Hillside Ventures: Recent Episodes
Shivam Patel and Joe Roberts
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Welcome back! The new hosts Maddie, Jasea, and Jose introduce themselves and give an outlook on Hillside and what to expect throughout these next couple of weeks. Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hillsideventures/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hillsideventures Website: https://hillsideventures.uconn.edu/
Hillside Ventures EP 018 – Jack Navarro on servicing 2M+ mortgages | Giving back and leading Hillside Ventures Jack is the founder of MysticRiver LLC where he uses his extensive background and experience within the real estate and mortgaging industry. He is also co-leading Hillside Ventures with Greg Reilly where he is able to share his entrepreneurial and banking […]
Greg Reilly is the Head of the Boucher Management & Entrepreneurship Department while also leading Hillside Ventures at the University of Connecticut. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Mathematics degree where he also received his MBA from the Ross School of Business. He then went on to get his Ph.D in Management from the […]
Michael Loeb is the CEO of Loeb.nyc a venture collective based in NYC. He started it with Rich Vogel, CFO and COO of Loeb.nyc, after selling his previous company, Synapse Group, to Time Inc. Michael is a serial entrepreneur and continues to put in the hard work to invest in the right people to breed innovation. Michael’s […]
The STEM Fund started operating in the Fall semester of 2023 and is led by our own UConn students. In this episode, we talk with seniors Joseph Roberts, a Finance major, and Nicholas Janus, an Electrical Engineer major, about the STEM Fund and how it came to be. Additionally, we touch upon topics such as […]
Cole Clark is the President of AmygdaLaunch, a part of Loeb.nyc a venture collective based in NYC. Cole is also a sports model for Wilhelmina with his background being a D1 track athlete at William and Mary where he studied Neuroscience and Biology. Cole’s Info: Instagram – cole.a.clark LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-a-clark/ Email – cclark@loeb.nyc Welcome to the Hillside […]
Rich Vogel is the COO and CFO of Loeb.nyc a venture collective based in NYC. As startup investors Rich and his business partner, Michael, have invested in many successful startups with Fetch Rewards being one of their portfolio companies. Rich is also a UConn alum who has continuously helped out his fellow huskies. Rich’s Info: […]
Noah Friedman currently runs Top Shelf Ventures, an alcohol focused VC, and the Uncharted community, which brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and other influential people. He started his journey by meeting Michael Loeb, becoming an intern, running 3×3 insights, and kickstarting his current ventures. Noah’s Info: Twitter – @noahsfriedman Uncharted – https://www.joinuncharted.com/ Top Shelf – https://www.topshelf.ventures/ Welcome to […]
Today we talk with Keyur Shah, a UConn alum building an AI startup at Cornell Tech. Coming from a CS background, he went on to work at Amazon and being a part of the development of Alexa. He has now pivoted to the startup space and is building, Roger, which has just secured funding.
Keyur’s Info:
Github – KShah707.github.io
Welcome to the Hillside Ventures Podcast,
Shivam Patel and Joseph Roberts talk about the latest in venture capital and entrepreneurship as student venture capitalists in Hillside Ventures, the University of Connecticut’s $1M student run venture fund.
Hillside Ventures:
Website – https://hillsideventures.uconn.edu/
Twitter – @HillsideVentures
Substack – https://hillside.substack.com/
Contact us:
shivam.v.patel@uconn.edu / Twitter – @SPAT_6joseph.roberts@uconn.edu / Twitter – @Broadwayyjoee
Today we talk with Akira Dunham, an investor at Connecticut Innovations. Akira is a Hillside and UConn alumni with an engineering background. His interests and passions lie within helping underserved founders through a new fund at Connecticut Innovations and the issues with urban planning / transportation.
Akira’s Info:
Twitter – @dunHAMandcheese
Welcome to the Hillside Ventures Podcast,
Shivam Patel and Joseph Roberts talk about the latest in venture capital and entrepreneurship as student venture capitalists in Hillside Ventures, the University of Connecticut’s $1M student run venture fund.
Hillside Ventures:
Website – https://hillsideventures.uconn.edu/
Twitter – @HillsideVentures
Substack – https://hillside.substack.com/
Contact us:
shivam.v.patel@uconn.edu / Twitter – @SPAT_6joseph.roberts@uconn.edu / Twitter – @Broadwayyjoee
Today we talk with Cody Simms, a highly experienced venture capitalist within the sustainability space. Cody is a Partner at MCJ Collective and provides invaluable advice for venture capital and insights into the sustainability space through sharing his journey and what he is currently working on.
Cody’s Info:
Twitter – @codysimms
Podcast – My Climate Journey
MCJ – https://www.mcjcollective.com/
Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/codysimms/
Climate Draft – https://www.climatedraft.org/
Climate Changemakers – https://www.climatechangemakers.org/
Welcome to the Hillside Ventures Podcast,
Shivam Patel and Joseph Roberts talk about the latest in venture capital and entrepreneurship as student venture capitalists in Hillside Ventures, the University of Connecticut’s $1M student run venture fund.
Hillside Ventures:
Website – https://hillsideventures.uconn.edu/
Twitter – @HillsideVentures
Substack – https://hillside.substack.com/
Contact us:
shivam.v.patel@uconn.edu / Twitter – @SPAT_6joseph.roberts@uconn.edu / Twitter – @Broadwayyjoee
Mason Kolean talks about his experiences of being on UConn’s D1 Baseball team while working as a Managing Director at Hillside Ventures. We dive into his philosophy on priorities and taking advantage of opportunities open to students.Mason’s Info:Twitter – @KoleanMason
Welcome to the Hillside Ventures Podcast,
Shivam Patel and Joseph Roberts talk about the latest in venture capital and entrepreneurship as student venture capitalists in Hillside Ventures, the University of Connecticut’s $1M student run venture fund.
Hillside Ventures:
Website – https://hillsideventures.uconn.edu/
Application Link: shorturl.at/uvxZ8
Twitter – @HillsideVentures
Substack – https://hillside.substack.com/
Contact us:
shivam.v.patel@uconn.edu / Twitter – @SPAT_6
joseph.roberts@uconn.edu / Twitter – @Broadwayyjoee
Alex Ha shares his experience of breaking into venture capital as a student and co-founding the Ivey Venture Capital Club with over 280 members. His mission is to share his experience, knowledge, and network to help students be successful in the venture capital space through informational sessions, meeting with venture capitalists, and sharing opportunities with the community.
Alex’s Info:Twitter – @alex_ha12
Ivey Venture Capital Club –
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ivey-venture-capital-club/?originalSubdomain=caWelcome to the Hillside Ventures Podcast,
Shivam Patel and Joseph Roberts talk about the latest in venture capital and entrepreneurship as student venture capitalists in Hillside Ventures, the University of Connecticut’s $1M student run venture fund.
Hillside Ventures:
Website – https://hillsideventures.uconn.edu/
Application Link: shorturl.at/uvxZ8
Twitter – @HillsideVentures
Substack – https://hillside.substack.com/
Contact us:
shivam.v.patel@uconn.edu / Twitter – @SPAT_6
joseph.roberts@uconn.edu / Twitter – @Broadwayyjoee
Episode Show Notes:
Allie Davenport instills key lessons learned through building a company as a college student and the five core principles of networking. She weaves in stories from her journey, like ubering to a USC venture event and how a humbling moment of failure ultimately led to closing a five-figure deal.
Allie’s Info:Twitter – @alliedvptSubstack –
https://buildingnewcastles.substack.com/LC Talks –
https://lc.uconn.edu/lctalks/Starmind –
https://mystarmind.com/Welcome to the Hillside Ventures Podcast,
Shivam Patel and Joseph Roberts talk about the latest in venture capital and entrepreneurship as student venture capitalists in Hillside Ventures, the University of Connecticut’s $1M student run venture fund.
Hillside Ventures:
Website – https://hillsideventures.uconn.edu/
Application Link: shorturl.at/uvxZ8
Twitter – @HillsideVentures
Substack – https://hillside.substack.com/
Contact us:
shivam.v.patel@uconn.edu / Twitter – @SPAT_6
joseph.roberts@uconn.edu / Twitter – @Broadwayyjoee
In this episode we take a deep dive into the EdTech industry where Jeeva Shunmugaraja and Dhanush Kotumraju talk about their experiences as student venture capitalists within the EdTech industry and their journey within Hillside Ventures.
Welcome to the Hillside Ventures Podcast,
Shivam Patel and Joseph Roberts talk about the latest in venture capital and entrepreneurship as student venture capitalists in Hillside Ventures, the University of Connecticut’s $1M student run venture fund.
Hillside Ventures:
Website – https://hillsideventures.uconn.edu/
Application Link: shorturl.at/uvxZ8
Twitter – @HillsideVentures
Substack – https://hillside.substack.com/
Contact us:
shivam.v.patel@uconn.edu / Twitter – @SPAT_6joseph.roberts@uconn.edu / Twitter – @Broadwayyjoee
Jeeva: Twitter – @jeevs92
Dhanush: Twitter – @dkotumraju
In this episode we take a deep dive into the Sustainability industry where Joseph Roberts and Dominick Zampino talk about their experiences as student venture capitalists within the Sustainability industry, their fight with the climate change issues, and Hillside Ventures.
Welcome to the Hillside Ventures Podcast,
Shivam Patel and Joseph Roberts talk about the latest in venture capital and entrepreneurship as student venture capitalists in Hillside Ventures, the University of Connecticut’s $1M student run venture fund.
Hillside Ventures:
Website – https://hillsideventures.uconn.edu/
Application Link: shorturl.at/uvxZ8
Twitter – @HillsideVentures
Substack – https://hillside.substack.com/
Contact us:
shivam.v.patel@uconn.edu / Twitter – @SPAT_6
joseph.roberts@uconn.edu / Twitter – @Broadwayyjoee
Dominick: Twitter – @shottadom
Help Dom and Daigle Labs: shorturl.at/jmnLO
Episode Show Notes:
Welcome to the Hillside Ventures Podcast,
Shivam Patel and Joseph Roberts talk about the latest in venture capital and entrepreneurship as student venture capitalists in Hillside Ventures, the University of Connecticut’s $1M student run venture fund.
In this episode we take a deep dive into the InsurTech industry where Aditya Shah and Claudio Santaniello talk about their experiences as student venture capitalists within the InsurTech industry and Hillside Ventures.
Hillside Ventures:
Website – https://hillsideventures.uconn.edu/
Application Link: shorturl.at/uvxZ8
Twitter – @HillsideVentures
Substack – https://hillside.substack.com/
Contact us:
shivam.v.patel@uconn.edu / Twitter – @SPAT_6joseph.roberts@uconn.edu / Twitter – @Broadwayyjoee
Aditya: Twitter – @aditya_ashah
Claudio: Twitter – @claudiohillside
Welcome to the Hillside Ventures Podcast,
Shivam Patel and Joseph Roberts talk about the latest in venture capital and entrepreneurship as student venture capitalists in Hillside Ventures, the University of Connecticut’s $1M student run venture fund.
In this episode we discuss the ins and outs of breaking into venture capital as a student, why go into the space, and ways to fast track the process.
Hillside Ventures:
Website – https://hillsideventures.uconn.edu/
Twitter – @HillsideVentures
Substack – https://hillside.substack.com/
Contact us:
shivam.v.patel@uconn.edu / Twitter – @SPAT_6joseph.roberts@uconn.edu / Twitter – @Broadwayyjoee
Welcome to the Hillside Ventures Podcast,
Shivam Patel and Joseph Roberts talk about the latest in venture capital and entrepreneurship as student venture capitalists in Hillside Ventures, the University of Connecticut’s $1M student run venture fund.