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  • Friday Update • 11/5/21

    Nate, Evan, and Logan cover UK basketball players partnering with crypto exchange FTX and Zillow shutting down their ibuying business. Honorable mention headlines:

    • Squid Game crypto crashes from over $2800 to less than $.01
    • Facebook shuts down facial recognition software, will delete facial scan data of over 1 billion users
    • Microsoft is launching metaverse features
    • Rivian to IPO next week (the traditional way) at a roughly $60B valuation
    • Amazon is planning to launch a satellite internet program

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      19 min
    • 169. Victory Hemp: Chad Rosen on Growing Kentucky's Hemp Industry

      Chad Rosen is the founder of Victory Hemp, a Kentucky-based AgTech company focused on bringing the benefits of hemp to American tables and American land. Victory Hemp specializes in hemp concentrates and isolates that offer manufacturers new taste and performance advantages, enabling food companies to create better foods and unlock the value of the hemp seed. We discussed the R&D that Victory did when developing their product, the Kentucky hemp industry, and the role Chad sees Victory Hemp playing in contributing to food security in the U.S. and beyond.

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      38 min
    • Friday Update • 10/29/21

      Logan, Nate, and Evan discuss Facebook’s rebranding to a Metaverse company, the hardware & software they’re working on to support that endeavor, and the $8,000 investment that’s now “worth” $5.7 billion.

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      23 min
    • 168. Awesome Inc: October 5 Across Pitch Reviews with Liz Brown Evans

      We sat down with Liz Brown Evans, Director of Marketing for Awesome Inc, to recap the pitches from Awesome Inc's October 5 Across event. 5 Across is a pitch competition hosted by Awesome Inc, in which 5 companies pitch to a panel of judges for 5 minutes each for a $500 prize. Use code MIDDLETECH to get free admission to the 5 Across Finals.

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      28 min
    • Friday Update • 10/22/21

      Nate and Evan discuss Facebook changing it's name, Amazon getting into the local retail game, and PayPal potentially acquiring Pinterest.


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      16 min
    • 167. Boom Beans: Kyle Wilson on Promoting Entrepreneurship in Appalachian High Schools

      Kyle Wilson is the CEO and Founder of Boom Beans, an Appalachian-based organization working to help teach high school students about entrepreneurship through hands-on experience of starting their own businesses. We discuss Kyle’s background prior to starting Boom Beans, the mission of the organization, and their progress to date.

      Learn more about Boom Beans at BoomBeans.org

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      21 min
    • Weekend Thoughts: Nuclear Energy, Part 2

      In Part 2 part series, Logan walks through the biggest investments in the nuclear fusion space. Let us know what you think by shooting us a DM on social!

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      10 min

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