Business Wilderness

S2 Episode 110 ACE Desai - Leader of the String blockchain project.

Ace is the leader of the String blockchain project. A project focused on bridging the schism between traditional finance and defi. A Next-Gen global securities blockchain platform. At its core String offers 5 features: private accounts, private transactions, private smart contracts, private NFTs, and high TPS. Learn more at string.ftnow.us [http://string.ftnow.us/]

S2 Episode 109 David Lindeque - Founder of Orbit Partners

David is the Founder and Head of Product at Orbit Partners, a software engineering & product design studio based in Los Angeles, California. He has founded various ventures and was previously Senior Product Manager at Albert. Orbit works with companies of all sizes, from Series A to Fortune 500, across various countries. Orbit currently leads Product Development & Frontend Engineering at Sameday Health, while building software for various companies across the globe. Learn more: https://orbitpartners.io [https://orbitpartners.io/]

S2 Ep. 108 Charles Naut Serial Entrepreneur & Investor

Charles [https://charlesnaut.com/] was previously a principal engineer on the Quickbooks Self-Employed team working to power prosperity for self-employed people around the world. He also launched Intuit Workforce (previously Playbook HR before being acquired by Intuit), which helped companies onboard and manage independent workforces. Before starting Playbook HR, he was a PM at Microsoft working on search engine relevance for Bing. Charles graduated from Stanford University in 2012 where he majored in Computer Science. At Stanford, Charles was president of BASES, the school's largest entrepreneurship group, and currently, serves on its board of advisors. Throughout college and high school, Charles interned in technical roles at companies in a wide range of industries and sizes from energy to finance to social media and from small startups to Fortune 500 corporations. Get in touch with Charles here [https://charlesnaut.com/].

S2 Ep. 107 Co-founder and CMO of REINNO

Natalia Shirshova is co-founder and CMO of REINNO [http://www.reinno.io/] – a fintech startup bringing liquidity to commercial real estate. With a background in Economics researching non-performing loans and stock market interdependencies, she is leading the fintech revolution. One of her main goals is demystifying and destigmatizing the world of digital assets. Natalia believes that education and cooperation between blockchain companies are essential for wider adoption. Before REINNO, she did marketing and PR for companies in various industries, including consumer electronics, education, and big pharma.  REINNO [http://www.reinno.io/] developed lending and investment products to help commercial real estate investors gain liquidity with blockchain technology. REINNO's team built a proprietary lending platform and risk model for income-producing properties in the U.S. REINNO marketplace allows investors worldwide to buy fractions of professionally-managed commercial buildings, from multifamily to industrial. Earlier this year, the marketplace was recognized by Wealth and Finance International and Fintech Breakthrough Awards. Most recently, REINNO became a finalist at the Wealth Management Industry Awards in three categories, including Blockchain and Real Estate. REINNO is also nominated for the Benzinga Fintech Awards and Hackernoon Startup of the Year.

S2 Ep. 106 Ceo & Founder of Thirdact Digital

Eric bootstrapped a branding agency 5 years ago, Started with a partner and a laptop on a table in New York's upper west side, and has grown the shop to 15 people, with creative, strategy, and media capabilities, serving clients around the world. Most recently, he launched Third Act. This first-of-its-kind marketplace is the destination for theatre NFTs is a pre-seed venture-backed by an A-team across the entertainment and crypto industry. Learn more https://www.thirdact.digital/