upside
Named a top 27 business podcast by Fortune, upside examines startup investing outside of Silicon Valley.
Every Wednesday, we speak with an early stage founder. We interview them as if we are angel investors considering the company as an investment opportunity.
Each show has three segments:
1.) Intro: independent research of the company
2.) Interview: interview with the founder
3.) Debrief: breaking down the opportunity
Sometimes, we share Coffee Chats interviewing venture capitalists, community builders, and later-stage founders.
Subscribe and see why Business Insider called our podcast "Almost as Good as Getting an MBA."
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 219
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2021
Tribevest // making it easy for individuals to pool their capital and invest together [UP084]
Interview begins: 5:22
Debrief: 41:15
Travis Smith is the founder and CEO of Tribevest.
Tribevest makes it easy to launch an investor entity, pool capital, and experience wealth-building with friends, …
Huckabuy // improving your search results with a technology-based approach to SEO [UP083]
Interview begins: 6:33
Debrief: 46:48
Geoff Atkinson is the founder and CEO of Huckabuy.
Huckabuy’s Software improves your search results, drives more organic traffic, and makes your website faster.
Thei…
Passiv // transforming your brokerage account into a portfolio management tool [UP082]
Interview begins: 5:52
Debrief: 34:02
Nick McCullum is the Director of Growth for Passiv.
Passiv turns your brokerage account into a modern portfolio management tool. Passiv allows you to set a target p…
Introducing When Pigs Fly [JE021]
This week we’re excited to introduce you to the first new show on the upside podcast network: When Pigs Fly.
Hosted by Allie Martin and Patrick Bailey, When Pigs Fly is a podcast that uncovers Cincinn…
Craftom // making it easy for companies to ship customized gifts, office equipment, and more [UP081]
Interview begins: 5:01
Debrief: 40:42
Caleb Musser is the founder and CEO of Craftom.
Craftom is a B2B gifting and shipping platform that makes it easy to send hyper-designed corporate gifts, products …
Landon Ainge of Assure Syndicates // matchmaking founders with the right venture investors [CC068]
Interview begins: 6:02
Debrief: 42.:02
Landon Ainge is the Managing Director of Assure Syndicates.
Assure Syndicates is a division of Assure. Assure is the pioneering leader in providing comprehensive s…
Between Two Hedges // building companies with one foot in and one foot outside Silicon Valley [CC067]
Trent and Travis Hedge are brothers from Columbus, OH, who left for Silicon Valley. But since that time, both have continued to visit and advocate for Ohio and other parts of the country.
Travis Hedge…
[REWIND] Intrinio // affordable, real-time financial data [RE005]
Today is the final episode in our “Rewind” Series.
Rachel Carpenter is the co-founder and CEO of Intrinio.
Intrinio is a financial data company on a mission to power fintech innovation by providing aff…
[REWIND] Fiveable // social learning for AP students [RE004]
Today is the fourth episode in our December series called “Rewind.”
Amanda DoAmaral is the founder and CEO of Fiveable, which is based in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Fiveable is an online streaming and conte…
[REWIND] FreshFry // extending the life of frying oil [RE003]
Today is the third episode in our December series called “Rewind.”
Jeremiah Chapman is the founder and CEO of FreshFry.
We first talked with Jeremiah back in July 2018 in episode 12 of this show. Fres…
[REWIND] Opendorse // pioneering athlete-driven marketing [RE002]
Today is the second episode in our December series called “Rewind.”
Blake Lawrence is the founder and CEO of Opendorse.
We first talked with Blake back in April 2019, and our episode aired on July 17,…
[REWIND] Balto // AI for contact centers [RE001]
Today we are introducing our December series called “Rewind.”
In this series, we will introduce one of the companies we’ve had on the show, give a quick update, and replay that episode in its entiret…
Things we’re actually thankful for in 2020 [JE020]
This year has been unlike any other. And this Thanksgiving is likely to be unlikely any other, too. With the difficulties that 2020 has brought everyone – founders, investors, and communities – there…
Introducing Lay of the Land [JE019]
This week we're excited to introduce you to the first new show on the upside podcast network: Lay of The Land.
Jeffrey Stern is a New York City transplant building companies in Cleveland. And TheTagan…
Coming soon: the upside podcast network [JE018]
We’re excited to share with you a major project that we’ve been working on behind the scenes! Starting in 2021, the upside podcast network will be launching a growing number of localized business pod…
Healium // self-management of stress using biofeedback and virtual reality [UP081]
Interview begins: 7:01
Debrief: 45:09
Sarah Hill is the CEO and Chief Storyteller of Healium.
Healium is a virtual and augmented reality tool for the self-management of stress powered by the user's own …
SuperRare // creating a tokenized digital art marketplace [UP080]
Interview begins: 6:56
Debrief: 54:04
John Crain is the Founder and CEO of SuperRare.
SuperRare is a marketplace to collect and trade unique, single-edition digital artworks. Each artwork is authentical…
Nexme // an on demand real estate platform [UP079]
Interview begins: 6:34
Debrief: 51:42
Vanessa is the Co-Founder and COO of Nexme.
Nexme is an on demand real estate platform that delivers instant access to homes and full-service, professional real est…
Rob Eloff of Lateral Capital // the history and future of venture capital in Africa [CC066]
Interview begins: 7:18
Debrief: 59:34
Rob Eloff has spent his career investing, living, and working in developing markets. Prior to co-founding Lateral Capital he was a Venture Partner with Conversion …
John Fein and Chris Marks of Firebrand Ventures // why two venture firms merged to become one [CC065]
Interview begins: 8:54
Debrief: 45:54
John Fein and Chris Marks are the managing partners of Firebrand Ventures.
John started Firebrand Ventures in 2016, and we interviewed him in 2018.
Prior to founding…