The Entrepreneur Insight

Today he inspires others as a keynote speaker and passes on his learnings from founding the world's first music recognition service.

My guest today is Mate Rimac, he is a croatian innovator, entrepreneur, and founder and CEO of the car company Rimac Automobili. 

Mate has dreamed about building the fastest car since he was a child and he has stated that his goal is to bring automotive manufacturers to Croatia.

My guest today has been in the Mapping Industry for 16 years and was part of the teams that help build both Apple and Google Maps. Today James Wu is the CEO and Cofounder of DeepMap a mapping startup that is looking to take mapping in the Autonomous Driving Industry to the next level. 

During our conversation, James and I talked about how James realized the need to develop better technology for HD Mapping that can best assist autonomous driving vehicles. We also discuss what the future of the industry looks like in the next 5 years as well as in the next 30 years.

He went from corporate law into venture capital, my guest today is David Hornik. He has been a general partner at August Capital since 2000 and in his time there he has invested in some really innovative companies in the tech space.

During this episode, we talk about his journey from law to VC and the people that influenced him most. We also dive into how he goes about his business and what he looks for when deciding to invest in your ideas.

“You need to build Non-linear positives relationships” “Don’t look for Quid-Pro-Quos”  This is the advice of my guest today, Anthony Scaramucci, he is the founder of Sky Bridge Capital, and he served as Director of Communications for the White House under President Donald Trump. 

In this episode, Anthony and I discuss how he achieved his success and how being able to develop a really tough skin has helped him deal with the negativity that comes with being in the public eye especially when you immerse yourself in the political game.

He started his first business when he was only 11 years old, and he did it to be able to afford a field trip with his school three years later, this level of determination is what has led my guest Joah Spearman to the success that he has achieved today. 

Joah is the founder of Localeur a leading travel startup that shares local recommendations in more than 80 cities around the world.  In this episode I talk to Joah about his story and how he became the successful entrepreneur that he is today, His Journey was not easy and it required a lot of his grit and determination to get it done.

Assertive and confident are two words that come to mind when I think of my guest today, Her name is Gina Bianchini, and she is the founder & CEO of Mighty Networks, a SaaS platform that serves “creators with a purpose” selling experiences, relationships, and expertise to their members via community, content, online courses, and subscription commerce–all offered in one place under the creator’s brand.   

In our conversation, Gina goes over the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people and how she was always lucky that the people around her were so different from her and how that always led to an environment of collaboration. We also dive into the differences between mentorship and sponsorship and why you don't want a mentor.

He had an idea, and he wanted to execute it, so he went on who wants to be a millionaire and walked away with One Hundred Thousand Dollars and quit his job and started his business, this is the story of my guest today Nik Bonaddio, he is the Nik is the founder and CEO of the popular sports analytics site numberFire, which was acquired by FanDuel in September 2015. 

In my conversation with Nik, we go into the importance of not discounting your network, those outside your business who are there when you need to disconnect and have a beer with a friend. We also talk about how Nik built his company and what it took to make it the success it is.

His fascination with business and the life sciences industry have been a driving force for my guest today Erik Gatenholm, Eric is the Founder and CEO of CELLINK a 3-D printing company that unlike the many other 3D printing companies out there that print in plastic or metal, CELLINK prints in human tissue, giving the world of medicine a completely new outlook into the future. 

Erik is driving by his vision of changing the world and by creating technology that drives us forward, And like many other Entrepreneurs today he is focused not only in the big picture but also in giving back by making himself available to chat and educate other young and rising entrepreneurs.

In this episode we discuss all about how he has fearlessly built his company and how he has taken risks just to prove others wrong which he says is something he loves, we also discuss the many ways he keeps learning and growing as he fulfills his vision of making CELLINK the biggest player in the life sciences field.

"Entrepreneurs are these crazy people that when thrown from an airplane develop a parachute on their way down," says my guest Silvina Moschini on today's episode of The Entrepreneur Insight Podcast. 

Silvina is the Founder of "SheWorks!" an innovative platform that looks to close the gender gap. She is also the co-founder of an innovative remote work platform "Transparent Business" that is working to make public and private procurement more transparent. 

In our conversation, Silvina and I dive into how she got the ideas to start her businesses and how she identified early on the vast availability of worldwide talent and the need that existed to be able to successfully manage teams remotely.