Episode 58: "$15 Million in Capital Gains: Gone" Startup Wealth Strategist Bryan Hasling on What Angel Investors Need to Know About QSBS…

Listen now | Insights from an Air Force veteran and Harvard MBA who has deployed over $27 million into gospel-advancing companies and funds as founder…

Mar 31

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Episode 57: "Old Money To New Money" | Lagos Angel Network Executive Director Dr. Solomon King on Mobilizing Legacy Nigerian Wealth into…

Watch now | Insights from an 18-year finance veteran and Executive Director of the Lagos Angel Network who has grown the community 10x in two years…

Mar 17

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Episode 56: "Hard Tech Is Hard, But So Is Software” | Industrial Sustainability VC Anthony Del Porto on Finding Step-Change Value in Hard…

Insights from a mechanical engineer-turned-COO who backs pre-seed industrial sustainability startups at BetterWay, investing in "boring" hard tech…

Mar 3

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February 2026

Episode 55: "We Need to Disrupt Ourselves" | SWAN Impact Network Executive Director Suresh Sundarababu

Watch now | Insights from a 30-year innovation leader disrupting angel group conventions as Executive Director of SWAN Impact Network while pursuing…

Feb 17

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Episode 16 Replay: The 3 T’s of Early Stage Investing | Larry Warnock, Partner Emeritus at Ring Ventures

Watch now | Insights from a founding VC partner with 70+ investments and multiple CEO exits who bridges operational experience with institutional…

Feb 5

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January 2026

Episode 54: Women at the Table | Golden Seeds' Loretta McCarthy & Angela Allen

Watch now | Insights from leaders of the largest US angel network investing in women-led companies, having deployed nearly $200 million across 260…

Jan 13

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December 2025

Episode 53: “Where You Stand Depends on Where You Sit” | SWAN Impact Network Board Member John Jeffers on the State of CleanTech, Strategic…

Insights from a 32-year energy industry veteran who serves on the Swan Impact Network board and helps early-stage clean tech companies navigate the…

Dec 9, 2025

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November 2025

Episode 52: "Film Changes Culture" | Show Her The Money Executive Producer Catherine Gray on Film as Impact Investment, Vulnerability with…

Watch now (39 mins) | Insights from a media entrepreneur who's screened her documentary in 200+ cities to drive cultural change around the women's…

Nov 25, 2025

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Episode 51: "Obsess Over Founder DNA" | Denver Ventures Co-Founder Amy Brandenburg on Founder Assessment Methods, Angel Community Scaling…

Insights from a VC who built Denver Ventures from informal angel group to $65M+ AUM venture firm in five years

Nov 11, 2025

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October 2025

Special Episode: Breaking Down "Angel Network Pulse: The First 101"

We just released Angel Network Pulse: The First 101 - an analysis of 101 angel network investments tracked over nine months through The Diligent…

Oct 29, 2025

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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, 2025

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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, 2025

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