How to Fund Your Startup: Navigating the Full Spectrum of Investor Options
In this week’s episode Phuong and I dive into the essentials of early-stage startup fundraising, exploring the diverse options available to founders. We discuss everything from leveraging friends and ...
5 Dec 202420min
Reimagining Storytime: Wendy's Mission to Reinvent Reading for Kids
What if I told you there’s a way to make reading as entertaining and interactive as video games and social media?Wendy - an innovative new app that’s transforming how kids engage with stories - is doi...
15 Nov 202427min
How Much Equity Should You Give Early Employees? A Guide to Structuring Your Startup’s Cap Table to Fuel Growth and Attract Investors
This week, Phuong and I dive into one of the most crucial yet often perplexing aspects of startup formation: cap table construction and equity distribution. If you're setting up a startup or restructu...
31 Okt 202426min
Future of Warfare: How Rapid Innovation is Affecting Military Strategy
As someone passionate about the role of innovation in advancing society, I’m particularly interested in how rapidly evolving technologies - like artificial intelligence, robotics, and dual-use technol...
17 Okt 202444min
Decoding Startup Funding: The Art and Science Behind Determining Your Raise
Determining how much capital a startup should raise during each funding round is hard. This week, Phuong and I break down the tools and methodologies that founders and VCs use to calculate the right n...
3 Okt 202429min
Fighting Business Fraud: How BizDefender Protects Small Companies
We kick off a new season by sitting down with Patrick Butler, the CEO of BizDefender. Patrick, a seasoned founder with deep technical expertise, discusses his latest venture, BizDefender, a company co...
19 Sep 202422min
Apple's Big AI Reveal + A Breakdown of Pay-to-Play
For this week's episode - the last one before the podcast takes a summer break - my colleague Mike Rogers joins to discuss Apple's new updates + AI announcement. Additionally, we touch on the implicat...
27 Juni 202428min
Global Market Recap: 2024 Mid-Year Analysis
This week's pod is a mid-year check-in on the global markets with Chris Zhang. Chris shares his insights on the current state of the U.S. and global markets and we dissect key economic data, market tr...
20 Juni 202423min
