The 5-Minute Founder

Chris Echevarria is the Founder & CEO of Blackstock & Weber, a Brooklyn-based footwear brand that makes handmade leather shoes in England.

In the interview, Chris discusses how he used reddit to acquire early customers, and how he ended up in the Techstars startup accelerator in Los Angeles.

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Partners

ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

Prosper Gowork – Prosper Gowork is a shared work space with multiple locations across Brooklyn. For less than $100/mo, you can have 24/7 access to all of Prosper’s locations. Listeners of the show get $50 total off their first 3 months of membership, and then 10% off the normal monthly rate after that (you’ll only pay $89/mo). Sign up today at ProsperGowork.com/Founder.

Jeremy McCool is the Founder & CEO of Hevo, which makes wireless charging for electric vehicles.

In the interview, Jeremy talks about how Hevo acquired their first customers as well as the greatest challenges he's faced starting the company.

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Partners

ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

Prosper Gowork – Prosper Gowork is a shared work space with multiple locations across Brooklyn. For less than $100/mo, you can have 24/7 access to all of Prosper’s locations. Listeners of the show get $50 total off their first 3 months of membership, and then 10% off the normal monthly rate after that (you’ll only pay $89/mo). Sign up today at ProsperGowork.com/Founder.

Iyah Romm is the Founder & CEO of Cityblock Health, a healthcare company based in Brooklyn.

In the interview, Iyah talks about his passion for serving underserved urban communities, and the challenges of product engineers building tech for a very different consumer than themselves.

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Partners

ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

Prosper Gowork – Prosper Gowork is a shared work space with multiple locations across Brooklyn. For less than $100/mo, you can have 24/7 access to all of Prosper’s locations. Listeners of the show get $50 total off their first 3 months of membership, and then 10% off the normal monthly rate after that (you’ll only pay $89/mo). Sign up today at ProsperGowork.com/Founder.

Jon Staff is the Founder & CEO of Getaway, which places tiny cabin rentals outside of major cities.

In the interview, Jon discusses the challenges of growing an asset intensive business, as well as the importance of instilling work-life balance into the culture at Getaway.

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Partners

ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

Prosper Gowork – Prosper Gowork is a shared work space with multiple locations across Brooklyn. For less than $100/mo, you can have 24/7 access to all of Prosper’s locations. Listeners of the show get $50 total off their first 3 months of membership, and then 10% off the normal monthly rate after that (you’ll only pay $89/mo). Sign up today at ProsperGowork.com/Founder.

Bernhard Mehl is the Co-Founder & CEO of Kisi, a Brooklyn startup that produces keyless entry systems.

In the interview, Bernhard discusses about how they got their first customers, and why they decided to pivot from B2C to B2B customers.

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Partners

ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

Prosper Gowork – Prosper Gowork is a shared work space with multiple locations across Brooklyn. For less than $100/mo, you can have 24/7 access to all of Prosper’s locations. Listeners of the show get $50 total off their first 3 months of membership, and then 10% off the normal monthly rate after that (you’ll only pay $89/mo). Sign up today at ProsperGowork.com/Founder.

Ke Cheng is the Founder & CEO of HistoWiz, an automated tissue diagnostics lab based in Brooklyn. Prior to founding HistoWiz, Ke was a cancer researcher for more than 10 years.

In the interview, Ke talks about her frustration in the speed of histology which hinders the progress of cancer research progress and how HistoWiz is addressing this issue. Ke also discusses the challenges of being a single, first-time founder.

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Partners

ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

Prosper Gowork – Prosper Gowork is a shared work space with multiple locations across Brooklyn. For less than $100/mo, you can have 24/7 access to all of Prosper’s locations. Listeners of the show get $50 total off their first 3 months of membership, and then 10% off the normal monthly rate after that (you’ll only pay $89/mo). Sign up today at ProsperGowork.com/Founder.

Matt Wheeler is the Co-Founder of SportsRecruits, a platform used by high school athletes to market themselves to college coaches.

In the interview, Matt talks about how they got the idea of building the company and insights they gained by listening to their customers.

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Partners

ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

Prosper Gowork – Prosper Gowork is a shared work space with multiple locations across Brooklyn. For less than $100/mo, you can have 24/7 access to all of Prosper’s locations. Listeners of the show get $50 total off their first 3 months of membership, and then 10% off the normal monthly rate after that (you’ll only pay $89/mo). Sign up today at ProsperGowork.com/Founder.

Will Martino is the Co-Founder of Kadena, which creates a scalable smart-contract blockchain technology. Their core driving goal is to change the way that people interact with value on a daily basis.

In the interview, Will discusses why he and his co-founder Stuart left J.P. Morgan to start Kadena, and the challenges of educating folks on the similarities between public and private blockchain.

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Partners

ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

Prosper Gowork – Prosper Gowork is a shared work space with multiple locations across Brooklyn. For less than $100/mo, you can have 24/7 access to all of Prosper’s locations. Listeners of the show get $50 total off their first 3 months of membership, and then 10% off the normal monthly rate after that (you’ll only pay $89/mo). Sign up today at ProsperGowork.com/Founder.

Ro Gupta is the Co-Founder & CEO of CARMERA, a street intelligence company based in Brooklyn. The company provides high definition maps that are constantly updated for autonomous vehicles.

In the interview, Ro talks about CARMERA acquired their first customers and the challenges of working in the automotive industry.

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Partners

ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

Prosper Gowork – Prosper Gowork is a shared work space with multiple locations across Brooklyn. For less than $100/mo, you can have 24/7 access to all of Prosper’s locations. Listeners of the show get $50 total off their first 3 months of membership, and then 10% off the normal monthly rate after that (you’ll only pay $89/mo). Sign up today at ProsperGowork.com/Founder.

John Salzinger is a Founder and The Chief Business Development Officer at MPOWERD. MPOWERD creates a series of inflatable solar-powered lights under the brand Luci.

In the interview, John discusses the challenges of knock off competitors, and how he views perceived problems in his business as opportunities.

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Partners

ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

Prosper Gowork – Prosper Gowork is a shared work space with multiple locations across Brooklyn. For less than $100/mo, you can have 24/7 access to all of Prosper’s locations. Listeners of the show get $50 total off their first 3 months of membership, and then 10% off the normal monthly rate after that (you’ll only pay $89/mo). Sign up today at ProsperGowork.com/Founder.