Happy Holidays from the upside team!
Last year, we shared an episode called: JE006: eight crazy months of upside. This year, we're back and sharing the 12 episodes of Christmas — 12 exceptionally notable episodes we recommend listening to again.
The episodes mentioned, in order:
1. CC033: Alex Rubalcava of Stage Venture Partners // investing in early-stage enterprise software
Link: https://upside.fm/alex-rubalcava-stage-venture-partners/
2. UP050: opendorse // helping athletes share more content (feat. Braxton Miller of the Philadelphia Eagles)
Link: https://upside.fm/opendorse/
3. CC007: the rise of platform in venture capital // a Coffee Chat with Stephanie Manning (Lerer Hippeau)
Link: https://upside.fm/stephanie-manning-lerer-hippeau/
4. CC032: Kate Shillo Beardsley of Upslope Ventures // scaling early stage investments across the country
Link: https://upside.fm/kate-shillo-beardsley-upslope-ventures/
5. CC024: investing in the picks and shovels of esports and gaming // a Coffee Chat with Josh Chapman (Konvoy Ventures)
Link: https://upside.fm/josh-chapman-konvoy-ventures/
6. UP043: inKind // redesigning restaurant financing with House Accounts (feat. Kevin Tien of Himitsu and Hot Lola’s)
Link: https://upside.fm/inkind/
7. CC016: a new source of funding and optionality for early stage founders // a Coffee Chat with Tyler Tringas (Earnest Capital) and Kevin McArdle (SureSwift Capital)
Link: https://upside.fm/earnest-capital/
8. UP024: Intrinio // powering fintech innovation with access to financial data
Link: https://upside.fm/intrinio/
9. UP046: MITO Material Solutions // chemical additives for tougher composites
Link: https://upside.fm/mito/
10. UP042: Threatcare // automated third-party threat detection
Link: https://upside.fm/threatcare/
11. CC017: building a world class venture firm in Chicago // a Coffee Chat with Ezra Galston (Starting Line)
Link: https://upside.fm/ezra-galston-starting-line/
12. UP008: Loop Returns // creating the perfect ecommerce customer returns experience (live from Columbus Podcast Festival)
Link: https://upside.fm/loop/
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