VentureForth - Adventures in Startups

Lisa Qiu Fetterman is the co-founder and CEO of Nomiku, a smart sous vide machine that makes delicious home cooking accessible and affordable to everybody.

In this episode, Lisa shares how she leveraged her experiences with Kickstarter, Y Combinator, and Shark Tank to build a big business out of a small kitchen appliance, and why your next meal should be Nomiku'd.

Buy Nomiku in time for Christmas at Williams Sonoma or Nomiku.com.

Follow Lisa on Twitter @LisaQFetterman and see her pitch on Shark Tank!

Lisa's Favorite Book: Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone & Alluring Lettuces: And Other Seductive Vegetables for Your Garden

Lisa's Signature Dish: Porcini Coated Steak & Matsutake Salt Steak

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Executive producer & host: Joe Mahavuthivanij

Edited by: Debra Lin

Theme music by: Music for Makers

Logo design: Debra Lin

Sam Parr is the co-founder and CEO of Hustle Con Media, one of America’s fastest growing media companies.

In this episode, Sam shares his eclectic history of hustling and his mission to build a media conglomerate for the ages.

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Follow Sam on Twitter @thesamparr and experience his cross-country motorcycle trip in photos.

Sam's recommended reading: Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr & Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way

Sam collects: Vintage Motorcycles & Vintage Denim

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Executive producer & host: Joe Mahavuthivanij

Edited by: Joe Mahavuthivanij

Theme music by: Music for Makers

Logo design: Debra Lin

Howard Lindzon is the co-founder and general partner at Social Leverage - an early stage venture fund, and co-founder and chairman of StockTwits – a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

In this episode, Howard shares his beginnings as a Toronto comic and how he combined humor with social media to become the Howard Lindzon we know and love today.

Learn more about Social Leverage.

Follow Howard on StockTwits @howardlindzon, on Twitter @howardlindzon, and read his blog.

Apps Howard can't live without: Gmail, Google Maps & StockTwits

Howard's Hot Stocks: $PYPL, $IRBT, $GOOGL, $NKE, $LULU, $UA, $SCHW & $GRID

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Executive producer & host: Joe Mahavuthivanij

Edited by: Joe Mahavuthivanij

Theme music by: Music for Makers

Logo design: Debra Lin

Vincent Cardillo was the co-founder & former CTO of Bento, a startup delivering delicious Asian food on demand. Bento was featured on Season 3 Episode 6 of Gimlet Media's Startup podcast, following the entrepreneurial journey faced by Vincent and his co-founder Jason Demant.

In this inaugural episode of the VentureForth podcast, we catch up with Vincent and hear about his experience with Bento, the Startup podcast, and the future of food delivery.

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Vincent's first business: Computer Repair

Vincent collects: Ham Radio and Electronics

Founders Vincent most admires: Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk

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Executive producer & host: Joe Mahavuthivanij

Edited by: Joe Mahavuthivanij

Theme music by: Music for Makers

Logo design: Debra Lin