People often ask me how I manage to accomplish so much while leading such a rich, passionate life … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 44: Unlocking Productivity: Streamlining Your Days for Passion and Purpose »

I had the pleasure of receiving Julio Vasconcellos on the show. Julio is the Founder and Managing Partner … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 43: Julio Vasconcellos and the state of Latin American tech »

I had the pleasure of being joined by my good friend Kevin Ryan. He’s often been called the … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 42: Kevin Ryan, Unicorn Builder »

It had been over a year since we did the last Ask Me Anything (AMA) so the time … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 41: Ask Me Anything »

Cette semaine, j’ai eu le plaisir de discuter avec mon ami Oskar Hartmann. Il a vécu l’expérience la … Continuer la lecture de « Épisode 40 : Oskar Hartmann, Accumulateur de Licornes »

On this week’s episode I had the pleasure of welcoming Nitya Sharma, co-founder and CEO of Simpl, to … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 39: Simpl and the Indian Fintech Ecosystem »

This week we are covering the state of the Indian tech ecosystem. We are joined by Luke Skertich, … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 38: The Indian Tech Ecosystem & FJ Labs’ Thesis in the region »

After a long hiatus to take care of my ailing dad, who is fortunately fully recovered, I am … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 37: Building India’s 76th Unicorn & the Indian car market at large »

Lorien Gabel is the Co-Founder of Figment Network. He holds an LLB from Toronto’s Osgoode Hall Law School. … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 36: Building a Web3 Unicorn with Lorien Gabel (Figment) »

Last February, I decided to reflect on the turmoil that had started to affect the public, crypto and … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 35: Thoughts on the market »

My apologies for the delay in summarizing the episode, but it’s been a very busy 9 months. Last … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 34: Ask Me Anything »

Mark Lurie is the CEO and co-founder of Shipyard Software. Shipyard Software builds decentralized exchanges (DEX) for specific … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 33: From VC to Web2 to Crypto with Mark Lurie »

Laura Behrens Wu (@LauraBehrensWu) is the co-founder and CEO of Shippo. Shippo is an API-first company focused on … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 32: Building a shipping unicorn with Laura Behrens Wu, Co-Founder & CEO of Shippo »

Alisa Cohn (@AlisaCohn) is a prominent startup coach who has advised founders and executives at Venmo, Etsy, DraftKings, … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 31: From Start-up to Grown-up with Alisa Cohn »

Thomas Plantenga is the CEO of Vinted. He was born and raised in the Netherlands. Thomas was previously … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 30: A Conversation with Thomas Plantenga »

In episode 27, I took a stab at which categories investors and entrepreneurs should focus on for the … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 29: The Latest Marketplace Trends »

When Satoshi Nakamoto famously wrote the Bitcoin white paper on November 13, 2008, it proposed to solve the … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 28: What’s the deal with crypto? »

In a way I live in your future. By virtue of receiving 150 startup pitches per week, I … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 27: The Tech of Tomorrow »

Jeff Wald is a serial entrepreneur, board Member, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and investor. Jeff’s most recent company, … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 26: Jeff Wald & The End of Jobs »

As most of you know, I want to empower people to work on the things they love. As … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 25: Clearco & The Future of Finance »

One of our main theses at FJ Labs is to focus on vertical marketplaces. Slice is a great … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 24: How Slice is helping mom and pop pizzerias compete with Dominos »

The education system has not evolved since the industrial era. New tools have been introduced over the years, … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 23: Synthesis: The startup scaling up the most innovative ideas from Elon Musk’s school »

9 out of 10 startups fail. This is a gloomy number. However, it has never stopped entrepreneurs from … Continuer la lecture de « Ep 22: Why Startups Fail with Tom Eisenmann »

This is one of the most requested questions I’ve received since starting Playing with Unicorns. People want to … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 21: How to Build the Perfect Pitch Deck? »

Last week Alpha Capital, a SPAC company that FJ Labs co-sponsored, went public. We rang the bell and … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 20: So you want to launch a SPAC ? »

Brian Requarth is the Co-Founder of Latitud and former CEO of Viva Real. Through Latitud, he now dedicates … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 19: Reinvesting in the Latam Tech Ecosystem with Brian Requarth »

Tim Jackson is a fellow entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author. He has lived an interesting life from a … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 18: Thirty-Six Lessons from Company Founders & CEOs with Tim Jackson »

This week Kerim Baran shares where we stand in the world of solar. He covers: If you prefer, … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 17: The State of Solar »

I often pondered the makeup of successful founders and founding teams. At FJ Labs we spend a disproportionate … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 16: Startup Talent & Trends »

It is extremely hard to succeed as an entrepreneur. Even the most successful entrepreneurs have countless ups and … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 15: Mistakes to Avoid as an Entrepreneur »

Christian is the rare breed of polymath Renaissance Man operating in a world that rewards specialization. We had … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 14: A Conversation with Christian Angermayer »

SPACs have been one of the hot topics of 2020. Jeff Weinstein, who co-heads investing at FJ Labs, … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 13: What’s the deal with SPACs? »

Given the omnipresent doom and gloom of 2020, I took the time to reflect objectively on where things … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 12: Pandemic, Populism and Policy Failure – The Surprising Case for Optimism in 2020 »

I had the privilege of running into the same social and intellectual circles as Safi Bahcall for the … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 11: Loonshots with Safi Bahcall »

Last week we covered how to come up with great startup ideas. This week I present how to … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 10: Validating Your Startup Idea »

Many aspiring entrepreneurs struggle to come with compelling startup ideas. I detail the four sources of startup ideas: … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 9: Coming Up with a Startup Idea »

Most entrepreneurs merely see venture capitalists as a source of capital without understanding how venture capitalists operate. Jeff … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 8: The Business of Venture Capital »

Last week we covered whether first time founders should build a company on their own or join an … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 7: FJ Labs’ Startup Studio Model »

This week we cover whether first time founders should build a company on their own or join an … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 6: DIY vs Accelerator vs Studio »

Given that I was in Lake Placid looking at the foliage change without my multi-screen setup, I tried … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 5: Ask Me Anything »

In the third episode, I described how VCs evaluate startups by using a combination of the team, business, … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 4: FJ Labs’ Investment Thesis »

In the first episode I covered how and when to fundraise. In this episode, I describe how venture … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 3: How VCs evaluate startups »

I start by covering the theoretical do’s and don’ts of building a minimum viable product (MVP) before giving … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 2: Build a MVP for less than $20k »

Given that it’s episode 1, I start by explaining why I am creating this show before covering everything … Continuer la lecture de « Episode 1: Fundraising »

Playing with unicorns is a new weekly live streaming show on startups, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. I will … Continuer la lecture de « Announcing Playing With Unicorns »