Learning With Lowell

Patty is the co-founder of Starlight, which is based out in Florida. She is passionate about startups that actually solve problems, and has the track record to prove it. In under 18 months she and her team at Starlight have invested in some of the best companies out there. In this episode we get into founding Starlight, what she looks for, problems she wants to solve, and more.

Fireside chat with Jim about racing, keys to being a great entrepreneur, USSR vs NASA, Platinum highway vs new silk road, and much more.

Prior to Genomic Expression, she founded Proximity Venture Advisors, an international business consulting company that serves high tech companies within the Life Science sector. She worked with biotech companies securing licensing deals, reference clients and capital. Her deal resume is north of $1 billion.

Rethinking Climate change with a true innovator. Tito has been working in the Bay area as a CEO / founder for about a decade, and he has been crushing it ever since he started. In this interview we are a bit on the lighter side getting a part of his personality and passion that you don't normally see with interviews with people like Tito. Though, there are not many like him, and we do get into what he is working on and where the origin of his thoughts comes from.

Investing, success, being humble, how to replicate his feats, how he is building himself to achieve all of his dreams, why he wants to focus on finding amazing companies, how he always gives feedback, founding his VC firm Upheaval Investments, and much more. I could literally go on for 3-4 more sentences about how great Riley is. I love that he has taken his first success, and then took the hard road of finding the meaning in his life, which is building amazing companies that change the world. A lot of people say this, but I think you will agree with me when I say Riley means it. Please send him an email if you have a startup question!

Riley Florsheim

Principal Investor @ Upheaval Investments

“Riley is a founder and principal of Upheaval Investments and Byron Marsh Capital. Previously, he served as the CEO of RF School Tech, LLC, a technology start-up that he also co-founded. Additionally, he worked as an analyst for Levy Family Partners, with a focus on technology investments and worked on the team at Levy Acquisitions Corp. (NASDAQ: LEVY) performing due diligence on dozens of companies.”

Upheaval Investments 

“Upheaval invests in ambitious founders and companies with transformative technologies that solve big problems,

make businesses more efficient,

and improve the way people live.

We focus on seed, early and growth stage companies with world-class entrepreneurs and help them source the capital, talent, and advisors they need to fuel their growth and avoid wrong turns.

We believe that brilliant companies and founders can come from anywhere. To that end, though we love experienced entrepreneurs with proven track records, we are not afraid of backing talent that may not have a traditional pedigree or appearance. When we invest a founding team, they get the passion and commitment of our team as we forge a long-term partnership. Our mission is to help our early- stage portfolio companies not only address immediate needs but also focus on long-term business goals, priorities, and strategies for scaling, capital planning, and exits. “ Source Website

Key link(s)

Website

Linkedin

Portfolio Companies Example(s)

SpaceX, Cleversafe, Chowley inc.

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PhD scientist turned startup founder that aims at taking the latest in scientific research to affect change in signs and processes of aging!

Space Entrepreneurship, seeking out negative feedback, how she got started, how to prioritize, mechanisms put in place to be successful, advice for founders.

Space, China, Exploration, Battlestar Galactica Debates! In this episode we get into it all. It is a fun, laid back discussion with Benjamin, who runs one, if not the best, science and space shows on YouTube or anywhere. I highly recommend checking it out. Remember to comment and vote in. We need to settle whether Baltar was a villain!

Bestselling science author Sy takes time out of her busy day and travels to talk about her latest book, life as a science writer, nature, advice for new writers, and much more. I love her books, and if you give this episode a try, you're going to want to read her books too! Try not to love and be inspired by all that Sy has done and written about! :)

Conservation, getting involved, and how to use your existing skills to change the world are all topics we cover in this episode. Paul goes into a few success stories of conservation X labs, how he got started, how he keeps the spark alive, and a lot of great actionable recommendations for books and resources to learn more!