My Biggest Lesson

Hosts Adam and Chris speak with Michael Joseph who is the founder and CEO of Scratch Kitchen a a vertically integrated, on-demand restaurant platform built for customers that want everyday healthy meals. Michael is also a serial entrepreneur and angel investor based in Colorado for the last 20 years who previously founded and led Green Chef to a $120m run rate with 800 employees before selling to Hello Fresh. On this episode, Michael shares his passion for some of his favorite "unicorn" startups in the Denver tech ecosystem, tips on how he built up his investor network and when to know which idea is the one. Plus he details key parts of his career journey that led to learning his biggest lesson

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Kelly Schaefer is Product Director & Domain Lead at Google's Boulder office, where she builds new products in the productivity suite including Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, and many more. Kelly has an entrepreneurial past and valuable experience from the Bay Area including leading a division at Stripe and with startup non-profit in South Africa. Kelly shares how and why she was very intentional about becoming apart of the Colorado's tech ecosystem. Host Chris and Adam learn some new tips from Kelly on how to start new products, engage with new connections, and about how her lesson on how envisioning a great impact with her work has fueled amazing outcomes in her career and personal life.

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Our guest this week is Matthew Wetschler who as CEO of Plume, empowers teams to provide world-class trans-healthcare and create more equitable health experiences for everyone. Matthew shares stories from his unique career from Stanford-trained physician, entrepreneur, and healthcare innovator. Plus Chris and Adam learn what attracted Matthew to Denver and its tech community.

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On this episode, hosts Chris and Adam talk with Rory San Miguel who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Propeller Aero, a Sydney-based 3D mapping and data analytics solutions company with a North American office in Denver. Rory shares his story on how he went from "drone guy" to co-founder overnight plus provides 3 tips on how to price your product(s).

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Brian Egan is our guest this week. Brian is the Co-Founder and CEO of Evolve, a Denver-based hospitality company with a vision to become the most trusted brand in vacation rental. Before launching Evolve, Brian began his career as a VC/startup lawyer in the Bay Area which gave him unique exposure to the startup ecosystem. On this episode, hosts Chris and Adam learn how Brian's "levers" to culture ultimately impact a company's success plus insight how he has refined and improved Evolve's company culture during its growth.

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Hosts Chris and Adam speak with Scott Rupp, who is a Founding General Partner of BITKRAFT Ventures, a leading early-stage investment platform for gaming, esports, and interactive media with over $800m under management. On this episode, Scott shares how his biggest lesson around combining strengths impacts what investments he funds and why he ultimately chose Denver's ecosystem.

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Our guest this week is Yancy Spruill, who is currently serving as the CEO of DigitalOcean and has the unique distinction of taking three Colorado tech companies public in recent years, Prior to DigitalOcean, Yancy has spent the last 15 years in senior executive roles at technology companies including DIgitalGlobe and SendGrid (NYSE:SEND) where he profitably grew revenue from $50 million to over $170 million. Hosts Adam and Chris explore Yancy's thoughts on the future of Colorado tech ecosystem and learn exactly why Yancy believes growing a company based off their values is so important in various aspects.

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Gary Calega is our guest this week. Gary is the Founder and Co-CEO of Revel One, a specialized marketing, recruiting and strategy firm based in Denver. Prior to starting Revel One, Gary has a wide range of experiences in e-commerce and marketing, holding senior your roles at Craftsy, Coupons.com, and E-Bay. Hosts Chris and Adam reveal some positive signals about Denver's tech ecosystem with Gary, who shares some personal experience on how he implemented his biggest lesson.

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On this episode Adam and Chris speak with Lawrence Hester who was the founder and CEO of FareHarbor, the leading online booking platform for tours and activity providers. Under Lawrence leadership, FareHarbor grew from a small family run business to ultimately being acquired by Booking Holdings in 2018. Lawrence shares how his experience selling croutons has led to his biggest lesson.

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This week's guest is Luke Beatty who is a partner at TCG and has been one of the fixtures of the Colorado tech ecosystem over the past 20 years. Her has a unique distinction that he successfully founded and sold two companies based in Colorado (Associated Content and BrandFolder.) and was also the managing director at Techstars Boulder. On this episode Luke shares with Adam and Chris why being a "People collector" is vital to success.

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