Startup Foundations

Today on Startup Foundations, we speak to Rodney Sampson, a serial entrepreneur who is currently the Executive Chairman & CEO of Opportunity Hub. Opportunity Hub is helping create racial equity in the startup ecosystem. Rodney chats with us about how startups and VCs can address racial inequity and build a diverse workforce. We also dive into Rodney's entrepreneurial background and how his startup Multicast Media helped churches broadcast their message on the internet.


CREDITS:

Host: Greg Miaskiewicz, co-founder of Capbase
https://twitter.com/miaskiewicz

Guest: Rodney Sampson, Executive Chairman & CEO of Opportunity Hub
https://twitter.com/rodneysampson

OHUB
https://opportunityhub.co

Producer: Gabriel Quiroga

Music by: Chris Latina
https://www.discogs.com/artist/4062629-C-Latina

Today on Startup Foundations, we speak to Chris Bennett, the founder and CEO at Wonderschool. During the pandemic, Wonderschool has been helping more and more families find quality child care and early education. Chris also chats with us about being a minority in the startup community and how issues of racial inequity can be addressed in the world of venture capital.


CREDITS:

Host: Greg Miaskiewicz, co-founder of Capbase
https://twitter.com/miaskiewicz

Guest: Chris Bennett, CEO and founder of Wonderschool
https://twitter.com/8ennett

Wonderschool
https://www.wonderschool.com

Music by: Chris Latina
https://www.discogs.com/artist/4062629-C-Latina
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Today on Startup Foundations, we speak to Carlos Escutia, the CEO of GroWrk Remote, a remote office management platform. With most companies transitioning to remote environments, we discuss this pivot and some of the major benefits of having a remote workforce. Carlos comes from a family of entrepreneurs and is a repeat startup founder.


CREDITS:

Host: Greg Miaskiewicz, co-founder of Capbase
https://twitter.com/miaskiewicz

Guest: Carlos Escutia, CEO and founder of GroWrk Remote
https://twitter.com/cnescutia

GroWrk Remote
https://growrk.com

Music by: Chris Latina
https://www.discogs.com/artist/4062629-C-Latina
https://soundcloud.com/articlecollection?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=0

This time on Startup Foundations, we speak to Robyn Exton, the founder of HER, a social dating app for queer women. We learn about her journey as a startup founder, first starting her business in the UK and moving the company to the United States to participate in YCombinator. She also talks about how women can get more support in the startup community and provides valuable advice to female founders launching a startup.


CREDITS:

Host: Greg Miaskiewicz, co-founder of Capbase
https://twitter.com/miaskiewicz

Guest: Robyn Exton, CEO and founder of HER
https://twitter.com/robynexton

HER Dating App
https://weareher.com


Music by: Chris Latina
https://www.discogs.com/artist/4062629-C-Latina
https://soundcloud.com/articlecollection?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=0

Join me, Greg Miaskiewicz, the host of the Startup Foundations podcast as we dissect topics affecting the startup community and share founders' stories of how they landed their first customers and raised their first checks from investors.

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Presented by Capbase
https://capbase.com