Growth Stage

It's hard to get money, so why should paying be difficult too? Turns out, the red tape and process for payroll is wildly complicated (taxes, filings, remittance, yadda yadda) and the myriad of payroll systems in place makes it even more difficult. In this episode we're joined by CEO and Founder of Check, Andrew Brown, and Eric Tarczynski, Founder at Contrary, to discuss getting paid!

Ghost kitchens certainly aren't a thing of the past. In fact, the market for these dark kitchens is alive and well, and they are fueling the fire for food delivery growth across the globe. From your favorite fast-food chains to virtual kitchen concepts, ghost kitchens are providing the infrastructure and (dead)pans to keep your appetite fulfilled. In this episode, we're joined by the Founder and General Manager of YourKitchen, Yousif Kurdi, and Roelof Opperman, Managing Director and Head of Europe at Fifth Wall. Tune in to learn about a typical human's profit and loss statement, the development of ghost kitchens, and how Yousif plans to manage running YourKitchen as he serves as the captain for Saudi Arabia's Winter Olympic team.

Food tech has received a cornucopia of attention recently. But have we bitten off more than we can chew with lab-grown meats or vertical farming? These ideas are important, without doubt, but they’re a small piece of the pie. What if we just found a better way to make food last longer? In this episode, we're joined by CEO and Co-Founder of Farther Farms, Mike Annunziata, and Monica Varman, Investor at G2 Venture Partners, to help us decide if these preservatives add real value or are just half baked. Tune in to learn about Farther’s origin stories, why they began with fries, the current and future state of the food supply chain, and much more.

Taking a "moonshot" used to mean something. But in recent years, private industry has not-so-quietly begun to pile into what was once reserved for governments, satellite companies, and the handful of supporting players. The race to space is no longer about the miracle of putting something in orbit, it's about deploying capital. Houston, we have competition. On In this episode we're joined by CEO and Founder of Varda, Will Bruey, and Tess Hatch, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, to shed light on the gravity of the situation.

We've all asked ourselves at one time or another "Where the f*ck is my package?" The truth is, there's a host of people who care a lot more than you do - a whole supply chain. Visibility into these complex networks doesn't just provide reassurance, it unveils a heap of information on how to improve them. In this episode we're joined by CEO and Founder of Tive, Krenar Komoni, and Harpi Signh, Partner at Innovation Endeavors, to discuss the complications and sensitivities of supply chain visibility.