Matt Meeker, Founder & CEO Of Bark (BarkBox) Office Hours With Dorm Room Fund podcast

25:43

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Miranda Wang ( @mirandaywwang ) from Novoloop ! Novoloop is an advanced upcycling company that invents sustainable ways to convert end-of-life plastic into specialty materials. (0:30) - Introduction (1:00) - Where did the idea for Novoloop come from? (2:45) - Key Novoloop moments while in college (6:34) - Challenges while fundraising as a startup in a less-common industry (9:04) - Most surprising lesson learned since co-founding Novoloop (11:06) - What makes the Novoloop team special? (15:08) - Co-founder dynamics (Miranda and her co-founder, Jeanny Yao, started Novoloop together in high school!!) (18:47) - At what point did Miranda decide to raise a Series A? (21:51) - What does Novoloop look in board members? (22:57) - Andrew tells a funny joke (23:34) - Miranda's must-visit botanical garden spots & more -- Get in touch with Miranda! Website: novoloop.com Twitter: @mirandaywwang LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirandaywwang…

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Jonathan Chang, XIR at Brex + Founder of Gen Z Scouts 25:03

3 years之前25:03

25:03

Jonathan Chang is a XIR at Brex, where he works with startups and venture funds. He's also the founder of GenZScouts, a startup sourcing platform and quarterly fellowship for college students to leverage their networks and identify burgeoning startups. He previously worked in data and analytics roles at NBC and Yumi, as well as numerous venture and investing roles at Lionsgate, Ground Up Ventures, and Global Silicon Valley. -- To get in touch with Jonathan, shoot him an email at jchang@brex.com…

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Connor McEwen, Engineering Lead at Uniswap Labs 26:06

3 years之前26:06

26:06

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Connor McEwen ( @ connormcewen ) from Uniswap Labs ! Uniswap allows people to swap, earn, and build on the leading decentralized crypto trading protocol. (0:32) - Introduction (1:22) - What led Connor to join Dorm Room Fund (2:52) - Deciding whether or not take a gap year during college (4:24) - Important lessons learned from returning to school (6:11) - Experience launching makeBU (8:48) - Being on the engineering side & what people on the Business and Engineering sides can learn from each other (10:55) - How Connor approached joining a large company vs. startup (14:20) - Is Connor a Bitcoin millionaire? (14:30) - Connor's funny story about mining Bitcoin (15:31) - How to land an engineering role at an attractive startup (18:10) - 2013 startups vs. 2022 startups (20:06) - Hottest Web3 take (21:43) - How should engineers working at early-stage startups view fundraising? (23:31) - Staying up to date in the crypto space -- Get in touch with Connor! Twitter: @ connormcewen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmcewen/…

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Josh Belinsky, Co-Founder of Slate Milk 31:28

3 years之前31:28

31:28

Josh Belinsky is the co-founder of Slate Milk, a venture back CPG company based out of Boston. Slate creates high protein, low sugar, lactose free canned beverages marketed toward adults. The DTC milk brand has raised raised over $7 million to date and is available in over 3500 stores nationwide. Josh was previously part of the founding team at HqO, as well as a Business Development Executive at New Grounds Food before co-founding the brand with his partner Manny Lubin. On this episode, Souhail talks to Josh about his upbringing, time at Northeastern, founding the company, appearing on Shark Tank, and much more. --…

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Ansh Nanda, Co-Founder at Un1Feed 21:34

3 years之前21:34

21:34

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Ansh Nanda ( @anshnanda_ ) from Un1Feed ! Un1Feed allows users to retake ownership of their social media feed. (0:32) - Introduction (1:00) - Ansh's background (1:49) - How a cold-email led to funding from Paul English (co-founder of Kayak) for Ansh's nonprofit, You Change Earth (2:58) - How Ansh got free tickets to the Duke vs. UNC basketball game (4:18) - Favorite Duke Basketball moment (4:56) - Ansh's involvement with Dorm Room Fund (DRF) (6:44) - How his DRF experience impacted his paradigm as a founder (9:46) - Why Ansh turned down a Google internship (11:20) - What is Un1Feed? (12:11) - How Ansh came up with the idea for Un1Feed (14:00) - Will Facebook copy Un1Feed? (17:00) - Challenge of competing with Facebook and other tech giants (19:13) - Downside of working at a big tech company (19:31) - Upside of working at Un1Feed ( email Ansh if interested!) (20:30) - Closing remarks -- Get in touch with Ansh! Twitter: @anshnanda_ Email: ansh@un1feed.com Website: https://www.un1feed.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anshnanda/…

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Female Founder Track - Alice Ma, Co-Founder of Mad Realities 14:48

3 years之前14:48

14:48

This week, Souhail talks to Alice Ma from Mad Realities about her story and previous experience with the Female Founder Track. Alice Ma is a Co-Founder of Mad Realities, a crypto based media company aiming to bring interactivity and innovation to media and content consumption. Alice previously co-founded Archer, a social venture making data more accessible. She also played an instrumental rise in helping launch ConstitutionDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that aimed to raised money to buy the U.S Constitution, but ultimately came short. -- For more information on the Female Founder Track, check out https://linktr.ee/dormroomfund…

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PhD Founder Track - Chloe Lopez-Lee and David Dellal 21:02

3 years之前21:02

21:02

This week, Souhail talks to Chloe Lopez-Lee and David Dellal from Dorm Room Fund's PhD Founder Track. Chloe Lopez-Lee is a Neuroscience PhD candidate at Cornell University and a Managing Investment Partner at Dorm Room Fund. David Dellal is an NSF PhD Graduate Fellow at Yale University, Forbes 30 under 30, and CEO/Co-Founder at Floe, a cleantech startup. He is also a Managing Investment Partner at Dorm Room Fund. -- For more information on the PhD track, check out https://linktr.ee/dormroomfund…

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Female Investor Track - Iris Liu, Mia Krishnamurthy & Tori Orr 17:41

3 years之前17:41

17:41

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Iris Liu , Mia Krishnamurthy & Tori Orr from Dorm Room Fund's Female Investor Track (FIT)! (1:17) - Mia's background and importance of FIT (2:03) - Iris's background and importance of FIT (2:50) - Tori's background and importance of FIT (4:16) - What to expect from FIT (6:33) - Details about the FIT community and benefits of the cohort size (8:57) - How to make your story stand out (10:32) - How students with no venture experience can showcase their interest (12:08) - How to get the most of out the FIT program (13:45) - Details about time commitment (14:33) - What makes FIT special and unique from the other DRF Diversity Tracks (16:13) - Final thoughts from Iris (16:51) - How to get in touch -- Have more questions about the Female Investor Track? Email: fit@dormroomfund.com…

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PRISM Investor Track - Ivan Zhao and Nika Duan 19:31

3 years之前19:31

19:31

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Ivan Zhao and Nika Duan from Dorm Room Fund's PRISM Investor Track ! (0:48) - Ivan's background and importance of PRISM (4:11) - Nika's background and importance of PRISM (6:51) - What makes PRISM special and unique from the other DRF Diversity Tracks (9:19) - PRISM's cohort size (9:52) - Community fostered during PRISM (12:10) - How to get the most of out the program and time commitment (13:12) - How to get your story to shine through in the application (15:25) - How applicants can stay engaged with PRISM & VC beyond program (16:37) - Nika's advice to applicants and helpful tips (18:10) - Ivan's wall of love of people who reached out about PRISM's impact -- Have more questions about the PRISM Investor Track? Email: prism@dormroomfund.com…

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Blueprint Investor Track - Daniel Applewhite, Mea-Lynn Wong, Tori Orr, & Zakaria Gedi 24:31

3 years之前24:31

24:31

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Daniel Applewhite , Mea-Lynn Wong , Tori Orr , & Zakaria Gedi from Dorm Room Fund's Blueprint Investor Track ! (0:48) - Mea-Lynn's background and importance of Blueprint (2:57) - Tori's background and importance of Blueprint (4:35) - Zakaria's background and importance of Blueprint (5:53) - Daniel's background and importance of Blueprint (8:48) - What makes Blueprint special and unique from the other DRF Diversity Tracks (12:17) - Details about the Blueprint community and benefits of the cohort size (16:32) - How to get the most of out the Blueprint program and time commitment (22:10) - Daniel's advice to applicants and helpful tips (23:10) - Tori's advice to applicants and helpful tips -- Have more questions about the Blueprint Investor Track? Email: blueprint@dormroomfund.com…

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Tanthai Pongstein, Founder of Wonderstruck & Godling Design Studios 30:57

3 years之前30:57

30:57

Tanthai Pongstein is the founder of Wonderstruck and Godling Design Studios. He previously was a Head of Design for Dorm Room Fund, a founder of Safebox Safe Lockers, and a student at UC Berkeley. Additionally, Tanthai is the host of Proof of Love, a dating show developed by Web 3 Startup Mad Realities. -- (0:34) - Quick Note (1:35) - Tanthai's background and going from a 2.5 GPA to UC Berkeley (5:34) - Safebox and going to a Hackathon (12:37) - Tanthai's perspective on passion (21:15) - Drawing rectangles (22:01) - Favorite Artists (24:43) - Proof of Love, a Web 3 Show (27:02) - Finding what makes you happy -- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanthai…

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Talia Goldberg, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners 20:39

3 years之前20:39

20:39

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Talia Goldberg (@TaliaGold) from Bessemer Venture Partners! (1:09) - Joining DRF and journey into investing (2:48) - A memorable moment during her time in DRF (4:00) - Breaking into venture and the Bessemer analyst program (6:57) - Career advice for people early in their career (8:17) - Female mentorship and Talia’s involvement with increasing diversity in VC (9:45) - Rules that Talia breaks when investing in breakout companies (10:35) - Bessemer’s investment in Web3 and BessemerDAO (13:58) - What DRF is incredibly good at and potential initiatives (16:11) - Areas of personal growth and New Year's Resolutions (17:57) - Where the best pizza and ice cream shops in the country are -- Get in touch with Talia! Twitter: @TaliaGold Website: bvp.com/team/talia-goldberg LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/talia-goldberg-a3819431…

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Adele Li, Investor @ Redpoint Ventures 32:31

3 years之前32:31

32:31

Adele Li is a growth investor at Redpoint Ventures. She previously worked in private equity roles for Ares Management Corp. Additionally, she was a managing partner at Dorm Room Fund while studying at UPenn. (1:33) - Adele's upbringing and background (3:35) - The Harker School (6:20) - Getting an internship at a family office. (8:05) - SF's entrepreneurial ecosystem (11:20) - Joining Dorm Room Fund (14:30) - Becoming a value-add in VC (19:00) - What Adele invests in and areas of interest (22:57) - Why she chose Redpoint (26:12) - Business/VC blogs, podcasts, and more that she likes (28:22) - Advice she gives to anyone interested in the industry --…

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Isabelle Zhou, Chief of Staff and Investor at Floodgate 24:59

3 years之前24:59

24:59

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Isabelle Zhou (@isabelle_zhou) from Floodgate! (1:12) - Launching DRF's Female Founder Track (3:16) - Why Isabelle worked at an early-stage startup (Nooks) right out of college (5:31) - How Isabelle defines success and how that definition has evolved (6:47) - Crazy story while working at Nooks (9:57) - Female mentorship and working with Ann Miura-Ko (11:29) - What surprises Isabelle about VC (12:57) - How Floodgate remains competitive in today's environment (15:25) - Product-Market fit lessons (17:52) - An underrated skill crucial for success in VC (19:21) - The business Isabelle would start tomorrow & favorite her Taylor Swift album (20:32) - Story from writing personal year-in-review (22:16) - Decisions that don't seem large at the moment, but have a disproportionate impact (23:49) - What Isabelle hopes to see happen with DRF -- Get in touch with Isabelle! Twitter: @isabelle_zhou Email: isabelle@floodgate.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/isabellezhou/…

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Matteo Franceschetti, CEO and Co-Founder of Eight Sleep 18:13

3 years之前18:13