Startup Mindsets

Caroline Winnett is the Executive Director at Berkeley SkyDeck, a world leading startup accelerator.

We discuss

• What it is like running a startup accelerator.

• How academics make the decision to commercialize their ideas and research.

•  What Skydeck looks for in applicants.
• Advising startups on their best path forward.

About their fund _ _ _ _

The Berkeley SkyDeck Fund is the investment partner for UC Berkeley’s SkyDeck Accelerator Program. The Fund invests $200K into each startup that goes through SkyDeck, and can participate in later stage investment rounds with Berkeley founders. One of the most active seed investors in the Bay Area, the Fund has made over 130 investments in 3 years!

In a first-of-its-kind, public-private partnership, the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund shares one-half of fund profits with UC Berkeley. This unique partnership helps support UC Berkeley education and creates a source of funding for UC Berkeley’s public education mission.

The Berkeley SkyDeck Fund is run by Chon Tang, Managing Partner, and Brian Bordley, Partner. It is funded by organizations such as Sequoia Capital, Sierra Ventures, and Canvas Ventures, as well as other VC firms, individuals, and large corporations.

Learn more about Berkeley Skydeck: https://skydeck.berkeley.edu/our_team

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He's debated Bill O'Reilly, our guest,Isaac Saul, started a politics newsletter called Tangle. It aims to make sense of the noise in politics by delivering straightforward journalism.

We learn about Isaac's interesting path to entrepreneurship in that it took 7 final interview job rejections to say, "Screw this, I'm starting a company."

Hear about

• Find the best cheesesteak in Philly
• When the revenue exceeded the income from his last job
• Advice for entrepreneurs and what success looks like.
• How Tangle cuts through to write fair honest news.

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Alex Londo and Mike Liu join the podcast to discuss their startup's partnership and collaboration.

In this conversation, Mike breaks down how FreeFuse is transforming customer engagement and training with interactive media, bringing a whole new level of personalization and impact to digital experiences. 🌐 Imagine being able to create paths and journeys within a single video—content that feels like it was made just for you!

But it doesn’t stop there. FreeFuse is also diving into automation with custom GPTs, helping teams streamline workflows and connect more effectively with their audiences. 📈

Check out the episode for insights into how interactive media can unlock new possibilities for businesses of any size. It’s a must-listen for founders, marketers, and anyone passionate about rethinking customer engagement!

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Jane Mosbacher Morris stops by the podcast to share how her book and company go hand in hand in creating ethical supply chains for retail. Clients include Coca Cola, Visa, and Bloomingdales.

Jane Mosbacher Morris is the founder and CEO of To The Market, a turnkey solution for ethical manufacturing, connecting brands and retailers to a syndicated network of sustainable, story-rich suppliers. Jane started To The Market with a vision to democratize access to the global supply chain and provide makers around the world with the economic empowerment that comes from safe, dignified, fairly paid work. Our conversation covers Jane’s background in foreign relations, how To The Market is giving underrepresented entrepreneurs access to global supply chains, and the importance of sustainability and resilience in supply chains.

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Today’s guest is Torrey Smith, an eclectic entrepreneur and CEO of Endiatx, the pillbot startup. 

Watch the Pillbot in action on TedX: https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_luebke_vivek_kumbhari_how_you_could_see_inside_your_body_with_a_micro_robot?subtitle=en

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Getting an investment after 3 years of email updates

4:24 Living with artists

7:00 building friendships all around the world

9:37 Endiatx name meaning

10:10 Swallowing robots

Clinical Trials in New Zealand, used in a real clinic

13:25 Handling negative feedback, keeping optimism in the face of rejection. 

33:20 Cool dialogue about venture and Silicon Valley 

36:30 90 clinics and 10 dreamers walk into a room

39:28 The nail that sticks out will get hammered down.

44:00 The least fundable startup company

47:00 Having nothing to lose, what you’re risking by not launching the company 

49:00 I innovate for the roof over my wife’s head, when I hustle I hustle for their sake, for the patients we can treat with this technology. 

Who are you fighting for? Why are you? Is your hustle pure? Are you trying to save lives?

52:00 Let’s go build some dreams! Slide Decks, Spreadsheets and Robots for the body.

Hello Startup Mindsets fam, happy October! Today's episode features Alan Bautista, a friend from high school who's had a successful career pivoting from working at restaurants to landing a meaningful career in

Recently, Alan was ranked Top 25 on SDRleader.com

This episode's especially valuable to those looking for a career change, software sales stories, and inspiration to overcome adversity.

Connect with Alan on the LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jalan4/

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Dan travels to Redwood City to interview Martin in person about The Bonfire Moment, his work as a Principal of Organizational Management at Google, why startups fail, handling feedback and more on this episode.

Grab your copy at https://www.bonfiremoment.com and find unique insights from pioneers of Google’s Startup Accelerator on why building teams is harder than building tech—and a proven way to develop a tight team that’s ready for the intense challenges of startup life.

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Time stamps

4:20 Merch at startupmindsets.com/shop

4:40 Shoutout to Freefuse and Mike Liu

5:00 Shoutout to Arcane for sponsoring a post: try arcane

(5:40) Convo w/Martin Starts

(6:00) How do you reduce yourself to a label

(7:10) What lead into the book

(15:00) Writing a book takes years

(16:10) Collaborating w/Earl to write the book

(18:10) Getting on USA Today bestseller, selling 5k copies

(19:52) Thinking about the people problems on the team

(21:00) Study out of Harvard showing top reasons for failure:

Not assembling complimentary skill sets

(21:43) People issues are what crumble the startup from within

(23:17) Friends and family are the most unstable partnerships, people who are acquaintances and more stable are people who were previously coworkers

Friends and fam are the most expensive, damage is more severe. 

(25:00) Winning the short game, get the product out.

(29:00) First time moving to New York 

33:40 meeting high profile successful people, underestimating  good luck and s

What were the circumstances  that gave them the psychological  and mental capacities to meet that success (35:00)

(46:10) What do we find meaningful?

(47:50) What kind of pains can I alleviate in the world? Making organizations suck the life out of us less is a battle cry.

(48:30) Handling feedback for the book

(49:39) Dig for feedback

(50:51) Very indirect Filipino communication culture

(51:50) Working jobs that you hate and dealing with bad bosses

(55:00) Dealing with other coworkers and adjusting

(56:34) Assimilating to American life in NYC 

(59:05) Filipinos are the Mexicans of Asia?

Raising a family in Philippines vs USA

Being an immigrant hardens you

(1:01:00) show effortlessness while hustling and the US culture behind it.

Eric Colbert the founder/ceo of  @vouchvault2321  joins the pod to share his story creating the company, 🏄‍♂️ surfing, and being an entrepreneur.

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