Our guest today is Joe Sweeny. Joe is the creator and host of the Just Raised Podcast, where he talks to early-stage founders across sectors like fintech, climate tech, Consumer, and Crypto. Joe has had some fantastic founders on the show, like Phil Libin, founder of Evernote and Mmhmmn, Josh Wolfe founder of Lux Capital and Delian Asparouhovt, from Founders Fund and Varda; to name just a few. Before the show, he was a Vice President at Silicon Valley Bank, working with early-stage founders in Boston.

Follow Joe on Twitter @JoeySweeny

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Resources and Links

Just Raised Podcast

https://www.acquired.fm/

https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/berkshire-hathaway-part-i

Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson (1992) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash

Terra Ignota. Too Like the Lightning, Ada Palmer (2016) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Ignota

https://bloomscape.com/

Invest Like the Best - https://joincolossus.com/

https://www.descript.com/

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Show Notes

[00:02:43] - [First Answer] - Joe's Bioengineering Foundations

[00:07:00] - Moving into Banking at Silicon Valley Bank

[00:09:03] - Venture Capital

[00:11:01] - The Just Raised Podcast Beginnings

[00:15:30] - Preparation and Inspiration for Podcasts - The Sci-Fi Twist

[00:21:37] - Learnings and highlights from the Just Raised Podcast

[00:40:16] - Monetizing Podcasting

[00:41:59] - Joe's Long Term View for his Podcast

[00:47:23] - What are you most excited about the future?