The Silicon Valley Podcast
Episodes
081 Best of Startup Advice on The Silicon Valley Podcast
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Huang has 20 years of experience as a strategic marketing consultant, a brand marketer and communicator in the hardware, software, mobile app, a...
080 Africa and Tech
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Kallmes is an independent technology professional with a focus on foreign start-ups coming to the US, with a specialty in the strategic managemen...
079 Life Changing advice on The Silicon Valley Podcast
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Now on this week's episode, we go back and we revisit some past episodes, where some of our guests gave us some life changing advice. When I first hea...
078 Best of Angel Investors' Advice on The Silicon Valley Podcast
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Roger King Roger King founded BayAngels which is dedicated to promoting the entrepreneurial spirit by assisting early-stage technology companies with ...
077 Best of Startup Founders on The Silicon Valley Podcast
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam is a CEO coach, interim CEO/CTO/CFO, a Silicon Valley advisor and the author of 21 Secrets of Successful Startups, a book about world-class execut...
076 Best of the Venture Capitalist on The Silicon Valley Podcast
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look back at some of the highlights of past interviews with some of the biggest Venture Capitalist that have been on the show SC Moatt...
075 How to take something from an idea to an IPO with Waikit Lau
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Waikit Lau has founded 2 machine learning-based companies that were acquired and he helped take one public. He has been on both VC and founding/op...
074 Why leave Investment banking and do a startup? with Daniel Edwards
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel is currently the CEO and Chairman of Transactive, a international financial technology company that provides payment infrastructure software an...
073 PT 2 From college dropout to acclaimed designer to CEO with Daniel Scrivner
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From college dropout to acclaimed designer to CEO of project-management pioneer Flow, Daniel Scrivner’s path to success has been anything but typica...
072 From college dropout to acclaimed designer to CEO with Daniel Scrivner
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From college dropout to acclaimed designer to CEO of project-management pioneer Flow, Daniel Scrivner’s path to success has been anything but typica...
071 How does the Mind create Billion Dollar Ideas with Axel Schultze
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Axel Schultze started and successfully exited 4 companies, the biggest reaching $5 Billion in revenue, the second close to $1 Billion. Axel is a publi...
070 A Purpose Driven Business with Bob Carr
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Car was the Founder and CEO of Heatland Payment Systems, one of the largest payment processors in the United States, which he sold in 2016 for ove...
069 Consulting Africa Funds and International Investment with Paul Kallmes
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Kallmes is an independent technology professional with a focus on foreign start-ups coming to the US, with a specialty in the strategic managemen...
068 How to build should a startup build a Network and more with Max Shapiro
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Max Shapiro Founded PeopleConnect in 2000 to help early-stage high-tech companies find the talent they need to succeed. Their clients are in technolog...
067 What is the New Startup Mindset with Sandra Shpilberg
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Shpilberg is the Founder and CEO of Adnexi, a disease intelligence platform for the next generation of biopharma treatments. Prior to this, Sa...
066 What is a successful startup founder and more with Sam Wong
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sam is a CEO coach, interim CEO/CTO/CFO, a Silicon Valley advisor and the author of 21 Secrets of Successful Startups, a book about world-class execut...
065 What is the African Startup Ecosystem with Sam Floy
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After living in East Africa for 3+ years he is now based in Copenhagen where he runs a business setting up and running podcasts for companies around t...
064 Growing Successful Companies with Pertria and World Tomato Society Founder Helen Pastorino
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Pastorino has more than 40 years of experience in transforming the real estate industry via technology. She co-founded Alain Pinel Realtors, one...
063 How does a startup build a Brand with Jenny Huang
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Huang has 20 years of experience as a strategic marketing consultant, a brand marketer and communicator in the hardware, software, mobile app, a...
062 US and Europe Business Opportunities Done Right with Senior Counsel David Bates
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Bates is a senior corporate and commercial lawyer, recommended in Legal 500, with over 20 years’ experience of advising on domestic and intern...
061 You Dream it, They Build it, with Fusion Design President Mark Brinkerhoff
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Brinkerhoff is the president of Fusion Design which is a full-service product development company located in Silicon Valley. Founded in 1990, the...
060 Screw the Naysayers and fulfill your Company's Dreams with Tim Alison
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Alison is an entrepreneur who has started and scaled four businesses. At the age of 31 Tim walked away from one of the highest paying sales jobs i...
059 Cannabis 101 with Canna Angels Founder Sherri Haskell
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sherri Haskell After witnessing firsthand, the innovation and eclecticism among cannabis startups Sherri launched CannaAngels LLC: an Angel Investor C...
058 Bay Angels and 20 Years of Angel Investing Experience with Founder Roger King
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Roger King Founder of BayAngels BayAngels is dedicated to promoting the entrepreneurial spirit by assisting early-stage technology companies with c...
057 pt2 Deep Dive into Financial Models with CEO Broadscope Consulting Brett Sharenow
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
055 Deep Dive into Financial Models with CEO Broadscope Consulting Brett Sharenow pt2 Trusted advisor on raising capital from VCs, PE, and Angel inves...
056 Deep Dive into Financial Models with CEO Broadscope Consulting Brett Sharenow pt1
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brett Sharenow is a trusted advisor on raising capital from VCs, PE, and Angel investors, for start-up, growth, pivot, and exit. Since 1995 he has ...
055 Pt 2 Wisdom from Silicon Valley Networking Guru and CEO of LinkSV Bob Karr
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the Past 30 years Bob Karr has been both an active angel investor as well as in business development founding and growing some of the most powerfu...
054 Wisdom from Silicon Valley Networking Guru and CEO of LinkSV Bob Karr Pt 1
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the Past 30 years Bob Karr has been both an active angel investor as well as in business development founding and growing some of the most powerfu...
053 Stanford to Harvard to Managing Partner at Alchemist Accelerator and More with Ravi Belani
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
051 Stanford to Harvard to Managing Partner at Alchemist Accelerator and More with Ravi Belani Ravi Belani is the Managing Director of the Alche...
052 Helping your Portfolio Companies with Managing Partner of Mighty Capital SC Moatti
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
050 Helping your Portfolio Companies with Managing Partner of Mighty Capital SC Moatti SC Moatti is a technology visionary and investor. She is th...
051 Pt 2 of Capital to Scale with Storm Ventures MD Tae Hea Nahm & LP Bob Tinker
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tae Hea Nahm is co-founding MD of Storm Ventures, a Silicon Valley VC firm investing in tech start-ups all around the world. He’s also a two-time...
050 Capital to Scale with Storm Ventures MD Tae Hea Nahm & LP Bob Tinker
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tae Hea Nahm is co-founding MD of Storm Ventures, a Silicon Valley VC firm investing in tech start-ups all around the world. He’s also a two-time...
049 Raising your Second Fund with Full Ratchet Host Nick Moran
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Moran is the General Partner at New Stack Ventures. Prior to New Stack, Nick worked for Danaher (NYSE: DHR). After a few years in M&A, Nick led...
048 Hollywood, Blockchain, Equity Offerings and more with Proteum Capital Principal Aman Johar
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Aman Johar, Proteum Capital Over the last 12 years, Aman has worked with a variety of startups and has been on both sides of the entrepreneur-inv...
047 Blockchain and Government with California Blockchain Working Group member Ben Barlett pt 2
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Bartlett is a Berkeley City Councilmember, appointed member of the CA Blockchain Working Group and internationally recognized policy leader. ...
046 Blockchain and Government with California Blockchain Working Group member Ben Barlett pt 1
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Bartlett is a Berkeley City Councilmember, appointed member of the CA Blockchain Working Group and internationally recognized policy leader. Be...
045 Investing In Africa with SME.NG Managing Partner Thelma Ekiyor
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tehlma Ekiyor is an Impact Investor, Development Expert, Social Entrepreneur, Fundraising Expert, Senior Public Sector Project Advisor. Implemented ...
044 Beginning of 2020 with Bay Area Council Economic Institute Sr Dir Sean Randolph
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Randolph is senior director for the Bay Area Council Economic institute as well as being the Former Director of Trade for the California Trade...
043 Preparing to Raise Venture Capital with COO of Kruze Consulting Scott Orn
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have Scott Orn on the show. Scott runs Operations at Kruze Consulting, a fast-growing Startup CFO Consulting firm that works with over 160 startup ...
042 Supporting Small Businesses with President of National Entreprenuer CenterJerry Ross
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we chat with Jerry Ross. Jerry is an energetic and creative leader who has achieved success leading corporate, start-up, and non...
041 Bootstrapping your company With Chinese Institute of Engineers' President Raymond Chen
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we sit down with Raymond Chen. Raymond is a board member and the President of CIE-SF, a non-profit volunteer organization....
040 Precision Medicine with CEO of Agility Pharmaceuticals Prasun Mishra
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we char with Dr. Prasun Mishra. Dr. Mishra (Ex-Genentech, Ex-NCI, Ex-NIH) is the Founder and CEO of Agility Pharmaceuticals. He ...
039 Starting a Podcast Company with TIP co-founder Stig Brodersen
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we’re happy to chat with our very own Stig Brodersen. Stig is a value investor, business owner, and international bestselling aut...
038 The Future of Housing with Stanford's First EIR James Ehrlich
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
James Ehrlich is a serial entrepreneur in the areas of technology, media technology and clean-tech. He is the founder at ReGen Villages, Entrepreneur ...
037 What is an Entreprenuer with Square Co-founder Jim Mckelvey
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we sit down with Jim McKelvey. Jim is the co-founder of Square, a financial services, merchant services aggregator, and mobile p...
036 What it takes to build a company with FloWater CEO Raz
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rich Razgaitis has been passionate about building brands and teams. Since 2002, he has served in CEO/president-level roles in several venture capital ...
035 Talking Venture Capital with Managing Partner of Anathem Ventures Crystal Mckellar.
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Crystal McKellar is the Founder and Managing Partner of Anathem Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in companies that have develop...
034 Business opportunities in Nigeria with Managing Partner of Chrysalis Capital Nichole Yembra
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we’re happy to chat with Nichole Yembra. Nichole is the Founder and Managing Director of The Chrysalis Co which houses The Chry...
033 Investing in Hardware Startups with Grit Ventures Managing Partner Kelly Coyne
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we sit down with Kelly Coyne who is deeply immersed in the Silicon Valley start-up community. Having grown multiple start-ups from ...
032 Receiving 200 No's before raising 4.2 Million with Roybi Robot Founder Elnaz Sarraf
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show, we sit down with Elnaz Sarraf, who is a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in technology, business, sales, and mark...
031 Being able to retire at age 34 with YouTube star and Economist George Gammon
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show, we're happy to chat with George Gammon. George Edward Gammon is an American real estate investor and entrepreneur. He produces and st...
030 Investing to help startups and entrepreneurs with Managing Partner Bill Reichert
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we sit down with Bill Reichert. Bill is the Managing Director at Garage Technology Ventures, a seed and early-stage venture capital...
029 The Secrets of Startup Financial Modeling with Brett Sharenow
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we interview Brett Sharenow. Brett is a trusted advisor on raising capital from VCs, PE, and Angel investors, for start-up, growth,...
028 Rise and Fall of Companies with Best Selling Author Andreas Ramos
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we welcome Andreas Ramos. Andreas moved to Silicon Valley in 1992, where he worked in engineering at SGI, SUN Microsystems, Brio, I...
027 Silicon Valley Legend Steve Hoffman part 2
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we are happy to chat with Steve Hoffman. Steve, or Captain Hoff as he’s called in Silicon Valley, is the CEO of Founders Space, o...
026 Silicon Valley Legend Steve Hoffman part 1
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we are happy to have Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he’s called in Silicon Valley. Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of ...
025 Modern Marketing Theory with Marketing Guru Bob Hoffman
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we are happy to chat with Bob Hoffman, the author of four Amazon #1 best-selling books about advertising. He is also one of the mos...
024 Public and Private markets with SVP of Nasdaq Jeff Thomas
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we chat with Jeff Thomas, a Senior Vice President of Nasdaq’s Corporate Services business unit. Based in San Francisco, Jeff over...
023 Beyond 5g Technology with Multi-Innovation CEO Shmuel Silverman
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we chat with Shmuel Silverman. Shmuel is an inventor with over 145 patents & provisional publications and success with co-founding ...
022 The Global Competition for hiring talent with Geoff Seyon
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we interview Geoff Seyon. Geoff is the Founder & Managing Partner of STUDIO IXORA, a venture studio focused on applying Explainable...
021 Smart Cities, Dumb Cities and your City with Dr Jonathan Reichental
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Doctor Jonathan Reichental is a multiple award-winning technology leader whose 30-year career has spanned both the private and public sectors. In 2017...
020 Analyzing Investment Banking with Managing Partner Conor Riley
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show we are happy to chat with Conor Riley, who is a Principal at Global Capital Markets, Incorporated. This company is a full-service in...
019 Zero to $5 Billion and beyond with former CEO of Juniper Networks Scott Kriens
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we have Scott Kriens, chairman and former CEO of Juniper Networks, who has been in the technology industry for more than 35 years. ...
018 Saving Lives through crowdfunding with Redcrow CEO Brian Smith
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we chat with Brian Smith who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Redcrow. Alongside Jerry Harrison, Redcrow set off on a mission to democr...
017 Disrupting money Transferring with Veem CEO Marwan Forzley
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we have Marwan Forzley, an innovator and visionary who is passionate about building companies through disruptive technologies and g...
016 The evolution Money, and the future of digital payments with Poynt CEO Osama Bedier
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, our guest is Osama Bedier. Osama is the founder and CEO of Poynt, the open commerce platform empowering merchants to transform and ...
015 Digital Twins, DNA Storage and More with IEEE USA president Thomas Coughlin
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we chat with Dr. Tom Coughlin, who is the Current President of IEEE-USA. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional or...
014 Forget Mars, Lets Save the Earth with Senior Nasa Scientist Jonathan Trent
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we have Jonathan Trent. His 20-year stint at NASA as a Senior Research Scientist has included research in marine science, microbiol...
013 Using AI and Machine Learning to Transcribe the world with Otter CEO Sam Liang
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we interview Sam Liang, the Founder and CEO of Otter.ai, a highly disruptive collaboration and productivity tool. Otter.ai has won ...
012 The Future of Trucking, Cars, and Connected Vehicles with Noregon CEO Tim Bigwood
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we have Tim Bigwood, who is the acting CEO of Noregon Systems. Noregon is a company that are the experts at acquiring, analyzing, a...
011 Investing in Women-led Startups with Astia CEO Sharon Vosmek
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re happy to welcome Sharon Vosmek to the show today! Sharon is the CEO of Astia, managing director of the Astia Fund, and a managing member of As...
010 Will Technology be able to save the troubled Environment with MIT physicist PETER FIEKOWSKY
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we have MIT-trained physicist and entrepreneur Peter Fiekowsky who is committed to leaving behind a world he is proud of. Peter’s...
009 The future of Banking and Fintech with UC Berkeley MBA Professor GREGORY LABLANC
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we chat with Gregory LaBlanc, who is a lecturer and Distinguished Teaching Fellow at the Haas Business school at University of Cali...
008 The Amazing Story of the Rotten Tomatoes Website with original CEO Patrick Lee
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we sit down with Patrick Lee, the co-founder and former CEO of Rotten Tomatoes, a leading entertainment website focused on movie ...
007 How Startups are disrupting the Construction Industry with Stanley X SVP MICHAEL KEOGH
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Keogh recently joined Stanley Black & Decker as SVP of their new Digital Innovation office. He is leading the effort to transform a 175-year o...
006 Paypal, Ebay, the story of China with Fintech expert ALAN TIEN
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Alan Tien, an experienced senior executive in Internet, e-commerce, Online Payments, Emerging Markets (APAC), and Strategy. He has deep exp...
005 Being a CEO in Silicon Valley with JOHN MCNULTY
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with John McNulty who has been a driving force in the technology industry for almost forty years. He has held leadership positions starting a...
004 Will Robots take my job with Robotic Process Automation expert SUNIL RANKA
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Sunil Ranka. In the last 17 years, Sunil has built analytics and solution processes on more than 10 billion worth of businesses. He is the...
003 Investing in Startups with Ten Capital founder HALL MARTIN
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we interview Hall Martin, who is the founder and CEO of TEN Capital, a company that helps startups and growth companies everywhere ...
002 Autonomous Cars and AI with the Godfather of Silicon Valley PIERO SCARUFFI
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the show today, we chat with Piero Scaruffi, a freelance software consultant who has been a visiting scholar at both Harvard and Stanford, conduct...
001 Building a Unicorn Company with CEO of Canva MELANIE PERKINS
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we have Melanie Perkins. She is the CEO and co-founder of Canva, an online design and publishing tool which makes graphic design si...
000 Launching on April 30th 2020
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On April 30, we're launching the Silicon Valley podcast. I will be your host Shawn Flynn and I'm excited to say we've already interviewed: CEO and co ...