The Daniel Mazur Podcast

Chris Maurice: Learnings from Scaling Crypto across Africa for a Decade

From Ethereum rigs lighting on fire to sketchy Taco Bell Bitcoin transactions we dive into Chris’s journey starting and scaling Yellow Card in Africa to what it is today with hundreds of employees and over $80 Million in capital raised. The learnings from this episode can save first time founders a lot of pain as we discuss the tradeoffs of raising venture capital, how to hire people who care, and the unexpected curves in the startup journey.

Philip Johnston: The Founder Aspiring to Capture all of the Sun’s Energy for Compute and Beyond

Philip has just taken the first step in harnessing the sun’s energy to supercharge humanity with a radically different approach to space computation. I had the pleasure of joining Philip for Starcloud’s first-ever satellite launch in Cape Canaveral and was blown away by the team’s ambition and grit. Philip shares with us what he’s learned since his first startup, ranging from how he now makes decisions differently to how he now hires differently.

Andrew Song: The Single Dad Launching Balloons to the Edge of Space to Cool Earth

Andrew Song left SaaS behind to launch sulfur dioxide balloons into the stratosphere—an attempt to cool Earth by mimicking volcanoes. In this raw, unfiltered conversation, he explains the science, the stakes, and the hustle behind Make Sunsets. He talks about moral lines, market forces, and why he’s betting it all to give his kids a livable planet. If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like to actually try to save the world, this is it.

Josh Balk: Animal Activism through Entrepreneurship and Technology

Josh Balk is an impressive activist and serial entrepreneur. Josh started his career as a leader at the US Humane society and cofounded Eat Just, a food tech company devoted to creating a more sustainable future for humanity while reducing the suffering of animals globally. More recently, Josh founded The Accountability Board which owns shares in over 100 of the world’s largest food companies to insist on environmental and social accountability through the existing mechanisms of corporate governance.

How Ed Ge Launched the Deimos Satellite With a Powerful AI Space Computer

In this episode, we sit down with Ed Ge in his first interview after launching his first satellite to space, the Deimos Spacecraft. Ed is a space entrepreneur who seems like real life Tony Stark. We learn about the difficulties of founding a Space Tech company and the persistence required. We discuss Time Travel, Aliens, and how to build the best future for humanity.