Episode 50: "Crush the Cost of Diligence" | Serial Entrepreneur Wade Myers on Systematic Founder Scoring, 30 Years of Investment Lessons…

Insights from a former Army Ranger who's invested in 150+ ventures and thoughtfully built systems that process 20,000 pitches a year

Oct 17

50:33

September 2025

Episode 49: "It's a Volume Game" | Redbud VC's Brett Calhoun on Generalist Investing Philosophy, the Missouri Startup Ecosystem, and Why…

Watch now | Insights from a Forbes 30 Under 30 VC honoree tapping into Missouri's massive operator pool by focusing on industry veterans solving…

Sep 30

33:40

Episode 48: "A Mile Deep" | NTAN Co-Chairman Ichan Stall on Assessing Founder Psychology, Building Angel Communities from Scratch, 7 Why…

Insights from a community builder who earned Dallas Entrepreneur of the Decade after just four years by treating angel network growth like a grassroots…

Sep 16 • 

Andrew Kazlow

1

42:57

Episode 47: "Friendly Competition" | The DEC Network's Bill Chinn on the Role of Angel Investors in North Texas, Healthy Ecosystem Rivalry…

Insights from a Silicon Valley transplant leveraging nonprofit neutrality to unite angel investors in America's fastest-growing metro market

Sep 10 • 

Andrew Kazlow

19:42

Episode 46: From "Anything But Healthcare" to “All-In on Healthcare” | Serial Healthcare Investor Trey Bowles

Insights from a former Techstars Managing Director who went from healthcare investment skeptic to building Texas-focused venture studios

Sep 4 • 

Andrew Kazlow

32:30

August 2025

Episode 45: Breaking Down the 2025 Angel Funders Report | ACA Board Member John Harbison on Valuation Compression, Board Seat Decline, and…

Insights from an early-stage veteran who serves on the ACA Board and is a key contributor to the industry's most comprehensive annual analysis of angel…

Aug 26 • 

Andrew Kazlow

49:16

Episode 44: "Bridge Building, Not Wall Building" | Heartland Angel Network Lead Quinn Robertson

Insights from a heartland ecosystem builder who challenges conventional wisdom on capital access while developing Northwest Arkansas into a nationally…

Aug 12 • 

Andrew Kazlow

1

41:02

Episode 43: "Campus-Born Ventures: An Underappreciated Asset Class" | Tom Duening on Democratizing Campus Capital, University Revenue…

Insights from a 30-year entrepreneurship educator who's founded multiple university innovation centers and launched ICAN to validate that campus-born…

Aug 12 • 

Andrew Kazlow

43:34

July 2025

Episode 42: "Just Fix My Pitch Deck" | Power To Pitch Founder, Kat Weaver on Why Communication Beats Perfect Decks, Creative Financing…

Listen now | Insights from a two-time founder who won 22 of 23 pitch competitions and now coaches entrepreneurs on raising capital through her Power To…

Jul 15 • 

Andrew Kazlow

40:17

Episode 41: "You Didn't Serve Alone, Don't Search Alone" | Owners in Honor Founder Patrick Flood on Why ETA Differs from Startup Investing…

Insights from a 26-year Special Forces veteran who's pioneering veteran entrepreneurship through acquisition and has guided over 190 veterans toward…

Jul 1 • 

Andrew Kazlow

53:01

June 2025

Episode 40: "Fuel for the Economic Engine" | Angel Capital Association CEO Patrick Gouhin on Professionalizing Angel Investing, Expanding…

Insights from an aerospace engineer turned association leader transforming angel investing from "black art" to science

Jun 20

22:19

Episode 39: "The Devil is in the Details" | Seraf Investor CEO Alycia Doxon on Venture Market Corrections, Capital Consolidation Trends, and…

Watch now | Insights from a portfolio management software CEO who sees the venture market's "healthy shakeup" forcing overdue conversations about…

Jun 10 • 

Andrew Kazlow

39:40