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4min
October 25, 2021 69. Tokenizing Real Estate with Remy Jacobson, CEO of RealT
Remy Jacobson is the CEO of RealT.co, the first operational real estate tokenization platform based in the U.S. On today's episode, Benjamin and Remy discuss how RealT helps investors grow a global real estate portfolio easily and affordably through the Ethereum blockchain.
https://realt.co/

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15min
October 20, 2021 68. How to Raise an Early-Stage VC Fund with Andrew Gluck, GP at IrrvrntVC
Andrew Gluck is the founder and GP of IrrvrntVC, an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City. Andrew and Benjamin talk about the challenges of starting a VC fund, the process of raising money both as a founder and VC, and current trends in the VC industry today!
Andrew's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azg/
Founders get in touch here: irrvrnt.com

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29min
October 15, 2021 67. Designing a Product with Chris Johnston, Product Designer at The SilverLogic
Chris Johnston is a product designer at The SilverLogic, a software consulting and development company based in Boca Raton, FL. On today's episode, Benjamin and Chris discuss "making ideas happen", the Miami tech scene, and the rise of crypto.
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26min
October 10, 2021 66. The Streaming Revolution with Jason Cohen, CEO of MyBundle.TV
Jason Cohen is the CEO of MyBundle.TV, a tech company based in Miami connecting consumers, streaming services and broadband providers. On today's episode, Benjamin and Jason discuss current trends in the streaming and broadband industry, and how Jason is using technology to bring hi-speed internet to millions of Americans currently living without it.
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38min
October 07, 2021 65. Crypto 3.0 and the Future of DeFi with Jason Hitchcock, Principal at To The Moon Capital
Jason Hitchcock is a principal at To The Moon Capital, a hedge fund providing investors exposure to DeFi and cross chain crypto assets with an active investment strategy. Jason is one of the founders of the fund where he leads investment research. On today's episode, Jason and Benjamin discuss current trends in the crypto market, how to build an NFT brand, and what the future holds for DeFi and web3.
Relevant links:
https://twitter.com/JasonHitchcock
https://www.larvalabs.com/cryptopunks
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35min
October 04, 2021 64. Why Podcasting and Parenting are Pivotal with Leyla Sarper
Leyla Sarper is the host of the Life with Leyla podcast. Based in Denver, Colorado, Leyla is an emerging thought leader on the topics of mental health and living life without regrets. On this episode of Hacking the Hustle (HTH), Benjamin and Leyla talk about podcasting itself and having a "why" for creating educational or entertaining content, as well as the growth of NFTs and the importance of good parenting for future entrepreneurs. This is an authentic conversation about today's pop culture in America. Enjoy!
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54min
June 29, 2021 63. The Negev is the Future of Israel's Hi-Tech Industry with Gideon Shavit
Today's guest is Gideon Shavit, the Chairman of the Advanced Technology Center in the Negev, Israel. Gideon sheds light on why the Negev is the future of Israel's hi-tech industry, as well as various startups and startup accelerators based in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, and the Negev.
Mentioned links:
Tech7 - https://www.tech7.community/
ZutaCore - https://zutacore.com/
Greeneye - https://greeneye.ag/

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33min

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