S2 Ep15: How SESO is Solving a Multi-Billion Dollar Agriculture Problem, With Michael Guirguis
When your crop’s ready for harvesting, you need workers ready to go. But getting reliable, legal workers is tough and that’s where SESO is stepping up. Joe and SESO CEO Michael get into the multi-billion dollar problem facing the agricultural industry, the very messy visa entry system, and why farmers just want to farm without…
Read MoreS2 Ep14: Mmhmm — Product Design 101
Phil Libin has founded a few companies — Evernote the early mobile app giant, All Turtles a product design firm, and now Mmhmm, the culmination of a decade long mission to kill Powerpoint. We dive into how Phil names companies, what he learned about fundraising from raising $400M from Sequioa for Evernote, and how to…
Read MoreS2 Ep13: How Swaypay is Bypassing The Cold Start Problem on TikTok
When you can tell Andrew Chen from A16z how to solve the cold start problem, you know you’re on to a good thing. Meet Swaypay, the company with all the answers. And those answers come from Kaeya Majmundar, Founder and CEO, with a $4.2 million Series A to her name. Joe and Kaeya, discuss how…
Read MoreS2 Ep12: How Fruitful Creates Financial Freedom Through its Membership Model
“If you’re not paying, you’re the product”. Josh McManus is shaking financial wellness up with a membership platform helping customers gain financial freedom. The problem with most financial institutions is they just want to sell you things. Fruitful is different. CEO Josh has a clear set of goals: To offer expert advice and powerful tools…
Read MoreS2 Ep11: How Rho is Taking The Friction Out of Finances With Killer Financial Software
When Everett Cook saw a gap in the market, he didn’t just fill it, he set the bar for the entire industry and took his VC backed company to a new level. In this fly through, Joe gets into it with Everett, talking about why digital financial services are transforming the entire fintech market, how…
Read MoreS2 Ep10: How Delphia is Democratizing Investing
Take an investment platform, add a data DAO, and a powerful algorithm and you’re close to how Delphia is leveling the playing field for potential investors. Joe and Andrew Peek, Co-Founder and CEO of Delphia, get into how his customers benefit from aggregated data, why Delphia is a puzzle Andrew loves solving, and how causal…
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