From Scratch with Jessica Harris

Bertha Gonzales Nieves [https://www.fromscratchradio.com/show/images/guests/BerthaGonzalesNievez.jpg]Casa Dragones [http://casadragones.com/] is a luxury sipping tequila, made from 100% blue agave. Bob Pittman, founder of MTV, is Bertha’s partner. Madonna, Martha Stewart, Oprah, and Le Bernadin Chef Eric Ripert are among Casa Dragones’ celebrity fans. The first batch of Casa Dragones, about 12,000 bottles, was launched in 2009. Bertha speaks with Jessica Harris about how she launched Casa Dragones, from scratch. Listen to the interview [https://www.fromscratchradio.com/audio/BerthaGonzalezNieves-FromScratch-061325.mp3]

Orion Hindawi [https://www.fromscratchradio.com/show/images/guests/OrionHindawi.jpg]Tanium [https://www.tanium.com/] is a cybersecurity company that focuses on providing internet safety for the US government and Fortune 500 companies. Clients include Amazon, Target, Best Buy and the Department of Defense. Orion started Tanium with his father David. Orion speaks with Jessica Harris about how he launched Tanium, from scratch. Listen to the interview [https://fromscratchradio.com/audio/OrionHindawi-FromScratch-060625.mp3]

Luis von Ahn [https://www.fromscratchradio.com/show/images/guests/LuisvonAhn.jpg]Luis is an inventor and computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon [https://www.cylab.cmu.edu/education/faculty/vonahn-luis.html]. He is one of the creators of CAPTCHA, a system that allows websites to determine whether you’re a human or a computer. CAPTCHAs are wavy, distorted words that people need to type out when they’re submitting a form to a website. Luis’ company ReCAPTCHA [https://www.google.com/recaptcha] proved users were humans while also digitizing books. The company was sold to Google in 2009. He also founded the language learning app Duolingo [https://www.duolingo.com/], attracting over 150 million users in its first four years. Luis won a Macarthur Genius Grant [https://www.macfound.org/fellows/793/] in 2006. Luis speaks with Jessica Harris about how he launched ReCaptcha and Duolingo, from scratch. Listen to the interview [https://fromscratchradio.com/audio/LuisVonAhn-FromScratch-053025.mp3]

Mick Mountz [https://www.fromscratchradio.com/show/images/guests/MickMountz.jpg]Kiva Systems [http://www.kivasystems.com/] is a mobile robotics company that automates the warehouse fulfillment process.  Kiva robots deliver inventory shelves to stationary human operators who then pick and pack the product. Mick started Kiva Systems in 2003, and the company was acquired by Amazon for $775 Million in Spring, 2012. Customers include Diapers.com and Zappos (both owned by Amazon), Saks Fifth Avenue, Staples, Toys ‘R Us, and the Gap, among others. Mick speaks with Jessica Harris about how he has pioneered the transformation of the traditional warehouse, from scratch. Listen to the interview [https://fromscratchradio.com/audio/MickMountz-FromScratch-052325.mp3]

Mike Krieger [https://www.fromscratchradio.com/show/images/guests/MikeKrieger.jpg]Instagram [http://www.instagram.com] is a photo sharing app that was released through the Apple App Store [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instagram/id389801252?mt=8] in October, 2010 and reached one million users in just three months. Facebook acquired Instagram [http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/09/facebook-to-acquire-instagram-for-1-billion/] in 2012 for one billion dollars. Mike and his partner, Kevin Systrom, are both graduates of Stanford University. Mike speaks with Jessica Harris about how he launched Instagram, from scratch. Listen to the interview [https://fromscratchradio.com/audio/MikeKrieger-FromScratch-051625.mp3]