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August 24, 2025 22 mins

Steve was my professor for my Blockchain Ventures course at Babson College while I pursued my MBA. Steve planted the seed for the creation of THE CHAIR. In this episode, you will learn how I ended up taking his course, the origins of THE CHAIR, how our identities do and do not intersect, and his advice to entrepreneurs like myself. Enjoy!

His Bio: 

Senior executive with proven track record in both technical and business/marketing domains. Ability to combine theoretical frameworks with real world experience to exceed expectations. 

Formed 8 companies from University IP that raised $43M in start up capital. Raised $25M in venture investments from Silicon Valley, Boston, and Atlanta Venture Capital firms. Awarded and managed $23M in government contracts. Helped launch over 80 startups which have cumulatively raised over $250M to date.

Managing Director  

Kendall Square Cofoundry       

sjd@cofoundry.global

linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevederezinski/      

twitter:  @sjdthree1    telegram:  @sjdthree   Discord: @sjdthree#8498  

MIT: sjd@mit.edu

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Host & Exec Producer: Dreme Flynt, M.Ed, MBA
Editor: Lila Woodbridge
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Music Creators: Your Host Dreme & Seoul (@xSeoulMusicx)

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Voice Actor: D. Ruff (@d_ruff3), The Poet
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My Book:
From Nowhere & Everywhere: Captured Emotions of a Beautifully Broken Love Story
My explorations through poetry, diary entries and photography as a Black woman, an educator in Guangzhou, China.
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