DailySpin Startup Spotlight: Recent Episodes
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E087 - Shelflife
Gavin Mills joins the podcast today to talk about Shelflife. Hear how the startup is changing how we travel by setting matching users with activities they want to learn. Travel with a purpose, learn how to surf, how to cook, and much more.
E086 - Design Wizard
Briona Gallagher joins the Startup Spotlight to tell listeners the story behind Design Wizard. Hear how the company was founded and how Design Wizard can help companies create their branding and stand out in a crowded marketplace.
E085 - Pointzi
David Jones, a seasoned entrepreneur, shares his startup story today with Greg. Pointzi allows you to easily add tooltips and walkthroughs on your mobile apps. Learn how the company got started and how they are making noise in the market.
E084 - PredictN
Bismayy Mohapatra joins Greg today on the Podcast to tell the story of his startup PredictN. Hear how the company is helping startups use predictive analytics to gain a better understanding of what their users are doing.
E083 - BeeWits
David Attard joins Greg on the DailySpin Startup Spotlight to discuss BeeWits. Hear how BeeWits is making it easy to organize your projects, giving you more time to get work done.
E082 - JQBX
Kevin Zigelbaum joins Greg today on the DailySpin Startup Spotlight. Kevin has created JQBX, a platform that allows you to listen and DJ for friends who are in different locations via Spotify. Hear the story of how JQBX got started.
E081 - Bookship
Mark Watkins joins the podcast for the second time to talk about Bookship. Mark wants to build a platform where readers of physical, digital, and audio books can create digital book clubs to discuss their books. Hear how Mark launched his app and how it ties into his ecosystem of reading tools.
E080 - Engauge Joe Fatora joins the DailySpin Startup Spotlight today to talk Engauge. Hear the story of how this startup was built for developers by a developer when Joe couldn't find the tools necessary to accomplish what he needed. Finding your audience and providing them with the right testing tool was critical and hear on today's podcast how Joe accomplished that. http://www.dailyspin.io/2017/07/27/12607/
E079 - UnderstandBetter Sankriti Krishnan joins Greg today on the DailySpin Startup Spotlight. Listeners get informed on how UnderstandBetter helps internal company communication and allows for a more open and honest workplace. Hear how they use AI to predict employee churn and how this improves moral.
E078 - CrankWheel Quick informative demos are key to efficient sales teams. Jói Sigurdsson joins Greg on the Spotlight today to discuss his startup CrankWheel. Hear how CrankWheel is making product demos easier for sales teams and making the process a better experience for end users.
E077 - KingFit Miguel Johns joins the spotlight today talking to Greg about KingFit. Diabetes effects over 29 million people in the United States alone. KingFit is looking to educate people on the disease and give people a chance to talk to others via a mobile platform. Hear how they are utilzing technology to help spread the world.
E076 - Rezza Kevin Kirkpatrick joins Greg today on the DSpin Startup Spotlight. Kevin tells us the story of how his company Rezza came to be. Rezza is taking analytics and making them smarter with the use of AI and machine learning.
E075 - Dashbird Greg discusses Dashbird, the Lambda logging and debugging platform with founder Taavi Rehemägi. Listen and hear how Taavi created his startup by noticing inefficiencies in current tools on the market. Finding a pain point in your current job can help you build a platform that scales to others with the same issues.
E074 - GOtivation Dennis Timpanaro stops by the DSpin Startup Spotlight today to discuss GOtivation. GOtivation helps push and motivate users to get going. By utilizing chatbots, GOtivation can help get you back on your feet. Learn more at http://www.dailyspin.io/2017/05/25/gotivation/.
E073 - Thrive Vincent Jong joins the DSpin Startup Spotlight to discuss Thrive for Email. Hear how a sales rep saw a chance to improve productivity from within Salesforce and how he took his idea from a thought to a full blown product.
E072 - Collate Greg is joined by Patrick Lee, founder of Collate today. Patrick built Collate, the note taking app from the ground up after he was unable to find a suitable solution. Hear how he budgets his time and how brought Collate from just a thought to a full blown privacy driven application.
E071 - SmartKai As an entrepreneur, have you found it difficult to keep up posting your content to social media? Salil Sethi, the founder of SmartKai, joins Greg today to discuss marketing and machine learning. SmartKai indexes your startups content and posts it to social media when relevant conversations are happening. Hear Salil's startup story today on the DSpin Startup Spotlight.
E070 - Cloud TimeCards Francisco and Seth join Greg today on the DailySpin Startup Spotlight to discuss their startup Cloud TimeCards. Hear the story of how the duo saw a niche in the marketplace and decided to build an app to improve on a process. Hear their story and how they pivoted based on feedback to build a product that users requested.
E069 - Trip Focal Scott Green steps into the spotlight today to share the story of his startup Trip Focal. Hear how an entrepreneur with an idea found the resources to help take a thought and make it a reality. Plan a trip and share you experiences with Trip Focal. Learn more at http://www.dailyspin.io/2017/03/30/trip-focal-real-trips/
E068 - Gotcha Ben Novak & Hagai Shalev, co-founders of Gotcha join Greg on the podcast today. Hear how Gotcha helps sites learn more about their listener base. Hear their startup story and learn more about Gotcha today! Learn more about the startup at http://www.dailyspin.io/2017/03/06/gotcha-user-insight/.
E067 - Mate Labs Greg sits down with Rahul Vishwakarma, founder of Mate Labs today. Mate has created a platform that will enable a wider audience to experience machine learning and build their own tools without the need of programming. Hear their the Mate Labs startup story today.
E066 - Strong Analytics Brock Ferguson of Stong Analytics joins Greg on the podcast today. We discuss how a few college students from Northwestern developed a love for numbers and analytics. Hear how Strong got started out of college and how the team is building a scalable product that can be utilzed by startups of all sizes. http://www.dailyspin.io/2017/03/14/strong-analytics-analyzing-data/
E065 - Dride Yossi Neiman, founder of Dride joins Greg today on the DSpin Startup Spotlight. The two discuss how Dride creates an ecosystem for dash cams. By creating an open source environment, it allows developers to set up their own niche apps for the camera to help grow the user base. http://www.dailyspin.io/2017/03/06/dash_cams_dride/
E064 - Thinknum Greg is talking with Thinknum co-founder Justin Zhen. Thinknum allows you to crawl web and social data. This allows you to gather information to make investments and other business related decisions. Get a full understanding of a company or sector before making any business decisions with Thinknum. Learn more at http://www.dailyspin.io/2017/03/01/thinknum-make-informed-decisions
E063 - You&A Today Greg is joined by Mehul Patel and Shawn Singh of You&A. The two entrepreneurs have built an app that allows you to ask fitness experts questions to help improve your workout routine. Hear how they differentiate themselves in the marketplace and how they plan to make You&A a personal fitness platform.
E062 - @mssg Greg is joined by Michael Sabat, founder of @mssg. Hear how @mssg takes messaging to the next level and allows companies to improve their conversion rates. @mssg wants to take the landing page to the next level; hear how they plan to accomplish that.
E061 - Involve Gaurav joins Greg to discuss his startup Involve. Involve helps connect people with non-profits that are looking for the type of help people specialize in. This allows users to go out and help these non-profits with skills they excel in. This improves employee moral and employe engagement at companies.
E060 - Breue Greg and founder of Breue, Zach discuss the sturggles some entreprenurs go through when trying to bring their product to market. Breue will help bring your product to life from the tech side. Learn more about Breue and hear Zachs story on todays podcast.
E059 - Datapath Greg is joined by Sebastian Spies of Datapath.io. Hear how this entrepreneur identified a place in the market where the company could optimize connection paths for websites and for apps. By utilizing Datapath.io their customers will ensure their user base connects to their apps with speed.
E058 - Makervillage Greg is joined by Pete McPherson of Makervillage. The Co-Work spot is trying to keep and find new founders and entrepreneurs in Rome, Georgia. Hear how they enable their users by educating them on new tools and how Makervillage helps bring updated tech to Rome.
E057 - Likemoji Today Greg is joined by Alex Barrett, founder of Likemoji. Hear the story of how Alex became an entrepenur after doing a number of other jobs before finding his passion. Hear how Likemoji is making it easier and quicker to write reviews about the bars and restaurants you visit.
E056 - Join It Today Greg is talking with Mitch Colleran, co-founder of Join It. We are discussing partnerships, utilizing skills you've picked up over time, and how best-in-breed helps create an ecosystem attractive to both companies and consumers.
E055 - CloudSploit Today Greg talks with Josh Rosenthal from CloudSploit. They have created Automated AWS Security and Configuration Monitoring easier for people running their applications in the cloud. Hear how the team got started and how they plan to evolve as more uses move to the cloud.
E054 - Stockpulp Happy New Years to Everyone! Today Greg talks with Alfredo and Luis from Stockpulp. Hear how the fintech company is providing new tools to help investors find which companies are being talked about on social media.
E053 - Jimjam Greg talks with Alex Blakoe from Jimjam. Jimjam is making easy for users to find Physiotherapist. Hear how the startup got started, the companyies goals, and how by utilzing technology, Jimjam make it easier for users to get the help they need.
E052 - TickTheBucket Today Greg talks with Ben Swanson and Oska Zapete Keene from TickTheBucket. TicketTheBucket is helping users get started with their bucket lists and connecting others with the same dreams. Hear their story and more by listening to the podcast!
E051 - Story Wars Today Greg talks with Joakim Johansson, founder of Story Wars. Hear Joakim tell the story of how a startup that was a thought of the past came back to him after years of learning. Hear how Story Wars is getting writers to engage with other writers regardless of skill level to complete stories and tell their tale.
E050 - Tract We have hit episode 50 and today Greg is joined by Ray Nunn, founder of Tract. Hear how Tract provides their clients with an all in one field service tool. Learn how an all in one tools can help accomplish all they need in a single place without having to jump from tool to tool.
E049 - Timber Today Greg talks with Zach and Ben from Timber. We get to learn how the to former co-workers found an issue with their logging platform and decided to create a tool that makes it easier for all users. Hear how Timber can help you identify what problems may exist in your application and how you can quickly and easily resolve the issues you may be having.
E048 - KindMind Greg talks with Mariella Sypa from KindMind. Hear how KindMind is helping users improve their mental fitness. We are in the age of wearables and body tracking, hear how KindMind is focusing on the mind and making it easier and enjoyable for users to work out their mind.
E047 - Kompas Today Greg talks with Tom Charman, co-founder of Kompas. Kompas is utilizing machine learning to get a better understanding of your interests. This allows Kompas to make recommendations to you on things to do when in a new area or if you are just looking to explore new places around home.
E046 - Debitize Greg talks with Liran from Debitize. Credit debt is one of the worst debts to find yourself in while at the same time using credit cards provides many benefits. Hear how Debitize can help provide you the benefits of a debit card while using your credit card.
E045 - Tack Today Greg talks with Kevin Ye of Tack. Tack is the first tool that focuses on mobile collaboration. Hear how Kevin and his co-founders created the all in one tool while in school and how they continue to grow the startup.
E044 - Jaco Greg talks with Danni Friedland founder of Jaco on today's podcast. Hear how Jaco created the easiest tool for companies to record, analyze and discuss anything related to the product UX, allowing businesses to understand and improve their user experience
E043 - Qoins Today Greg talks with Christian from Qoins. By rounding each purchase you make with a credit card up to the nearest dollar, Qoins helps users pay off debts quickly and easily. Hear how Christian built the company and how he plans to evolve the company.
E042 - Datatrics Today Greg talks with Bas from Datatrics. Hear how the Datatrics is producing insights from marketing data on multiple sources. From CRM platforms, weather apps, and social media, see how you can turn potential customers into returning customers.
E041 - Scoop Today Greg is talking with Alejandro from the startup Scoop. Scoop is a geolocation platform that allows you to discover people, places, and events near you. Hear how the app got started and how Alejandro would like to see it evolve.
E040 - Jumpanzee On episode 39 Greg talks with David from Jumpanzee. Jumpanzee was founded to help brands find their identity in a crowded market and stand out above their competition. David provides some great tips on how to create original content and help your brand excel.
E039 - Calorious Today Greg talks with Mike from Calorious. Hear how the calorie counting app utilizes the community and allows users to easily track how many calories are in each meal. Mike talks about how the idea of the app was formed and how it went from an idea to an actual app.
E038 - Fuzzy.ai Today Greg talks with Matt Fogel from Fuzzy.ai. Learn how Fuzzy.ai is making machine learning easier for people to implement and how users can utilize the technology to make smarter decisions.
E037 - Lawnmower On today's Startup Spotlight Greg talks with Alex Sunnarborg from Lawnmower. Hear how Lawnmower is bringing blockchain to the masses. The company educates and enables users to trade this new form of currency.
E036 - Fomo Greg and Ryan Kulp, co-founder fo Fomo talk in todays podcast on how the company is bringing websites to life by promoting user engagement. Inspire action, create urgency, and build confidence with users browsing your site.
E035 - Resolvd Today Greg talks with DK and Matt from Resolvd. Hear how the team is creating a task management app that allows tech teams to increase their productivity by focusing on execution.
E034 - Convertious On episode 34 of the podcast, Greg talks with Nicholas from Convertious. Hear how Convertious allows marketers to perform segmentations and implement automatic marketing campaigns through various tools so as to convert visitors into customers and re-engage with those that slip away.
E033 - Sipstack On today's podcast, Greg talks with Jonathan of Sipstack. Hear how the VoIP provider is providing cost effective VoIP services to businesses and how they've identified differentaitors in the marketplace to help Sipstack standout.
E032 - SuchFlex Today Greg talks with Ivan Zone of SuchFlex. SuchFlex allows you to utilize your idle computer resources by putting the processing power towards larger systems and in return allowing users to earn income by doing so.
E031 - Drive Marketing Today Greg talks with Sheldon Poon of Drive Marketing. They discuss how marketing can be tough for startups and how a well rounded set of experiences can make things easier for foundres.
E030 - Beame On this episode of the Startup Spotlight, Greg talks with Zeev, founder of Beame.io. They discuss encryption and how Beame is trying to make it easier and safe for users to enable end to end encryption.
E029 - Pixide Greg talks with Stefano on this episode of the podcast. Stefano is the founder of the startup Pixide which allows users to upload photos and compete in a number of contests to see who can take the best shots.
E028- The Hawaii Project Today Greg talks with Mark Watkins of the Hawaii Project. They discuss how the book recommendation service utilizes a different number of technologies to help recommend books that users may enjoy.
E027- Signera On todays podcast Greg sits down with Brian of Signera and learns how he took over a digital signage company. Hear how they are working to innovate new tech and tools into their displays.
E026 - UnicornGo! On today's podcast Greg talks with Francis from UnicornGo! Hear how the startup is working towards disrupting the graphic design industry by offering an all you can eat package for a set monthly fee.
E025 - Hatchli Today Greg talks with Ian Hansborough from the app Hatchli. Hatchli was designed to help founders get feedback on their ideas and see these startups can fit into the market place
E024 - Great Notion Greg and guest host Ron from Travel by Beer talk to Paul Reiter from Great Notion Brewing today. Learn how Paul and his co-founders took a simple home brew to a full blow brewpub in the city of Portland. Learn about financial issues that breweires need to consider when getting started.
E023 - Calamari On todays podcast, Greg talks with Kamil about Calamari. Calamari is a SaaS based HR platform that was created to help provide users with a easy to use plesant experience.
E022 - TradeIt Today we talk live in the office of TradeIt to see how the technology is enabling other apps to empower their users to make trades from within a number of fintech apps.
E021 - Travel By Beer On this episode of the Startup Spotlight, Greg talks with Ron Presman and Ramsey Duncan of Travel By Beer. Learn how Travel By Beer educate beer enthusiasts on different brews or breweries in their area.
E020 - Opter Greg talks with Chalisa from Opter on todays podcast. Opter Pose is a wearable that helps users correct their posture, monitors UV, light sensing, and activity tracking. Pose is part of the Opter ecosystem to help users live a healthier life.
E019 - Fitmatic Greg sits down and talks with Chris Haugner; founder of Fitmatic. Hear how the wellness app is connecting employees and enabling users to be more active in the work place.
E018 - ErrorStream Greg talks with Kevin from Error Stream and learns how the platform is used to help gather data on server errors and help users find proactive solutions.
E017 - SparkFin Greg talks with Jason Pang of SparkFin and learns how the stock based startup is trying to educate a new audience of investors. By creating easy to digest material and expert curated stock lists, there is pleanty to learn from both new and old investors.
E016 - Blabster Greg talks with Kevin from Blabster and learns about how the concept was formed and how Blabster plans to unite users within 7 miles of one another.
E015 - Hobby Earth Greg and Ivan from Hobby Earth sit down and discuss how Hobby Earth is planning on connecting people over hobbies and finding a way to connect the world.
E013 - Braid Greg talks to Sachin from Braid and how the company is trying to bring project management into Gmail. Learn how Braid allows users to manage projects from inside their inbox.
E013 - Fentury Greg talks to Nikita from the startup Fentury to learn about the banking startup. Fentury is aiming to change money management and return the "personal" to Personal Finance. They bring automation and simplicity to the uneasy world of finance.
E012 - Poindexter Greg talks with Brandon from Poindexter to hear how the company is looking to help startups get their budget setup from the start. Hear how Brandon got started and how he decided to create Poindexter.
E011 - Bizi Greg speaks with Jeff and Faizan from Bizi and learns how they built an app to help solve daily tasks that take more effort then they should. Hear the interview today!
E010 - Grain Greg speaks with Joe co-founder of Grain. Understand how Grain utilizes the power of IBM Watson and is trying to educate a new group of investors on how to get started.
E009 - Dojo Listed to Greg and Nate from Dojo Fitness discuss how the personal trainer app will help more people get fit and how Dojo will help users get and remain active.
E008 - Gamer Duel Greg talks with Nathan from Gamer Duel and discusses on how their app is helping E-Sports break into mainstream gamers.
E005 - Meeting Box Greg sits down with Chris from Meeting Box. Hear how Chris and Co-Founder Nick are working to turn their hobby into the full time jobs.
Welcome to the DailySpin Startup Spotlight where we talk with the founders of early stage startups. Find out the technology they are using, how they plan to market and sell the product, and troubles they faced along the way. E006 - Meadow Greg sits down with Daria and Tony from Meadow. Hear how the idea formed after struggling with planning a group BBQ and how the Meadow team wants to create a platform where users can coordinate with ease.
Welcome to the DailySpin Startup Spotlight where we talk with the founders of early stage startups. Find out the technology they are using, how they plan to market and sell the product, and troubles they faced along the way. E005 - CanUmeet Greg sits down with Rachit from CanUmeet. Learn how three friends have learned over the years and how they formed a company based on prior experience. Understand how a team of three handles conflict and ensures the best possible outcome for canUmeet.
Welcome to the DailySpin Startup Spotlight where we talk with the founders of early stage startups. Find out the technology they are using, how they plan to market and sell the product, and troubles they faced along the way. E003 - Leave A Trace Greg sits down with Luc, founder of Leave A Trace to talk about his travels, the startup, and how he plans on giving back to the communities that are visited.
Welcome to the DailySpin Startup Spotlight where we talk with the founders of early stage startups. Find out the technology they are using, how they plan to market and sell the product, and troubles they faced along the way. E003 - Analytical Flavor Systems Greg sits down with Jason from Analytical Flavor Systems. Learn about the flavor profiles of beer and how AFS can provide tools to allow brewers to monitor each batch of beer and to ensure consistancy.
Welcome to the DailySpin Startup Spotlight where we talk with the founders of early stage startups. Find out the technology they are using, how they plan to market and sell the product, and troubles they faced along the way. E002 - Consol Greg sits down with Chevas and Isaac Balloun, co-founders of Consol. Listen and learn how this brotherly duo bootstrapped their idea by putting their design and development skills together to build a fully functional platform.
Welcome to the DailySpin Startup Spotlight where we talk with the founders of early stage startups. Find out the technology they are using, how they plan to market and sell the product, and troubles they faced along the way. E001 - Zencastr: Welcome to our first episode! Greg sits down with Josh Nielsen, Founder of Zencastr to learn what inspired Josh to build a platform for podcasters and what he would have done different if he were able to start again.