Ep23: Beehiiv: Newsletters Done Right
Newsletters! Tyler Denk is THE newsletter guy. Joe Sweeney interviews Tyler, CEO of Beehiiv, a platform made by creators for creators and scaling fast. Beehiiv attracted more than 1,000 users within 8 weeks and all without spending a dime on acquisition. On this episode Tyler shares insights with Joe Sweeney from his time spent at…
Read MoreEp22: Runway: Smashing Barriers to AI
AI! Video content creation just got a whole load easier. Joe Sweeney interviews Cristóbal Valenzuela, Co-Founder and CEO of Runway – a visionary company with a goal of breaking down the barriers to AI. This startup is developing the next generation of creativity tools, making AI and machine learning available to even more creators. On…
Read MoreEp21: Braintrust: How to Bootstrap Crypto
Web3 Marketplaces! On this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Adam Jackson, founders of Braintrust. Braintrust is a decentralized marketplace for software engineers and knowledge workers. It’s like a decentralized Upwork. We dive into why the $BTRST token hit a $2 billion market cap when it launched on Coinbase, how to design token economies,…
Read MoreEp20: Earth Brands: Building Capital From The Ground Up
Direct to Consumer Brands! On this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Peter Frelinghuysen and Misha Medvedev, founders of Earth Brands. Earth Brands is a direct to consumer company selling biodegradable cups to compete with solo cups on college campuses. They’ve already raised a few million from Mark Cuban and on the show today…
Read MoreEp19: Living Carbon: Super Trees
Cleantech! On this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Maddie Hall, Founder and CEO of Living Carbon. Living Carbon is building trees to capture more carbon from the atmosphere to take on climate change. Maddie has a fascinating background and worked on special projects at Open AI and Y Combinator before launching Living Carbon…
Read MoreEp18: Whisper Aero: When Flight Tech Goes Quiet
Flying Cars! On this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Ian Villa, Founder of Whisper Aero. Whisper is building silent engines for EVTOLs – electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles. We dive into how EVTOLs work – from batteries to electric engines, why electric aircraft are cheaper than jet fuel powered helicopters (hint: It’s…
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