Katlyn Whittenburg, Social Media Manager at Dynamo, discusses the Dynamo accelerator program with Santosh Sankar, Director at Dynamo. Get an overview of what Dynamo is all about and get to know our Director.

Ep. 1 Santosh Sankar

This week we talk with Shelley Prevost, CEO and Cofounder of Torch- a hardware tech company that is making parenting easier. She talks life as a first time founder and gives insights into working with Ted Alling, Barry Large and Allan Davis- MD's at Dynamo.

Ep. 4 Shelley Prevost

Allan Davis is not your typical VC. In this candid interview, he talks his transition from entrepreneur to investor and the difficulties in mentoring teams. He offers valuable insights into the process of building a great team. A big takeaway: It's hard as hell. 

Ep. 5 Allan Davis

Ted Alling, MD at Dynamo and Founder at Lamp Post Group shares his experience and advice as an entrepreneur and investor. He talks mentorship, hiring for success and how to always stay sharp.

Ep. 6 Ted Alling

If you aren't making money, you aren't a business. That's why understanding product-market fit is a crucial component for success. Andrew Goldner, Co-Founder at GrowthX, shares his insights into this formulaic process and talks about the importance of supporting businesses in founders' hometowns outside of Silicon Valley. 

Ep. 7 Andrew Goldner

On this week's podcast, you get to hear Brian Trautschold, cofounder at Ambition, share his team's story and experience with the Y Combinator accelerator. He offers startups advice on learning from mistakes and building relationships. Santosh and Katlyn also announce a new mini-Dynamo Discussion we have in the works! 

Ep. 8 Brian Trautschold

We debuted a brand new weekly segment! Every Friday we discuss current topics in the industry and offer our predictions on what it all means. This week: strategic partnerships between automakers and ride-share platforms and a trend we foresee happening in investing.  

A Quick Chat: Ep. 1

Santosh and Katlyn talk over a few of the big points made on the Internet Trends Report 2016 and touch on Jeff Bezos' comments on Amazon brick and mortar bookstores. Fun stuff.

A Quick Chat Ep. 2

"Within a startup, everyone should be a sales person." Sales is a critical part of a successful startup. Jason Provonsha, CSO at Steam Logistics, shares lessons from his career in sales and startups. A must-listen as your startup gets ready to hit the market. 

Ep. 10 Jason Provonsha

Santosh and Katlyn talk Uber drama and the role regulation is playing in innovation.


A Quick Chat Ep. 3

We love GE Ventures, and this week we finally get to have a member of their team on our podcast. Ty Findley, Senior Associate at GE Ventures, talks the importance of emotional intelligence and other key attributes of successful founders. He gives insights into how GE Ventures helps teams and how they will help founders in the Dynamo Accelerator. Woo!

Ep. 11 Ty Findley

For such a busy guy, Mike Robinson is unusually chill. He explains how he keeps it all together and shares some of the key ingredients for his success as a restaurant founder and now COO of TN Stillhouse (note the amazing cooking pun we just included there.)Enjoy! And share if it feels right. 

Mike Robinson, COO at TN Stillhouse/ Founder at all the restaurants (ok not all.. but several)

Meet our teams! The Dynamo accelerator has officially begun! On this podcast, we have Jenna Brown and Fabian Blaicher, cofounders of Shipamax. 

Shipamax

The founders at Locatible have used a million year old technology to transform the antiquated logistics industry. Using the magnetic forces of the earth to pinpoint the location of people and objects within 5 cm accuracy, they make you re-think what innovation is. Some pretty crazy stuff coming out of Dublin.

Follow them on twitter @locatible and learn more at locatible.com

Locatible

Brothers as founders? Could be a recipe for disaster, but with Michael Felix (CTO) and Rust Felix (CEO), it probably isn't. These cofounders could not be more opposite, but the trust and bond they share makes that work to their advantage.

They are taking the convoluted clinical trial process and streamlining it with software and laser focus. Slope.io approaches the logistics of clinical trials with a design-first mentality- separating it from its competitors by providing the most efficient and seamless user experience.

In this episode Michael and Rust give you an inside look at how they approach running a logistics company in the tech age. They also make us laugh and share their creative passions- passions that they believe make them more well-rounded and happy as they deal with the stresses of founder life.

You can see one of Rust's amazing paintings on our Instagram: www.instagram.com/thisisdynamo

Also, at the end of the episode you will also hear Michael's brilliant electronic music titled, "vessel." Find more of his music here:
http://parallelogram.cc/owneroperator/



Slope.io

"Today's the day we're going to call somebody, and they'll say, 'You're idiots. There are seven people doing this right now." But that never happened to the founders at Skupos. So they kept at it, and are continuing to keep at it.

What is "it"? They are making convenience and liquor stores actually convenient for the retailers and distributors who maintain them. Find out how.

Learn more at www.skupos.com
And say hi to them on Twitter: @skupos

Skupos

"The trucking industry is the unseen engine of the American economy, and right now it's running poorly." The founders of WorkHound are determined to fix the debilitating problems of the trucking industry- namely driver retention. Why did these two non-truck drivers decide to tackle this huge problem in the trucking industry? You'll have to listen to find out. A hint: It started with hip hop. Sorta...

At the end of the episode, you'll hear Max's track, "A Step Away (Ratatat Remix)" 

Learn more about WorkHound at workhoundapp.com
Learn more about Dynamo at hellodynamo.com
Follow us on twitter @thisisdynamo. Say hello!

WorkHound

The unseen world of aircraft maintenance is in need of a tech overhaul to keep flights safe and in the air. And that's what this week's founder in focus is all about. His extensive industry experience and tech background make him just the person to solve the issues within this highly regulated industry. Enjoy!

Learn more about Dynamo: www.hellodynamo.com
Learn more about SynapseMX: www.synapsemx.com
Say hello to us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/thisisdynamo

SynapseMX

What were you doing at age 18 and 19? Actually, don't answer that. Jacob Boudreau and Sean Henry are 18 and 19 and are running a company. Not only that, they are in the midst of pivoting to a new business model. That's a lot for anyone, especially founders that young. But that youth may just prove an advantage.

Stord

The workforce is changing. It's time for technology to help manage the new ways people work. That's what Sirenum is all about. Sirenum was built for companies that rely on staff to drive their operations. The software makes possible large staff operations, scheduling and training. 

Learn more about Sirenum: www.sirenum.com
Learn more about Dynamo: www.hellodynamo.com

Say hello! www.twitter.com/thisisdynamo


Sirenum

Meet Tavo Zambrano- founder at Skydrop and retired rockstar. He and his team are taking on on-demand delivery in Latin America. Listen to him discuss his previous successful exit and the Skydrop approach to growing the best team. 

www.skydrop.com
www.hellodynamo.com

Skydrop

The inaugural Dynamo Accelerator program is complete and apps are open for our second batch! Michael Felix, CTO of Slope.io, completed the first program and is here to share what Dynamo is really like and where Slope is now. Big stuff happening. 

Apply to Dynamo Accelerator and learn more at www.dynamo.vc

Post-Accelerator Life with Michael Felix

This week we speak with the founder and CEO of ClearMetal, Adam Compain, and get the inside scoop on what it takes to run a predictive logistics company.

Adam Compain, CEO at ClearMetal

Stefan Seltz-Axmacher has never considered himself "cool enough" to be a startup founder. Others would likely disagree, though. Even as a kid, he wanted to be an inventor and has always shown an interest in entrepreneurship. He joins us today to talk about his latest invention: the driverless truck startup, Starsky Robotics. 

Hear how Stefan came up with this unique idea for a driverless truck startup and the difficulty he experienced trying to bring it to life. A great story with insightful perspectives on tenacity, salesmanship and authenticity in a startup community too often plagued by BS.

Go to www.starsky.io to learn more about this incredible driverless tech.
Go to www.dynamo.vc to learn more about Dynamo.
Follow us on twitter @thisisdynamo
Get more great logistics tech content at www.hitthebutton.com

Check out our new weekly update later this week!

Stefan Seltz-Axmacher, Starsky Robotics

In less than 5 minutes, we update you on some big funding news in the on demand space, tech solving some first world probs, Amazon Prime going to Mexico, and robots reading our minds. A quick listen to keep you up to speed on the amazing innovations happening in logistics, transportation and the supply chain. 

Get more great content at www.hitthebutton.com
Learn more about what we do at Dynamo at www.dynamo.vc

This Week in Logistics Tech

This week: Katlyn covers driverless tech advances in India, new delivery tech, more efficient airport security + more. Then, Santosh discusses the MobilEye acquisition, thematic investing + more.

Tech + VC Wrap Up from the Week

Quick weekly update: Jeff Bezos moves his arms, drunk dialing with Amazon's Alexa, Airports meet technology, better data for better crops, and more! 

More content at: www.hitthebutton.com
Say hello: www.twitter.com/thisisdynamo
Learn more about Dynamo: www.dynamo.vc

Tech Wrap Up from the Week, 3/24/17

Matt Patterson and Matt Harb are cofounders at the brand new startup, The House. They discuss the first months of turning their idea into an app- the unexpected difficulties and the company values they are working to instill from day one. A great team and a great conversation.

Get The House app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-house-vip-offers-happy-hours-in-chattanooga/id1186319638?mt=8

Read great logistics tech content at www.hitthebutton.com.

Learn more about Dynamo at www.dynamo.vc

The Value of Empowering Others- A conversation with The House

Robots become our buddies, lots of logistics tech funding happened, and more. Katlyn and Santosh keep you up to speed on all logistics tech happenings from the week.

Katlyn does a written weekly wrap as well. Find this week's at: https://medium.com/p/6cb0f69a3d3d/
Get more great content at www.hitthebutton.com
Learn more about Dynamo at www.dynamo.vc

Interesting Logistics Tech and VC News from the Week

Katlyn does her quick weekly wrap up on major news in logistics, transportation and supply chain technologies, and then Santosh discusses venture news from the past two weeks. 

This week in the update: We have new ways of delivering food, glasses made out of paper, and Walmart trying to convince you to pick up your online purchases in the store + more. Also, Santosh reflects on Q1, the opportunities in the movement of funds across the supply chain, and the burgeoning industry of telematics. 

Get the written wrap up with a list of major funding that happened in logistics tech this week: www.hitthebutton.com

As mentioned in the episode, read here to have a clearer idea of what constitutes an independent contractor vs an employee: https://hitthebutton.com/founders-are-you-hiring-independent-contractors-or-employees-af6dcc2cf78a

And say hi on twitter! www.twitter.com/thisisdynamo

This Week in Logistics Tech and VC- 4/13/17

Hunter and his team are taking on the notoriously difficult last-mile logistics. They provide heavy lifting, delivery, receiving and short-term warehousing for businesses + their customers. But it's more than just providing those services. They provide a next-level customer experience that makes all the difference. 

From small gestures, like delivering coffee with all morning deliveries, to developing a people-centric team through consistent reinforcement of values and mottos like "a lot a bit of culture and a little bit of competition," Schlep understands that people drive the logistics tech industry.

Important links from this sweet epi:
www.schlep.it
www.dynamo.vc
www.hitthebutton.com 
www.twitter.com/thisisdynamo

Bringing people to the forefront of last-mile delivery- A chat with Schlep CEO, Hunter Riley

Minivans are apparently cool now, roads are made of plastic, Uber is Satan + more! Katlyn and Santosh keep you up to speed on all logistics tech happenings from the week.

Katlyn does a written weekly wrap as well. Find that and other great content at www.hitthebutton.co.m
Learn more about Dynamo at www.dynamo.vc

Tech + VC Wrap Up from the Week: 4/27

Santosh talks about the huge opportunities available in emerging markets, warehousing technologies, and a new way of doing accelerators/ incubators.

The Dynamo Take: 5/12/2017 Edition

This week, Santosh discusses Mark Fields leaving Ford, the Waymo + Lyft + GM triad, and how the digitization of freight forwarding and shipping is interacting with the more human-centric customer service aspects of the industry.

The Dynamo Take- Ford's new CEO, Waymo partners with Lyft, + Freightos

Santosh shares his perspective on: the Uber firings (including the infamous Levandowski), the future of meal delivery, the failure of shipping companies and the Walmart/Amazon saga.

The Dynamo Take, June 9, 2017

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