My Biggest Lesson

This week Chris speaks with Scott Trench, the CEO of BiggerPockets, a community and educational platform for 3M+ real estate investors. Scott hosts the BiggerPockets Money Podcast, a top personal finance podcast and is the author of finance books, Set For Life and First Time Home Buyer. Recently Scott and BiggerPockets announced a majority investment by the Chernin Group. In this episode, Scott shares his thoughts on Colorado booming tech scene, the significance of fractional executives, and his biggest lesson around mastering the performance management for leaders.

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This week Adam speaks with Matt Blomstedt, Founder and Managing Partner of SpringTime Ventures, a venture capital fund focusing on early-stage tech startups in Denver, Colorado and Atlanta, Georgia. With a background in the energy sector, Matt transitioned into venture capital after moving to Boulder, Colorado. He founded SpringTime with Rick Patch in 2016 and has invested in 50+ early stage technology companies since inception. In this episode, Matt shares how fortunate encounters led him to the world of venture capital. He emphasizes the importance of storytelling for founders and his biggest lesson involving the delicate balance between patience and urgency when investing or running a business.

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Connect with hosts Adam Burrows and Chris Erickson and the Range VC team on LinkedIn 

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This week Chris speaks with Adeel Khan, the founder and CEO of MagicSchool.ai. Since launching a year ago, MagicSchool has become the most used AI platform in education and is the fastest growing technology platform for schools ever! Adeel is a former teacher and founding principal of the top performing public high school in Denver. He founded MagicSchool with the mission to bring an AI assistant to every teacher in the world. On this episode, Adeel shares his journey working in education with Teach America, his thoughts on Colorado's status as an innovation hub for both education and technology, plus the strategic aspects of clarity from leadership when scaling organizations.

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This week Adam speaks with Craig Nolan, a Partner at Akkadian, a venture secondaries investment firm founded in 2010 with over $750M assets under management. Craig has been instrumental in deploying investment strategies that focus on B2B software within tech while also being a co-producer of the RAISE Conference, the premier launchpad for emerging VCs. On this episode, Craig shares his unique experiences as an investor and Colorado native watching the rise of Denver's tech ecosystem. He provides insights on investment trends for secondary markets, plus examples in his journey on the power of believing your own convictions.

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This week Adam speaks with Kevin Wagstaff, co-founder and President at Spectora, a top rated home inspection software. Kevin, alongside his brother, bootstrapped Spectora to an impressive 8,000 current customers on the platform! Previously he held positions at Charles Schwab, HomeAdvisor (where he met Adam), and in real estate. On this episode, Kevin shares his backstory on switching from finance to tech, the value of running a company with his brother, why Denver is an under the radar startup city, plus his lesson involving the importance of customer engagement to understand their needs.

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This week Chris speaks with Kendra Haberkorn, Fractional Chief People Officer & Executive Search at the moderneer. Kendra was also previously the Head of Talent at Range Ventures where she advised portfolio companies on talent strategy and people operations while building a network that connected Colorado's leading early-stage companies with the people who will accelerate their trajectory. Kendra has also led talent initiatives and teams at McKinsey & Company before becoming a member of the executive team at Craftsy (acquired by NBCUniversal) and Guild Education, On this episode, she opens up about 'being drafted" into HR, her evolution into impactful positions, significant changes she has witnessed in Denver's startup ecosystem plus a personal lesson on how performance reviews should focus on human development, not just metrics.

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This week Chris speaks Josh Mayer the Head of Professional Services at EasyPost, a leading software provider of modern supply chain solutions. He joined EasyPost after its acquisition in July 2022 and has led supply chain consulting firm Summit Advisory Team and Elevate, a SaaS supply chain analytics product. One this episode, Josh talk about his career journey up to this point, how Colorado's influx of talent has a common mindset, plus his lessons on the importance of mentorship for professional guidance and personal development.

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This week Chris speaks with Ashmer Aslam, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Cured, a company specializing in marketing automation tools and CRM platforms for the healthcare sector. Ashmer has an impressive health and tech background that includes roles at Salesforce, Epic Systems, and Accenture. He has raised over $12M for Cured and recently had a successful exit. On this episode, Ashmer details his entrepreneurial journey, from medical school to co-founding a company in the healthcare sector, what contrasts he saw in Denver's tech community compared to Chicago's and why his biggest lesson involves maintaining a strong vision through challenges and opportunities.

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This week Chris speaks with Kirsten Suddath, General Partner at Next Frontier Capital, an early stage venture firm that focus on B2B tech startups. Kirsten has been involved with numerous Boulder-based startups across CleanTech, telecom, and software technology companies. She helped launch Flytedesk, a Techstars advertising technology startup, and was a Senior Associate for Blackhorn Ventures prior to joining NFC. On this episode, Kirsten shares her career journey that has given her perspectives as both a startup operator and as an investor. She details how Boulder's tech community expanded right before her eyes and her biggest lesson on how the impact of culture and values may differ from each venture.

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This week Adam speaks with Brian Pontarelli, the CEO and founder of Inversoft inc, the parent company to softwares FusionAuth, a leading customer identity and access management platform & Cleanspeak, a platform to filter offensive and inappropriate content. Prior to launching FusionAuth, Brian studied computer engineering at CU Boulder, was an employee at tech companies such as Orbitz and was co-chairman of Denver and Boulder Startup Weeks along with Adam. On this episode, Brian talks about his recent success with FusionAuth, his time building a company in Colorado's thriving tech community, plus a lesson on fostering a positive and enthusiastic company culture.

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