Molly Alter is a Partner at Index Ventures.

The Venture Capital industry is not one to make job postings. Role are highly exclusive and to be successful in the space is even harder. So how exactly do you stand out and break out from the competition? Through her experience, Molly explains that while there is no easy route in, there are things in your control that can make this career path more achievable. 

Homeroom is hosted by Cassius Felicella.

Connect with Molly Alter

Twitter: https://twitter.com/molly_alter

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-alter-3ab1159a/

We talk to founders and entrepreneurs! We're in the business of learning and want to look at everything startup related. Our hope is to show just how significant this segment of business is to the world, and the things it can accomplish.

For all inquiries, please email [email protected].

Reza Azizian is the co-founder and CEO of Ferveret.

Given the rise of big data, complications that can occur in data centres are massive. The answer to this is making the cooling far more efficient. By doing so, centres can run at a maximum level of output for longer period of time. If you think this a hard problem, you're right. However, the sign of someone's true intelligence is their ability to explain complex problems in simple terms, and that's exactly what Reza did in our program. He is one of the smartest and most humble people we've ever met. 

Homeroom is hosted by Cassius Felicella.

Connect with Ferveret

Website: https://www.ferveret.com/

Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ferveret

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ferveret1

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ferveret/

We talk to founders and entrepreneurs! We're in the business of learning and want to look at everything startup related. Our hope is to show just how significant this segment of business is to the world, and the things it can accomplish.

For all inquiries, please email [email protected].

Gary Amaral is the co-founder and CMO of Breadcrumbs. 

He brings over 2 decades of sales and marketing experience to the table. His outlook on life was particularly refreshing, noting it was simply a series of inflection points that if taken advantage of correctly could turn out life changing results. Advice on how to think about imposters syndrome was also incredibly helpful.

Homeroom is hosted by Cassius Felicella.

Connect with Breadcrumbs

Website: https://breadcrumbs.io/

Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/breadcrumbs-io

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/breadcrumbsio/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breadcrumbsIO/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breadcrumbsIO

We talk to founders and entrepreneurs! We're in the business of learning and want to look at everything startup related. Our hope is to show just how significant this segment of business is to the world, and the things it can accomplish.

For all inquiries, please email [email protected].

Ismael Belkhayat is the co-founder and CEO of Chari.

One of the biggest privileges in running operating a podcast is ability to connect with people around the world. Ismael is a proud Moroccan founder, and a serial entrepreneur. As he touches on in the episode, there is no cookie cutter formula for starting a startup, and often, the hardest part is taking that first step. In North America, we frequently take for granted our tech space and overlook other amazing savants in business. Through his years of experience, Ismael is the embodiment of always finding a way to win.

Homeroom is hosted by Cassius Felicella.

Connect with Chari

Website: https://chari.co/

Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/chari-ma

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/charimaroc/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chari.maroc/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charimaroc

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZnbXttRLbUbfPe2M6bxDhA

We talk to founders and entrepreneurs! We're in the business of learning and want to look at everything startup related. Our hope is to show just how significant this segment of business is to the world, and the things it can accomplish.

For all inquiries, please email [email protected].

Joyce Zhang is the co-founder and CEO of Alariss.

We touch on two very important topics pertaining to the journey of a company: how to prevent founder conflict, and how to approach product development. Both are items that occur in the early days of company building, so it was vital to touch on them. In the next 20 minutes we’ll be hearing from Joyce’s experiences and how she grew the team to where it is today.

Homeroom is hosted by Cassius Felicella.

Connect with Alariss

Website: https://alariss.com/

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2gtQVwM11vkP1mkUI756Y2?si=ea0be2451f344f52

Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/alariss-global

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alariss/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alarissglobal/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlarissGlobal/

We talk to founders and entrepreneurs! We're in the business of learning and want to look at everything startup related. Our hope is to show just how significant this segment of business is to the world, and the things it can accomplish.

For all inquiries, please email [email protected].

Aleksandra Medina and Katrin Kaurov are co-founders of Frich.

The fin-tech space has grown an incredible amount in the last few years, and we wanted a firsthand explanation on how build a company in the space. We’re going to be covering a number of topics in this episode, including how to learn from failures in the early days, how to fundraise, and some of the subtle nuances founders may want to know about the venture capital space.

Homeroom is hosted by Cassius Felicella.

Connect with Frich

Website: http://www.getfrich.com/

Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/frich-c962

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/frichmoney/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frichmoney/

We talk to founders and entrepreneurs! We're in the business of learning and want to look at everything startup related. Our hope is to show just how significant this segment of business is to the world, and the things it can accomplish.

For all inquiries, please email [email protected].

Seth Rosenberg is a Partner at Greylock.

We got the chance to sit down with him and speak about networking and how to break into new industries. It is a personal favourite of ours given how much advice and perspective he has for young professionals! It was a pleasure having him on the program.

Homeroom is hosted by Cassius Felicella.

Connect with Seth Rosenberg

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SethGRosenberg

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethrosenberg/

We talk to founders and entrepreneurs! We're in the business of learning and want to look at everything startup related. Our hope is to show just how significant this segment of business is to the world, and the things it can accomplish.

For all inquiries, please email [email protected].

Paul Dix is the co-founder and CTO of Influx Data.

Paul is an industry veteran and a man of many accomplishments. Having created the company in 2013, it has amassed thousands of customers and is now 200 employees strong. Given his experience as a CTO and understanding of programming, we asked what advice he had for non-technical people.

Many people see learning to code as an impossible task, especially if you’re not a technical person. But as Paul Dix points out, anyone can do it! It all depends how motivated you are by the frustration. In other words, just starting is half the battle. It can be overwhelming given how much information there is out there and how can all look and sound the same to begin with. Here are some clear goals you can aim for when first trying languages out!

Homeroom is hosted by Cassius Felicella.

Connect with Influx Data

Website: https://www.influxdata.com/

GitHub: https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb

Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/canix

Twitter: https://twitter.com/influxdb

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/influxdb/

Slack: https://influxcommunity.slack.com/

We talk to founders and entrepreneurs! We're in the business of learning and want to look at everything startup related. Our hope is to show just how significant this segment of business is to the world, and the things it can accomplish.

For all inquiries, please email [email protected].

Janelle Tiulentino is the co-founder and CTO of Talendrop.

This episode is dedicated to showing just how important working hard is and how it can pay off. Janelle's life began in a small town, later moving to study at Stanford and is now working in Silicon Valley. We’re reminded by her remarks just how important it is to focus on the process and not the results. Everyone has a non-linear path unique to them, and the sooner we embrace that fact, the more successful we’ll be.

Homeroom is hosted by Cassius Felicella.

Connect with Talentdrop

Website: https://www.talentdrop.com/

Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/canix

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Talentdrop_Inc

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talentdrop/

We talk to founders and entrepreneurs! We're in the business of learning and want to look at everything startup related. Our hope is to show just how significant this segment of business is to the world, and the things it can accomplish.

For all inquiries, please email [email protected].

Ibrahim Irfan⁠ is the co-founder and CTO of ⁠Superpowered⁠, an AI copilot and calendar app for your meetings.