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Startup Builders & Backers
Startup Builders & Backers is a podcast that takes you inside the minds of the people shaping the future of technology and entrepreneurship. Part of the Tech Talks Network, this series goes beyond headlines and hype to bring you real conversations with startup founders, angel investors, VCs, and seasoned operators who are building, backing, and scaling the next generation of companies.
You might know me from Tech Talks Daily, where we explore a broad spectrum of business technology. But here…
Episodes
Startup Builders & BackersBuilding a More Efficient AI Company with Pathway
How does a startup compete in AI when it cannot win by buying the most computing power? On Startup Builders & Backers, I welcome back Zuzanna Stamirowska…
Startup Builders & BackersMoving Retail CRM Beyond Segments With Replenit
What changes when a retailer can make a separate decision for every customer instead of placing thousands of people into the same campaign segment? In this…
Startup Builders & BackersMaking Complex Healthcare Systems Feel Simple With VITL
What can founders learn from a healthcare workflow that large organizations and independent clinics were both struggling to fix? In this episode of Startup…
Startup Builders & BackersBuilding Through AI Uncertainty With ChurnZero
What happens when founders can build faster than business buyers can adopt? In this episode of Startup Builders & Backers, I speak with YouMon Tsang, founder…
Startup Builders & BackersBuilding a Global Startup From £180 With Go Swag
Can a startup launched with £180 grow into a global business serving some of the world’s largest companies? In this episode of Startup Builders & Backers, I…
Startup Builders & BackersThe Expedia Of Racquet Sports - TheStartup Opportunity Hidden In A Fragmented Industry
Have you ever tried to book a tennis, pickleball, padel, or squash court and wondered why the process still feels stuck in another decade? In this episode of…
Startup Builders & BackersRoute 101 On Building Resilient Businesses Through Uncertain Times
Have you ever wondered what separates entrepreneurs who survive economic crises from those who thrive because of them? In this episode of Startup Builders &…
Startup Builders & BackersHBX Group and What Startup Founders Can Learn From AI’s Transformation of the Travel Industry
What does it take to build, scale, sell a company, step away from business, and then return because you believe an entire industry is about to be reinvented by…
Startup Builders & BackersScaling AgTech Across Europe Lessons From eAgronom CEO Robin Saluoks
What does it take to transform one of the world’s oldest industries using some of the newest technologies available today? In this episode of Startup Builders…
Startup Builders & BackersHow Founder-Led Thinking Creates Faster AI Innovation
What happens when the best AI hires are not AI specialists at all, but founders? In this episode of Startup Builders and Backers, I sat down with Fran Loftus…
Startup Builders & BackersThe Hidden Cost Of A Bad Hire In Early Stage Startups
For founders moving fast and feeling pressure to scale, that insight alone could save months of frustration and lost momentum. We also explore how to balance…
Startup Builders & BackersFrom Founder to Educator: How Danielle Vogel Is Shaping the Next Generation of Builders
What if entrepreneurship were not only about starting companies, but about shaping how a generation thinks about impact, ownership, and responsibility? In this…
Startup Builders & BackersFrom High School Dropout to Redefining Modern Wealth Management
What does it really take to rewrite your own story, and then challenge an entire industry at the same time? In this episode of Startup Builders & Backers, I’m…
Startup Builders & BackersFrom Startup to Scale: How Emanuel Pirker Built and Evolved Stratodesk into IGEL
What makes a startup founder stay inspired after years of building, scaling, and sometimes starting over? In this episode of The Startup Builders and Backers…
Startup Builders & BackersThe LoopUp Startup Story to Becoming the World's Most Global Telco
In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Steve Flavell, co-CEO of LoopUp, to hear how a company once known for improving conference calls became a…
Startup Builders & BackersBuilding a Support Ecosystem That Drives Startup Growth
What if you could accelerate your startup’s growth with the combined power of AI, targeted mentorship, and a connected community? In this episode of Startup…
Startup Builders & BackersInside the Mind of a Founder: Startup Psychology, Burnout, and Co-Founder Dynamics
In this raw and deeply human conversation, I sit down with Yael Daniely, a seasoned startup psychologist, co-founder, therapist, and founder of one of the…
Startup Builders & BackersWells Fargo: AI, IPOs, and the Future of Venture Capital
In this episode of Startup Builders and Backers, I sat down with Rahul Baig, Head of Venture Capital and Growth Equity Coverage at Wells Fargo, for one of the…
Startup Builders & BackersFrom Startup Grit to Enterprise Scale: The Cask Canada Approach
In this episode of Startup Builders & Backers, we sit down with Jeff Butler, General Manager of Cask Canada, for a candid conversation on what it really takes…
Startup Builders & BackersBuilding the Internet of Trees: Dryad Networks’ Bold Vision for Wildfire Prevention
On this episode of Startup Builders & Backers, I sit down with Carsten Brinkschulte, co-founder and CEO of Dryad Networks, to uncover how a seasoned telecom…
Startup Builders & BackersHow Scribe is Helping Experts and Entrepreneurs Write, Publish, and Market Their Book.
You've probably heard it before: "Self-published books don't make money." But what if we're measuring success with the wrong metrics? Eric Jorgensen, CEO of…
Startup Builders & BackersBuilding Before You Launch? David Hirschfeld on Why That Might Be a Mistake
What if the biggest risk for startups isn't failure, but building the wrong thing too soon? In this episode of Startup Builders & Backers, I sit down with…
Startup Builders & BackersGregory Shepard on Engineering Startup Success Through Structure, Not Hype
What if the reason so many startups fail has less to do with bad ideas and more to do with skipping the hard but necessary stages of building? In this episode…
Startup Builders & BackersFrom Startup to Scale: How Tailscale Built a Billion-Dollar Business with Simplicity at Its Core
What does it take to turn a bold idea into a billion-dollar company during one of the most unpredictable periods in recent history? In this episode of Startup…
Startup Builders & BackersDistributed Teams and Startup Dreams: Insights from Arcanys' Co-Founder
What does it mean to truly invest in a tech startup? In this episode, we explore that question with Frederic Joye, co-founder of Arcanys and partner at Arcanys…
Startup Builders & BackersLloyd’s and the Startup Turning AI into Wildfire Resilience
As climate risks escalate and wildfires grow more frequent and destructive, how can startups help the insurance industry adapt and evolve? In this episode of…
Startup Builders & BackersUnlocking Startup Potential Through Conscious Leadership and Customer Success
What does it really take to scale a startup from an idea to a thriving business generating over $100M in ARR? In this episode of Startup Builders & Backers, we…
Startup Builders & BackersAvoiding Risk When Taking a Startup International
What should tech startups know before expanding beyond their home market? In this episode of Startup Founders and Backers, we explore that very question with…
Startup Builders & BackersFrom Copyright to Contracts: The Legal Impact of AI on IP
How is AI changing the rules of intellectual property, and what should founders be doing about it? In this debut episode of Startup Builders & Backers, we…