Founder's FAQ

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Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Nitin Pachisia. Nitin is a founding Partner at Unshackled Ventures, a pre-seed stage fund to invest in and support immigrant-founded startups in the US. In this episode, 1-) Advantages of being an immigrant founder 2-) Core skills of founders to cope with challenges 3-) A good founding team structure 4-) Managing fundraising process Founder's FAQ is a book for founders, and you can order through the www.foundersfaq.com

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Adam Spector. Adam is the founder and CEO of Levy, which is the back-office operations team for world-class startups. Adam is also an angel investor for more than 100 startups. 1-) The Secret Formula for Success 2-) Focus on Distribution 3-) Attracting the Talent 4-) Riding the Wave of a Growing Market 5-) Building Company Culture Founder's FAQ is a book for founders, and you can order through the www.foundersfaq.com

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Raphael Ouzan. Raphael is a serial entrepreneur and founder & CEO of A.Team. A.Team is a startup that operates as an exclusive network comprising skilled professionals like engineers, project managers, designers, and marketers. These experts collaborate and assemble teams to assist companies in resolving their most significant challenges. 1-) Story of A.Team 2-) How to set up coherence inside teams 3-) Going for the hardest problem to solve 4-) Future of remote working teams 5-) Traction, the name of the game Founder's FAQ is a book for founders, and you can order through the www.foundersfaq.com

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Mark Peter Davis. Mark is a venture capitalist, serial entrepreneur, author, and community organizer. He is the founder of Interplay Ventures, an investment and incubation firm based in New York City. He is also the author of The Fundraising Rules, a handbook designed to help entrepreneurs raise capital. And lastly, he has a neat podcast dedicated to innovation, truth, and education; it's called "Innovation With Mark Peter Davis." In this episode; 1-) Defensibility of AI startups, comparison to mobile upheaval in 2008 2-) Interplay’s playbook on blockchain 3-) What to look for before investing 4-) Capabilities to run distributed teams 5-) Interplay’s foundry Here you can find Mark’s podcast, Innovation with Mark Peter Davis -> https://open.spotify.com/show/7qJuqYWAXr1kKhnXxfvVkk?si=5d647fe6d0114db8 And his book, The Fundraising Rules -> https://www.amazon.com/Fundraising-Rules-Mark-Peter-Davis/dp/1482761068 And lastly, Founder's FAQ is a book for founders, and you can order through the www.foundersfaq.com

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Dilan Mizrakli Landgraff. Dilan is the co-founder of Antler, a global venture capital firm enabling and investing in the world's most exceptional people building the defining companies of tomorrow. They are in more than 20 cities across six continents, including in hubs such as Austin, New York, London, Stockholm, Berlin, Bangalore, Singapore, and Sydney. In this episode; 1-) Antler's philosophy on investments 2-) How to scale founders to overcome their challenges 3-) Three main characteristics of an ideal founder 4-) Driving factors to look at for really matched co-founders 5-) State of growing, raising remotely Founder's FAQ is a book for founders, and you can order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on LinkedIn.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Chuck Berkeley. Chuck is the co-founder and CEO of PathogenX, dedicated to reimagining regulated medical waste disposal. Previously, Chuck was the director at Grey Medical. And, lastly, he's also an Olympic bobsledder. In this episode; 1-) Story behind PathogenX 2-) How to build a hardware startup 3-) The market of medical waste 4-) Upcoming plans for PathogenX Founder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Eric Jorgenson. Eric is a product strategist at Zaarly, where he was one of the very first employees. Outside of his time at Zaarly, he has spent time writing and condensing ideas on his blog Evergreen, which has educated and entertained more than one million readers since 2014. And he is the author of Almancak of Naval Ravikant. In this episode; 1-) Long term games 2-) The ideal team 3-) Managing micromanagement 4-) Managing disagreements Founder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Rachel Olney. Rachel is the founder and CEO of Geosite, a YC-backed startup that provides a SaaS platform enabling customers across a wide swathe of industries to leverage geospatial data. She instructs Technology and National Security at Stanford University. Rachel was also selected to Forbes 30Under30 Enterprise Technology List in 2020. In this episode;1-) Story of Geosite2-) Founder Startup fit3-) Finding A+ people4-) Culture setup5-) Picking the right investorsFounder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Lan. Lan is founding managing partner at Basis Set Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups that are harnessing artificial intelligence. Lan built and led the Corporate Development Strategy team at Dropbox during its most acquisitive time. She previously managed teams at McKinsey in New York and Shanghai, advising Fortune 500 companies on issues including big data, AI, and growth strategy. Earlier in her career, Lan designed and developed brain training games as a founder and studied human brain functions for her Ph.D.In this episode;1-) Strong execution and learning fast2-) How to leverage the board3-) What to look for other than traction4-) How to assess the founderFounder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Lisa Barnett. Lisa is Co-Founder & President of Little Spoon, a fresh, direct-to-consumer baby food and early childhood nutrition company reinventing the modern parent's experience of keeping their child happy and healthy. Prior to Little Spoon, Lisa spent eight years as an investor and operator at some of the world's top consumer brands. Her venture experience included time spent as a Partner at Sherpa Foundry and, before that, an investor at VC firms Maveron & Dorm Room Fund. Lisa is also a Forbes 30Under30 member. 1-) What attracts VCs in pitch2-) Work with incredible people3-) Scaling the team4-) The approach to handle the problemsFounder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Ankit Jain. Ankit is a serial entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of Infinitus Systems. Most recently, Ankit was a Founding Partner at Gradient Ventures and a Director of Engineering at Google. Previously, he was the Vice President of Product at SimilarWeb, which he joined via the acquisition of mobile intelligence startup Quettra that he founded and led as CEO. Prior to Quettra, Ankit was the Head of Search, Discovery, and Infrastructure for Google Play, which he joined through the acquisition of Cuil. At Cuil, he helped build several parts of the web, real-time, and social search engines from scratch.In this episode;1-) Alignment inside teams2-) Top skills of a founder3-) Founder Market fit4-) Understanding the exitFounder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can pre-order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.