https://simplecast.com CapitalGeek On CapitalGeek we discuss the lessons learned from seasoned industry veterans and subject matter experts, geeks of all kinds. From product and engineering, operations and finance, or sales and marketing we’ll learn from their stories as they’ve traversed the path from invention to IPO, with all the battle scars to prove it. en Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:00:13 +0000 https://capitalgeek.io CapitalGeek https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9ec89d2b-c77c-4f90-84d2-82d295ddc7f2/e7dceffe-56b8-45f9-9e43-69b058df5b71/3000x3000/capital-geek-capital-geek-podcast-madebysimpaitica-unicode-encoding-conflict.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://capitalgeek.io episodic On CapitalGeek we discuss the lessons learned from seasoned industry veterans and subject matter experts, geeks of all kinds. From product and engineering, operations and finance, or sales and marketing we’ll learn from their stories as they’ve traversed the path from invention to IPO, with all the battle scars to prove it. Josh Stephens no https://feeds.simplecast.com/CtoKLQq8 capital raising, engineering, geeks, marketing, product, sales, startups, technology Josh Stephens, Elsewhere Partners capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com 6ca2d89c-8662-4834-a564-05c854dfb61f Richard Earnest, Veteran Six-time CEO and Leadership GEEK Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Elsewhere Partners) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/richard-earnest-veteran-six-time-ceo-and-leadership-geek-cplf-ihi-94uL8BQg Richard Earnest, Veteran Six-time CEO and Leadership GEEK Josh Stephens, Elsewhere Partners 00:41:43 Richard Earnest is a six-time CEO, leadership expert, and author of the new book - Leading with Ethics and Humanity - Do you have the guts? We speak with Richard about his new book, what it was like as a first-time book author, and how the lessons he learned leading in the US Navy and as a CEO and board member shaped his perspective on ethical leadership. Richard is one of my favorite people to talk to and I can't wait to get started. Richard Earnest is a six-time CEO, leadership expert, and author of the new book - Leading with Ethics and Humanity - Do you have the guts? We speak with Richard about his new book, what it was like as a first-time book author, and how the lessons he learned leading in the US Navy and as a CEO and board member shaped his perspective on ethical leadership. Richard is one of my favorite people to talk to and I can't wait to get started. no full 47 58117ff8-fb51-4f4c-8ff1-dd94597fc304 Austin Trees Senior Vice President at JLL Austin Trees is the Senior Vice President at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) and an industry expert on everything office space. 

On this episode of Capital Geek Austin shares best practice and what to look out for when leasing an office space. 

 

 

]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Elsewhere Partners) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/austin-trees-senior-vice-president-at-jll-mjX_tKLf Austin Trees is the Senior Vice President at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) and an industry expert on everything office space. 

On this episode of Capital Geek Austin shares best practice and what to look out for when leasing an office space. 

 

 

]]> Austin Trees Senior Vice President at JLL Josh Stephens, Elsewhere Partners 00:39:27 As a member of the Jones Lang LaSalle tenant representation team, Austin is responsible for leading corporate accounts through their strategy implementation, coordination, and market research needs. His knowledge in accounting, financial analysis, and asset pricing theory support both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of a real estate transaction. As a member of the Jones Lang LaSalle tenant representation team, Austin is responsible for leading corporate accounts through their strategy implementation, coordination, and market research needs. His knowledge in accounting, financial analysis, and asset pricing theory support both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of a real estate transaction. no full 46 dda804d2-1033-40cd-b246-cfac19b71ede Bo Blackburn & Jeff Daily - Cofounders and CEO, COO at Seller's Shield Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:45:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Elsewhere Partners) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/bo-blackburn-jeff-daily-cofounders-and-ceo-coo-at-sellers-shield-KuJh06E5 Bo Blackburn & Jeff Daily - Cofounders and CEO, COO at Seller's Shield Josh Stephens, Elsewhere Partners 00:40:30 This week's guest was Bo Blackburn and Jeff Daily, co-founders at Sellers Shield. Sellers Shield is revolutionizing the way that seller's disclosures are handled during real estate transactions and helping to radically evolve the way that real estate transactions are handled through their next-generation cloud platform. This week's guest was Bo Blackburn and Jeff Daily, co-founders at Sellers Shield. Sellers Shield is revolutionizing the way that seller's disclosures are handled during real estate transactions and helping to radically evolve the way that real estate transactions are handled through their next-generation cloud platform. no full 45 ec26e5a5-9688-462d-a58c-fc6e7a7b1a4d Alfredo Ramirez and Jonathan Sass, CEO and head of product at Vyopta. Thu, 12 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Alfredo Ramirez, Jonathan Sass, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/alfredo-ramirez-and-jonathan-sass-ceo-and-head-of-product-at-vyopta-tq2_nSsO Alfredo Ramirez and Jonathan Sass, CEO and head of product at Vyopta. Alfredo Ramirez, Jonathan Sass, Josh Stephens 00:43:40 That was Jonathan Sass, vice president of product and marketing at Vyopta. Vyopta is helping customers get the most out of technologies like Zoom, Slack, and MS Teams while integrating in-person participation for folks returning to the office. There's never been a better time to explore how platforms like Vyopta's digital collaboration experience management platform can help and I'm anxious to dig in. Welcome to this week's episode of Capital GEEK. That was Jonathan Sass, vice president of product and marketing at Vyopta. Vyopta is helping customers get the most out of technologies like Zoom, Slack, and MS Teams while integrating in-person participation for folks returning to the office. There's never been a better time to explore how platforms like Vyopta's digital collaboration experience management platform can help and I'm anxious to dig in. Welcome to this week's episode of Capital GEEK. vyopta yes full 44 4f2f6c73-743a-4544-911a-e6f8a01e99bb Joe Schreiber, CEO and Founder at AppNovi Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Elsewhere Partners) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/joe-schreiber-ceo-and-founder-at-appnovi-3aHjI9cZ Joe Schreiber, CEO and Founder at AppNovi Josh Stephens, Elsewhere Partners 00:38:13 Joe Schreiber is CEO and founder at AppNovi. Joe and his co-founder Ethan Smart have spent the last 20 years in various cybersecurity roles. They founded AppNovi to solve a gap in the marketplace that they kept running up against while doing incident response, cybersecurity risk analysis, and threat hunting. I love working with founders who are authentically solving problems that they themselves have experienced as practitioners and Joe is doing exactly that at AppNovi. If you work in cybersecurity or as a part of an IT team this is an episode you won't want to miss. Joe Schreiber is CEO and founder at AppNovi. Joe and his co-founder Ethan Smart have spent the last 20 years in various cybersecurity roles. They founded AppNovi to solve a gap in the marketplace that they kept running up against while doing incident response, cybersecurity risk analysis, and threat hunting. I love working with founders who are authentically solving problems that they themselves have experienced as practitioners and Joe is doing exactly that at AppNovi. If you work in cybersecurity or as a part of an IT team this is an episode you won't want to miss. no full 43 55d33703-87a0-41ca-8851-f43ff4665812 Denny LeCompte, CEO at Portnox As CEO, Denny LeCompte is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and strategic direction at Portnox. Denny brings over 20 years of experience in IT infrastructure and cyber security. Prior to joining Portnox, Denny held executive leadership roles at leading IT management and security firms, including SolarWinds and AlienVault. Denny holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Rice University.

]]> Wed, 9 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Denny LeCompte, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/denny-lecompte-ceo-at-portnox-S3u6g9_y As CEO, Denny LeCompte is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and strategic direction at Portnox. Denny brings over 20 years of experience in IT infrastructure and cyber security. Prior to joining Portnox, Denny held executive leadership roles at leading IT management and security firms, including SolarWinds and AlienVault. Denny holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Rice University.

]]> Denny LeCompte, CEO at Portnox Denny LeCompte, Josh Stephens 00:39:25 That was Denny LeCompte, CEO at Portnox Security and one of the most well-respected product leaders in the world. Today we're going to talk to Denny about the evolution of user experience discipline, how UX expertise is critical for success with product-led growth, and why building a solid and scalable marketing automation system is a core part of preparing any software business for rapid growth. That was Denny LeCompte, CEO at Portnox Security and one of the most well-respected product leaders in the world. Today we're going to talk to Denny about the evolution of user experience discipline, how UX expertise is critical for success with product-led growth, and why building a solid and scalable marketing automation system is a core part of preparing any software business for rapid growth. plg no full 42 e44187fa-d319-4b33-a71d-26b730512ad2 Debbie Madden, Chairwoman at Stride Debbie is an award winning serial technology entrepreneur, CEO, founder, board member, thought leader, author and advisor with a 26 year track record of scaling profitable technology startups.

She is currently the founder and chairwoman of Stride Consulting, an agile software development firm. She has been CEO of 3 technology startups, 2 of which she founded. She has scaled 4 high performing technology companies through 2 global downturns, and has landed on Inc 500 twice (with a total of 9 out of 9 eligible years on Inc 5000).

]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Debbie Madden, Josh Stephens, Stride) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/debbie-madden-chairwoman-at-stride-40Gdz3r2 Debbie is an award winning serial technology entrepreneur, CEO, founder, board member, thought leader, author and advisor with a 26 year track record of scaling profitable technology startups.

She is currently the founder and chairwoman of Stride Consulting, an agile software development firm. She has been CEO of 3 technology startups, 2 of which she founded. She has scaled 4 high performing technology companies through 2 global downturns, and has landed on Inc 500 twice (with a total of 9 out of 9 eligible years on Inc 5000).

]]> Debbie Madden, Chairwoman at Stride Debbie Madden, Josh Stephens, Stride 00:33:44 Debbie Madden is an award-winning serial technology entrepreneur, CEO, founder, board member, thought leader, author, and advisor with a 26-year track record of scaling profitable technology startups. On this episode of CapitalGeek, Debbie chats with host Josh Stephens about her background, the importance of making an investment in your team, how to build trust within your organization, and her role as founder and chairwoman of Stride Consulting. Debbie Madden is an award-winning serial technology entrepreneur, CEO, founder, board member, thought leader, author, and advisor with a 26-year track record of scaling profitable technology startups. On this episode of CapitalGeek, Debbie chats with host Josh Stephens about her background, the importance of making an investment in your team, how to build trust within your organization, and her role as founder and chairwoman of Stride Consulting. stride, thought leader no full 41 7cff58ce-e959-4c06-8793-eed41b36a3b7 Andrew Kahl, CEO at Backbox Andrew has a strong track record of growing and leading early and mid-stage companies into stable organizations. He co-founded CREDANT Technologies in 2001 (data encryption software) and was acquired by Dell in December 2012 and he is a former Chairman of the Graduate School Alumni Board at the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business. Andrew is now the CEO of Backbox, a market leader in network automation, security, and management solutions.
 

]]> Tue, 8 Feb 2022 11:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Andrew Kahl, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/andrew-kahl-ceo-at-backbox-1JW_YdeW Andrew has a strong track record of growing and leading early and mid-stage companies into stable organizations. He co-founded CREDANT Technologies in 2001 (data encryption software) and was acquired by Dell in December 2012 and he is a former Chairman of the Graduate School Alumni Board at the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business. Andrew is now the CEO of Backbox, a market leader in network automation, security, and management solutions.
 

]]> Andrew Kahl, CEO at Backbox Andrew Kahl, Josh Stephens 00:27:26 Andrew Kahl, CEO of Backbox, has a strong track record of growing and leading early and mid-stage companies into stable organizations. On this episode of CapitalGeek, he chats with Josh Stephens about: -Best practices for incoming executives that are dealing with existing teams and product lines that they're now responsible for. -Five things to focus on as a network administrator -The importance of 30, 60, and 90-day plan. Plus hear about his new role at Backbox as CEO and what Backbox does in the network automation space. Andrew Kahl, CEO of Backbox, has a strong track record of growing and leading early and mid-stage companies into stable organizations. On this episode of CapitalGeek, he chats with Josh Stephens about: -Best practices for incoming executives that are dealing with existing teams and product lines that they're now responsible for. -Five things to focus on as a network administrator -The importance of 30, 60, and 90-day plan. Plus hear about his new role at Backbox as CEO and what Backbox does in the network automation space. backbox yes full 40 9b8b3ae4-7184-4109-b1cc-072e37a5d1d6 Shelley Perry, Managing Director at Scalelogix Ventures Shelley Perry has 25 years of experience as a software executive, including with NTT, HP, and TicketMaster. She also spent four years as a Venture and Operating Partner with Insight Partners, and today works with Nexa Equity Partners and with us at Elsewhere Partners as an Independent Advisor. She recently held the Executive Chair role at Airbrake, an Elsewhere Partners investment, supporting the company's growth leading to its successful acquisition by LogicMonitor and also serves on the board of Chargebee, Bynder, AutoReturn, and Foresite.

]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Shelley Perry, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/shelley-perry-oVfbWiXo Shelley Perry has 25 years of experience as a software executive, including with NTT, HP, and TicketMaster. She also spent four years as a Venture and Operating Partner with Insight Partners, and today works with Nexa Equity Partners and with us at Elsewhere Partners as an Independent Advisor. She recently held the Executive Chair role at Airbrake, an Elsewhere Partners investment, supporting the company's growth leading to its successful acquisition by LogicMonitor and also serves on the board of Chargebee, Bynder, AutoReturn, and Foresite.

]]> Shelley Perry, Managing Director at Scalelogix Ventures Shelley Perry, Josh Stephens 00:43:22 scalelogix ventures, investor no full 39 549034e6-1479-49ec-8cb7-7ae81159620d Jack Naglieri, CEO and Founder of Panther Labs Jack Naglieri is a professional with a passion for information security, cloud infrastructure, and security software.

His exposure to information security began as an incident responder for Verisign. After graduation from George Mason University, he moved to the San Francisco Bay area and spent two years at Yahoo as an incident responder. He later transitioned into a security engineering role, with the challenge of deploying security monitoring tools at a massive scale. In 2016, he joined Airbnb, and open sourced a framework that enables real-time data analysis and alerting at scale called StreamAlert. He then managed a team of engineers further developing detection and response infrastructure at Airbnb.

Now, he has formed his venture-backed startup, Panther Labs, to help companies detect and prevent security breaches in the cloud-first world.

]]> Wed, 3 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Jack Naglieri, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/jack-naglieri-ceo-and-founder-of-panther-labs-dae5L2N2 Jack Naglieri is a professional with a passion for information security, cloud infrastructure, and security software.

His exposure to information security began as an incident responder for Verisign. After graduation from George Mason University, he moved to the San Francisco Bay area and spent two years at Yahoo as an incident responder. He later transitioned into a security engineering role, with the challenge of deploying security monitoring tools at a massive scale. In 2016, he joined Airbnb, and open sourced a framework that enables real-time data analysis and alerting at scale called StreamAlert. He then managed a team of engineers further developing detection and response infrastructure at Airbnb.

Now, he has formed his venture-backed startup, Panther Labs, to help companies detect and prevent security breaches in the cloud-first world.

]]> Jack Naglieri, CEO and Founder of Panther Labs Jack Naglieri, Josh Stephens 00:43:01 Jack Naglieri, Founder and CEO of Panther, is a professional with a passion for information security, cloud infrastructure, and security software. On this episode of CapitalGeek, he chats with Josh Stephens about: 👉 His background and where his exposure to information security began 👉 The growing importance of cybersecurity 👉 Why great communication is key to helping your team stay in sync with the mission Plus hear about how Panther helps companies detect and prevent security breaches in the cloud-first world. Jack Naglieri, Founder and CEO of Panther, is a professional with a passion for information security, cloud infrastructure, and security software. On this episode of CapitalGeek, he chats with Josh Stephens about: 👉 His background and where his exposure to information security began 👉 The growing importance of cybersecurity 👉 Why great communication is key to helping your team stay in sync with the mission Plus hear about how Panther helps companies detect and prevent security breaches in the cloud-first world. cybersecurity, panther labs, airbnb no full 38 655dcf26-4f0a-40f7-b4dc-5aeb34e53756 Peter Kirby - Technology Executive | Blockchain Pioneer | Laughter Enthusiast Peter Kirby is a long-time entrepreneur and early pioneer in the blockchain space. He co-founded a Bitcoin hardware company in 2013 and a blockchain technology company in 2014. Peter also executed one of the earliest ICOs in 2015 as CEO of Factom, Inc. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Financial Times, and Forbes. He has been a featured speaker at The World Bank, Money 20/20, The US State Department, and The US Department of Homeland Security. Peter has a BS in Biochemistry from Lehigh University, an MBA from the Acton School of Business, AND is a certified laughter yoga instructor!

]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Peter Kirby, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/peter-kirby-OwUJ8wxo Peter Kirby is a long-time entrepreneur and early pioneer in the blockchain space. He co-founded a Bitcoin hardware company in 2013 and a blockchain technology company in 2014. Peter also executed one of the earliest ICOs in 2015 as CEO of Factom, Inc. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Financial Times, and Forbes. He has been a featured speaker at The World Bank, Money 20/20, The US State Department, and The US Department of Homeland Security. Peter has a BS in Biochemistry from Lehigh University, an MBA from the Acton School of Business, AND is a certified laughter yoga instructor!

]]> Peter Kirby - Technology Executive | Blockchain Pioneer | Laughter Enthusiast Peter Kirby, Josh Stephens 00:31:35 That was Peter Kirby, serial entrepreneur, world renowned blockchain expert, and one of the most delightful people I've ever had the privilege of spending time with. This week we catch up with Peter to hear a little about his life's story and to learn about how his new company, Simple.ID , is leveraging blockchain to reinvent digital identity security. That was Peter Kirby, serial entrepreneur, world renowned blockchain expert, and one of the most delightful people I've ever had the privilege of spending time with. This week we catch up with Peter to hear a little about his life's story and to learn about how his new company, Simple.ID , is leveraging blockchain to reinvent digital identity security. entrepreneur, blockchain no full 37 05d74f07-3b79-4144-a96d-7d37136c1380 Amanda McGuckin Hager, Chief Marketing Officer & Cancer Survivor Amanda developed her business acumen by repeatedly scaling metrics and creating value for a number of VC-backed startups and established technology companies like Rackspace, Dell, SolarWinds, NetQoS (bought by CA), PeopleAdmin (a Vista Equity Portfolio Co), and Pervasive Software. She has taken 4 companies through exits and is a longtime startup mentor at Capital Factory and Tech Stars Austin. Amanda is an accomplished speaker, board member, and advisor who believes in integrity, the value of community, and the power of connection. She has lived and volunteered in Austin for nearly 30 years.

]]> Tue, 5 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Amanda McGuckin Hager) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/amanda-mcguckin-hager-dfQ1Eojp Amanda developed her business acumen by repeatedly scaling metrics and creating value for a number of VC-backed startups and established technology companies like Rackspace, Dell, SolarWinds, NetQoS (bought by CA), PeopleAdmin (a Vista Equity Portfolio Co), and Pervasive Software. She has taken 4 companies through exits and is a longtime startup mentor at Capital Factory and Tech Stars Austin. Amanda is an accomplished speaker, board member, and advisor who believes in integrity, the value of community, and the power of connection. She has lived and volunteered in Austin for nearly 30 years.

]]> Amanda McGuckin Hager, Chief Marketing Officer & Cancer Survivor Josh Stephens, Amanda McGuckin Hager 00:39:57 That was Amanda McGuckin Hager, Chief Marketing Officer here in Austin Texas. This week we kick off Breast cancer awareness month with a candid interview with Amanda on her career, why she's so passionate about marketing, and her recent triumph over breast cancer. Amanda is one of the most inspiring people I know and I'm eager to catch up with her and hear more about her recent victory. Welcome to this week's episode of Capital GEEK That was Amanda McGuckin Hager, Chief Marketing Officer here in Austin Texas. This week we kick off Breast cancer awareness month with a candid interview with Amanda on her career, why she's so passionate about marketing, and her recent triumph over breast cancer. Amanda is one of the most inspiring people I know and I'm eager to catch up with her and hear more about her recent victory. Welcome to this week's episode of Capital GEEK breastcancerawareness, marketing no full 36 9116aa89-2d20-42e8-aeaf-e12fff2eb313 Ramon Chen, Chief Product Officer at ActivTrak Ramon Chen, Chief Product Officer, oversees ActivTrak’s product strategy with a passion for all things data. He’s dedicated to helping organizations and their employees #workwiser through ActivTrak’s workforce analytics platform; ensuring a win-win that improves productivity, while fostering individual well-being. He brings more than 30+ years of leadership experience in product marketing and management to ActivTrak with expertise in data management, analytics, and machine learning. Prior to joining ActivTrak, he served as Chief Product Officer for Reltio, a data management disruptor and held senior leadership positions at Veeva Systems, RainStor, Siperian and GoldenGate Software.

]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Ramon Chen, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/ramon-chen-chief-product-officer-at-activtrak-dyPJrM5f Ramon Chen, Chief Product Officer, oversees ActivTrak’s product strategy with a passion for all things data. He’s dedicated to helping organizations and their employees #workwiser through ActivTrak’s workforce analytics platform; ensuring a win-win that improves productivity, while fostering individual well-being. He brings more than 30+ years of leadership experience in product marketing and management to ActivTrak with expertise in data management, analytics, and machine learning. Prior to joining ActivTrak, he served as Chief Product Officer for Reltio, a data management disruptor and held senior leadership positions at Veeva Systems, RainStor, Siperian and GoldenGate Software.

]]> Ramon Chen, Chief Product Officer at ActivTrak Ramon Chen, Josh Stephens 00:41:26 That was Ramon Chen, Chief Product Officer at ActivTrak. Ramon is one of the most brilliant and insightful people that we've had on the show and this week we speak with him about how ActivTrak's workforce analytics products are helping companies adapt and thrive in today's hybrid work environment. That was Ramon Chen, Chief Product Officer at ActivTrak. Ramon is one of the most brilliant and insightful people that we've had on the show and this week we speak with him about how ActivTrak's workforce analytics products are helping companies adapt and thrive in today's hybrid work environment. data, podcast, software, activtrak no full 35 6075b76c-0f89-4dca-80ce-ee06f9190ee4 Kevin Gervais, Founder & CTO at Touchless & Co-founder at Statflo Wed, 1 Sep 2021 12:58:44 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Kevin Gervais) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/kevin-gervais-founder-cto-at-touchless-co-founder-at-statflo-M81E36nZ Kevin Gervais, Founder & CTO at Touchless & Co-founder at Statflo Josh Stephens, Kevin Gervais 00:47:16 That was Kevin Gervais, founder and CTO at Touchless. This week we catch up with Kevin and discuss his passion for enabling user experience for neuro diverse users and how Touchless is changing the game for people with Autism. This is a subject that is very close to my heart and I can't wait to dig in. Welcome to this week's episode of Captial GEEK. That was Kevin Gervais, founder and CTO at Touchless. This week we catch up with Kevin and discuss his passion for enabling user experience for neuro diverse users and how Touchless is changing the game for people with Autism. This is a subject that is very close to my heart and I can't wait to dig in. Welcome to this week's episode of Captial GEEK. tech, podcast, software, startup, touchless, statflo no full 34 7fc0b87d-450a-46a5-9da8-d8b19c81b1d3 Ron Gidron, CEO and founder of Xtype.io Ron is currently the founder and CEO of xtype, a Value Stream and DevOps platform for ServiceNow. Ron has over 25 years of experience in enterprise tech and a proven track record of taking innovative solutions to market. Ron started at test automation company Mercury interactive, spent ten years in the application performance management space, and has been a driving force in enterprise DevOps technologies since 2010. Ron lives in Tel Aviv with his wife and three daughters. He is also an avid marathoner and loves playing chess.

 

Follow Ron:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rongidron/

Check out Xtype: https://www.xtype.io/

Follow Josh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuakstephens/

 

]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Ron Gidron) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/ron-gidron-ceo-and-founder-of-xtypeio-P8nEguIE Ron is currently the founder and CEO of xtype, a Value Stream and DevOps platform for ServiceNow. Ron has over 25 years of experience in enterprise tech and a proven track record of taking innovative solutions to market. Ron started at test automation company Mercury interactive, spent ten years in the application performance management space, and has been a driving force in enterprise DevOps technologies since 2010. Ron lives in Tel Aviv with his wife and three daughters. He is also an avid marathoner and loves playing chess.

 

Follow Ron:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rongidron/

Check out Xtype: https://www.xtype.io/

Follow Josh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuakstephens/

 

]]> Ron Gidron, CEO and founder of Xtype.io Josh Stephens, Ron Gidron 00:41:45 That was Ron Gidron, CEO & co-founder at xType.io, the world's first CI/CD platform for ServiceNow and this is Capital GEEK. That was Ron Gidron, CEO & co-founder at xType.io, the world's first CI/CD platform for ServiceNow and this is Capital GEEK. servicenow, devops, xtype, capitalgeek, technology, ci/cd no full 33 d579beb8-b9e7-4271-84a2-823d4b01f5a7 Mik Kersten, CEO and founder of TaskTop Dr. Mik Kersten is the CEO of Tasktop and best-selling author of Project To Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework. Mik started his career as a Research Scientist at Xerox PARC where he built the first aspect-oriented development environment. He then pioneered the integration of development environments with Agile and DevOps tools while working on his Computer Science PhD at the University of British Columbia. Founding Tasktop out of that research, Mik has written over one million lines of open-source code that are still in use today and has brought seven successful open-source and commercial products to market. Mik’s experiences working with some of the largest digital transformations in the world has led him to identify the critical gap between business leaders and technologists, resulting in his creation of the Flow Framework® to connect strategy to delivery.

Follow Mik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikkersten/

Check out Tasktop: https://www.tasktop.com/

Follow Josh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuakstephens/

]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Mik Kersten, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/mik-kersten-ceo-and-founder-of-tasktop-kyn_Rrj4 Dr. Mik Kersten is the CEO of Tasktop and best-selling author of Project To Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework. Mik started his career as a Research Scientist at Xerox PARC where he built the first aspect-oriented development environment. He then pioneered the integration of development environments with Agile and DevOps tools while working on his Computer Science PhD at the University of British Columbia. Founding Tasktop out of that research, Mik has written over one million lines of open-source code that are still in use today and has brought seven successful open-source and commercial products to market. Mik’s experiences working with some of the largest digital transformations in the world has led him to identify the critical gap between business leaders and technologists, resulting in his creation of the Flow Framework® to connect strategy to delivery.

Follow Mik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikkersten/

Check out Tasktop: https://www.tasktop.com/

Follow Josh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuakstephens/

]]> Mik Kersten, CEO and founder of TaskTop Mik Kersten, Josh Stephens 00:37:35 That was Dr. Mik Kersten, bestselling author of Project to Product and founder and CEO at TaskTop. Mik and Tasktop live at the intersection of OKRs and VSM which are two of my absolute favorite subjects. That was Dr. Mik Kersten, bestselling author of Project to Product and founder and CEO at TaskTop. Mik and Tasktop live at the intersection of OKRs and VSM which are two of my absolute favorite subjects. josh stephens, tech, mik kersten, capital geek, podcast, tasktop no full 32 fe07041b-1c78-45ce-abac-e4ac8e9d4c3d Evolution of PLG Panel Discussion This week on Capital GEEK we host a panel discussion with industry experts Heidi Farris, Dan Schoenbaum, and Wes Bush on the evolution of Product-led growth.  This event was recorded in partnership with Elsewhere Partners, and we had a great panel discussion and several awesome questions from the audience.  I'm excited to share this with you, so let's get to it.

 

Follow Dan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schoenbaum/

Follow Heidi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidifarris/

Follow Wes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesbush/

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]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Wes Bush, Dan Schoenbaum, Joshua Stephens, Heidi Farris) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/evolution-of-plg-panel-discussion-1iaT_Kq2 This week on Capital GEEK we host a panel discussion with industry experts Heidi Farris, Dan Schoenbaum, and Wes Bush on the evolution of Product-led growth.  This event was recorded in partnership with Elsewhere Partners, and we had a great panel discussion and several awesome questions from the audience.  I'm excited to share this with you, so let's get to it.

 

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]]> Evolution of PLG Panel Discussion Wes Bush, Dan Schoenbaum, Joshua Stephens, Heidi Farris 01:12:12 This week on Capital GEEK we host a panel discussion with industry experts Heidi Farris, Dan Schoenbaum, and Wes Bush on the evolution of Product-led growth. This event was recorded in partnership with Elsewhere Partners, and we had a great panel discussion and several awesome questions from the audience. I'm excited to share this with you, so let's get to it. This week on Capital GEEK we host a panel discussion with industry experts Heidi Farris, Dan Schoenbaum, and Wes Bush on the evolution of Product-led growth. This event was recorded in partnership with Elsewhere Partners, and we had a great panel discussion and several awesome questions from the audience. I'm excited to share this with you, so let's get to it. product led growth, plg no full 31 43fc45d1-81f7-4914-a770-03845cccfe3f Lisa Xu, CEO at NopSec Lisa Xu serves as Chief Executive Officer where she is responsible for overseeing the overall strategic and operational functions for NopSec. Lisa has a passion for connecting business with technology and thrives in transforming disruptive technology into leading solutions. Over the past two decades, Lisa has advised Fortune 500 enterprises on data security, privacy and technology risk management, and led many diverse teams at Ally Financial (GMAC), KPMG, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Lisa holds a B.A. in Economics and a Master's in Finance from Boston College.

 

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]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Lisa Xu, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/lisa-xu-peAK3h06 Lisa Xu serves as Chief Executive Officer where she is responsible for overseeing the overall strategic and operational functions for NopSec. Lisa has a passion for connecting business with technology and thrives in transforming disruptive technology into leading solutions. Over the past two decades, Lisa has advised Fortune 500 enterprises on data security, privacy and technology risk management, and led many diverse teams at Ally Financial (GMAC), KPMG, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Lisa holds a B.A. in Economics and a Master's in Finance from Boston College.

 

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]]> Lisa Xu, CEO at NopSec Lisa Xu, Josh Stephens 00:33:01 That was Lisa Xu, CEO of Nopsec, world leader in cybersecurity exposure management. On this episode Lisa and I talk about the rapidly evolving use cases around attack surface and cyber exposure management. We also dive into what it was like growing up in Beijing, her move to the US, and what she learned leading a high-growth cybersecurity company thru a global crisis. Welcome to this week's episode of Capital GEEK. That was Lisa Xu, CEO of Nopsec, world leader in cybersecurity exposure management. On this episode Lisa and I talk about the rapidly evolving use cases around attack surface and cyber exposure management. We also dive into what it was like growing up in Beijing, her move to the US, and what she learned leading a high-growth cybersecurity company thru a global crisis. Welcome to this week's episode of Capital GEEK. nocsec no full 30 7f882dc3-93ee-478e-be0a-bcb737888bbd Ronen Yehoshua, CEO and founder of Morphisec Ronen Yehoshua, co-founder and CEO of Morphisec, has over 20 year of technology management and venture capital experience. Prior to Morphisec, Ronen was a partner at Cedar Fund, an international venture capital firm with over $325M under management. In this strategic, hands-on role, he led investments and resided on the boards of several companies in seed and growth stage. Before that, Ronen held key leadership positions in managing, investing, and collaborating with start-up companies and cutting-edge innovations in software and telecom, such as business and technology consultant to the Hutchison Whampoa group, Investment Director at Partner FutureCom, Director of Business Development and Project Manager at ECI Telecom.

 

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]]> Thu, 3 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Ronen Yehoshua) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/ronen-yehoshua-W1d3517h Ronen Yehoshua, co-founder and CEO of Morphisec, has over 20 year of technology management and venture capital experience. Prior to Morphisec, Ronen was a partner at Cedar Fund, an international venture capital firm with over $325M under management. In this strategic, hands-on role, he led investments and resided on the boards of several companies in seed and growth stage. Before that, Ronen held key leadership positions in managing, investing, and collaborating with start-up companies and cutting-edge innovations in software and telecom, such as business and technology consultant to the Hutchison Whampoa group, Investment Director at Partner FutureCom, Director of Business Development and Project Manager at ECI Telecom.

 

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]]> Ronen Yehoshua, CEO and founder of Morphisec Josh Stephens, Ronen Yehoshua 00:37:34 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with Ronen Yehoshua, co-founder and CEO of Morphisec. We talk with Ronen about growing up in Israel, his time in the Israeli Army, his work in venture capital, and how Morphisec is reinventing the definition of endpoint protection. Ronen is one of the most interesting people that I've had the pleasure of hosting and I can't wait to introduce him to you. Let's get to it. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with Ronen Yehoshua, co-founder and CEO of Morphisec. We talk with Ronen about growing up in Israel, his time in the Israeli Army, his work in venture capital, and how Morphisec is reinventing the definition of endpoint protection. Ronen is one of the most interesting people that I've had the pleasure of hosting and I can't wait to introduce him to you. Let's get to it. morphisec no full 29 cb7a5eaf-ae72-4e57-b2b4-c4e765e73504 Kevin Fishner, Chief of Staff at Hashicorp Kevin Fishner is the Chief of Staff at HashiCorp, where he treats the company as a product. He joined the cloud infrastructure automation company in 2014 as the first business hire, going on to spin up the sales, solutions engineering, account management, and marketing teams. Afterwards, he spent 3 years building the product management and education groups as VP of Product. Kevin graduated from Duke and studied Philosophy.

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]]> Tue, 11 May 2021 12:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Kevin Fishner, Hashicorp, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/kevin-fishner-chief-of-staff-at-hashicorp-mw8dygjH Kevin Fishner is the Chief of Staff at HashiCorp, where he treats the company as a product. He joined the cloud infrastructure automation company in 2014 as the first business hire, going on to spin up the sales, solutions engineering, account management, and marketing teams. Afterwards, he spent 3 years building the product management and education groups as VP of Product. Kevin graduated from Duke and studied Philosophy.

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]]> Kevin Fishner, Chief of Staff at Hashicorp Kevin Fishner, Hashicorp, Josh Stephens 00:48:13 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and colleague Kevin Fishner, Chief of Staff at Hashicorp. We speak with Kevin about his time in several fast-paced startups, how his work at Hashicorp has evolved over the last several years, and best practices for getting the most from team collaboration. Kevin's passion for solving the hardest problems first, managing highly performant teams, and neverending learning make this episode one that I won't soon forget. So, without further adieu, let's get to it. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and colleague Kevin Fishner, Chief of Staff at Hashicorp. We speak with Kevin about his time in several fast-paced startups, how his work at Hashicorp has evolved over the last several years, and best practices for getting the most from team collaboration. Kevin's passion for solving the hardest problems first, managing highly performant teams, and neverending learning make this episode one that I won't soon forget. So, without further adieu, let's get to it. podcast, capitalgeek, hashicorp no full 28 22040bb0-a79f-4aac-bbc1-f3a38ea573fc Chris Anthony, founder and CEO of Teamworx Security and Cyber Warfare GEEK Chris Anthony is the Founder and CEO of TeamWorx Security, a Maryland-based DEFENSE technology company creating technology to inspire the  average IT enterprise. Mr. Anthony has an extensive background in technical and intelligence operations within the Department of Defense,  Inter-agencies, Military Special Operations, and the Intelligence Community. He has domain expertise integrating advanced technologies into mission-critical operations and also serves as a technical advisor to NSRI, a University Affiliated Research Center that advanced technology research on behalf of the Department of Defense.

 

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]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Chris Anthony, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/chris-anthony-eLqXt9wq Chris Anthony is the Founder and CEO of TeamWorx Security, a Maryland-based DEFENSE technology company creating technology to inspire the  average IT enterprise. Mr. Anthony has an extensive background in technical and intelligence operations within the Department of Defense,  Inter-agencies, Military Special Operations, and the Intelligence Community. He has domain expertise integrating advanced technologies into mission-critical operations and also serves as a technical advisor to NSRI, a University Affiliated Research Center that advanced technology research on behalf of the Department of Defense.

 

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]]> Chris Anthony, founder and CEO of Teamworx Security and Cyber Warfare GEEK Chris Anthony, Josh Stephens 00:46:17 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend Chris Anthony, CEO and founder of Teamworx Security and cybersecurity super geek. We talk with Chris about his time in special forces, his unparalleled passion for team collaboration and education, and why he's chosen to refocus his career around solving the world's most challenging cybersecurity problems. Chris's passion for leadership and his laser focus on enabling collaboration amongst our nation's most elite cybersecurity professionals inspire me every day. It's a pleasure and a priviledge to have him on the show today so let's get to it. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend Chris Anthony, CEO and founder of Teamworx Security and cybersecurity super geek. We talk with Chris about his time in special forces, his unparalleled passion for team collaboration and education, and why he's chosen to refocus his career around solving the world's most challenging cybersecurity problems. Chris's passion for leadership and his laser focus on enabling collaboration amongst our nation's most elite cybersecurity professionals inspire me every day. It's a pleasure and a priviledge to have him on the show today so let's get to it. austin, podcast, capitalgeek, teamworx security no full 27 b4ffcf9d-ed9b-4ef8-afe2-2327f47c89ae Heidi Farris, Head of Operations at ActivTrak and Revenue Ops GEEK. Heidi is the Head of Operations at Activtrak, a workforce analytics platform that improves team productivity. Heidi has responsibility across several functions, including HR, BI & Analytics, and Go-to-Market Operations. Previously, she served as CMO at Idera, Inc. and later as the company's General Manager for the Database Tools business where she helped acquire and integrate nearly a dozen companies.

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:58:10 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Heidi Farris, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/heidi-farris-k6nQBDSz Heidi is the Head of Operations at Activtrak, a workforce analytics platform that improves team productivity. Heidi has responsibility across several functions, including HR, BI & Analytics, and Go-to-Market Operations. Previously, she served as CMO at Idera, Inc. and later as the company's General Manager for the Database Tools business where she helped acquire and integrate nearly a dozen companies.

]]> Heidi Farris, Head of Operations at ActivTrak and Revenue Ops GEEK. Heidi Farris, Josh Stephens 00:56:33 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my good friend Heidi Farris. Heidi is freaking awesome. She is currently head of operations at ActivTrak and has a long history of leading data-focused high performing teams through the scale up process. Heidi is one of my favorite people in the world and I can't wait to introduce her to you. Let's get to it. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my good friend Heidi Farris. Heidi is freaking awesome. She is currently head of operations at ActivTrak and has a long history of leading data-focused high performing teams through the scale up process. Heidi is one of my favorite people in the world and I can't wait to introduce her to you. Let's get to it. capital geek, activtrak no full 26 5a510d85-9941-41e8-873a-c75e95ad160d Wes Bush, founder and CEO of ProductLed and bestselling author of Product-Led Growth Wes Bush is the founder and CEO of ProductLed. He is the bestselling author of Product-Led Growth: How To Build a Product That Sells Itself and is one of the most sought-after product experts in the world. After working for some of the world’s fastest growing companies in the world, today he trains teams around the globe how to turn their product into a powerful growth engine.

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]]> Tue, 2 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Wes Bush, Joshua Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/wes-bush-founder-and-ceo-of-productled-and-bestselling-author-of-product-led-growth-Rn478NAI Wes Bush is the founder and CEO of ProductLed. He is the bestselling author of Product-Led Growth: How To Build a Product That Sells Itself and is one of the most sought-after product experts in the world. After working for some of the world’s fastest growing companies in the world, today he trains teams around the globe how to turn their product into a powerful growth engine.

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]]> Wes Bush, founder and CEO of ProductLed and bestselling author of Product-Led Growth Wes Bush, Joshua Stephens 00:41:23 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with bestselling author and creator of the ProductLed community, Wes Bush. Wes and I speak about our love for PLG, why PLG is having such a huge impact upon the SaaS market, and the best tools to use as you're scaling up using product led growth. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with bestselling author and creator of the ProductLed community, Wes Bush. Wes and I speak about our love for PLG, why PLG is having such a huge impact upon the SaaS market, and the best tools to use as you're scaling up using product led growth. tech, startups, growth engine, saas, software as service, product led, product growth no full 25 8762c477-f920-43f8-9db8-caef35cb8221 Mike Roth, CEO and Founder of Evo Security and Identity Management Geek Mike is an engineer, former private equity fund founder and manager turned serial tech entrepreneur. His life-long passion of using creativity, innovation, and perspective shifts to solve hard problems with elegant solutions is what has defined his career across multiple industries. He believes nothing is out of reach if you're willing to convert thoughts into action and stay laser-focused on the belief that a new reality is constrained only by a bit of time.

 

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]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Mike Roth, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/mike-roth-ceo-and-founder-of-evo-security-and-iam-geek-PFlOhMms Mike is an engineer, former private equity fund founder and manager turned serial tech entrepreneur. His life-long passion of using creativity, innovation, and perspective shifts to solve hard problems with elegant solutions is what has defined his career across multiple industries. He believes nothing is out of reach if you're willing to convert thoughts into action and stay laser-focused on the belief that a new reality is constrained only by a bit of time.

 

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]]> Mike Roth, CEO and Founder of Evo Security and Identity Management Geek Mike Roth, Josh Stephens 00:43:24 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and Identity & Access Management GEEK Mike Roth. We talk with Mike about what motivated him to found his new company Evo Security and why the MSP market is in such dire need of custom solutions. Mike's a lot of fun to talk to and really knows the MSP space. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and Identity & Access Management GEEK Mike Roth. We talk with Mike about what motivated him to found his new company Evo Security and why the MSP market is in such dire need of custom solutions. Mike's a lot of fun to talk to and really knows the MSP space. msp market, tech, identity management, msp, startup, tech security, tech investment, vc funding no full 24 e79871b5-6dfb-4e53-a10b-777011c94627 Artem Golubev, CEO and Founder of testRigor and Test Automation GEEK Artem Golubev had been in the software business for more than 20 years and a co-founder and CEO of testRigor. testRigor uses AI to solve test maintenance and speed of test creation problems for its customers by allowing them to execute tests from end-user's perspective and autonomously generating tests based on end-user-usage analytics.

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]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Artem Golubev, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/artem-golubev-ceo-and-founder-of-testrigor-and-test-automation-geek-0DcUrL5m Artem Golubev had been in the software business for more than 20 years and a co-founder and CEO of testRigor. testRigor uses AI to solve test maintenance and speed of test creation problems for its customers by allowing them to execute tests from end-user's perspective and autonomously generating tests based on end-user-usage analytics.

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]]> Artem Golubev, CEO and Founder of testRigor and Test Automation GEEK Artem Golubev, Josh Stephens 00:30:15 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and test automation GEEK Artem Golubev. We talk with Artem about how he got started in technology, his immigration to the US, and why he's so passionate about test automation. We also talk about his company testRigor and how products like this leverage deep AI, analytics, and autonomous processing to greatly enhance the world of functional testing. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and test automation GEEK Artem Golubev. We talk with Artem about how he got started in technology, his immigration to the US, and why he's so passionate about test automation. We also talk about his company testRigor and how products like this leverage deep AI, analytics, and autonomous processing to greatly enhance the world of functional testing. ai, tech, startup, automation, functional testing, autonomous processing, test automation no full 23 8c97e4db-424b-4528-ad9d-1782a05e6007 Chris Wade, CTO and co-founder at Itential and Network Automation GEEK Chris co-founded Itential in 2014 to simplify and accelerate the adoption of network automation and to transform network operations practices. Using a model-based approach, Chris leads the innovation and development of the company’s flagship portfolio of network automation products.

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]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Joshua Stephens, Chris Wade) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/chris-wade-cto-and-co-founder-at-itential-and-network-automation-geek-_4WCIrc5 Chris co-founded Itential in 2014 to simplify and accelerate the adoption of network automation and to transform network operations practices. Using a model-based approach, Chris leads the innovation and development of the company’s flagship portfolio of network automation products.

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]]> Chris Wade, CTO and co-founder at Itential and Network Automation GEEK Joshua Stephens, Chris Wade 00:58:28 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my good friend and network automation GEEK Chris Wade. We discuss trends in the network automation industry, best practices, and how to integrate NetOps with your cloud ops and SRE teams. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my good friend and network automation GEEK Chris Wade. We discuss trends in the network automation industry, best practices, and how to integrate NetOps with your cloud ops and SRE teams. tech, startup, netops, network automation, network operations, cloud ops, sre teams no full 22 4d57a42e-8593-48e1-aa6c-9f834cecfca5 Richard Earnest, Veteran Six-time CEO and Leadership GEEK Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Graduated from US Naval Academy in 1964 with BS in Engineering. Played football there with Roger Staubach on the 1963 team that played for the national championship (we lost) 10 years in the Navy as a carrier based fighter pilot, 320 combat missions in Vietnam, test pilot at McDonnell Douglas and obtained a Master’s degree in Management while serving in the Navy. 30 years in the computer software business, serving as CEO of six different companies including two public companies. 

Served as City Councilman and Mayor of Del Mar from 1996 to 2010. A serial entrepreneur dedicated to finding ways to clean up our environment and make money at the same time. Happily married for 26 years, two great kids and one marvelous grandson. Love biking, reading, travel and golf (still searching for the perfect swing). Intense interest in helping veterans find their place in the civilian world after giving there all to our country.

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]]> Tue, 5 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Richard Earnest) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/richard-earnest-veteran-six-time-ceo-and-leadership-geek-Uc9TpQDo Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Graduated from US Naval Academy in 1964 with BS in Engineering. Played football there with Roger Staubach on the 1963 team that played for the national championship (we lost) 10 years in the Navy as a carrier based fighter pilot, 320 combat missions in Vietnam, test pilot at McDonnell Douglas and obtained a Master’s degree in Management while serving in the Navy. 30 years in the computer software business, serving as CEO of six different companies including two public companies. 

Served as City Councilman and Mayor of Del Mar from 1996 to 2010. A serial entrepreneur dedicated to finding ways to clean up our environment and make money at the same time. Happily married for 26 years, two great kids and one marvelous grandson. Love biking, reading, travel and golf (still searching for the perfect swing). Intense interest in helping veterans find their place in the civilian world after giving there all to our country.

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]]> Richard Earnest, Veteran Six-time CEO and Leadership GEEK Josh Stephens, Richard Earnest 01:07:47 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and colleague Richard Earnest, former US Navy fighter pilot, 6 time CEO, and mayor of the city of Del Mar California. We chat with Richard about his experience in the military, his transition to corporate high tech, and what he's learned about leading fast moving, high flying companies over the last few decades. Every time I speak to Richard I find myself energized and inspired. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and colleague Richard Earnest, former US Navy fighter pilot, 6 time CEO, and mayor of the city of Del Mar California. We chat with Richard about his experience in the military, his transition to corporate high tech, and what he's learned about leading fast moving, high flying companies over the last few decades. Every time I speak to Richard I find myself energized and inspired. vc, startup, ceo, high tech, veterans, leadership, tech leadership no full 21 945a5d76-9a22-4958-b259-12ae635022cd Nikki Jennings, Vice President of Pre-Sales Engineering and Services at Veam Software and SUPER GEEK Nikki Jennings is an energetic, executive-level professional with over 20 years of progressive experience in global sales leadership, corporate and business development and global product management/marketing roles in the technology sector. Her high-level capabilities as a transformational leader are demonstrated in many successes developing and restructuring high-performing sales teams, pioneering revenue-driving product launches and driving complex M&A activity from due diligence to post-acquisition integration. 

Nikki joined Veeam in April of 2019 heading up the Sales Engineering and the Professional Services organizations for the Americas. Responsible for overseeing a team of 170 employees that provides pre-sales support to Veeam’s field and inside sellers, and channel partners, while also leading the professional services organization dedicated to supporting Veeam’s Accredited Services Partner program. 

Prior to joining Veeam, Nikki held a successful 11-year journey with SolarWinds as leader of two distinct business functions as Group Vice President of Global Sales Engineering, as well as Group Vice President of North American Sales for dedicated Strategic Accounts. She oversaw a team of over 150 employees that consisted of dedicated sales and pre-sales support to the SolarWinds Core IT Customer Install Base. Nikki also held leadership roles in product marketing and management and corporate development.

 

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]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:31:48 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Nikki Jennings, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/nikki-jennings-vice-president-of-pre-sales-engineering-and-services-at-veam-software-and-super-geek-GrrUab__ Nikki Jennings is an energetic, executive-level professional with over 20 years of progressive experience in global sales leadership, corporate and business development and global product management/marketing roles in the technology sector. Her high-level capabilities as a transformational leader are demonstrated in many successes developing and restructuring high-performing sales teams, pioneering revenue-driving product launches and driving complex M&A activity from due diligence to post-acquisition integration. 

Nikki joined Veeam in April of 2019 heading up the Sales Engineering and the Professional Services organizations for the Americas. Responsible for overseeing a team of 170 employees that provides pre-sales support to Veeam’s field and inside sellers, and channel partners, while also leading the professional services organization dedicated to supporting Veeam’s Accredited Services Partner program. 

Prior to joining Veeam, Nikki held a successful 11-year journey with SolarWinds as leader of two distinct business functions as Group Vice President of Global Sales Engineering, as well as Group Vice President of North American Sales for dedicated Strategic Accounts. She oversaw a team of over 150 employees that consisted of dedicated sales and pre-sales support to the SolarWinds Core IT Customer Install Base. Nikki also held leadership roles in product marketing and management and corporate development.

 

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]]> Nikki Jennings, Vice President of Pre-Sales Engineering and Services at Veam Software and SUPER GEEK Nikki Jennings, Josh Stephens 00:45:41 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and colleague Nikki Jennings, M&A expert and Technology Super GEEK. Nikki has a unique perspective on what it takes to climb the ladder from IT sys admin to high powered business executive within fast growing tech companies and shares her advice on how to succeed in making those transitions. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and colleague Nikki Jennings, M&A expert and Technology Super GEEK. Nikki has a unique perspective on what it takes to climb the ladder from IT sys admin to high powered business executive within fast growing tech companies and shares her advice on how to succeed in making those transitions. tech, product launch, vc, startup, sales engineering, product marketing, funding, pre-sales, tech sales no full 20 a620cf45-50c5-48d6-8fc5-7cb063c44deb Ernest Mueller, founder DevOpsDays Austin and Chaos Engineering GEEK Ernest has a degree in electrical engineering from Rice University has been working in technology and technology management for more than 25 years, ranging from enterprises like FedEx, National Instruments, and AT&T cybersecurity to startups like Bazaarvoice, CopperEgg, Precision Autonomy, and Verica. He's been a web developer, operations engineer, product manager, engineering director, and more. 

He advocates for using Agile, Lean, DevOps, and smart management processes to solve business problems in a fast-moving world. Ernest is noted leader in the DevOps movement and the Austin technical community. He helps organize the CloudAustin user group and the DevOpsDays Austin and All Day DevOps conferences. He blogs with a cadre of like-thinking professionals at theagileadmin.com. 

Currently, Ernest resides in Round Rock, Texas. His engineering team at Verica develops a product that performs chaos engineering experiments for Kubernetes, to help enterprises use continuous verification to ensure the resilience of their systems.

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]]> Tue, 8 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Ernest Mueller, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/ernest-mueller-founder-devopsdays-austin-and-chaos-engineering-geek-7kJNCrGr Ernest has a degree in electrical engineering from Rice University has been working in technology and technology management for more than 25 years, ranging from enterprises like FedEx, National Instruments, and AT&T cybersecurity to startups like Bazaarvoice, CopperEgg, Precision Autonomy, and Verica. He's been a web developer, operations engineer, product manager, engineering director, and more. 

He advocates for using Agile, Lean, DevOps, and smart management processes to solve business problems in a fast-moving world. Ernest is noted leader in the DevOps movement and the Austin technical community. He helps organize the CloudAustin user group and the DevOpsDays Austin and All Day DevOps conferences. He blogs with a cadre of like-thinking professionals at theagileadmin.com. 

Currently, Ernest resides in Round Rock, Texas. His engineering team at Verica develops a product that performs chaos engineering experiments for Kubernetes, to help enterprises use continuous verification to ensure the resilience of their systems.

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]]> Ernest Mueller, founder DevOpsDays Austin and Chaos Engineering GEEK Ernest Mueller, Josh Stephens 00:52:34 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my good friend Ernest Mueller, DevOps expert and Chaos Engineering GEEK. Ernest has been a leader within the DevOps community for several years and is currently working at Vericaio focused on Chaos engineering and application resiliency. This is an extra geeky episode so be sure that you're propellers are bolted on tight and let's get to it. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my good friend Ernest Mueller, DevOps expert and Chaos Engineering GEEK. Ernest has been a leader within the DevOps community for several years and is currently working at Vericaio focused on Chaos engineering and application resiliency. This is an extra geeky episode so be sure that you're propellers are bolted on tight and let's get to it. tech, startsups, vc, chaos, investment, devops, funding, chaos engineering no full 19 d8423366-4da7-40ee-a12b-93dba5c402cb Vijay Navaluri, Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at Techforce.ai and AI-driven Digital Assistant GEEK Vijay is Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer at Techforce.ai and serves on the company’s executive team. He is responsible for fostering a company-wide customer-centric culture. He is known for steadily introducing eclectic strategies aimed towards creating value across verticals – marketing, sales, customer support, product development, operations. Vijay comes with a vast experience across technology positions in multinational companies including Deloitte and Oracle. He has also served as the member of NASSCOM’s Regional Council and been on the Steering Committee of NASSCOM’s startup initiative. A graduate in Bachelor of Technology, Vijay is passionate about giving back to the startup ecosystem and is a volunteer for various not for profit organizations.

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]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2020 06:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Vijay Navaluri) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/vijay-navaluri-co-founder-and-chief-customer-officer-at-techforceai-and-ai-driven-digital-assistant-geek-qDs92adH Vijay is Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer at Techforce.ai and serves on the company’s executive team. He is responsible for fostering a company-wide customer-centric culture. He is known for steadily introducing eclectic strategies aimed towards creating value across verticals – marketing, sales, customer support, product development, operations. Vijay comes with a vast experience across technology positions in multinational companies including Deloitte and Oracle. He has also served as the member of NASSCOM’s Regional Council and been on the Steering Committee of NASSCOM’s startup initiative. A graduate in Bachelor of Technology, Vijay is passionate about giving back to the startup ecosystem and is a volunteer for various not for profit organizations.

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]]> Vijay Navaluri, Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at Techforce.ai and AI-driven Digital Assistant GEEK Josh Stephens, Vijay Navaluri 00:32:08 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with Vijay Navaluri, co-founder and chief customer officer at Techforce.ai. We talk to Vijay about his background, what it was like growing up in India, and why he thinks that AI driven digital assistants are going to become commonplace for knowledge workers. Let's get to it. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with Vijay Navaluri, co-founder and chief customer officer at Techforce.ai. We talk to Vijay about his background, what it was like growing up in India, and why he thinks that AI driven digital assistants are going to become commonplace for knowledge workers. Let's get to it. tech, vc, startup, investment, product development, nonprofit, customer culture no full 18 191c093a-e1ee-45dd-8c2c-b5b0fd06aaf5 Mark Beavers, Principal at Scale Engine and RevOps + Product Ops GEEK In Austin since 1998, Mark has worked in Austin’s startup community, where he’s helped to build technology teams at several venture-backed startups, including Trilogy Software and SolarWinds. Most recently, Mark has been a long-time part of AlienVault (a cybersecurity company), which was acquired by AT&T in 2018. At AT&T, Mark was an Associate Vice President in their Cybersecurity business. Outside of work, Mark has been a long-time supporter and volunteer at many Austin organizations, including Generation Serve, Habitat for Humanity, Austin Parks Foundation. He is currently serving on the Board at Seedling, and Austin-based mentoring program for children of incarcerated parents.

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]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:28:21 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Mark Beavers) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/mark-beavers-principal-at-scale-engine-and-revenue-product-ops-geek-kakWCWta In Austin since 1998, Mark has worked in Austin’s startup community, where he’s helped to build technology teams at several venture-backed startups, including Trilogy Software and SolarWinds. Most recently, Mark has been a long-time part of AlienVault (a cybersecurity company), which was acquired by AT&T in 2018. At AT&T, Mark was an Associate Vice President in their Cybersecurity business. Outside of work, Mark has been a long-time supporter and volunteer at many Austin organizations, including Generation Serve, Habitat for Humanity, Austin Parks Foundation. He is currently serving on the Board at Seedling, and Austin-based mentoring program for children of incarcerated parents.

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]]> Mark Beavers, Principal at Scale Engine and RevOps + Product Ops GEEK Josh Stephens, Mark Beavers 00:37:10 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and colleague Mark Beavers. Mark is an expert in architecting & deploying the systems that power revenue and product operations. This is a key aspect of any successful scale-up and ultra important to the success of any high-velocity or product led growth model. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and colleague Mark Beavers. Mark is an expert in architecting & deploying the systems that power revenue and product operations. This is a key aspect of any successful scale-up and ultra important to the success of any high-velocity or product led growth model. tech, product operations, startup, mentoring, venture capital, product growth no full 17 65834598-c666-434a-8669-e543b90641bd Charlie Cuddy, Senior Customer Success engineer & Tech Learning GEEK Charlie Cuddy currently works at OpsCompass, a cloud security posture management leader, as a cloud solution engineer with an emphasis on customer success. Prior to working at OpsCompass, Charlie spent nearly a decade as a public high school math and computer science teacher as well as a head cross country and track coach. He is passionate about learning, relationship building, and helping others successfully recognize and reach their full potential.

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]]> Tue, 3 Nov 2020 06:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Charlie Cuddy, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/charlie-cuddy-senior-customer-success-engineer-tech-learning-geek-M8YFN1nu Charlie Cuddy currently works at OpsCompass, a cloud security posture management leader, as a cloud solution engineer with an emphasis on customer success. Prior to working at OpsCompass, Charlie spent nearly a decade as a public high school math and computer science teacher as well as a head cross country and track coach. He is passionate about learning, relationship building, and helping others successfully recognize and reach their full potential.

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]]> Charlie Cuddy, Senior Customer Success engineer & Tech Learning GEEK Charlie Cuddy, Josh Stephens 00:42:53 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we GEEK out with Charlie Cuddy, senior engineer at OpsCompass about how he transitioned from working as a high school math teacher and track coach into a super cool role within growth stage tech company. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we GEEK out with Charlie Cuddy, senior engineer at OpsCompass about how he transitioned from working as a high school math teacher and track coach into a super cool role within growth stage tech company. tech, customer success, career shift, cloud security, techopps, code school no full 16 e2256f4d-3972-48ef-bd83-c55a192c47e5 John Grange, CTO and co-founder of OpsCompass and cloud operations management GEEK John Grange is a seasoned entrepreneur and is co-founder and CTO at OpsCompass, a leading SaaS product for managing compliance and security in clouds like Azure, AWS, and GCP. He has 15 years of experience building products and companies including co-founding a top 5 global Microsoft ASP.net hosting provider and creating SaaS products in areas as diverse as healthcare and marketing tech. John's passion is identifying those mega-trends that truly impact how technology is consumed and then building the tools necessary to help real customers leverage new technology and create value.

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]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2020 05:05:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (John Grange, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/john-grange-cto-and-co-founder-of-opscompass-and-cloud-operations-management-geek-hJpmNm5y John Grange is a seasoned entrepreneur and is co-founder and CTO at OpsCompass, a leading SaaS product for managing compliance and security in clouds like Azure, AWS, and GCP. He has 15 years of experience building products and companies including co-founding a top 5 global Microsoft ASP.net hosting provider and creating SaaS products in areas as diverse as healthcare and marketing tech. John's passion is identifying those mega-trends that truly impact how technology is consumed and then building the tools necessary to help real customers leverage new technology and create value.

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]]> John Grange, CTO and co-founder of OpsCompass and cloud operations management GEEK John Grange, Josh Stephens 00:43:01 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we celebrate TechOps Tuesday as we geek out with my good friend John Grange about scaling your CloudOps activities and the way that DevOps and cloud engineering teams have had to adapt to the work from home movement by innovating around remote technical operations. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we celebrate TechOps Tuesday as we geek out with my good friend John Grange about scaling your CloudOps activities and the way that DevOps and cloud engineering teams have had to adapt to the work from home movement by innovating around remote technical operations. technical operations, devops, techops, saas, remote tech ops, cloudops, vc funding no full 15 1fd9a5c3-c650-4335-8bdc-c3a1f4ee9d50 Patrick Bosek, CEO and co-founder of Jorsek, makers of easyDITA and product documentation geek Patrick is CEO and a co-founder of Jorsek Inc, makers of easyDITA. Since beginning with Jorsek in 2005 Patrick, has worked on a wide range of projects all focused on improving authoring, production, and distribution of content. Most recently, his primary focus has been empowering the users of easyDITA and generally advancing the knowledge management and product documentation industry.

]]> Wed, 7 Oct 2020 05:00:00 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Patrick Bosek) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/patrick-bosek-ceo-and-co-founder-of-jorsek-makers-of-easydita-and-product-documentation-geek-4i_EinRT Patrick is CEO and a co-founder of Jorsek Inc, makers of easyDITA. Since beginning with Jorsek in 2005 Patrick, has worked on a wide range of projects all focused on improving authoring, production, and distribution of content. Most recently, his primary focus has been empowering the users of easyDITA and generally advancing the knowledge management and product documentation industry.

]]> Patrick Bosek, CEO and co-founder of Jorsek, makers of easyDITA and product documentation geek Josh Stephens, Patrick Bosek 00:47:48 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with Patrick Bosek, CEO and co-founder of the company that makes easyDITA. This product is a game changer when it comes to managing product documentation at scale, which is an often overlooked aspect of the scaleup process. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with Patrick Bosek, CEO and co-founder of the company that makes easyDITA. This product is a game changer when it comes to managing product documentation at scale, which is an often overlooked aspect of the scaleup process. tech, scaleup, product documentation, project management, investment, knowledge management, saas, documentation no full 14 e768087e-6419-42aa-b8a4-17e50a125102 Dan Balcauski, product strategy expert and net dollar retention geek Dan Balcauski is an experienced product leader and principal customer churn consultant for Product Tranquility based in Austin, TX. He focuses on helping growth-stage B2B SaaS leaders who are struggling with churn. Over his career, he has worked in both consumer and B2B companies, across consumer internet, mobile, IT software, and test and measurement hardware and software in addition to company sizes ranging from startups to publicly traded multi-national enterprises.

 

 

]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 05:00:11 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Dan Balcauski, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/dan-balcauski-product-strategy-expert-and-net-dollar-retention-geek-59yYDhk_ Dan Balcauski is an experienced product leader and principal customer churn consultant for Product Tranquility based in Austin, TX. He focuses on helping growth-stage B2B SaaS leaders who are struggling with churn. Over his career, he has worked in both consumer and B2B companies, across consumer internet, mobile, IT software, and test and measurement hardware and software in addition to company sizes ranging from startups to publicly traded multi-national enterprises.

 

 

]]> Dan Balcauski, product strategy expert and net dollar retention geek Dan Balcauski, Josh Stephens 00:44:23 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and colleague Dan Balcauski. Dan has created a specialized consulting practice focused on analyzing and improving net dollar retention and avoiding customer churn. I'm super excited to learn more so let's get started. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with my friend and colleague Dan Balcauski. Dan has created a specialized consulting practice focused on analyzing and improving net dollar retention and avoiding customer churn. I'm super excited to learn more so let's get started. tech, churn, startup, customer retention, dollar retention, vc funding, b2b no full 13 d493d7b6-061e-49f7-a699-592391d1d242 Nate Aune, CEO and founder of AppSembler and Tech Learning Geek Nate is the founder & CEO of Appsembler, a B2B SaaS company that he founded in 2011, and is now a 100% distributed team hailing from 8 countries. Appsembler helps companies like Redis Labs, Chef Software and Dremio deliver online hands-on technical training at scale. Nate has been heavily involved with several open source communities in his 25+ year tech career, and loves tinkering around with emerging technologies and playing jazz saxophone in his spare time.

]]> Thu, 3 Sep 2020 14:31:14 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Nate Aune, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/nate-aune-ceo-and-founder-of-appsembler-and-tech-learning-geek-F5yhpo4T Nate is the founder & CEO of Appsembler, a B2B SaaS company that he founded in 2011, and is now a 100% distributed team hailing from 8 countries. Appsembler helps companies like Redis Labs, Chef Software and Dremio deliver online hands-on technical training at scale. Nate has been heavily involved with several open source communities in his 25+ year tech career, and loves tinkering around with emerging technologies and playing jazz saxophone in his spare time.

]]> Nate Aune, CEO and founder of AppSembler and Tech Learning Geek Nate Aune, Josh Stephens 00:42:55 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with Nate Aune, CEO and founder of AppSembler. Nate and his team have created something very unique in the area of technical education enablement. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with Nate Aune, CEO and founder of AppSembler. Nate and his team have created something very unique in the area of technical education enablement. tech, tech learning, software as a service, tech training, saas, vc funding no full 12 f7f7aae4-932e-4d22-86b5-3dc56789a77f Russ Somers, VP of Marketing at Trust Radius and Social Marketing Geek As the leader of the TrustRadius marketing team, Russ Somers balances a data-driven approach and an interest in growth hacks with narrative instincts honed by years as a songwriter and performer. He has led marketing teams for high-growth startups including TrendKite (acquired by Cision), Invodo (acquired by Industrial Color Studios), and sonarDesign. Russ started his marketing career with Fortune 500 companies including Dun & Bradstree, Dell, and Sabre Holdings. He spends his spare time with his family, as well as collecting and restoring vintage guitars.

]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:33:33 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Russ Somers) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/russ-somers-vp-of-marketing-at-trust-radius-and-social-marketing-geek-TL9iH_Qh As the leader of the TrustRadius marketing team, Russ Somers balances a data-driven approach and an interest in growth hacks with narrative instincts honed by years as a songwriter and performer. He has led marketing teams for high-growth startups including TrendKite (acquired by Cision), Invodo (acquired by Industrial Color Studios), and sonarDesign. Russ started his marketing career with Fortune 500 companies including Dun & Bradstree, Dell, and Sabre Holdings. He spends his spare time with his family, as well as collecting and restoring vintage guitars.

]]> Russ Somers, VP of Marketing at Trust Radius and Social Marketing Geek Josh Stephens, Russ Somers 00:41:44 On this Episode of CapitalGEEK we geek out with Russ Somers, VP of Marketing at Trust Radius and Social Marketing Geek. On this Episode of CapitalGEEK we geek out with Russ Somers, VP of Marketing at Trust Radius and Social Marketing Geek. tech, vc, startups, community building, marketing, social marketing, tech marketing no full 11 636b25ed-97db-4688-b853-5cb9df4c1af3 Chris Holmes, CEO of Gray Matter and Hybrid Mesh Network Geek Christopher Holmes, CEO of Grey Matter has a strong background in management, vision, and large-scale industrial enterprise resource planning and middleware technology - specializing in hybrid cloud techniques, IT to Business measurement and data security. He is an accomplished senior information technology professional and leader offering over 25+ years of demonstrated career success developing and executing operational strategies to promote organizational growth and optimal utilization of emerging technologies. He is a decisive leader with broad experience handling operational initiatives within many organizations of varying size and scope.

]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2020 05:00:20 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Holmes, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/chris-holmes-ceo-of-gray-matter-and-hybrid-mesh-network-geek-fYME_ZdV Christopher Holmes, CEO of Grey Matter has a strong background in management, vision, and large-scale industrial enterprise resource planning and middleware technology - specializing in hybrid cloud techniques, IT to Business measurement and data security. He is an accomplished senior information technology professional and leader offering over 25+ years of demonstrated career success developing and executing operational strategies to promote organizational growth and optimal utilization of emerging technologies. He is a decisive leader with broad experience handling operational initiatives within many organizations of varying size and scope.

]]> Chris Holmes, CEO of Gray Matter and Hybrid Mesh Network Geek Christopher Holmes, Josh Stephens 00:53:48 On this episode of CapitalGEEK we geek out with Chris Holmes, CEO of Gray Matter. Chris's passion about secure data networking and his company's vision toward enabling the rapid evolution of today's infrastructure through hybrid mesh networks is something that I can't wait to dig a little deeper on. On this episode of CapitalGEEK we geek out with Chris Holmes, CEO of Gray Matter. Chris's passion about secure data networking and his company's vision toward enabling the rapid evolution of today's infrastructure through hybrid mesh networks is something that I can't wait to dig a little deeper on. tech, cloud computing, hybrid mesh network, tech mangement, data security, tech leadership, vc funding no full 10 f85e420d-d1c1-442d-8e38-10bc28ed03e0 Dan Schoenbaum, Managing Director at High Tide Advisors and Go To Market Strategy Geek Dan is a seasoned executive, entrepreneur and growth expert with proven operational and strategic leadership. He has participated in $5B in successful exits, IPO experience and many buy-side acquisitions with successful outcomes. Dan currently is a Managing Partner with High Tide Advisors, a boutique consulting firm created to help investors and software companies create and execute high-growth GTM strategies and is also an operating advisor for Vector Capital, a San Francisco-based Private Equity Fund. Previously, Dan held executive roles with several high-growth technology companies, including President & COO of RiskIQ, CEO of Cooladata (acquired by Medallia), CEO of Redbooth (acquired by AeroFS), and COO of Tripwire.

 

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]]> Fri, 7 Aug 2020 05:00:07 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Dan Schoenbaum, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/dan-schoenbaum-managing-director-at-high-tide-advisors-and-go-to-market-strategy-geek-PePn1oSa Dan is a seasoned executive, entrepreneur and growth expert with proven operational and strategic leadership. He has participated in $5B in successful exits, IPO experience and many buy-side acquisitions with successful outcomes. Dan currently is a Managing Partner with High Tide Advisors, a boutique consulting firm created to help investors and software companies create and execute high-growth GTM strategies and is also an operating advisor for Vector Capital, a San Francisco-based Private Equity Fund. Previously, Dan held executive roles with several high-growth technology companies, including President & COO of RiskIQ, CEO of Cooladata (acquired by Medallia), CEO of Redbooth (acquired by AeroFS), and COO of Tripwire.

 

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]]> Dan Schoenbaum, Managing Director at High Tide Advisors and Go To Market Strategy Geek Dan Schoenbaum, Josh Stephens 00:50:26 On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with Dan Schoenbaum, prior CEO of two high growth technology companies and an expert in the area of Go to market strategy. Dan has a unique background and served as a sniper within the special operations unit of the Israeli military. Dan is one of my favorite people to geek out with and I can't wait to get started, so GIDDYUP. On this episode of Capital GEEK, we geek out with Dan Schoenbaum, prior CEO of two high growth technology companies and an expert in the area of Go to market strategy. Dan has a unique background and served as a sniper within the special operations unit of the Israeli military. Dan is one of my favorite people to geek out with and I can't wait to get started, so GIDDYUP. tech, sas, leadership, high growth gtm, tech strategy, ipo no full 9 5c5f210d-7a45-4bb6-b3df-c30960560e6f Michael Massad Senior Associate at Elsewhere Partners and Growth Capital Geek Michael Massad is a software investor at Elsewhere Partners where he co-leads sourcing efforts and conducts operational / financial due diligence. Previously, Michael was a product marketing manager at Microsoft and an investor at Stonelake Capital Partners. Michael strives to connect capital and operational expertise with growing software companies across industries – most recently in infrastructure and cybersecurity – that are located outside of traditional VC hubs.

]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2020 05:05:07 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Michael Massad, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/michael-massad-senior-associate-at-elsewhere-partners-and-growth-capital-geek-H4PCPzCC Michael Massad is a software investor at Elsewhere Partners where he co-leads sourcing efforts and conducts operational / financial due diligence. Previously, Michael was a product marketing manager at Microsoft and an investor at Stonelake Capital Partners. Michael strives to connect capital and operational expertise with growing software companies across industries – most recently in infrastructure and cybersecurity – that are located outside of traditional VC hubs.

]]> Michael Massad Senior Associate at Elsewhere Partners and Growth Capital Geek Michael Massad, Josh Stephens 00:48:08 On this episode of Capital GEEK we geek out with Michael Massad, Senior Associate at Elsewhere Partners, and Growth Capital Geek. On this episode of Capital GEEK we geek out with Michael Massad, Senior Associate at Elsewhere Partners, and Growth Capital Geek. tech, startup capital, startup, texas, capital raising, capital funding, texas investment, invesetment no full 8 22a53857-6a1e-4040-914c-74c580d80855 Brian Reale, CEO and Founder of ProcessMaker and Automation Geek Brian Reale is the CEO & Co-founder of ProcessMaker, a leading workflow and business process management software company. Brian is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience managing high tech companies. Prior to founding ProcessMaker in 2000, Brian was the General Manager of Unete Telecomunicaciones, a long distance voice and data carrier in South America that he founded in 1997 and sold to a publicly traded US Telecom company in 2000. Brian also co-founded Spotless LLC, an entertainment technology company and the developer of the Spotlesslight live digital lighting technology. Brian graduated magna cum laude from Duke University in 1993 and was a Fulbright scholar in linguistics in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador in 1994.

]]> Tue, 7 Jul 2020 05:05:38 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Brian Reale) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/ceo-and-founder-of-process-maker-and-automation-geek-OvWA1XjA Brian Reale is the CEO & Co-founder of ProcessMaker, a leading workflow and business process management software company. Brian is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience managing high tech companies. Prior to founding ProcessMaker in 2000, Brian was the General Manager of Unete Telecomunicaciones, a long distance voice and data carrier in South America that he founded in 1997 and sold to a publicly traded US Telecom company in 2000. Brian also co-founded Spotless LLC, an entertainment technology company and the developer of the Spotlesslight live digital lighting technology. Brian graduated magna cum laude from Duke University in 1993 and was a Fulbright scholar in linguistics in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador in 1994.

]]> Brian Reale, CEO and Founder of ProcessMaker and Automation Geek Josh Stephens, Brian Reale 00:50:29 On this episode of Capital GEEK with geek out with Brian Reale, CEO and Founder at ProcessMaker and Intelligent Process Automation Geek. On this episode of Capital GEEK with geek out with Brian Reale, CEO and Founder at ProcessMaker and Intelligent Process Automation Geek. tech, automation, voice and data, process maker, tech management yes full 7 395a6ff6-f061-4d2d-9d75-e55b7b2a0f2e John Pasquarette VP of Global Marketing at National Instruments and Marketing Geek With more than 25 years of experience across all aspects of Product, Corporate, and Digital Marketing, John Pasquarette helped scale National Instruments from a small private company to a billion-dollar public enterprise. As leader of NI’s software business, he helped establish NI’s platforms as an industry standard for test and measurement – launching multiple product platforms and functionality, leading and driving industry consortia, and shifting to a recurring service revenue model. As leader of ni.com, he built a $100M ecommerce engine, introduced a vibrant technical community, and drove digital demand generation. 

When not thinking about software or web technologies, Pasquarette spends his time supporting and inspiring the next generation of engineers through the founding of the Texas A&M Engineering Excellence Endowed Scholarship program, acting on the board of Viper Nation Education Foundation, and leading a FIRST Robotics team. He enjoys family time with his two Aggie engineering-student children, all diligently cheering for the upcoming A&M National Championship (next year is almost here)!

Connect with John: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpasquarette/

]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2020 05:00:07 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (John Pasquarette, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/john-pasquarette-vp-of-global-marketing-at-national-instruments-and-marketing-geek-IDzmmQbV With more than 25 years of experience across all aspects of Product, Corporate, and Digital Marketing, John Pasquarette helped scale National Instruments from a small private company to a billion-dollar public enterprise. As leader of NI’s software business, he helped establish NI’s platforms as an industry standard for test and measurement – launching multiple product platforms and functionality, leading and driving industry consortia, and shifting to a recurring service revenue model. As leader of ni.com, he built a $100M ecommerce engine, introduced a vibrant technical community, and drove digital demand generation. 

When not thinking about software or web technologies, Pasquarette spends his time supporting and inspiring the next generation of engineers through the founding of the Texas A&M Engineering Excellence Endowed Scholarship program, acting on the board of Viper Nation Education Foundation, and leading a FIRST Robotics team. He enjoys family time with his two Aggie engineering-student children, all diligently cheering for the upcoming A&M National Championship (next year is almost here)!

Connect with John: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpasquarette/

]]> John Pasquarette VP of Global Marketing at National Instruments and Marketing Geek John Pasquarette, Josh Stephens 00:53:33 On this episode of Capital GEEK we geek out with John Pasquarette on what it's like to work at the same tech company for 30 years and help it grow from a small startup into a global super company. On this episode of Capital GEEK we geek out with John Pasquarette on what it's like to work at the same tech company for 30 years and help it grow from a small startup into a global super company. tech, software, marketing community, marketing, tech community, hardware no full 6 0512c829-227f-4657-b317-34843902f063 Justin Endres, CRO at ActivTrak and Leadership Geek A retired Infantry Marine, Justin Endres has almost 25 years of experience, developing and executing efficient and profitable sales models and growth strategies. At ActivTrak, his expertise will be pivotal in accelerating growth across the remote workforce management space, driving motions to extend the company’s market leadership position. 

During his career, Justin has held Executive positions with small venture-backed companies and public companies. His ability to create a coaching culture of high-performance and flexibility, capable of sustaining success in rapidly changing environments, makes him an invaluable asset to those organizations he’s worked with. Prior to ActivTrak he served as VP of Sales, at Mist System, a company who brought to market the first AI-driven Wireless LAN (WLAN) which was acquired by Juniper Networks, SVP of WW Sales at AlienVault which was acquired by AT&T. From 2006 through 2010, he was VP of Sales for SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI), a leader in the IT management software industry that went public in May 2009. At SolarWinds, Justin served as a member of the executive team that built the company’s disruptive model for high volume and velocity sales to IT professionals in mid-market enterprises. 

Follow Justin:

https://twitter.com/justinendres 
 

]]> Tue, 19 May 2020 05:05:12 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Justin Endres) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/justin-endres-cro-at-activtrak-and-leadership-geek-VJZaBozh A retired Infantry Marine, Justin Endres has almost 25 years of experience, developing and executing efficient and profitable sales models and growth strategies. At ActivTrak, his expertise will be pivotal in accelerating growth across the remote workforce management space, driving motions to extend the company’s market leadership position. 

During his career, Justin has held Executive positions with small venture-backed companies and public companies. His ability to create a coaching culture of high-performance and flexibility, capable of sustaining success in rapidly changing environments, makes him an invaluable asset to those organizations he’s worked with. Prior to ActivTrak he served as VP of Sales, at Mist System, a company who brought to market the first AI-driven Wireless LAN (WLAN) which was acquired by Juniper Networks, SVP of WW Sales at AlienVault which was acquired by AT&T. From 2006 through 2010, he was VP of Sales for SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI), a leader in the IT management software industry that went public in May 2009. At SolarWinds, Justin served as a member of the executive team that built the company’s disruptive model for high volume and velocity sales to IT professionals in mid-market enterprises. 

Follow Justin:

https://twitter.com/justinendres 
 

]]> Justin Endres, CRO at ActivTrak and Leadership Geek Josh Stephens, Justin Endres 00:36:29 On this episode of CapitalGeek we geek out with Justin Endres on his time in the Marine Corps and now as CRO of ActivTrak. On this episode of CapitalGeek we geek out with Justin Endres on his time in the Marine Corps and now as CRO of ActivTrak. sales models, marine corps leadership, tech leaders, sales performance, services, marketing, leadership, sales no full 5 fca31321-487c-481f-ba01-e2a0cdce6ef9 Alfredo Ramirez, Co-founder and CEO at Vyopta and Unified Communications Geek Alfredo Ramirez is a seasoned entrepreneur with direct experience in building early-stage software technology companies, which is why he proudly serves Vyopta as CEO and Co-Founder. A nod to his passion for pushing the button of innovation, Alfredo previously co-founded Vitalz, a venture backed enterprise software company acquired by Oracle, and Daman Consulting. He holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and writes about topics such as technology, employee engagement, and innovation from the CEO perspective.

 

Follow Alfredo:

https://www.vyopta.com/blog/author/alfredo-ramirez/

]]> Tue, 12 May 2020 05:05:10 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Alfredo Ramirez, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/alfredo-ramirez-co-founder-and-ceo-at-vyopta-and-unified-communications-geek-Z7ztb4LE Alfredo Ramirez is a seasoned entrepreneur with direct experience in building early-stage software technology companies, which is why he proudly serves Vyopta as CEO and Co-Founder. A nod to his passion for pushing the button of innovation, Alfredo previously co-founded Vitalz, a venture backed enterprise software company acquired by Oracle, and Daman Consulting. He holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and writes about topics such as technology, employee engagement, and innovation from the CEO perspective.

 

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https://www.vyopta.com/blog/author/alfredo-ramirez/

]]> Alfredo Ramirez, Co-founder and CEO at Vyopta and Unified Communications Geek Alfredo Ramirez, Josh Stephens 00:44:18 On this episode of CapitalGeek we geek out with Alfredo Ramirez of Vyopta on leadership, UC technologies, and the evolution of the digital workplace. On this episode of CapitalGeek we geek out with Alfredo Ramirez of Vyopta on leadership, UC technologies, and the evolution of the digital workplace. teams, tech, zoom, unified communications, video conferencing, coms, bluejeans, remote work, ucs, video communications, webex, technology, slack, cisco, coms tech no full 4 094983c3-da52-44fc-b7d0-1e060b361500 Andrew Kahl, Customer Success Geek Andrew Kahl has over 20+ years in customer facing roles and was an early proponent of the Customer Success model that has become popular today. He has spent his career slightly obsessed with how companies engage and retain customers.  He is the former Chief Customer Officer for SailPoint and has held senior executive leadership roles with leading global customer delivery teams for NetApp and Juniper Networks.   Andrew co-founded and led CREDANT Technologies for 12 years before it was successfully acquired by Dell.  Andrew is a proud alumnus of the University of Notre Dame and has been a frequent guest lecturer at the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame speaking on the topics of Entrepreneurship and Customer Centricity.  He's also a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs and considers Wrigley Field the ultimate customer experience.

Follow Andrew:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkahl/

https://twitter.com/andrewkahl

]]> Fri, 1 May 2020 14:58:02 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Andrew Kahl, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/andrew-kahl-sailpoint-SwdszJEK Andrew Kahl has over 20+ years in customer facing roles and was an early proponent of the Customer Success model that has become popular today. He has spent his career slightly obsessed with how companies engage and retain customers.  He is the former Chief Customer Officer for SailPoint and has held senior executive leadership roles with leading global customer delivery teams for NetApp and Juniper Networks.   Andrew co-founded and led CREDANT Technologies for 12 years before it was successfully acquired by Dell.  Andrew is a proud alumnus of the University of Notre Dame and has been a frequent guest lecturer at the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame speaking on the topics of Entrepreneurship and Customer Centricity.  He's also a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs and considers Wrigley Field the ultimate customer experience.

Follow Andrew:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkahl/

https://twitter.com/andrewkahl

]]> Andrew Kahl, Customer Success Geek Andrew Kahl, Josh Stephens 00:45:32 On this episode we are geeking out with Andrew Kahl, former Chief Customer Officer at Sailpoint. On this episode we are geeking out with Andrew Kahl, former Chief Customer Officer at Sailpoint. customer delivery, customer success no full 3 1e3e2f73-be58-4b1a-ac9c-05eef5ad1bb8 Pradeep Ittycheria, CTO at Kasasa and Super Geek Chief Technology Officer at Kasasa, Pradeep Ittycheria is an experienced technology executive and entrepreneur with 17 years of experience managing software product engineering teams across a range of industries. Pradeep co-founded Oink, a payments company that targets the under 18 demographic. Oink has over 1.3 million users with an online wallet and a prepaid product in collaboration with Discover Financial. Pradeep has successfully led new product development initiatives using global engineering teams.

Follow Pradeep:

https://twitter.com/pradeepi

https://www.kasasa.com/kasasa-leadership 

]]> Fri, 1 May 2020 14:47:11 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Pradeep Ittycheria, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/pradeep-ittycheria-of-kasasa-5CSEUANz Chief Technology Officer at Kasasa, Pradeep Ittycheria is an experienced technology executive and entrepreneur with 17 years of experience managing software product engineering teams across a range of industries. Pradeep co-founded Oink, a payments company that targets the under 18 demographic. Oink has over 1.3 million users with an online wallet and a prepaid product in collaboration with Discover Financial. Pradeep has successfully led new product development initiatives using global engineering teams.

Follow Pradeep:

https://twitter.com/pradeepi

https://www.kasasa.com/kasasa-leadership 

]]> Pradeep Ittycheria, CTO at Kasasa and Super Geek Pradeep Ittycheria, Josh Stephens 00:43:38 On this episode of CapitalGeek we are geeking out with Pradeep Ittycheria of Kasasa. On this episode of CapitalGeek we are geeking out with Pradeep Ittycheria of Kasasa. tech no full 2 5af140c7-8c8b-4eb8-b9c8-91b2b5ca7555 Kevin Gervais, Co-founder at StatFlo and Startup Geek Kevin Gervais has had an entrepreneurial spirit since childhood. He is now the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for Statflo, and a Partner at Bruce. From 2012-2018 he served as founder and CEO at Statflo to enable compliant one-to-one relationships between retailers and customers. Since 2015, they scaled the team from 2 to 40+, surpassed $5M ARR, raised $21M, hired a CEO in Jan 2019 and oversaw back-to-back years of 100% ARR growth.

Follow Kevin:

https://twitter.com/startupkevin

https://kevingervais.com/

]]> Fri, 1 May 2020 14:43:05 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Kevin Gervais, Josh Stephens) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/kevin-gervais-of-statflo-w20zpjQ_ Kevin Gervais has had an entrepreneurial spirit since childhood. He is now the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for Statflo, and a Partner at Bruce. From 2012-2018 he served as founder and CEO at Statflo to enable compliant one-to-one relationships between retailers and customers. Since 2015, they scaled the team from 2 to 40+, surpassed $5M ARR, raised $21M, hired a CEO in Jan 2019 and oversaw back-to-back years of 100% ARR growth.

Follow Kevin:

https://twitter.com/startupkevin

https://kevingervais.com/

]]> Kevin Gervais, Co-founder at StatFlo and Startup Geek Kevin Gervais, Josh Stephens 00:32:25 On this episode we geek out with Kevin Gervais of Statflo. On this episode we geek out with Kevin Gervais of Statflo. tech, sas, sass, bsb, stategy no full 1 85ae3fff-71b2-44d2-8305-6c39a3dec36f Welcome to CapitalGeek Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:29:07 +0000 capitalgeekpodcast@gmail.com (Josh Stephens, Elsewhere Partners) https://capitalgeek.io/episodes/welcome-to-capitalgeek-JA-pVP1jFBE Welcome to CapitalGeek Josh Stephens, Elsewhere Partners 00:01:01 Welcome to CapitalGeek a podcast dedicated to the founders and operators that create the products we love and turn them into fabulous companies with meaningful exits. Welcome to CapitalGeek a podcast dedicated to the founders and operators that create the products we love and turn them into fabulous companies with meaningful exits. no trailer