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254 Jordan Selleck, from $250 million Investment Banking Deals to Mid-Market Debt Innovation
I’m fairly certain that Jordan is a human, but I’m not sure. He has traveled to 32 countries, lived in China for 18 months, trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is a private pilot, SCUBA dives, and speaks Mandarin Chinese. He’s also founded Debt Maven, a platform for middle market borrowers, lenders, and service providers to transact with each other for debt capital financings. Jordan previously spent six years in cross-border investment banking advising global corporates and private equity firms on M&A deals up to $250 million. From pig farms to printers, and car components to cardboard boxes, Jordan worked on deals in a wide array of industries. Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here. Jordan’s Challenge; Start something today. Speed is better than perfection. Connect with Jordan LinkedIn Website jordan@debtmaven.com If you liked this interview, check out previous episodes with Larry Gioia where we discuss connecting the dots or Scott Rogerson where we discuss starting a search fund.
253 Li Jiang, How to be an Angel Investor & Win an AUDL Championship with the San Francisco Flamethrowers
The world is a funny place. Every once in awhile, you run into someone cut from the same cloth as you. Whenever you find someone like that, i recommend recording a podcast together! My guest, Li Jiang is a venture capital specialist, angel investor, and a co-owner of the San Francisco Flamethrowers. After leaving investment banking, he moved to Silicon Valley and has amassed a portfolio of angel investments and a family of entrepreneurs to support. As a student, Li founded a student storage and shipping company and grew it into Northwestern University’s largest student company. You’re gonna like this interview. Resources AngelList Syndicates Bill Campbell Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Li’s Challenge; Go and try to help someone without any way for them to repay you. Ask them to pay it forward.
252 Foo Conner, New Media Pioneer of Pittsburgh
Newspapers and other forms of old media are struggling to adapt to to this new world of digital media. In their stead, pioneering creators like Foo Conner are rising to report, document, and move our collective conscious. In this interview, we cover Foo’s activism, how he’s gone about growing his massive social following (2 million readers a month, 115k Twitter followers, 500k YouTube subscribers, and more than 50k email subscribers), and his commitment to supporting cultural drivers like Thrival and Randyland. In addition to serving as a cultural curator, Foo is a willing connector and intent on building bridges. Say hi then next time you see this professional party crasher around Pittsburgh. Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Foo’s Challenge; Write to your heroes. You'll be shocked who responds. Resources SEMrush BuzzSumo Connect with Foo YouTube Twitter Instagram Jekko Randyland If you liked this interview, check out previous interviews with Pittsburgh power players like mayor Bill Peduto and Heinz Endowment President Grant Oliphant. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay
251 Underrated/Overrated
Amazon's HQ search, Reaction Videos on YouTube, and more. Attend the GOING DEEP SUMMIT this January. Meet Pittsburgh influencers like Zak Slayback, Ed Latimore, Leah Lizarondo, Adam Haritan, and Dan Bull.
250 Iba Masood, Building Artificial Intelligence to Solve the Problem of Who to Hire
Iba Masood founded her first startup at 22 as a fresh college graduate in the United Arab Emirates. The initial goal was to connect recent grads in the Middle East to employers. Now, she and her team have evolved TARA into an Artificial Intelligence platform for recruitment and project management. Iba was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2015 class and is a past winner of the MIT Global Business Plan competition, a finalist of MassChallenge and recipient of the Arabian Business “Young Achiever of the Year” award. Gulf Business named Iba one of the 30 most influential individuals under the age of 30 in the Middle East, and she’s the youngest person ever to receive a Cartier Women’s Initiative Award. Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here. Iba’s Challenge; Read a book that is completely outside your area of expertise or comfort zone. If you liked this interview, check out previous interviews with futurist Kevin Kelly on the technological trends shaping the future and virtual reality evangelist Robert Scoble. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay
249 Blockchain Panel w/ Joe Bender, Chris Wilmer, and Tom Marnik @ Thrival 2017
Joe Bender, Decentralization Engineer - ConsenSys Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Joseph Bender is a decentralization engineer, solidity developer, blockchain evangelist, Ethereum aficionado, and all-around CryptoNerd. After graduating, he moved to New York to follow his passion for blockchain and began employment at ConsenSys. ConsenSys is a venture production studio building decentralized applications (dApps) and various developer and end-user tools for blockchain ecosystems, primarily focused on Ethereum. At ConsenSys, Joe is technical lead in the alignment circle working directly with Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin. He oversees development of a full stack product including various decentralized applications, developer tools, and protocol layer frameworks. Tom Marnik, Director, Worldwide Consulting - ANSYS Over 25 years experience in all aspects of the enterprise software business including product strategy and development, marketing, business development, pre and post sales support, and implementation. Chris Wilmer, Founder & Co-Managing Editor - Ledger Christopher E. Wilmer is the co-founder and managing editor of Ledger, the first peer-reviewed journal for scholarly research on blockchain technologies. He is also a professor in the Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department at the University of Pittsburgh, whose research group focuses on computational materials discovery. He has published 25 peer-reviewed articles has co-authored a book on Bitcoin called “Bitcoin for the Befuddled,” which is published by No Starch Press. Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here. If you liked this interview, check out my other blockchain interviews. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay
248 Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, Everybody is Lying about their Sexual Preferences, Racism, and Sexism
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz has used data from the internet -- particularly Google searches -- to get new insights into the human psyche. Seth has used Google searches to measure racism, self-induced abortion, depression, child abuse, hateful mobs, the science of humor, sexual preference, anxiety, son preference, and sexual insecurity, among many other topics. His book, Everybody Lies, describes his research and argues for social scientists to make greater use of internet data. It was a New York Times bestseller and received widespread media attention. Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here. Seth’s Challenge; Read a book per week for the next year. If you liked this interview, check out my most popular episodes.
247 Scot MacTaggart, Timeless Sales Skills & Protecting Yourself from the Robot Takeover
Scot MacTaggart is the creator and host of The Pitchwerks Podcast. Having logged more than 20 years in sales, marketing, and entrepreneurship, Scot has built a diverse portfolio of experiences helping businesses of all sizes to get to the next level. If you're in sales, biz dev, marketing, product management or politics, The Pitchwerks Podcast is a fast, easy way to sharpen your tools each week. Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here. Scot’s Challenges; 1. Find the reason why you can unleash your creativity. 2. Determine the reason you’re doing what you’re doing. Connect with Scot Facebook Twitter Instagram Website If you liked this interview, check out previous episodes with Pittsburgh podcasters Marta Mazzoni and the Drinking Partners Ed Bailey & Day Bracey. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay
246 Joe Calloway, Real Estate Real Talk
Joe Calloway has no time for BS real estate gurus standing in front of Ferraris. Instead, he’d prefer to offer his perspective. He’s built a $40,000,000 real estate portfolio through hard work, persistence, and patience. Being raised by a single parent in a two bedroom, low income apartment in Mt. Oliver doesn’t usually breed success, but Joe Calloway’s story is anything but usual. Joe went from those unfortunate circumstances to being the largest single family home buyer in Pittsburgh. With little direction in life and few marketable skills, Joe enlisted in the US Navy in 1997. Using his military reenlistment bonus, Joe bought his first property in 2004. For his early projects he served as investor, contractor, designer, and property manager, giving him first-hand experience which proved to be invaluable. Joe formed RE360 in 2009 and has grown the company’s rental portfolio to 270 units with a monthly gross rental income of $229,000. 2014 alone saw the rags-to-riches Calloway invest $5 million and purchase 72 homes, making him the largest housing buyer in Pittsburgh for the second year in a row. Not bad for the poor kid from Mt. Oliver. Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here. Joe’s Challenge; Don’t rely on traditional sources if you are unhappy with your current position. If you want something great, you have to make it yourself and get creative. Connect with Joe Facebook Twitter Website If you liked this interview, check out my other interviews with people making moves in the city of Pittsburgh, like Bill Peduto and Grant Oliphant. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay
245 Brendan Eich, Edward Snowden Recommends Internet Browsers like his for Privacy PART TWO
When you are on a mobile device that does not use blockers against ads and trackers, YOU ARE PAYING $23 per month just to load the tracking and targeting scripts for ads. It’s a payday for both advertisers and your telecommunications provider. This was part two. Don't miss part one! Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here. Brendan’s Two Challenges; 1. Adopt an good ad blocker like uBlock or Disconnect Me. 2. Read a real physical book in the sunlight. Resources NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking (Washington Post) Mobile Ads Cost you $23 per month (Medium) Basic Attention Token Raises $35 Million in 30 Seconds (CoinDesk)
244 Brendan Eich, JavaScript Creator Protects Your Privacy When Browsing the Internet PART ONE
This interview has been split into two parts to make it more digestible. Brendan Eich is an American technologist and creator of the JavaScript programming language. He is currently the CEO of Brave software, the next generation web browser. Brave loads major news sites 2 to 8 times faster than Chrome and Safari on mobile and is 2 times faster than Chrome on desktop. If you liked this interview, check out the rest of my interviews with leaders in the blockchain and crypto space and my interview with Kevin Kelly about technological trends.
243 Mark Leslie, from Zero to Billion Dollar Company in 10 Years
Mark Leslie was the founding Chairman and CEO of Veritas Software. During his tenure as CEO, the company went from 12 employees to 5,500 employees deployed globally, and from a revenue base of $95,000 per year to $1,500,000,000 per year. In 2000, Veritas was the 10th largest independent software company by revenue, third largest by market capitalization, and achieved the distinction of becoming a Fortune 1000 company. From 1980 until 1990 he served as president and chief executive officer of two Silicon Valley high-tech start-up companies. His prior experience included sales management, sales executive, systems engineer, and OS programmer. Mark Leslie is a successful retired entrepreneur and continues to be active in the Silicon Valley community. Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here. Connect with Mark LinkedIn Twitter Resources The Sales Learning Curve by Mark Leslie & Charles A. Holloway Subscribe
242 Darrin Grove, 20 Years of Reinvention as an Entrepreneur
Darrin Grove, Truefit’s Founder and CEO, is a native Pittsburgher with a passion for innovation, technology, and values-based leadership. Since its bootstrap beginnings in 1997, Truefit’s experience with new, disruptive technologies has positioned the company as a leader in helping entrepreneurs and organizations bring new software products to market quickly. Using their proprietary Idea Launch™ process, Darrin and the Truefit team guide clients through a proven path to create new and next generation software products. By involving a broad cross-section of company stakeholders, end users, and subject matter experts, Truefit helps product teams reduce risk and build confidence. Their principled approach and “start-up” mentality have proven to be an invaluable asset to companies looking for an entrepreneurial approach to software product development. In addition to his work at Truefit, Darrin is dedicated to sharing his insight in innovation and entrepreneurship with the Pittsburgh community. He leads the Deal Flow Team for Software and Technology at BlueTree Allied Angels and advises start-up companies at the AlphaLab tech accelerator. He is also active on several non-profit boards to promote leadership, education, and urban renewal, and is a regular panelist and judge at events related to innovation. Darrin’s Challenge; Think small. Focus on the small executions, pivots, and iterations that will move your work forward. Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to the newsletter. Resources Mentioned Lean Startup by Eric Reis Prospect The Sandler Way by John Rosso Good to Great by Jim Collins Agile Manifesto Connect with Darrin LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Website If you liked this interview, check out my other interviews with Pittsburgh entrepreneurs. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay
241 Michael Gibson, Learning from Peter Thiel, Starting a VC Fund, and Investing in Youth
“If the rust belt has come to define the hollowed out industries of the Midwest, in the next ten years the paper belt will come to define the paper-based industries from Washington DC to Boston. In DC, they print money, visas, and laws on paper. In Delaware, companies incorporate on paper. In NYC, they print media on paper. And in Boston Harvard and MIT print diplomas on paper. I am dedicated to lighting the paper belt on fire.” That’s straight from Michael’s profile. Before co-founding 1517 Fund, Michael Gibson was vice president for grants at the Thiel Foundation and a principal at Thiel Capital. For nearly five years working for Peter Thiel, he has contributed research to Peter’s global macro hedge fund, assisted in teaching a course at Stanford Law School on sovereignty and technological change, and helped run the Thiel Fellowship. He serves on the board of the Seasteading Institute. Before his academic apostasy, he was working towards a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Oxford. Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here. Michael’s Challenge; 2017 is the 500th anniversary of the 95 theses. Write you own declaration and post it somewhere in public. Connect with Michael Twitter LinkedIn Website info@1517.com If you liked this interview, check out our most popular interviews. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay
240 Kenny Chen, the Intelligent Intersection of Humans & Tech at Thrival 2017
Kenny Chen serves as the Program Director of Ascender, where he focuses his attention on curating and delivering innovation programs and building collaborative relationships with people and organizations throughout Pittsburgh, as well as nationally and internationally. This culminates each year with the Thrival Innovation + Music Festival, which brings together local and international influencers for multiple days of innovation-focused programs followed by a two-day outdoor music experience. On the side, Kenny is the co-founder of involveMINT, and serves on the boards for the Pittsburgh Entrepreneurs Forum and Social Venture Partners. Kenny was born in Madison, WI, raised in Las Vegas, NV, and graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Social Psychology. He has worked in several places around the world, including San Francisco, Washington DC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. He came to Pittsburgh in 2014 for the Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs, a transformative experience that quickly gave him a wide breadth of knowledge and a deep love for the city. Attend my one-day conference January 27th in Pittsburgh. Learn more here. Kenny’s Challenge; Intentionally seek out opportunities to interact with and learn from someone who doesn’t share your beliefs, views, or background. Connect with Kenny LinkedIn Twitter Website If you liked this interview, check out all my interviews with the people shaping the future of Pittsburgh. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay