Piet Jan de Bruin former CEO of Tuft & Needle and now Founder of Iomete on Big Data, Cloud Infrastructure, and the Current Data Technology Stack.
Piet Jan de Bruin former CEO of Tuft & Needle and now Founder of Iomete on Big Data, Cloud Infrastructure, and the Current Data Technology Stack. In this episode of the Capital Stack, David talks to the man with perhaps the sexiest accent in the Valley – Piet Jan de Bruin – about the modern data stack! You can listen/watch this episode […]
Spencer Hutchins of Concert Health on Integrated Behavioral Health, Tech-Enabled Services, and Scaling within Healthcare Systems
Last week I interviewed Spencer Hutchins founder and CEO of Concert Health. Spencer is one of the most well-versed healthcare executives that I know. I met Spencer when he was in his pre-seed stage but missed his Seed and A because I was transitioning out of my last firm Canal Partners. Oof. If you are […]
Nicolas Lopez of HCAP on Impact Investing and Mezz Debt
Today I am interviewing Nick Lopez of HCAP Partners, an SBIC Mezz Debt Fund focused on emerging technologies and services businesses. Nick and I talk about him raising his new fund, impact investing, what mezzanine debt is, and some of his local investments. You can listen/watch the podcast on YouTube, Apple, or Spotify. Nicolas joined […]
Tom Griffiths of Hone on Co-Founding FanDuel, Creating Addicting Products, and Bringing a New Edge to Corporate Training
Today I am interviewing Tom Griffiths founder/CEO of Hone and former founder/CPO of FanDuel. Tom is a delightful man which is probably overstated by his affable accent. We go into talking about the FanDuel story, making addictive products, and now going into the B2B realm of enterprise sales. You can watch/listen to the podcast on […]
Rahul Sidhu of SPIDR Tech on Building a Vertical SaaS Company for Public Safety, Being a First Responder while an Entrepreneur, and Finding Product Market Fit.
Today I am talking to Rahul Sidhu, founder and CEO of SPIDR Tech (Acquired by Versaterm). Rahul is a lifelong public safety junkie spending time as a police officer and EMT who turned to a vertical SaaS founder. Learn how Rahul found product market fit, scaled a sales team in Gov Tech, and eventually exited. […]
Caitlyn Wege of Moodoos Investments on Selecting Pre-Seed Companies, Investing from a Family Office, and Neurodiversity
Today I am talking to Caitlyn Wege of Moodoos Investments, an early stage family office of the Wege family. Caitlyn is a very active angel investor who is known for being first check in for dynamic ground breaking pre-seed companies. You can watch/listen to the podcast YouTube, Apple, or Spotify. Caitlin is the Executive Chair […]
Heidi Jannenga of WebPT on Building a $120M ARR Vertical SaaS Company, Expanding TAM, and Scaling Culture
Today I am talking to a good friend and mentor of mine Heidi Jannenga of WebPT. Her story at WebPT is the gold standard template for me when I look at verticalized SaaS companies. We talk about building a company to $120M ARR, scaling culture, expanding TAM, and much much more! You can listen/watch the […]
Elizabeth Brooks of Better Angels Talks About Being on the Founding Team of Napster, Developing Marketing Strategies for Early Companies, and a New Way to Angel Invest.
New Pod! Today I am talking to Elizabeth Brooks, founder of Better Angels. We talk about the the music industry parallels with technology, being an EIR at Sopris Capital, and implementing marketing strategies in early stage companies. You can watch the pod on YouTube, Apple, or Spotify. Elizabeth Brooks has senior-level (CMO, CSO, GM) experience […]
Maan Hamdan of Hexa Global Ventures on Everything HRTech
Today I am talking to Maan Hamdan of Hexa Global Ventures. Maan is a pioneer of the HRTech space by being the founder of the ATS and HRM system HRSmart. He has also had several other successful exits in the HRTech Space. Maan has been actively deploying capital in early stage HR tech companies for […]
Bill Dolphin of CueSquared on Payments in Healthcare IT, Interoperability Challenges, Turnarounds, and Sourcing Great Talent.
This week I am talking to my man Bill Dolphin founder of healthcare IT company CueSquared (recently acquired by Accessone). I have had the pleasure of working with Bill before at another portfolio company in which he was the turnaround guy. Bill truly is a builder of teams and is a founder of utmost integrity. […]
