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
CC030: investing in socially responsible, high-growth companies // a coffee chat with Rose Maizner (RenewableTech Ventures)
Interview begins: 5:30
Debrief begins: 44:38
Rose Maizner is a partner at RenewableTech Ventures and a co-founder of Womenpreneurs.
RenewableTech Ventures is a Salt Lake City based venture capital fund …
UP056: Kush.com // a budding B2B marketplace for legal hemp and cannabis transactions
Interview begins: 5:30
Debrief begins: 48:09
Chase Nobles is a co-founder and co-CEO of Kush.com.
Seattle-based company Kush.com is a platform that allows entities within the hemp and cannabis industrie…
CC029: providing equal access to the Triangle startup community // a coffee chat with Molly Demarest (American Underground)
Interview begins: 6:30
Debrief begins: 47:37
Molly Demarest is the General Manager of American Underground.
The American Underground is based in the Durham-Raleigh area in North Carolina and focuses on …
JE013: Happy Labor Day // don’t work too hard
We want to wish all of the listeners a happy Labor Day and thank you all for their continued support. Thanks to all of the support to date, the upside podcast will have some exciting updates in the c…
CC028: building turnkey programs for entrepreneurs and creatives // a coffee chat with Joe Kirgues (gener8tor)
Interview begins: 05:49
Debrief begins: 41:15
Joe Kirgues is a co-founder of gener8tor.
One of the top companies in its field, gener8tor offers accelerator programs whose missions are to promote local …
JE012: the fourfront // four trends we are watching develop
On today's episode, we analyze four predominant themes we've encountered lately in the startup and investing arena. Our four on the fore includes:
1.) hiring talent
2.) the growing trend of remote work
…
UP055: Hurry Home // enabling renters to become owners of affordable homes
Interview begins: 07:16
Debrief begins: 47:49
Jada McLean is the co-founder and CEO of Hurry Home.
Hurry Home finances houses through shared ownership, enabling renters to become homeowners and offering…
CC027: raising an opportunity fund for a mission driven accelerator // a coffee chat with Barbara Bickham (WIF AX)
Interview begins: 06:02
Debrief begins: 39:50
Barbara Bickham is the co-founder and Managing Director of WIF AX.
WIF AX (Women’s Innovation Fund Accelerator) is a Qualified Opportunity Fund building wo…
UP054: AdAdapted // serving smarter ads for CPG companies
Interview begins: 07:15
Debrief begins: 55:46
Michael Pedersen and Molly McFarland are the co-founders of AdAdapted.
AdAdapted is a digital engagement and insights platform for CPG brands and agencies. …
CC026: matching top talent with startups between the coasts // a coffee chat with Kaleb Dumot (Integrity Power Search)
Interview begins: 07:06
Debrief begins: 43:11
Kaleb Dumot is the founder and CEO of Integrity Power Search.
Integrity Power Search (IPS) is a recruiting agency focused on connecting amazing people to wo…
UP053: emocha // improving medication adherence through remote video observation
Interview begins: 08:26
Debrief begins: 49:12
Sebastian Seiguer is the Co-Founder and CEO of emocha Mobile Health.
emocha is a mobile health platform that saves lives by connecting remote patients to …
UP052: Seek // augmented reality on the web for eCommerce
Interview begins: 04:40
Debrief begins: 1:11:09
Jon Cheney is the founder and CEO of Seek.
Seek is Augmented Reality on the web for eCommerce. SeekView allows a consumer to visualize a product in their …
UP051: UbiQD // making low-hazard quantum dots
Interview begins: 08:48
Debrief begins: 1:05:44
Hunter McDaniel is the founder and CEO of UbiQD.
UbiQD is a cleantech materials company that manufactures low-hazard quantum dots (QDs) and nanocomposites…
UP050: opendorse // helping athletes share more content (feat. Braxton Miller of the Philadelphia Eagles)
Interview begins: 09:02
Insight begins: 58:13
Debrief begins: 1:01:59
Blake Lawrence is the founder and CEO of opendorse.
opendorse is the athlete-marketing platform that helps the biggest brands in spor…
UP049: Zive // freeing you from the browser with desktop applications
Interview begins: 08:39
Debrief begins: 48:25
Eric Shashoua is the founder and CEO of Zive, makers of the app, Kiwi for Gmail.
Kiwi for Gmail turns native Gmail into a full desktop application, dramatic…
CC025: impact investing and reversing demographic trends // a Coffee Chat with Robert Zulkoski (Vermont Works)
Interview begins: 06:34
Debrief begins: 49:48
Robert Zulkoski is the Chairman and Managing Partner of Vermont Works.
Vermont Works is an Independent Alternative Investment Firm Supporting Vermont’s Job…
JE011: happy July 4th // the update issue two
Happy US Independence Day from the upside team!
Per our holiday tradition, we're keeping it short and sweet this week so we don't take you away from what really matters.
So we don't have an interview t…
CC024: investing in the picks and shovels of esports and gaming // a Coffee Chat with Josh Chapman (Konvoy Ventures)
Interview begins: 05:19
Debrief begins: 55:13
Josh Chapman is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Konvoy Ventures.
Konvoy is an early-stage venture fund focused exclusively on esports & video gaming.…
UP048: Balto // selling sales software to salesmen (feat. David Geiger of TeamDynamix)
Interview begins: 07:44
Insight begins: 54:30
Debrief begins: 1:06:20
Marc Bernstein is the CEO of Balto. Balto helps sales, service, and accounts receivable reps win as much revenue as possible from e…
CC023: connecting recent college grads to startups // a Coffee Chat with Amy Nelson (Venture for America)
Interview begins: 06:33
Debrief begins: 51:26
Amy Nelson is the CEO of Venture For America (VFA).
VFA is a two-year fellowship program for recent grads who want to work at a startup and create jobs in…