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Helping Restaurants Make the Most of the Internet - Sterling Douglass & Justin McNally / Co-Founders of Chowly

Sterling Douglass & Justin McNally , Co-Founders of Chowly , a restaurant technology company that integrates third-party online ordering pla...

41:04Apr 24, 2020

The Cannabis Marketplace Bringing the Industry Online - James Yi / Founder of LeafTrade

James Yi is the Founder and CEO of LeafTrade , a startup building a wholesale ordering platform connecting licensed cannabis vendors and dis...

28:55Feb 5, 2020

Turning Data into Stories - Stuart Frankel / Founder of Narrative Science

Stuart Frankel is the Founder & CEO of Narrative Science , which translates all the data companies produce into digestible information. The...

52:08Dec 9, 2019

Selling a Bootstrapped Startup for $22M, Building a Marketplace, Manufactured Housing - Dave Bowen / CEO of Purchasing Platform

Dave Bowen is the CEO of Purchasing Platform , an online marketplace for real estate developers to buy products for their properties. Before...

40:44Nov 18, 2019

Future of Travel, Growth Hacking Instagram, Doing Things That Don't Scale - Konrad Waliszewski / Founder of TripScout

Konrad Waliszewski is the CEO and a co-founder of TripScout, a startup making a travel app that curates the best recommendations around the...

47:59Oct 28, 2019

Chicago's Next Consumer Unicorn - Steven Galanis / Founder of Cameo

Steven Galanis is the Founder & CEO of Cameo , a startup that allows you to book personalized shoutouts from your favorite people. Cameo has...

49:39Aug 20, 2019

The Free School Preparing Anyone for a Sales Jobs in Tech - Brian Bar / Founder of Victory Lap

Brian Bar is the Founder and CEO of Victory Lap , a sales bootcamp empowers candidates from all different backgrounds to find success in sal...

38:34Jul 25, 2019

From Dot-Com Bust to Late Bloomer Entrepreneur - Jeff Hunt / Founder of Snap36

Jeff Hunt is the Founder of Snap36 , a 360° product-photography startup that works with everyone from Amazon to small, family-owned business...

33:53Jun 21, 2019

Building a Valley Company in the Chicago Way / Brian Luerssen (CEO) & Tim Grace (COO) @ DraftBit & VCs @ LongJump Fund

Brian Luerssen is the CEO & Tim Grace is the COO of DraftBit , a startup building a new way to build cross-platform, native iOS and Android...

01:23:44May 26, 2019

Disrupting the Massive Commercial Real Estate Market - Tom Smith / Co-Founder of Truss

Tom Smith is the Co-Founder of Truss , a commercial real estate platform that helps small businesses find office space. You can think of the...

38:54Apr 9, 2019

BenchPrep's Amazing Turnaround Story - Ashish Rangnekar / Co-Founder of BenchPrep

Ashish Rangnekar is the CEO and Co-Founder of BenchPrep , a SaaS learning platform for education and training companies to create and delive...

01:09:19Feb 21, 2019

From Opera Singer to Founder of the Most Successful App Kickstarter Ever - Gabriel Wyner / Founder of Fluent Forever

Gabriel Wyner is the Founder and CEO of Fluent Forever , a startup that aims to help anyone learn a language quickly and remember it forever...

40:03Oct 16, 2017

What Is Chris Gladwin up to After Selling Cleversafe for $1.3 Billion? Building Ocient to Revolutionize Big Data Analytics

Chris Gladwin is the CEO and Founder of Ocient , a startup building software that enables sophisticated users of data to handle massive amou...

01:07:16Oct 9, 2017

Making Parents Lives Better with Healthy Kids Lunches & How a Porn Site Led to a Big Rebrand - Rebecca Sholiton & Nate Cooper / Wise Apple

Rebecca Sholiton and Nate Cooper are the Co-Founders of Wise Apple (formally Pak'd), a startup that delivers pre-made, customizable school l...

41:53Sep 13, 2017

Stanford to Chicago to Raising $9 Million and Reinventing Millennial Investing - Brian Barnes / Founder of M1 Finance

Brian Barnes is the CEO and Founder of M1 Finance , a startup making an automated investment tool that lets users put their money to work in...

27:27Sep 1, 2017

Creating the Next Corner Store in the Age of Amazon - Michael LaVitola / Founder of Foxtrot

Michael LaVitola is the CEO and Founder of Foxtrot , a startup that could be thought of as a curated cornerstore with on-demand delivery. It...

23:25Jul 29, 2017

Building a Platform for the $112 Billion Party Planning Industry - Julie Novack / Co-Founder of PartySlate

Julie Novack is the CEO and a Co-Founder of PartySlate , a startup building a two-sided platform that allows event professionals to share th...

28:37May 13, 2017

Helping NBA and NFL Players Sleep More and Play Better - Jeff Kahn / Co-Founder of Rise Science

Jeff Kahn is a Co-Founder and CEO of Rise Science , a sleep behavior change startup that provides sleep coaching for elite athletes. They ha...

34:10Mar 23, 2017

Revolutionizing Small Business Lending with Data & Technology - George Souri / Founder of LQD Business Finance

George Souri is the Founder and CEO of LQD Business Finance , a startup providing quick, convenient, and affordable financing to small and m...

44:38Feb 22, 2017

Troy Henikoff of Techstars on Crafting a Great Pitch, the Power of 0, Cycling, BB8, & Transforming Startups in 90 Days

Troy Henikoff is the Managing Director at Techstars Chicago, a Managing Director at MATH Venture Partners , and a Professor of Entrepreneurs...

50:00Jan 18, 2017

How to Build a Two Sided Marketplace & Fixing Car Maintenance - Greg Tepas / Founder of CarAdvise

Greg Tepas is the Founder and CEO of CarAdvise , a startup that makes car maintenance easy and transparent. CarAdvise acts as a personal aut...

24:23Dec 31, 2016

Building the Future of Business Intelligence, Lessons From Techstars & Value in the Imperfect - Jeff Judge / Founder of Bright

Jeff Judge is the Founder and CEO of Bright , a startup that helps SaaS companies quickly understand their core metrics, and gives them the...

34:53Dec 7, 2016

Sitting down with the Warby Parker of Furniture - Rob Royer / Founder of Interior Define

Rob Royer is the Founder and CEO of Interior Define , a startup that builds furniture on demand and will customize everything, including the...

25:03Dec 3, 2016

Building the Warby Parker of Men's Skincare - Mia Saini & Laura Lisowski / Co-Founders of Oars + Alps

Mia Saini & Laura Lisowski are Co-Founders of Oars + Alps , a new e-commerce startup selling men's skincare products that target an "athleis...

38:10Nov 22, 2016

How 3D Carving & 3D Printing Will Shape the Future - Zach Kaplan / Founder of Inventables

Zach Kaplan is the Founder and CEO of Inventables , which makes software and hardware for 3D carving. Their flagship products Easel, Carvey,...

21:52Nov 10, 2016

Jellyvision's Amanda Lannert on Humor, Culture, Sharks, Diversity, Liberal Arts, Massage Chairs, and Networking

Amanda Lannert is the CEO of Jellyvision , which makes ALEX, an interactive decision-support tool that talks you through traditionally borin...

40:17Nov 3, 2016

The Future of the Gig Economy With VC Turned Founder - Eddie Lou / Co-Founder of Shiftgig

Eddie Lou is the CEO and Co-Founder of Shiftgig , a mobile, two-sided labor marketplace connecting large venues in the service and hospitali...

27:16Oct 27, 2016

Solving Big Problems With Big Data - Dan Wagner / Founder of Civis Analytics

Dan Wagner is the Founder and CEO of Civis Analytics , a startup that helps companies, non-profits, and campaigns leverage their data to dev...

33:38Oct 20, 2016

Virtual Reality, the Future of Retail, & Selling to Big Business - Tracey Wiedmeyer / Co-Founder of InContext Solutions

Tracey Wiedmeyer is the CTO and a Co-Founder of InContext Solutions , the leader in scalable virtual reality (VR) shopping and retail soluti...

29:48Oct 13, 2016

SpotHero's Mark Lawrence on Building a Marketplace Business, Meditation, & Why If It's Not a Fuck Yes, It's a Fuck No

Mark Lawrence is the CEO and Co-Founder of SpotHero , an on-demand parking app and website that makes drivers' lives easier by helping them...

25:51Oct 6, 2016

Machine Learning, Fintech, & the Future of Payments - Canh Tran / Co-Founder of Rippleshot

Canh Tran is the CEO and Co-Founder of Rippleshot , a startup that detects payment card data breaches. They take a big-data machine learning...

32:50Sep 28, 2016

Sparking Conversations One Shoe at a Time - Raaja Nemani / Co-Founder of Bucketfeet

Raaja Nemani is a Co-Founder and CEO of Bucketfeet , a footwear startup that collaborates with a global community of artists to design limit...

26:26Sep 22, 2016

What Does the Future of Education Look Like? - Shaily Baranwal / Founder of Elevate K-12 & Classblox

Shaily Baranwal is the CEO and Founder of Elevate K-12 and Classblox . Elevate K-12 provides digital instruction and online resources to mil...

31:22Sep 15, 2016

Disrupting the Used Car Market With Data - Kayne Grau / Founder of DRIVIN

Kayne Grau is a Co-Founder and CEO of DRIVIN , a startup changing the way used-car dealers source their used-car inventory. Before founding...

26:53Sep 9, 2016

Why Join A Tech Accelerator & Why VCs Start Accelerators - Constance Freedman / VC @ Moderne Ventures

Constance Freedman is the Founder and Managing Partner of Moderne Ventures , an early stage venture fund and accelerator investing in techno...

26:01Aug 26, 2016

What An Ideal Startup Looks Like & Deal Sourcing With A Podcast - Nick Moran / The Full Ratchet

Nick Moran is a co-founder and Managing Director of New Stack Ventures and Moran Capital Partners . He also started the very popular The Ful...

01:10:12Aug 19, 2016

How To Deal With Bad Press & Competing In The Crowded Coffee Market - Philip Tadros / Founder Doejo & Bow Truss

Philip Tadros is a true serial entrepreneur and restauranteur. He is the founder of Doejo , a digital agency, Dollop Coffee , a cafe and bak...

26:30Aug 9, 2016

Personalized Medicine, 3D Printing, Snapchat & Networking - Dima Elissa / Founder of VisMed3D

Dima Elissa is the founder and CEO of VisMed3D , a startup providing 3D surgical patient replicas for state-of-the-art treatment and trainin...

28:42Jul 20, 2016

Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare Startups, Wearables & Diversity - Star Cunningham / Founder of 4DHealthware

Star Cunningham is the Founder and CEO of 4DHealthware , a startup that provides artificially intelligent "nudges", SMS and email messages,...

24:20Jul 13, 2016

Investing In Design-Led Companies & What Chicago Tech Is Missing - John Roa / AKTA & Roa Ventures

John Roa is a serial tech entrepreneur and long time Chicagoan. He got his entrepreneurial start by creating a computer repair business at 1...

30:17Jul 6, 2016

Livestreaming, Virtual Reality, E-Sports & Hiring Your Biggest Critic - Stu Grubbs / Founder of Infiniscene

Stu Grubbs is a Co-Founder and CEO of Infiniscene , a startup building the easiest way to livestream video. They enable gamers, and now Face...

36:36Jun 29, 2016

The Future Of Food Tech & How To Raise $100k In Your First Day On Kickstarter - David Rabie / Founder of Tovala

David Rabie is the Founder and CEO of Tovala , the creator of a smart oven that cooks perfectly made meals by baking, boiling and steaming t...

25:40Jun 22, 2016

How To Decide If Your Idea Is Worth Pursuing & How To Sell Your Product - Landon Shoop / Co-Founder of Fizz

Landon Shoop , along with his wife Jennifer Shoop , started Fizz , a team management tool that makes developing employees easy. At his old j...

28:29Jun 10, 2016

Social Impact, Helping Clinton Beat Trump & Engaging Communities - Michael Slaby / Founder of Timshel

Michael Slaby is the Founder and Head of Mission of Timshel , a startup that has developed a platform called The Groundwork to give organiza...

37:01Jun 3, 2016

Working with Obama, Empowering Non-Profits, & How Bands Are Like Startups - Jason Kunesh / Co-Founder of Public Good

Jason Kunesh is a co-founder and CEO of Public Good Software , a startup aiming to make donating to non-profits as easy as ordering somethin...

43:03May 23, 2016

How To Land A Job At A Startup & The Biggest Mistake 1st Time Founders Make - Gale Bowman / Founding Director of Irish Angels

Gale Bowman is the founding director of Irish Angels , an angel network dedicated to early stage investments in which a founder, board membe...

26:15May 16, 2016

Bootstrapping to 300+ Employees & Offices on 3 Continents - Craig Vodnik / Co-Founder of Cleverbridge

Craig Vodnik is a co-founder of C leverbridge , a global subscription billing provider. Founded in 2005, Cleverbridge has grown to 300+ empl...

46:06May 5, 2016

How To Steal Business Away From Multi-Billion Dollar Competitors - Jacob Babcock / Founder of NuCurrent

Jacob Babcock is the founder and CEO of NuCurrent , a wireless power company that has designed the world's fastest, smallest, and most effic...

36:25Apr 21, 2016

Why Pornographers & Criminals Make For Great Customers & Chicago Tech History - Jeff Carter / VC at Hyde Park Angels & West Loop Ventures

Jeff Carter is a co-founder of Hyde Park Angels , one of the most active angel groups in the United States, and he is currently raising a VC...

56:06Apr 14, 2016

How Clean Eating Helped Beat Chronic Illness & Launch Her Startup - Katlin Smith / Founder of Simple Mills

Katlin Smith is the founder of Simple Mills , a food startup that only uses simple, whole food ingredients. While working as a consultant, K...

20:03Apr 7, 2016