Founders Unfound
Founders Unfound tells the stories of exceptional entrepreneurs and tech founders from underrepresented backgrounds – starting with founders of African descent. We have a regular podcast and complimentary blog created to shine a light on the broad spectrum that reflects all the diversity in entrepreneurship today. We spotlight entrepreneurs working on venture-worthy, big opportunity ideas. We know behind every founder team is an origin story that deserves to be boldly told. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Trajectory: Startup - Ideation to Product/Market FitA brand new book by entrepreneur and investor Dave Parker.
This hot-off-the-presses publication is THE playbook for those at the earliest stages of the startup journey. Or even if you are just contemplating the jump to entrepreneurship. To get this great resource, go to dkparker.com or find anywhere you buy books.
In this episode Stephen and Dan discuss...
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Trajectory: Startup - Ideation to Product/Market FitA brand new book by entrepreneur and investor Dave Parker.
This hot-off-the-presses publication is THE playbook for those at the earliest stages of the startup journey. Or even if you are just contemplating the jump to entrepreneurship. To get this great resource, go to dkparker.com or find anywhere you buy books.
In this episode Patrick and Dan discus...
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The global pan-African freelance marketplace and collaboration platform.
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Cascadia Cleantech Accelerator
powered by VertueLab and CleanTech Alliance
This 15-week program delivers mentorship, connections, funding opportunities, and more.
For early-stage cleantech startups looking to launch and scale their business...
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powered by VertueLab and CleanTech Alliance
This 15-week program delivers mentorship, connections, funding opportunities, and more.
For early-stage cleantech startups looking to launch and scale their businesses.
Applications are open until April 16th. Don't miss out, apply today at cascadiacleantech.org
The global pan-African freelance marketplace and collabor...
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The Plug
Delivering clear analysis and powerful insights on what's shaping the Black innovation economy.
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In this episode Ashlee and Dan discussed:
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Multicultural Mainstream: Reimagining Humanity and TechnologyA virtual venture conference hosted by the Columbia Venture Community
Access great content and breakouts with venture capitalists. March 5-6th 2021
Check out bit.ly/CVCMM for tickets. Don't miss out!
In this episode Genevieve and Dan discussed:
WE ARE BACK!
WELCOME TO OUR NEW SERIES FOR 2021
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Multicultural Mainstream: Reimagining Humanity and TechnologyA virtual venture conference hosted by the Columbia Venture Community
Access great content and breakouts with venture capitalists. March 5-6th 2021
Check out bit.ly/CVCMM for early-bird tickets. Don't miss out!
In this episode Ayinde and Dan discussed:
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Founders Livethe global venue for entrepreneurs to experience events, content, and community.
Check out founderslive.com to join and to find a live event streaming from your city.
In this episode:
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Founders Livethe global venue for entrepreneurs to experience events, content, and community.
Check out founderslive.com to join and to find a live event streaming from your city.
In this episode:
For our last episode of the year, we've b...
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A preview of our Updates episode. We caught up with former guests to see where they are today and where they are headed for 2021. And we reflected on what will certainly be considered an historic year, 2020.
Be sure to listen in.
EPISODE drops December 18th!
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Founders Unfound tells the stories of exceptional entrepreneurs and tech founders from underrepresented backgrounds – starting with founders of African descent. We have a regular podcast and complimentary blog created to shine a light on the broad spectrum that reflects all the diversity in startups today.
Hosted by season tech entrepreneur Dan Kihanya (@dkihanya), the show explores the origin stories of under-the-radar tech en...
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Founders Livethe global venue for entrepreneurs to experience events, content, and community.
Check out founderslive.com to join and to find a live event streaming from your city.
In this episode Abbey and Dan discussed:
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Abbey Wemimo is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Esusu, the leading financial technology platform that leverages data solutions to empower tenants and improve property performance. Abbey was raised in Lagos Nigeria, came to the US for college, worked on Obama’s re-election campaign, launched his first start up, and even did a stint with Goldman Sachs - all this before starting Esusu w...
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Black Women Talk Techa collective of black women tech founders that exists to identify, support and encourage black women to build billion dollar businesses.
BWTT is hosting Face of the Founder Summit on November 17th, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and partners for an exciting gathering. Registration is free, but spots are limited. You don’t want to miss it!
In this episode Ki...
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Kirt Debique is Co-Founder, CEO and CTO of SyncFloor, a company revolutionizing discovery and acquisition of music for productions of all types - from advertising and podcasting to filmmaking, TV and eSports. Kirt is a former, fast-rising exec at Microsoft and a founder of his own Indie music label. He has an amazing story that starts with coming to the US to attend college a...
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Founders Livethe global venue for entrepreneurs to experience events, content, and community.
Check out founderslive.com to join and to find a live event streaming from your city.
In this episode Bee and Dan discussed:
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Bee Law is Founder and CEO of Quirktastic, a social video and networking platform where geeks and hobbyists can join fandom communities and create collaborative video. Bee is a former cytogenetic scientist turned entrepreneur, and Quirktastic with its 200,000+ online followers has been featured in Essence Magazine, TechCrunch and Forbes. Tune in to hear her amazing story.
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Hey Unfound Nation! Can't believe it's already October, 2020. What a year...relentless. At Founders Unfound, we've been working hard to consistently put out episodes all year. The team wanted just a brief break before we finish strong for the year. Don't worry, we will have a new episode ready to go at the end of the month. In the meantime, please take the oppo...
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The Pluga media company that lives at the intersection of data and diversity for the startup and tech communities.
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In this episode Jim and Dan discussed:
Happy Podcast Day everyone!
A big shoutout to all the great podcasters out there. And thanks to our audience, staff, and our great founder guests!
- Dan Kihanya, Host
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