The Ones Who Succeed

This week on the program, a conversation with Bedrock Capital Founder Geoff Lewis. Bedrock makes investments in search of narrative violations and boasts a portfolio including Lyft, Wish, The Athletic, Canva and Clearco to name a few. In this episode, we discuss what are narrative violations, bitcoin being the world's first financial religion and why Bedrock is not your typical venture firm. This conversation was recorded on June 17, 2021, thanks for listening!

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This week on the program, a conversation with Levels Co-Founder/CEO Sam Corcos. Levels is a prominent startup on a mission to solve the metabolic health crisis. In this episode, we discuss navigating co-founder dynamics, shipping software and talking to customers, and why Levels has been dedicated to remote work, even pre-pandemic. This conversation was recorded on May 08, 2021, thanks for listening!

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This week on the program, a conversation with Soapbox Founder/CEO Brennan ‍McEachran. Soapbox helps managers have better one-on-ones, team meetings and discussions. In this episode, we discuss raising venture investment too early, how to get closer to product-market fit, and the unique challenges of scaling a startup in Canada. This conversation was recorded on April 7th, 2021, thanks for listening!

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This week on the program, a conversation with Jeff Adamson, the Co-Founder of SkipTheDishes and Neo Financial. Skip is a popular Canadian food delivery startup acquired by Just Eat in 2016 for over 200 million dollars. Neo Financial is a challenger bank that has raised over 50 million dollars based in Calgary, Alberta. In this episode, we discuss Jeff's transition from amateur sports to startups, lessons learned building SkipTheDishes, and what Jeff's ambitions are for Neo Financial, taking on the 500 billion dollars Canadian banking business. This conversation was recorded on March 31, 2021, thanks for listening!

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This week on the program, a conversation with O2E Brands Founder/CEO Brian Scudamore. O2E is a collection of brands including 1800 Got Junk, Wow 1 Day Painting and Shack Shine, which together are worth over half a billion dollars. In this episode, we discuss Brian's decision to drop out of school to become a junkman, working on NOT in your business, and how Brian bootstrapped a half-a-billion-dollar junk empire. This conversation was recorded on Tuesday, March 30th, thanks for listening!

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This week on the program, a conversation with GT's Living Foods Founder and CEO GT Dave. GT is the king of Kombucha. Having introduced the drink to U.S consumers in the late 90s, his company currently controls over 40% of the U.S Kombucha market. Furthermore, GT is primarily credited with the popularization of the drink in North America. In this episode, we discuss GT's relationship with Kombucha, building a beverage company from the ground up, and what GT's plans are as he expands his company beyond Kombucha. This conversation was recorded on March 19th, 2021; thanks for listening!

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This week on the program, a conversation with Creator and Investor Jack Kirchman AKA NASJAQ. Jack is a creator and angel investor who has amassed an audience of over 800k on TikTok, known for his informative yet engaging videos covering all things hard tech startups. In this episode, we discuss how Jack got his start as a creator, why focus exclusively hard tech startups, and how to get started a creator turned angel investor. This conversation was recorded on February 17, 2021, thanks for listening!

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This week on the program, a conversation with Homebrew Co-Founder and Partner Hunter Walk. Homebrew is a San Francisco-based venture firm that boasts a portfolio, including Chime, Anchor, Cruise, Cheddar, and the only Stir. In this episode, we discuss the inception of Homebrew, navigating hype cycles as a venture investor and why Hunter believes founder market fit is mission-critical when investing. This conversation was recorded on March 02, 2021, thanks for listening!

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This week on the program, a conversation with Figma Co-Founder and CEO Dylan Field. Figma is a collaborative design tool trusted by companies like Slack, Twitter, Dropbox, Square, and the New York Times. In this episode, we discuss Dylan's experience dropping out of University and becoming a Theil Fellow, raising 4 million dollars at 19 to start Figma and lessons learned as the CEO of a design Unicorn, that also happens to be taking on tech behemoths, like Adobe in the process. This conversation was recorded on February 22, 2021, thanks for listening!

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This week on the program, a conversation with Cocoon Co-Founder and CEO Sachin Monga. Cocoon is a messaging app for sharing daily life with your closest groups. In this episode, we discuss Sachin's learnings at Facebook, building a consumer social app in 2021, and what are Sachin's plans as it pertains to the the future of Cocoon. This conversation was recorded on January 26th, 2021, thanks for listening!

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