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Podcast: David Heath, Founder of Bombas, Shark Tanks Most Succesful Products 

This podcast episode features David Heath, Founder of Bombas (@Bombas) and Mayra Ceja (@MayraCeja007), Host of Venture Unplugged.

In this episode, David and Mayra discuss.

  • How he turned Bombas into Shark Tanks #1 product.
  • How giving socks to homeless people turned into a social impact-driven business
  • Advice from Daymond John, Founder of FUBU & Shark Tank investor
  • How having a social mission-driven association impacts the business
  • Advice for founders raising and launching consumer retail startups
  • Plans for new products in the future

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David Heath’s Quotes

Hardest Lesson:

“One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned is that, even when you have a number of great years and the business is cranking and doing well, don’t get too comfortable or confident.”

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Podcast: Mike Novogratz: Founder/CEO of Galaxy Digital, a cryptocurrency investment firm 

This podcast episode features Mike Novogratz (@novogratz) and Mayra Ceja (@MayraCeja007), Host of Venture Unplugged. Mike became a bitcoin legend when he famously predicted its meteoric rise. But this episode is about so much more than just Mike’s legendary status. It’s about his stories of building confidence, connectivity, and resilience. Yes, and there is bitcoin and blockchain talk.

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In this episode, Mike and Mayra discuss.

  • Why he started Galaxy?
  • The Cryptocurrency speculative bubble 
  • Loss of privacy & Chinese payment apps
  • The Libra Project 
  • On giving back, social justice, and philanthropy

Prior to Galaxy, mike had his own meteoric rise from growing up middle class  to getting his undergrad at Princeton, starting his career as a helicopter pilot, eventually becoming Partner at Goldman Sachs and later partner and president at  Fortress Investment Group.

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Mike Novogratz Quotes

Advice for people just starting off their career:

“Don’t take it too seriously, focus on yourself and that self-growth, don’t put that off. The quicker you get to being okay with knowing who you are, and being okay with who you are, everything else is easier.

How to get confidence back:

“You get smashed, you get mitigated at times and you’re learning to get back up and dust off and get back into the mat and go get smashed again. That subconsciously helped me learn to just get back up. It’s just a resilience of spirit.”

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Our Sponsors:

This episode is sponsored by Qtum, the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. If you’re tired of paying high fees on other smart contracts platforms, head on over to Qtum and start building today your own low fee, solidity smart contract today!

This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space visit the website.

This podcast is presented by Republic is an investment platform for private companies to raise capital and everyone to invest.

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Podcast: Nick Grossman, Partner at Union Square Ventures on Bitcoin, Libra, and CryptoKitties

In this episode, Nick Grossman (@NickGrossman) Partner at Union Square Ventures and Mayra Ceja (@MayraCeja007), Host of Venture Unplugged discuss:
  • How Union Square Ventures makes investments
  • Why open protocols are so important to Web3 deployment
  • What blockchain uses cases and companies are going to change the world, and
  • Why USV joined the Libra Association.
Union Square Ventures is one of the most iconic venture capital firms with Notable investments that include Twitter, Etsy, and Twilio. Nick has helped to lead and shape the company’s blockchain investments which include Coinbase, Blockstack, Filecoin, Helium, and CryptoKitties. Prior to USV he was at  Open Plans, the incubator for startups focused on cities and data management. Nick was born in Brooklyn, graduated from Stanford University, and currently resides just outside of Boston. Other topics discussed: Binance token, Props, Polkadot, Algorand, and Cloudflare.

Podcast Notes:

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This episode is sponsored by eToro, the smartest crypto trading platform, and one of the largest in the world. Join me and 11 million other traders and create an account and build your crypto portfolio the smart way.

This episode is sponsored by Qtum, the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. If you’re tired of paying high fees on other smart contracts platforms, head on over to Qtum and start building today your own low fee, solidity smart contract today!

This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space visit the website.

This podcast is presented by Republic is an investment platform for private companies to raise capital and everyone to invest.

Follow me on Twitter @MayraCeja007. Subscribe, Rate & Share on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and GooglePlay. Don’t forget Part 2 of the Tim Draper Podcast where we discuss Theranos, Californias & Spirituality. Tim Draper on Bitcoin Theranos, Californias, Spirituality & More…