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  • Published On: July 10th, 2015|0 Comments on Episode: Jewel Burks|

    Let Jewel Burks tell it, not everything on TechCrunch applies to your business. Founders should understand what their business is and what they’re going to be good at – then determine if their area of location can accommodate the kind of business that they’re […]

  • Published On: July 6th, 2015|0 Comments on Because somebody must tell you|

    I don’t know everything, but I know this much: Until you’ve decided to go all-in on your dream and have taken bridge-burning steps towards achieving them, you will never achieve them.

    This theme is echoed in many areas of our lives. In traditional wedding vows you’ll hear the lines...

  • Published On: July 2nd, 2015|0 Comments on Episode: Brian Watson|

    Brian Watson is the Director of Partnerships at Visual Supply Company – the makers of the hit photo app VSCO Cam. On this episode, we discuss the Detroit tech scene, Paul Judge quotes, and the need for external validation.

  • Published On: June 25th, 2015|0 Comments on Episode: Richard Kerby|

    Richard Kerby joined Venrock in 2012. He focuses primarily on identifying and evaluating early-stage investments. Prior to joining Venrock, Richard was an Associate at Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), where he focused primarily on identifying and evaluating later-stage investments. While at IVP, […]

  • Published On: June 12th, 2015|0 Comments on Episode: Dwayne Reeves|

    Dwayne Reeves is a software engineer at Facebook. He’s a computer science graduate from MIT. On this episode, we discuss Christian Hip Hop, his journey to Facebook, and imposter syndrome.

  • Ashley Nelson-Hornstein is an iOS developer at Dropbox. She fell in love with the iOS platform at Apple, and later developed a passion for crafting intuitive user interfaces as a lead at a news startup named Circa. Since joining Dropbox, Ashley […]

  • Published On: May 29th, 2015|0 Comments on Episode: Frederick Hutson|

    Frederick Hutson is the CEO of Pigeonly, a technology company that builds solutions driven products for those who need it most, underserved communities. A born entrepreneur, he launched and sold his first business at the age of 19. His desire to […]

  • Published On: May 21st, 2015|0 Comments on Episode: Aston Motes|

    Aston Motes was employee #1 at the unicorn startup, Dropbox. He earned his B.S. in Computer Science from MIT, and he’s a drummer for They Fight Bears. In this episode, we talk a lot about his upbringing and what drew him […]

  • Published On: May 14th, 2015|0 Comments on Episode: Grant Oladipo|

    Grant is the mobile lead at Medium, the online publishing and distribution platform founder by former Twitter CEO and co-founder Evan Williams. Much like a few of my other guests, he’s a computer science major from MIT. We discuss his favorite […]