This week, the pod welcomes James Phelan, Co-Founder and Chief Evangelist of the startup accelerator, Village Insights. James also owns his own product Budapop, is the CCO of Univrso, and serves as the Managing Director at Founder Institute Texas, among other things. Through his experiences, James has developed a feel for Houston's startup ecosystem, what it needs more of, and what it needs less of. James also delves into his work at Univrso where he and his colleagues imagine a more human-centered future as we travel to Mars and beyond.