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93: In The Keys to Fundraising, Tom Trevisani (T: @tptcycles), a FinTech entrepreneur who built a crowdfunding platform, joins host William Glass to discuss the keys to raising funds from investors and preparing for a successful crowdfund. You'll hear Tom share how he navigated a highly regulated industry to launch Vedas Labs which is a crowdfunding platform that focuses on companies that support the UN Developmental goals.  Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich helps you go from being one of the 92% of people who fail to achieve their financial goals to one of the few who does. 80% of Ostrich members are on track to achieve thief financial goals. Sign up for free at https://www.getostrich.com About Tom Trevisani: Tom Trevisani is a technology entrepreneur and the founder of VedasLabs Inc. which has a mission to provide open access to investments in early-stage companies that will accelerate how capital is raised and communities are built. Prior to founding VedasLabs he a was key member behind the growth of Axioma, a global leader in quantitative risk analytics solutions for many of the world’s largest hedge funds and asset managers, recently acquired by Deutsche Boerse in April 2019. Tom is also an Investor in Knightscope, a leader in developing autonomous security capabilities that combines self-driving technology, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Earlier in his career, Tom worked as Vice President, Finance & Business Intelligence for Recovco Mortgage Management LLC and Senior Financial Analyst at Digital Risk, the largest independent provider of risk, compliance & transaction management solutions for the mortgage and lending services market. Tom was a Paralegal at Kaufman, Englett and Lynd Attorneys and Congressional Intern at the US House of Representatives. Tom is an active member of the New York City Ballet Young Patron Circle and volunteer for New York Cares, Habitat for Humanity, and Member of the Hudson River Sailing Community. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Stetson University and MBA from Rollins College. As a competitive athlete, he places high value on personal and professional development, as well as motivating others to success. Vedas Labs: Website: vedaslabs.io LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vedaslabs-inc/ Twitter: @VedasLabs_io Connect with Tom: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ttrevisani/ Twitter: @tptcycles Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

92: In The Secret to Growth Marketing & Having Fun at Work, Wes Yee (Twitter: @WesYee), experienced high-tech marketer, joins host William Glass to discuss how tech companies should approach growth marketing. Wes shares how he learned the hard way that there is no one size fits all growth marketing strategy that you can copy and paste. Instead, you'll learn how to identify what growth marketing strategy will work best for you business. You'll learn: How to craft a growth marketing strategy Identifying and implementing growth marketing tactics Defining growth marketing, acquisition marketing, and performance marketing How as a leader to make work more fun Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich helps you go from being one of the 92% of people who fail to achieve their financial goals to one of the few who does. 80% of Ostrich members are on track to achieve thief financial goals. Sign up for free at https://www.getostrich.com About Wes Yee: Wes Yee is a marketer and investor with 10+ years of experience driving growth for technology startups. He's head of integrated marketing at Ramp and a Channel Co-Chair at Pavilion where he helps marketers solve problems. From 2018-2020 he led the growth marketing team at Guru, helping grow revenue over 400%. Prior to Guru he was the VP of Marketing at Sequoia Consulting group and has held key marketing roles at Piqora, Kony, ShareVault and Semphonic. He holds a BA in Mass Communications from CSU East Bay. Learn more about Wes Yee: LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/wesyee & website - www.WesYee.com Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

91: In a 25 Year Journey to Published Author, Antonia Gavrihel (Twitter: @AntoniaGavrihel), author of Back to One, joins host William Glass to discuss the starts and stops to get her breakout novel published. Antonia shares the failed publisher and producer pitches where she came inches from publishing her novel to her unique writing process. You'll learn how music plays an important role in Back to One both in the story and in crafting the story. Antonia has released a unique NFT project in accordance with the novel's publishing. View the Back to One project on OpenSea: https://opensea.io/collection/back-to-one. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich helps you go from being one of the 92% of people who fail to achieve their financial goals to one of the few who does. 80% of Ostrich members are on track to achieve thief financial goals. Sign up for free at https://www.getostrich.com/download About Antonia Gavrihel: Born to an entertainment family — her father a comedian and actor, her mother a big band singer — Antonia was placed in front of a camera at an early age. She loved acting yet dreamed of being a writer. Words, along with the visuals and stories they form, became her passion. Back to One was created when she was raising a young son, building a career, and managing the everyday hurdles of life. After settling her son to sleep after work, she would write into the late hours of the night--- for an entire year. Then began the twenty-five-year search for a publishing house to bring the novel to readers everywhere. The first summer of Covid-19 provided that serendipitous event. Away from writing and occasionally acting, she is a law professor and an enrolled agent/master tax advisor. Her second novel in the Back to One series continuing Cate and Kyle’s adventures will be released next October 2022. Learn more about Back to One & Antonia Gavrihel: https://antoniagavrihel.com Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

122: In the Consequences of the Startup Life, Jon Carder, founder of Vessel Health, joins host William Glass to discuss his 23+ year entrepreneurial journey.  From bootstrapping early in his career to raising venture capital, Jon experienced all of the classic trials and tribulations of being a startup founder. Living on Ramen early in his career helped him through the bootstrapping phase, but ultimately took a toll on his health. After discovering functional medicine, Jon was able to revitalize his health and wellbeing. Vessel Health was born to help bring functional medicine to the masses. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you get your podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich provides a financial habit-building app that helps you build a strong financial foundation. When you first join Ostrich you'll receive your Ostrich financial health score that shows where you are today and how you compare to your peers. Get your Ostrich financial health score for free at https://www.getostrich.com Wicked Bold Chocolate is a vegan chocolate brand using just 3 natural ingredients in its chocolate. Delicious, natural and get 15% off using the promo code: SiliconAlley go to https://www.WickedBold.com About Jon Carder: Jon Carder is a serial entrepreneur. He built four start-ups over the last 23 years, including successful 3 exits. Jon has raised ~$100M in venture capital and hired hundreds of employees. That entrepreneurial lifestyle eventually took its toll and he started having challenges with low energy, brain fog, and trouble sleeping. These problems prevented Jon from consistently showing up as his best self. After talking to friends, he realized that these issues were actually pretty common. Jon learned that through lab work he could identify the root cause of some of the problems and improve them, but that wasn’t going to happen with his conventional doctor. After a lot of searching he eventually found a functional medicine doctor, who was able to identify, through expensive blood work, that Jon had nutrient deficiencies and high toxin levels. So, Jon adjusted his supplements, nutrition and lifestyle accordingly. And, within a month, he was feeling the best he had felt in years. This inspired Jon to start Vessel and use new technology to empower people to track and improve their wellness from home. www.vesselhealth.com Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

121: In A New Way for Content Creators to Engage with Fans, Derek Gorthy, founder at Enshrine, joins host William Glass to discuss how web 3 can bring content creators closer to their fans. Derek shares his journey of founding Enshrine and how NFTs can be used to power a community. Enshrine was founded with creators in mind making it extremely simple to utilize NFTs without having to learn how to code or becoming an expert in web 3.  Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you get your podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich provides a financial habit-building app that helps you build a strong financial foundation. When you first join Ostrich you'll receive your Ostrich financial health score that shows where you are today and how you compare to your peers. Get your Ostrich financial health score for free at https://www.getostrich.com Wicked Bold Chocolate is a vegan chocolate brand using just 3 natural ingredients in its chocolate. Delicious, natural and get 15% off using the promo code: SiliconAlley go to https://www.WickedBold.com About Derek Gorthy: Derek started his first business at the age of 15 after teaching himself how to repair Xbox 360 consoles and smartphones. Since then, he has started multiple companies that range from affiliate marketing sites to algorithmic stock trading. After college, Derek started his career in consulting -- working in the tech, finance, energy, and health industries. He found his niche in understanding difficult concepts and complex systems, then distilling the value of those concepts and systems into a form that anyone could understand. Derek is currently working on his latest company, Enshrine. Enshrine is a Web3 community engagement platform focused on giving content creators the ability to build unique, cross-platform experiences for their fans. Derek is passionate about the company's mission because he believes content creators should own their financial relationships with their fans, not large tech platforms. https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekgorthy/  https://enshrine.io/ Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

120: In Unlocking Profit for SaaS Marketplaces, Joe Keeley, founder of JustiFi, joins host William Glass to discuss how processing payments can drive revenue. Previously, Joe built a successful business connecting college athletes and students to families seeking highly skilled nannies and tutors. As the business shifted to a SaaS model, Joe was frustrated with how much he was paying in payment processing fees. Which led Joe to found JustiFi which arbitrages payment processing options to ensure SaaS marketplaces can process transactions more efficiently.  Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you get your podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich provides a financial habit-building app that helps you build a strong financial foundation. When you first join Ostrich you'll receive your Ostrich financial health score that shows where you are today and how you compare to your peers. Get your Ostrich financial health score for free at https://www.getostrich.com Wicked Bold Chocolate is a vegan chocolate brand using just 3 natural ingredients in its chocolate. Delicious, natural and get 15% off using the promo code: SiliconAlley go to https://www.WickedBold.com About Joe Keeley: Joe Keeley is a dynamic, yet thoughtful entrepreneur and conscious leader. As such, Keeley is the CEO and Co-founder of JustiFi Technologies, a venture-backed fintech business providing payments and fintech infrastructure and strategy for vertical SaaS platforms. JustiFi exists to accelerate the potential of vertical SaaS platforms by bringing optimized embedded payments and beyond payments fintech solutions to bear resulting in increased value for the platform of 3-5X with a remarkably lower cost of ownership. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joekeeley https://www.justifi.ai/ Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

119: In How to Run the Perfect Venture Capital Fundraise, Nathan Beckord, founder of Foundersuite, joins host William Glass to discuss the secret to raising capital for your startup. Nathan walks through step-by-step the perfect startup fundraise and where many founders go wrong. You'll learn how to set yourself up for funding success and increase your likelihood of raising venture capital. Nathan also shares his entrepreneurial journey and how he came to start Foundersuite. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you get your podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich provides a financial habit-building app that helps you build a strong financial foundation. When you first join Ostrich you'll receive your Ostrich financial health score that shows where you are today and how you compare to your peers. Get your Ostrich financial health score for free at https://www.getostrich.com Wicked Bold Chocolate is a vegan chocolate brand using just 3 natural ingredients in its chocolate. Delicious, natural and get 15% off using the promo code: SiliconAlley go to https://www.WickedBold.com About Nathan Beckord: Nathan Beckord is the CEO of Foundersuite.com a venture-backed company that makes the leading “funding stack” (Investor Database, CRM, Pitch Deck Hosting, Bulk Email, Virtual Data Room and Investor Update tools) for startups raising capital. Since launching in 2016, users have raised over $3 Bln in seed and venture capital. Prior to starting Foundersuite, Nathan spent ten years working with over 150 startups as interim CFO, Business Developer, and Advisor. Nathan has an MBA in Entrepreneurship, a BSC in Finance, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). In his free time, he enjoys sailing, traveling, and riding motorcycles. Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

118: In Hacking the Student Loan Repayment System, Bobby Matson, founder of Payitoff, joins host William Glass to discuss his journey of becoming a founder. Bobby shares how his family's struggle to pay down student loans prevented him and his wife from starting a family. After hacking their way out of student loan debt, Bobby decided to commercialize his knowledge through Payitoff. Payitoff provides debt paydown software that supports fintech companies and banks repayment solutions. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you get your podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich provides a financial habit-building app that helps you build a strong financial foundation. When you first join Ostrich you'll receive your Ostrich financial health score that shows where you are today and how you compare to your peers. Get your Ostrich financial health score for free at https://www.getostrich.com Wicked Bold Chocolate is a vegan chocolate brand using just 3 natural ingredients in its chocolate. Delicious, natural and get 15% off using the promo code: SiliconAlley go to https://www.WickedBold.com About Bobby Matson: Bobby Matson is the CEO and founder of Payitoff, a venture-backed team automating every aspect of student loan repayment for fintechs and workplace providers. A few years ago, Payitoff's founder, Bobby, and his wife were weighed down by crushing six-figure student debt, unsure if they’d ever be able to start a family or own a home. Bobby spent nights and weekends codifying student loan regulations and building an algorithm to help his family navigate their personal student debt crisis. This technology, which in time became the core to Payitoff’s algorithm, helped him gain what every borrower seeks: a course of action for his student loan management that without a doubt would get the the best possible financial outcome for his family. Amidst the confusion and complexity of the student loan system, Bobby was able to turn chaos into certainty thanks to this algorithm. With that freedom, Bobby and his wife were empowered to start a family and move forward with their lives. (They currently have an adorable 3-year-old daughter!) Of course, Bobby quickly realized his struggle wasn’t unique. 43 million other borrowers could benefit from the technology he developed in order to overcome the overwhelming complexity of student loan debt. He founded Payitoff in 2018, and we’ve since built a suite of innovative tools to revolutionize student loan management, from the unique perspective of having experienced the struggle firsthand. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbymatson/ Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

117: In A Contrarian View of Technological Innovation, Somi Arian, founder of InPeak, joins host William Glass to discuss the future of human society. Somi describes herself as a tech philosopher and is passionate about the implications that technological innovation has on our society. Somi shares her views on the difficulties that technology will have on human society and how to rectify the challenges that technology will present on society. This episode is deep and a bit contrarian, enjoy! Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you get your podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich provides a financial habit-building app that helps you build a strong financial foundation. When you first join Ostrich you'll receive your Ostrich financial health score that shows where you are today and how you compare to your peers. Get your Ostrich financial health score for free at https://www.getostrich.com Wicked Bold Chocolate is a vegan chocolate brand using just 3 natural ingredients in its chocolate. Delicious, natural and get 15% off using the promo code: SiliconAlley go to https://www.WickedBold.com About Somi Arian: Somi Arian began her journey with a passion for making science and technology more inclusive. In 2018 Somi released her multi-award-winning documentary, "The Millennial Disruption", featuring industry leaders from The Economist, Marie Claire, Bentley, JLR, and Gary Vaynerchuk, to name a few. The documentary was followed by Somi's book on the future of work, “Career Fear (and how to beat it), where she observed the severe lack of women in leadership in Business and Technology. So, she set out to do something about this. Somi launched FemPeak as a Think Tank for Women in Business and Technology in August 2020. With her "I have a Dream" video on LinkedIn. The Think Tank consisted of four big virtual conferences with thousands of attendees and close to a hundred panellists including the Managing Director of Marie Claire, CEO of Bentley Motors, and thought leaders from Google, Microsoft and Morgan Stanley. We wanted to know why women were absent in the top tier of business and Technology. https://www.somiarian.com/ https://inpeak.xyz/ Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

116: In Venturing into Venture Capital, Ketul Patel, investor at Headline, joins host William Glass to discuss his journey into the venture capital world. Ketul shares how he was drawn to technology and innovation at an early age. His curiosity led him deeper into the startup world where he joined a family member on the investing side. After finding some initial success, Ketul had to pivot his investment philosophy and joined a large global venture capital firm. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you get your podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich provides a financial habit-building app that helps you build a strong financial foundation. When you first join Ostrich you'll receive your Ostrich financial health score that shows where you are today and how you compare to your peers. Get your Ostrich financial health score for free at https://www.getostrich.com Wicked Bold Chocolate is a vegan chocolate brand using just 3 natural ingredients in its chocolate. Delicious, natural and get 15% off using the promo code: SiliconAlley go to https://www.WickedBold.com About Ketul Patel: Ketul started his career working in startups. He joined Jet.com after it was acquired by Walmart, and he joined Paxos before it became a unicorn. In 2019, he launched a tech services investment firm called Eximer Capital. Today, he's an early stage investor at a global venture capital firm, Headline. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ketulpatel1 Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

115: In Marketing in the Metaverse, Andre Kay, founder of Metaiblock + Sociallybuzz, joins host William Glass to discuss the future of marketing. As a social media marketing veteran, Andre Kay has been at the forefront of new marketing channels for multiple decades. Andre shares how he typically works with franchise clients and how business owners should be approaching marketing in web 3. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich provides a financial habit-building app that helps you build a strong financial foundation. When you first join Ostrich you'll receive your Ostrich financial health score that shows where you are today and how you compare to your peers. Get your Ostrich financial health score for free at https://www.getostrich.com Wicked Bold Chocolate is a vegan chocolate brand using just 3 natural ingredients in its chocolate. Delicious, natural and get 15% off using the promo code: SiliconAlley go to https://www.WickedBold.com About Andre Kay: Andre Kay, is the CEO of Sociallybuzz. he founded Sociallybuzz in 2008, as one of the first Social Media Marketing Agency to exist in the world. 14 years later, and with over $19 million in sales, Andre gained a vast amount of knowledge and resources in what it takes to be successful in marketing, and as an Entrepreneur. Sociallybuzz specializes in franchise businesses working with franchisees and franchisors. Andre recently launched Metaiblock to focus on the opportunities in web 3 marketing. https://twitter.com/MrAndreKay https://www.instagram.com/sociallybuzz/ https://metaiblock.com/ (See an inside video of the Franchise Funverse on Horizon World) https://www.sociallybuzz.com/ Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

114: In Busting Outsourcing Myths, Daniel Ramsey, founder of MyOutDesk, joins host William Glass to discuss how to find more time in your business through virtual assistants. Daniel shares the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make when hiring a virtual assistant and helps clarify what tasks and job roles best suit a virtual assistant. In addition, we discuss the key concerns around quality, security, and communication that many entrepreneurs struggle to understand when hiring a virtual assistant. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich helps you go from being one of the 92% of people who fail to achieve their financial goals to one of the few who does. 80% of Ostrich members are on track to achieve thief financial goals. Sign up for free at https://www.getostrich.com About Daniel Ramsey: Daniel Ramsey is the founder & CEO of MyOutDesk, rated #1 in Virtual Assistant services by TechRadar + Analytics Insight, and is one of the longest-running Virtual Assistant Services companies — serving 7500+ clients with more than 800 verified 5-star business reviews. MyOutDesk fortifies & scales growing companies with Virtual Professionals. Daniel is a long-time entrepreneur having ran and sold several businesses in his career. Back in 2008, he was inspired by his own time-management struggles to find a better way to help businesses leverage their time & energy, and created MyOutDesk to provide a trusted, reliable solution to the office administration, marketing & prospecting tasks that every business has – but most lack the time to focus on. Daniel has worked with some of the largest companies in some of the fastest-growing industries: sales organizations, tech startups, insurance, real estate, healthcare, and more. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/myoutdesk Website: https://www.myoutdesk.com/ Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

113: In the Psychology of Money, Melissa Pancoast, founder of the Beans, joins host William Glass to discuss why our current approach to finances leaves millions of people behind. Melissa has spent years studying behavioral tech that can reduce financial stress and shares her learnings that she's applying at the Beans. We discuss how our current approaches to financial improvement are not aligned with our psychology which directly impacts financial stress levels. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich helps you go from being one of the 92% of people who fail to achieve their financial goals to one of the few who does. 80% of Ostrich members are on track to achieve thief financial goals. Sign up for free at https://www.getostrich.com About Melissa Pancoast: Melissa Pancoast is the founder and CEO of The Beans, a financial care company that is building financial products, experiences, and community for America’s “Caring Class”- those who choose careers of mission over money. She started her career as a teacher, where she saw the impact of financial stress firsthand in her community. After completing post-graduate work, she served as a researcher in the University of Oxford’s Centre for Evidence-Based Interventions, where she saw the potential to massively and cheaply scale effective behavioral tech and developed the first program proven to reduce financial stress. Since then, she has run operations for Big Health, launched Seacliff Sales, and co-founded Comet Labs, a venture capital fund focused on early-stage machine intelligence companies. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgpancoast/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-beans/ Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

112: In Build a PR Machine for Your Startup, Donna Loughlin, founder of LMGPR, joins host William Glass to discuss how to make a big splash with your company and keep the media coverage coming. Donna shares her own journey and examples of how startups can generate big buzz and sustain it long-term through strong storytelling. Towards the end Donna does a little workshopping to show you how to get started with your own company. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich helps you go from being one of the 92% of people who fail to achieve their financial goals to one of the few who does. 80% of Ostrich members are on track to achieve thief financial goals. Sign up for free at https://www.getostrich.com About Donna Loughlin: Donna Loughlin is the Founder of LMGPR known for her work with futurists and innovators. She has launched more than 500 companies taking them from stealth to market leaders since forming her agency in 2002. With LMGPR, Donna has secured more than a dozen personal and agency awards from global organizations. Prior to establishing LMGPR, Donna spent more than 10 years leading creative PR programs for several high-profile consumer and business services and IPOs in Silicon Valley for global market leaders in the consumer and business tech sectors. She is also the host of BeforeItHappened, a leading narrative podcast featuring visionaries and the moments, events, and realizations that inspired them to change our lives for the better. Website: https://www.lmgpr.com/ Podcast: https://www.beforeithappened.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnal2/ Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

111: In Debunking the MVP & Thriving in a Downturn, Bo Davis, founder of MarginEdge, joins host William Glass to discuss how he approached building MarginEdge counter to the traditional MVP model. Bo shares how his experience as a restauranteur gave him a competitive edge that allowed him to skip the traditional minimum viable product step. You'll also hear how Bo focused on putting customers at the forefront in 2020 when essentially their customer's business stopped and how the decisions made in those few weeks allowed MarginEdge to thrive. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich helps you go from being one of the 92% of people who fail to achieve their financial goals to one of the few who does. 80% of Ostrich members are on track to achieve thief financial goals. Sign up for free at https://www.getostrich.com About Bo Davis: Bo Davis is the co-founder and CEO of MarginEdge, the restaurant solution combining paperless invoice processing with POS and accounting integration. After the acquisition of his first technology company, and subsequent service in the Peace Corps, Davis co-founded his restaurant venture, Wasabi. Growing Wasabi to 12 locations in seven states over eight years, highlighted the disjointed data and systems that plague the back office management of restaurants - and also inspired his development of a solution and what would become MarginEdge. MarginEdge now provides powerful, real-time operational and financial data to over 3,000 restaurants nationwide and has over 300 employees under Davis’s leadership. Davis holds a BA in Philosophy from George Washington University, a Masters in Finance from London Business School, and a second Masters in Data Science with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence from Northwestern University. Website: https://www.marginedge.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davis-bo/ Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

110: In Start with the Exit, Mart Achler & Mert Iseri, partners at MATH Ventures, joins host William Glass to discuss how to sell your startup for a lot of money. Through Mert's recent exit of his startup he learned that by focusing on how you will exit the business from the start you can build relationships that will ultimately lead to a better exit. Mark & Mert dive into the FAIR Framework and other tools that founders can implement to ensure the best outcomes for all stakeholders involved. A fun and informative conversation that is great for startup founders, investors, and employees at venture-backed companies. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich helps you go from being one of the 92% of people who fail to achieve their financial goals to one of the few who does. 80% of Ostrich members are on track to achieve thief financial goals. Sign up for free at https://www.getostrich.com About Mark Achler: An early employee of Apple and Head of Innovation at Redbox, Mark Achler has been creating and investing in tech startups since 1986. Today, he is a founding partner of MATH Venture Partners, a technology venture capital fund, and an adjunct professor at the Northwestern Kellogg School of Management. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markachler/ About Mert Iseri: Mert Iseri is the founder of SwipeSense, a healthtech company acquired by SC Johnson in 2020. He also co-founded Design for America—using design thinking for social impact—which won the National Design Award in 2018. Together, they wrote Exit Right to be the definitive guide on exits, delivering the best possible results for you and your company. Website: https://www.exitrightbook.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/merthiseri/ Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

109: In a Consumer First Approach to Debt, Sean Hundtofte, founder of Solve Finance, joins host William Glass to discuss how our current lending practices fail borrowers. Sean spent years in consumer finance at the NY Fed and Better Mortgage and became frustrated with how our current lending practices fail consumers. We discuss his experience in the industry and how Solve Finance is taking a consumer-centric approach and the keys to building a better system. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich helps you go from being one of the 92% of people who fail to achieve their financial goals to one of the few who does. 80% of Ostrich members are on track to achieve thief financial goals. Sign up for free at https://www.getostrich.com About Sean Hundtofte: Sean Hundtofte, CEO and Founder of Solve Finance, has dedicated his 20+ year career to consumer finance, most recently as a member of the exec team at Better Mortgage (where he halved CAC while growing D2C volumes 4x), and previously as a distressed investor, a PhD in household finance and as a research economist studying household credit at the NY Fed. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedIn.com/in/sean-hundtofte Website: www.seanhundtofte.com Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

108: In WTF is Financial Independence Anyway, Matt Ruttenberg, founder of SureLI Insurance, joins host William Glass to discuss financial independence and how to achieve this mythic state as an entrepreneur. Matt became frustrated after only spending 7-hours with his kid and realizing that his work was impeding his ability to be happy. Matt shares how he mapped out financial independence and a way for him to take his knowledge in the financial services industry and translate that into a business that would support a more flexible lifestyle. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich helps you go from being one of the 92% of people who fail to achieve their financial goals to one of the few who does. 80% of Ostrich members are on track to achieve thief financial goals. Sign up for free at https://www.getostrich.com About Matt Ruttenberg: Matt is a Financial Entrepreneur, founder of SureLI Insurance, CMO and shareholder of Life, Inc. Retirement Services and 401k expert. He sold his financial planning practice of 15 years and now has dedicated his new ventures to the Financially Independent community helping entrepreneurs reach FIRE faster. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattruttenberg/ Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

107: In Angel Investing in Startups for Dummies, Hall Martin, founder of TEN Capital Network, joins host William Glass to discuss how to get started investing in startups. Hall covers a wide range of basics from what size checks to write, what types of companies to focus on, and how to do proper due diligence. You'll come away with a solid foundation to start your angel investing journey and source potential investments. Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich helps you go from being one of the 92% of people who fail to achieve their financial goals to one of the few who does. 80% of Ostrich members are on track to achieve thief financial goals. Sign up for free at https://www.getostrich.com About Hall Martin: Hall T. Martin is the Founder and CEO of the TEN Capital Network and Host of the Investor Connect podcast program. He launched TEN as the Texas Entrepreneur Networks in 2009. Today, TEN Capital Network has over 15,000 investors, and has helped startups raise over $900M.  Mr. Martin serves as the Vice-Chair of the Baylor Angel Network. He previously led the Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) as its first Executive Director. Mr. Martin is also the Host, founder, and director of the Investor Connect podcast which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to the education of startup investors.  Mr. Martin is a Founder and initial Managing Director of SKU (Incubation Station), a consumer product goods accelerator based in Austin, Texas, and the former Managing Director of AccelerateNFC, an accelerator based in Dallas, Texas, focusing on Near Field Communication. Mr. Martin serves as an adjunct professor for the University of Texas leading the Idea to IP program which fosters startups from the engineering program. Website: https://tencapital.group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/halltmartin/ Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production

106: In M&A Uncovered, Kison Patel, founder of DealRoom & M&A Science, joins host William Glass to discuss how exactly mergers and acquisitions work. Kison shares what you need to know about M&A as a business owner, employee, and investor. Kison also goes into how he stumbled into an organic content strategy that has enabled DealRoom to grow without having to raise massive amounts of investor capital.  Follow the Silicon Alley podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. __ Visit SiliconAlleyPodcast.com to become a guest and sign-up for the newsletter. Follow on: - Instagram: http://bit.ly/SIliconAlleyIG - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyLI - YouTube: http://bit.ly/SiliconAlleyYouTube Our Sponsors: Ostrich helps you go from being one of the 92% of people who fail to achieve their financial goals to one of the few who does. 80% of Ostrich members are on track to achieve thief financial goals. Sign up for free at https://www.getostrich.com About Kison Patel: Kison Patel is the Founder and CEO of M&A Science, with a passion to drive the M&A industry forward. He was an M&A advisor for ten years in which he sold larger companies such as commercial banks and hotel chains. In 2012, he noticed teams lacked efficient technology to manage deals and created DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management platform.  In 2016, he started the M&A Science podcast devoting his time to creating a platform where all the best practitioners could share their best practices and lessons learned from real-life deals. Kison then created The M&A Science Academy in 2020 to offer step-by-step training to those looking to master M&A featuring courses created by top-level practitioners. Through developing technology, educational content, and industry training, Kison aims to bring better practices to an industry with growing market pressures, transaction values, and competition. Website: https://kisonpatel.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kisonpatel/ Silicon Alley is a Financial Glass Production