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Going Direct Conversations
Going Direct explores the decentralization of the real economy and how new technologies can bring us closer to the products we buy and the people who make them.
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Episodes
Going Direct Conversations#22 Dylan Patel: China’s Robotics Dominance; AI Infrastructure Breakdown
Jordan sits down with Dylan Patel, Founder and Chief Analyst at SemiAnalysis, a research and consulting firm specializing in semiconductor and other…
Going Direct Conversations#21 Jeff Epstein — Masterclass on Affiliate And Referral Marketing Programs
Jordan Wolfe sits down with Jeff Epstein, a serial software entrepreneur with deep experience in the affiliate and referral marketing worlds. From building…
Going Direct Conversations#20 Stefano Bernardi — An Investment Thesis Around Decentralization Of The Real World
Jordan sits down with Stefano Bernardi, founder and general partner at Unruly Capital. Unruly is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in what seems…
Going Direct Conversations#19 Josef Chen - Robots, Restaurants Of The Future, & One-Way Mirrors
Jordan Wolfe sits down with Josef Chen, founder & CEO of Kaikaku for an in-depth conversation on AI, robotics, and the future of restaurants. They dig into how…
Going Direct Conversations#18 Megan Lightcap & Yoni Rechtman — Investing In Creators, Small Business, & The American Dream
Jordan Wolfe sits down with Megan Lightcap and Yoni Rechtman from Slow Ventures for a deep dive into how the creator economy is intersecting with small…
Going Direct Conversations#17 Eileen Galván – $20 Strawberries, Gen-Z, And Overconsumption
Jordan Wolfe sits down with Eileen Galván, a content creator and creative lead behind the editing team at Going Direct. In this candid conversation, they…
Going Direct Conversations#16 Rafik Kheffache – Using Solar Power To Make Construction Materials
Jordan sits down with Rafik Kheffache, founder of Heliosand (https://heliosand.com/), a French start-up using concentrated solar power to transform industrial…
Going Direct Conversations#15 Khaled Al Mezayen – Water Deep Dive And Decentralizing The World’s Most Critical Resource
Jordan sits down with Khaled Al Mezayen, founder and CEO of Inovaya (https://inovaya.com/en/), a French start-up focused on decentralized water treatment. They…
Going Direct Conversations#14 Ed Mehr - America Must Invent Their Own Game To Win Manufacturing
Jordan Wolfe sits down with Ed Mehr, founder and CEO of Machina Labs to explore how America can truly reinvent manufacturing. The key question Ed and his team…
Going Direct Conversations#13 Oliver Beavers - Playbook To Unlock Trillions For Next-Gen Infrastructure
Jordan Wolfe has a conversation with Oliver Beavers, founder of Phosphor, to explore the complex world of project finance and next-gen infrastructure…
Going Direct Conversations#12 Packy McCormick - Techno-Industrial Revolution & Why Vertical Integrators Will Win
Jordan has a conversation with Packy McCormick, founder of the Not Boring newsletter and Not Boring Capital, an early stage venture capital fund. Packy…
Going Direct Conversations#11 Aleks Gampel - Micro-Factories And Future Of Construction
Jordan has a conversation with Aleks Gampel, co-founder and COO of Cuby Technologies, Inc. Cuby is building micro-factories for new home construction. They…
Going Direct Conversations#10 Ian Rountree - Venture Capital’s Role In Decentralized Production
Jordan has a conversation with Ian Rountree, founder and general partner at Cantos Ventures. They discuss the power and limitations of decentralized…
Going Direct Conversations#9 Jon Olinto: Fixing Flour with Decentralized Stone Mills
Jordan has a conversation with Jon Olinto, the co-founder and CEO of One Mighty Mill. Jon and his team are on a mission to fix flour. The company is building…
Going Direct Conversations#8 Kathryn Judge: Rise Of The Middleman Economy
Description: Kate Judge is a Professor of Law at Columbia Law School focused on banking, financial innovation, and financial crises. She is the author of…
Going Direct Conversations#7 Aleh Kandrashou: Reinventing Home Building
Jordan has a conversation with Aleh Kandrashou, co-founder and CEO of Cuby Technologies. Aleh shares his background as a physicist and engineer, why he started…