TechTO Together

This episode originally aired on: August 10, 2020.

M.G. Thibaut, CFO at DroneDeploy shares practical tips from current and future Tech innovators who will and have dreamed, struggled, and persevered throughout all walks of careers.

This episode originally aired on: August 10, 2020.

Max Yoder, Co-founder & CEO at Lessonly discusses finding one's lane in a crowded industry; discovering on how to make effective improvements in society with one's company and vision.

This episode originally aired on: August 24, 2020.

Michelle Zatlyn, Co-Founder and COO of Cloudflare, shares real stories about what it was like to get started, the challenges of finding product market fit, and how they scaled the business to its extraordinary size.

This episode originally aired on: September 21, 2020.

Ian Wong, Co-Founder and CTO at Opendoor, offers his personal insights about tackling the real estate industry and scaling the company to unicorn status.

Founded in 2014, Opendoor is an online platform that provides a radically simple way to buy, sell, or trade-in a home. Opendoor has raised $1.35 billion (USD) in total funding, with an estimated valuation of $3.8 billion (USD).

This episode originally aired on: December 7, 2020.

Rahul Vohra, Founder & CEO of Superhuman, shares the insights he learned from his previous startups and acquisitions, along with the unconventional strategies used to grow Superhuman’s user base.

In 2017, Superhuman launched an email platform that boasted faster speeds and innovative features like email unsend and artificial intelligence assistance. Despite a price tag of $30 a month for email — a traditionally free product — the waiting list of potential customers grew to 180,000 people. A $33 million USD Series B (led by Andreessen Horowitz) gives Superhuman a valuation in the range of $260 million USD. 

This episode originally aired on: October 26, 2020.

Speaking from London, Andrew Robb (former COO of Farfetch) shared his perspectives about scaling an e-commerce startup into a global leader. Founded in 2007 as an e-commerce marketplace for luxury fashion, Farfetch currently allows customers to make purchases from more than 1300 high-end brands. A 2018 IPO generated a valuation of approximately $6 billion USD.

This episode originally aired on: November 20, 2020.

After building and selling a custom software development company in the early 1990s, Brad Feld turned to angel investing, with a focus on early-stage startups. Some of his notable investments include Fitbit, Zynga, and MakerBot. Brad is a co-founder of the global accelerator program Techstars, as well as Foundry Group, a venture capital firm based in Boulder, Colorado. An innovative voice in the tech community, Brad has authored more than a dozen books and regularly shares his insights in the Feld Thoughts blog.

This session of TechTO Together features Chris Best, Co-Founder and CEO at Substack Inc. Hosted by the founders of TechTO, Alex Norman and Jason Goldlist, we discuss Chris' journey alongside his co-founders, to building a highly successful company present day - one that seeks to build a better future for writers.

This session of TechTO Together features Neil Cawse, Founder and CEO at Geotab. Hosted by the founders of TechTO, Alex Norman and Jason Goldlist, we discuss Neil's journey to building a company now known as the world’s #1 telematics provider.

This session of TechTO Together features Jordan Boesch, Co-Founder and CEO at 7shifts. Hosted by the founders of TechTO, Alex Norman and Jason Goldlist, we discuss Jordan's journey to building a company now known as the most intuitive employee scheduling and management software designed for the restaurant industry.