Exploring Alternative Investing with Porter Geer

Exploring Alternative Investing with Porter Geer

Porter Geer is one of the cofounders of Girl Math Capital, the alternative investing community for women. Founded in 2023, Girl Math Capital exists to support women on their wealth-building journeys by increasing the number of women investing in private markets. To date, Girl Math Capital has deployed over $1M into 60+ companies. Porter has spent her career in the crypto and digital asset space and is currently a member of the Governance team at Uniswap. She is based in Austin, TX. During this episode, we discuss: * What Girl Math Capital is and why Porter and her two co-founders built it * Why Girl Math Capital focuses on alternative investing and what that is * Common misconceptions about alternative investing * Why financial independence is a core value underlying Girl Math Capital's mission * An inside look into their cohort * How they source deal flow * The power law of early-stage investing * Porter's personal investing advice * Girl Math's long-term vision And more. Tune into this episode as we dive into alternative investing!

Building in Space with Dakota Labine

Dakota Labine is the Director of Engineering at ThinkOrbital, where he leads multidisciplinary teams building next-generation space infrastructure and advanced X-ray technologies. Starting in a hands-on Assembly, Integration, and Test leadership role before growing into engineering leadership, Dakota has helped scale the company from rapid hardware execution into broader technical and organizational growth. His work spans autonomous in-space welding, drone-based X-ray imaging, spacecraft systems, and rapid development programs supporting both commercial and government customers. Before joining ThinkOrbital, Dakota spent over four years at Blue Canyon Technologies leading spacecraft systems engineering efforts across major microsatellite constellation programs and new spacecraft product lines. Known for blending hands-on execution with big-picture systems thinking, he’s passionate about building teams, scaling ambitious ideas, and turning complex engineering challenges into real-world capabilities. During this episode, we discuss: * What Dakota does as the Director of Engineering at ThinkOrbital * ThinkOrbital’s core products * Their pivot toward X-ray technology * The hardest part of scaling a deep tech hardware company * How ThinkOrbital serves both commercial and government customers * Why the space economy is booming right now * What makes Boulder, CO a hub for aerospace startups * Dakota's advice for anyone looking to work in deep tech And more. Tune into this episode as we dive into all things space!

Putting Tampa Bay on the Tech Map with Jesus Vidaurri

Jesus Vidaurri is a community and ecosystem builder, entrepreneur, and talent strategist passionate about creating spaces where people, ideas, and innovation thrive. He is the Founder and CEO of Tampa Bay Tech Week, a community-led initiative designed to bring together founders, technologists, investors, creatives, and builders while elevating the Tampa Bay region as a destination for innovation and opportunity. Known throughout the region for connecting people and building meaningful partnerships, Jesus has become a driving force in strengthening Tampa Bay’s startup and technology ecosystem. His work centers around creating opportunities, fostering collaboration, and helping communities grow with intention. Professionally, Jesus is also the Founder and Principal Consultant of Vida Talent Solutions, where he advises startups and growth-stage organizations on talent strategy, AI, and modern recruiting practices. He currently supports Federal Government as a talent consultant and previously served as Director of Talent at the White House, helping build high-impact teams supporting critical government initiatives. Whether launching tech movements, advising founders, or helping people land life-changing opportunities, Jesus believes the strongest ecosystems are built when community comes first. During this episode, we discuss: * What Tampa Bay Tech Week is and how Jesus got the idea by attending Atlanta Tech Week * How to successfully start and build a Tech Week * Tips for maintaining momentum after Tech Week ends * Why partnerships and collaborations are essential to sustaining year-round events * What makes Tampa Bay an excellent home for tech * Why more Tampa founders don't get funded locally * How Jesus balances his many roles and passions And more. Tune into this episode as we dive into all things Tampa Bay!

Investing in HealthTech with Nalina Murthy

Nalina Murthy is the founder of HealthTech Trailblazers. As a Syndicate Lead and angel investor, she focuses on women’s health, longevity, caregiving, and healthtech infrastructure — a sector she believes is long overdue for bold innovation. Her path to investing is grounded in deep operator experience. As a former engineering and product leader for Global Fortune 500 companies, she brings rare technical depth and operator instincts to early-stage investing and also serves as a mentor and longtime startup advisor. During this episode, we discuss: * Nalina’s career as an engineering and product leader at global Fortune 500 companies * What led her to get into investing * How she spent over a year building her investment thesis and what it is * Her top advice for aspiring investors * The four things she looks at when evaluating a startup * The biggest lesson she learned the hard way * What HealthTech Trailblazers will focus on in 2026 And more. Tune into this episode as we dive into all things health tech!

Automating Accounts Receivable with Joe Zhou

Joe Zhou is Co-Founder and CTO of Monk. Prior to Monk, Joe was an engineer at Snap (top 30 contributor to the codebase), Google, and QuickBooks. Joe graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he received his B.S. in Computer Science and M.S. in Engineering. During this episode, we discuss: * The journey of Joe’s career * What Monk does and how the idea came about * Joe's engineering philosophy * How the key to improving the product over time is a tight feedback loop * What Monk plans to do in 2026 * Joe's top advice for technical founders And more. Tune into this episode as we dive into all things accounts receivable and engineering!