Startup Seattle
By Carabiner Media
Startup SeattleMay 06, 2021
Conversation with Data Scientist Widad Machmouchi of Microsoft
For this episode, we sought to throw some light on data science and data scientists, a trending position in modern companies. We are excited to bring you an episode with Widad Machmouchi, a Principal Data Scientist Manager at Microsoft. She may have ended up in Washington DC but Seattle lucked out in becoming her home. Widad and I talk about
What does a Data Scientist do? Understanding Machine Learning with an example A/B Testing How she evaluates companies on AI/ML/data-driven claims Skills such as "Math Maturity" that one should get to enter Data ScienceHer team blog is https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/experimentation-platform-exp/
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Astrophotography with Harish Krishnakumar
Harish is a junior in the Tesla STEM school in Redmond, WA. I found about his deep interest in astrophotography last year and saw many of his brilliant images on Instagram. I was curious to explore his journey and to my delight, he was ready to share. I hope you enjoy this special episode.
Harish is active on Instagram and his handle is hk.astro. He has promised to create a web site with his images soon.
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How to increase your sphere of influence and other career secrets from Suresh Kumar, global CTO of Walmart
Suresh Kumar is the Global CTO and Chief Development Officer of Walmart.
The highlights of the conversation
How being curious and passionate helped him. He encourages one to follow those traits. A few management secrets such as connecting the dots. How AI and ML is being used at Walmart to deliver valuable customer experiences and increase efficiency. Pros and Cons of Technology expansion in our livesSuresh is an articulate speaker and there is a lot to take away from this episode. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed producing it.
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Dire Warning from DroneSeed's Grant Canary
"Climate Change is THE problem that all problems report to"
"Climate Change is an existential problem for us over next 20 years"
To budding entrepreneurs, "Do something that matters"
In this wide ranging episode. Grant describes how Droneseed are following data and customers to make an impact on regrowing fire damaged forests. Putting three types of drones to work and ensuring a robust supply of seeds and seedlings from their SilvaSeed acquisition, they are unburdening people from heavy labor and ensuring a good shot for burnt forests to come back alive. Classic example of using technology to try to repair a broken situation.
Grant explains in depth their process, how he methodically arrived at finding the problem and attracting a team to develop the drone based solution. Lots of other interesting nuggets including use of OKR's and his favorite food.
Enjoy this episode featuring a global wanderer who came back home to attempt to save the planet.
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Geoff Harris of Flying Fish on AI/ML as primary investing thesis
In this discussion, Geoff shares his insights on
Skills he needed to make a move into Venture Capital investing Evaluating AI/ML Companies with skill Attributes of a successful founder His firm's focus on Pacific Northwest FoundersMentions - Seattle Angel Conference, Alliance of Angels, Pike Place, RedSox, Pike Place, Home Recording Studio
Flying Fish can be found at https://flyingfish.vc
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Aaron Holm of Blokable strives to make an impact on the housing crisis
Enjoy this discussion, where we talk about
What is contributing to modern day housing crisis and ways to solve it? Zoning as a development issue Blokable's end to end approach to modular housing Complexity in real estate development Blokable's advantages & more...Blokable is at www.blokable.com and you can follow Aaron on Twitter @aahholm
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Eastlake High School sophomore Vedant Srinivas on building technology to mitigate roadkill
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All about Biologics with Lumen Bioscience CEO Brian Finrow
Biologics are a hot trend and have been proven to treat many diseases. If you watch TV, you have seen those ubiquitous Humira ads.
In this episode, Brian answers our questions on
Why Biologics matter Manufacturing challenges Lumen's unique approach Life Science vs Technology Startup & more...Yay, we made it to 20 episodes!
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Ryan Dibble, COO of Flyhomes on trends, opportunities and challenges shaping residential real estate
Ryan Dibble is COO and Founding Member of FlyHomes. FlyHomes was founded to focus on the buyer's experience.
Ryan shares with us
His work focus at the growth stage of FlyHomes Current trends (temporary and permanent) trends shaping the real estate market Flyhomes as a one stop for Buyers How technology is powering home buying & moreYou can follow us at https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com
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1-1 with three time Founder and Author Shirish Nadkarni
Shirish Nadkarni is a three time founder (TeamOn, LiveMocha, Zoomingo) and the author of a new book - From Startup to Exit. He is also very actively involved with TiE Seattle and it's startup initiatives.
Shirish shares with us
His thoughts on achieving product market fit Inspiration for his new book and deciding scope of book Challenges to tackle in growth phase and the importance of culture Maintaining focus Skill that Startup Founders should gain & moreYou can follow us at https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com
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Bryan Hale of Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) on incubating AI first companies
Bryan Hale is a Managing Director of the AI2 Incubator Program at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
We talked about
Why we need to pay attention to AI The role played by the AI2 Incubator Why he joined AI2 How to get prepared for AI? Diversity in AI & moreYou can follow us at https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com
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All about Entrepreneurship from Suresh Kotha
Suresh Kotha is a Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at UW Foster School of Business
We talked about
Suresh becoming an accidental Professor What they teach in the various Entrepreneurship programs in Foster School Crossing the Idea to Opportunity Chasm What's Entrepreneurial Thinking Diversity Seattle Startup Ecosystem & moreYou can follow us at https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com
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Tami Fujii of Kinona on founding and building a golf apparel brand for women
Tami Fujii is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Kinona. Kinona specializes in golf apparel for women. We talked about
Motivation to found Kinona Early customer Discovery and Design The challenges of navigating the company during COVID Mind of a marketer Brand Strategy & moreYou can follow us at https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com
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Joe Wallin's bullishness on AI, crypto, Seattle and bearishness on traditional college
Joe Wallin is a Principal at Carney Law and a leading startup lawyer in Seattle. We talked about
Hot topics in early stage companies and ecosystem Key developments in last decade for startup funding and company formation Use of AI in Law. Issues with AI entering mainstream Seattle startup scene from his vantage point Advice for some entering law (it was brutal:-)) Role of Crypto and emerging decentralized landscape & moreYou can follow us at https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com
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Craig Evans on long duration energy storage and how he is helping decarbonize the electric grid
Craig Evans is CEO of Oregon based Energy Storage Systems (ESS), a leader in long duration energy storage solutions
We talk about
Role of long duration energy storage in power grids ESS's Tech advantage with the Iron Flow Battery System Challenges in building an energy company Managing a company as a couple founding team His advice to early stage entrepreneurs & moreYou can follow us at https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com
You can find ESS at https://www.ESSInc.com
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Dr Bradley Younggren on battlefield experience shaping his passion for tech in healthcare, revolutionizing primary care
Dr Bradley Younggren, an Iraq war veteran talks about how his battlefield experience shaped his interest in applying technology innovations to health care. He is Chief Medical Officer of 98Point6 and Emergency Physician and Evergreen Health in Kirkland WA. We talk about
Using technology advancements to revolutionize primary care via 98point6 Being in ground zero for COVID response in Kirkland, WA Why Physicians love to work at 98Point6 Why more healthcare startups need to be created & his inspirationsYou can follow us at https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com
You can find 98Point6 at https://www.98Point6.com
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Vetri Vellore of Ally on OKRs, Nature of work Trends, sparking culture change
Vetri Vellore is a second time entrepreneur and is the Founder and CEO of Ally.io. They offer an OKR platform for enterprises. In this episode, hear Vetri share his thoughts on
Recent Trends in the nature of work in companies, small and large How OKR's (Objectives and Key Results) differ from other goal setting systems Sparking a culture change in companies Early Surprises for Ally Is there a bear case for distributed development? Advice for someone wanting to start their own business & more…You can follow us at https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com
You can find Ally at https://www.ally.io/
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Isaac Kato of Techstars Seattle
Isaac Kato is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and now serves as the Managing Director of Techstars Seattle. In this episode, we talk about
His adventures in Iceland with an exciting stint as founder of a Green data center company How Techstars is run, their current diversity focus and adapting to the pandemic His timeframe for autonomous drivingAs a bonus, we conclude with a short Iceland trivia.
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Gregg Bennett on incubating companies in crypto, sports content and Angel investing
Gregg Bennett is a prolific Angel Investor, company incubator and Vice Chairman of the Board at Alliance of Angels. In this episode with Startup Seattle, Gregg shares his
Serendipitous entry to Angel investing Reasons for Angel investing How he sizes up the Founding team Thoughts on company updates Experience incubating two companies - one in crypto space and other in sports content Thoughts on Seattle startup ecosystem Challenges for 25 year old's todayYou can tweet to us https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1
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Laura Malcolm of Give InKind on Art of Story telling and her Bootstrapping Journey
Laura Malcom of Give InKind shares her fascinating story with us. Topics :-
Impact of Give InKind Her Bootstrapping Journey Art of Story Telling Focus and Balance? Her Fundraising Framework Her role as a Female Founder A Lightning RoundIn the episode, during the story telling discussion, I share a story about the portraits that my wife has done of healthcare workers. Her website is https://jayashreekrishnan.com to see the portraits.
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Angel Investing Experiences
In this slightly longer episode, three Angel Investors get together to share their Angel Investing experience. David Hoppe, Javier Soto and the host Krishnan Gopalan talk about
How they got started and their Portfolio highlights Why they Angel Invest How to get started Angel Investing in Seattle Key aspects they look for during their company evaluation How Angels can help Good and Bad Experiences / Lessons Learned Impact of Pandemic on Angel Investing 2021 PredictionsHope you enjoy this episode.
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Somasegar of Madrona Ventures on Venture Investing
Soma and I have a wide ranging conversation on
His foray into VC Madrona Philosophy Madrona Organization Enterprise Trends What makes successful companies Seattle startup ecosystemAnd more...
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Krishna Kumar Parthasarathy (Distinguished Engineer, Microsoft) on Cybersecurity
KK is a leader of Enterprise Security at Microsoft. In this episode, he shares the finer details of how to think about Enterprise Security. We talk about data leaks, insider threats, opportunities in this area and likely new trends. We finish with his love for photography and a great choice for his inspiration.
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Jo Masterson of 2Morrow - a behavior change platform
Jo talks about Digital Therapeutics, Digital Health, 2Morrow's clinical trial proven behavior health platform.
She talks about what's important in a co founder and how 2Morrow has navigated COVID and their B2B2c offering
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Carter Mackley - Law Talk for Startup Entrepreneurs
Carter Mackley shares useful and interesting information on business entity formation, cap tables, common mistakes in fundraising, valuation and other aspects of startup law. He shares his experiences.
Carter's web site is startuplawtalk.com. It's a great resource for startup founders.
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A chat with Sam Pardue of Indow Windows
Podcast Launch Episode with Will Clausen of Cartogram