Diverse Tech Founders Media
Why Diverse Tech Founders? Whether you know a lot or a little about venture capital, you likely desire inside game when it comes to early stage startups. What better way than to hear it directly from those who have done it. Our goal is to eradicate imposter syndrome by opening up a community of tech startup founders, emerging managers, and ecosystem builders (including, but not limited to, yes lawyers). What is Diverse Tech Founders podcast? We host personal conversations with folks in our personal networks because Diverse Tech Founder relationships are deeper, and not surface-level. More than just PR and marketing for guests, join us in generating a community building a web of creators and innovators who connect with one another to gain an edge.
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How to Redirect Anxiety and Spread Inpathy? Ziarekenya Smith (Founder) | Inpathy | (Detroit, MI) | (Season 4: Episode 1)
Tired of the highlight reel? Craving genuine connection and emotional honesty online? Inpathy is here to revolutionize social media by embracing your full human experience. Co-founded by Ziarekenya Smith and Kathryn Young, Inpathy rejects the "perfect or nothing" pressure of traditional platforms. Instead, it fosters t
How to Create Palm Wine Without Chopping Down Trees? Onye Ahanotu (Founder) | Ikenga Wines | (Oakland, CA) | (Season 3: Episode 17)
Onye Ahanotu is the founder of Ikenga Wines (Bev Tech). Did you come of age christening weddings and graduations with palm wine? Have no idea palm trees could even produce wine? Growing up in wine country, Sonoma County, right next door to Napa Valley, Onye's curiosity about palm wine began as he merged his Nigerian he
How Blockchain Can Disrupt Hollywood? Sharif Bennett (Founder) | CineBlock | (Los Angeles, CA) | (Season 3: Episode 16)
Sharif Bennett is the co-founder of CineBlock (Film Tech). As the topic of AI becomes central to the future of Hollywood, three co-founders are looking to give content creators a boost, to get their films funded. After seeing the inside of IBM and GitLab (including its IPO), Sharif and fellow co-founders decided to lev
How to Discuss Fertility in the Workplace and at Home? Blair Matthews (Founder) | zuri fertility | (Chicago, IL) | (Season 3: Episode 15)
Blair Matthews is the co-founder of zuri fertility (Fertility Tech). Whether you're a young professional unconcerned about family planning, or a couple struggling to conceive, zuri fertility makes it easy to learn what help you need and where to get it. This story begins with a years-long journey to get pregnant. If it
How to Build a Sneaker Marketplace? Mbiyimoh Ghogomu (Founder) | Tradeblock | (Austin, TX) | (Season 3: Episode 14)
Mbiyimoh Ghogomu is the co-founder of Tradeblock (Sneaker Tech). Whether you're an OG sneakerhead or new to the game, Tradeblock makes it easy to trade for the kicks you want without breaking the bank. This story begins with a desire to trade sneakers for sneakers around the world, with a little cash or additional pair
What are you the best in the world at? It's a question I asked myself when rewatching Billions that struck me deeply. Let's ponder this one together.