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In this episode I sit down with the co-founder and CEO of Moment House Arjun Mehta. Moment house was founded in 2019 when Arjun and his co-founder saw the popularity of live streaming and social media and imagined a platform where creators could host virtual ticketed digital experiences. Backed by the leaders of the music industry, such as Scooter Braun, UTA, and Halsey, Moment House has hosted concerts for everyone from Justin Bieber to Kaytranada. In this episode, Arjun talks about how the pandemic changed the music industry and his vision for the future of digital experiences and online communities.

In this episode, I sit down with Nicholas Flanders, who is the CEO and one of three co-founders of Twelve. Twelve is disrupting the manufacturing industry with their groundbreaking carbon transformation technology: they make materials using air, not oil. Twelve has the power to eliminate 10% of worldwide emissions, while being cost competitive. They recently closed a series A of $57 million and have big plans for a greener future.

In this episode, I sit down with Samir Vasavada who is Gen-Z’s youngest unicorn founder. With his co-founder Runik Mehrotra, Samir built Vise: a technology platform that uses artificial intelligence to help financial advisers make more efficient, customized, and profitable investments on behalf of their clients. Samir started working on the idea at age 15, when he was hired by Wall Street banks to explain what artificial intelligence is and how it could be used to innovate finance. After 6 years of hustle and hard work, Vise closed a $65 M Series C in early 2021 and received a $1 B valuation. Samir gets personal as he discusses the sacrifices he made in prioritizing his entrepreneurial ambitions and he gives his advice on fundraising, putting together the right team, and keeping faith in your idea amidst rejection.

As the founder of Amun and 21Shares, Hany Rashwan built the company that put out the first physically backed crypto ETF. In simpler terms, he created a vehicle for people to buy crypto assets, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, on the stock market. Alongside Cathie Wood of ARK, 21Shares recently submitted a Bitcoin ETF to the SEC. While he waits for the US to get on board, Hany's products are already offered all over Europe, with more than $2 billion under management. Hany has worked on 3 companies by the age of 31. We talk about where cryptocurrency is headed, how it will be regulated, and why he thinks Bitcoin will take over gold.

Born in Russia, raised in Israel, and having moved to UK without knowing English at 14 years old, Maria learned to embrace the unknown. Ultimately, her path after Oxford led her to Silicon Valley to work with Joe Lonsdale at venture fund 8VC where Maria discovered a lack of innovation and technology in the construction and build space - an industry worth $250 B. Realizing this gap, she founded Agora, which just raised a Series B of $33M, to modernize the complex construction materials supply chain and, in turn, make cities more affordable. In this episode, Maria talks about her personal and entrepreneurial journey, how to find a good company idea, and her thoughts around risk taking in your 20s.