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280: Year-end Predictions for 2025 with Alejandro Gutierrez
In this special year-end episode, Pete Townsend is joined by returning guest co-host Alejandro Gutierrez for a wide-ranging conversation about what the future may hold in 2025. Together, they explore transformative ideas, emerging trends, and groundbreaki
279: Mastering the Startup Game | Nigel Eccles | Insights from a Serial Entrepreneur
This week, I interviewed serial entrepreneur Nigel Eccles. Known for his role as co-founder and former CEO of FanDuel, Nigel shares his incredible journey of launching and scaling multiple ventures, including his latest projects BetHog and BetDex. Nigel d
278: Money Talks w/ Mai Santamaria | The Butterfly Defect & the Future of Finance
This week, Im joined by the brilliant Mai Santamaria for a far-ranging discussion inspired by Ian Goldins concept of The Butterfly Defect a thought-provoking take on the risks and interconnectedness of our global systems. We dive into how this idea re
277: Straight Outta Crypton | Swarm and the Rise of RWAs | Timo Lehes and Philipp Pieper
This week. I sat down with Timo Lehes and Philipp Pieper, the co-founders of Swarm, the RWA (or Real World Assets) platform that brings unique digitization and trading solutions to the world of traditional and decentralized finance. Swam is the first orga
276: Sponstar and the Rise of Fractional Sponsorship with Manu | Exclusive Interview
This week, weve got an exclusive interview with Manu, the founder and CEO of Sponstar, the fractional sponsorship marketplace thats leveling the playing field for small and mid-sized brands to access high-profile sponsorship opportunities. Manus entrep
275: Web3 Fundraising Playbook | Pete Townsend | Raising Your 1st Round at the Frontier
We're diving deep into the fundamentals of fundraising for Web3 startups and early-stage ventures navigating their first capital raise. Fundraising is always challenging, but in web3, its a whole new frontier with unique hurdles. This session, originally
274: Filmmaker to Founder | René Pinnell and Artizen | Funding Human Creativity
Ren Pinnell is the founder of Artizen, a match-funding platform for human creativity, helping creators match fund new projects at the frontier of art, science, technology and culture. With over two decades of experience, Ren has helped creators raise mo
273: Mission Minded Founder | Niall Dennehy & AID:Tech | Fixing Humanitarian Relief and Digital Identity
Niall Dennehy is an Irish entrepreneur and the co-founder and COO of AID:Tech, who are bringing traceability and transparency to the flow of funds for governments, NGOs and charities with their payments and digital identity infrastructure bridging web2 to
272: Scaling Environmental Impact: Luca Franchi’s Journey with Ambient and DePIN Innovation
Luca Franchi is the CEO and a co-founder of Ambient, a decentralized network of air quality sensors. Luca brings to Ambient over two decades of leading growth at several startups and large corporations in the US and Europe (O2 UK, Telefnica, Sky) across
271: Luis Ramirez and Mawari | Building the 3D Internet
Luis Ramirez is the Founder and CEO of Mawari, a pioneer in cloud rendering and streaming technology. The Mawari team got started in Tokyo in 2017, and since then, the team has effectively built the foundation for the 3D internet.Mawari enables real-ti