Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This interview is with Kristin Marquet , Founder, Tech/Analytics/PR Expert, Academic Finance Background at Marquet Media.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 8, 2025

Addington believes new members can learn skills, so the two partners emphasize loyalty and trustworthiness in job interviews. Do they understand what our business is about, what our culture is about, and our expectations? So, the level of trust is critical, she summed up.

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Empowering Small Businesses with Digital Payments: An Interview with Kevin Eghbali, Founder ofKadePay Kevin Eghbali I had the pleasure of interviewing Kevin Eghbali, the founder of KadePay Kevin is a 2x founder and a senior software developer with over two decades of experience in the retail industry, primarily working on POS, payment solutions.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 30, 2025

Interview people about their coffee routine in a kind of Coffee Drinkers of NY account, similar to Humans of NY. Founder podcasts and interviews are a great resource for launch hacks. Launching a pet care product? Spotlight the incredible work being done by no-kill shelters. New coffee brand? There are lots more ideas to be had.

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StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

What investors wanted to see was how our platform was improving recruiting outcomes—how many qualified interviews we helped schedule, how fast brokerages were able to grow their teams, and how much time we saved them. We focused on telling a story around those numbers.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

Validate Your Idea with Market Research Conduct surveys, interviews, and competitor analysis to confirm demand. Entrepreneurial Mindset: Startup Strategies Launching a new innovative product or service demands an entrepreneurial mindset and effective well-thought-out strategies to gain traction and sustain growth.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

I had the pleasure of interviewing Gururaj Pandurangi, a three-time entrepreneur and now the CEO of ThriveStack.ai , a product designed to help B2B SaaS companies grow rapidly and efficiently. They are at the forefront of industry transformation with their integrated tooling approach.

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The Seraf Compass

JULY 21, 2025

Related Topics Books, Videos, Tools & Course Slides eBooks Venture Capital: A Practical Guide [eBook] Angel Investing by the Numbers The Art and Science of Deal Leadership An Investor's Guide to Due Diligence Understanding Early-Stage Deal Terms Angel Exits: Maximizing Investment Returns Director's Guidebook Angel 201: 4 Critical (..)

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Jason Malki

JUNE 6, 2025

Keshia Theobald-van Gent I had the pleasure of interviewing Keshia Theobald-van Gent , an accomplished executive with deep experience in innovation, strategy, and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to lead high-performing teams, drive operational excellence, and improve startup outcomes across sectors and regions.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2025

HR & Recruitment AI-driven HR tools can streamline the hiring process by screening resumes, scheduling interviews, and analyzing candidate data. AI Tools for HR & Recruitment AI helps streamline hiring, screening resumes, and scheduling interviews. HireVue AI-driven video interview analysis and candidate screening.

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Jason Malki

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Ensuring End-to-End Data Protection with Fully Homomorphic Encryption Featuring Ravi Srivatsav, Co-founder andCEO I had the pleasure of interviewing Ravi Srivatsav, Co-founder and CEO of DataKrypto. Ravi is a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in the tech industry.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 19, 2025

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a 15-minute online video interview at the end of March. No Need for a Company: Recipients do not need to set up a business to receive the grantit is awarded personally. How to Apply Applications are now open, with a deadline of March 28 at 9:00 PM PT. For inquiries, contact fellows@ycombinator.com.

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Jason Malki

MARCH 26, 2025

Sanjit Singh I had the pleasure of interviewing Sanjit Singh, the Co-Founder and CEO/CTO of Julia Technologies , where he is pioneering the future of trauma care through the integration of augmented reality, robotics, and AI.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

We're upgrading our application process, recruiter screens, and interviews to reflect this. We evaluate these skills through screenings, async exercises, and live interviews, and the signals compound across stages. But here are a few examples of the skill types we're assessing to see where an applicant is on their AI journey.

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StartupNation

JUNE 16, 2025

HubSpot also offers a free downloadable State of Marketing Trends report with a massive amount of research-backed data.

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StartupNation

MAY 27, 2025

Why Group Interviews Are Usually a Really Bad Idea Identifying Key Early Hires In the early stages of your startup, prioritizing which roles to fill first can have a profound impact on your success. It’s essential to conduct interviews that go beyond the surface details found on a resume.

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StartupNation

JULY 3, 2025

This could include conducting stay interviews, tracking engagement metrics and introducing virtual team-building programs to encourage employees to reignite their commitment to the company. In order to tackle this, you must act fast as a startup owner. 10K Grants Are Back! How to Apply and Learn with Verizon Digital Ready 5.

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MAY 2, 2025

You cant really speak to this deal as your own when youre interviewing for a Principal to Partner role at a top firm. They bring you in on the hot all hands on deck deals where time is of the essence and you get to add worked on Series A of [insert future IPO here]. Sounds great, except that its not really your deal.

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Jason Malki

JULY 23, 2025

Ian Cain I had the pleasure of interviewing Ian Cain , the Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of QUBIC Labs. He serves as President of the Quincy City Council and has spent the last decade driving public-private partnerships, civic innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystem growth.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This interview is with Swayam Doshi , Founder at Suspire. Swayam Doshi, Founder, Suspire Swayam, welcome to Startup Blog Post! Could you tell our readers a little about yourself and your journey in the startup world? Thank you for the warm welcome! I’m Swayam Doshi, the founder of Suspire.

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StartupNation

JULY 12, 2025

Skill-focused interviews. To assess EQ and critical thinking, use behavioral interview questions to uncover how they’d navigate challenging situations. Alternatively, you could run group interviews with team-based exercises. So, focus on technical abilities, soft skills, and critical thinking — not just credentials.

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Jason Malki

MAY 4, 2025

Hourad Afsar I had the pleasure of interviewing Hourad Afsar (known as Howard to many clients), Founder and CEO of UGRNextGen Compliance, a company redefining how Fintechs and financial institutions meet todays complex regulatory demands through agile, tech-forward solutions.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 24, 2025

Interview and feature by Richard Liew. From the halls of Chinese hospitals to the clinics of New Zealand, Wei Sun is creating not just a product, but a vision for healthcare that’s equitable, intelligent, and built to serve everyone.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 6, 2025

They helped me: Refine my messaging for three distinct audiences Identify a new opportunity for angel groups to meet one-on-one with PE firms Validate the idea’s strengths without diluting the core message Just this morning, I met with my virtual board to improve my participant exit interviews.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 23, 2025

Redefining Recruitment: How LatAm Talent Partners Is Building Agile, Borderless Teams for the Future of Work Mark Mancebo I had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Mancebo , the founder & CEO of LatAm Talent Partners , a recruitment firm dedicated to helping top-tier talent across Latin America land impactful roles with innovative U.S.-based

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Kashyap Kompella I had the pleasure of interviewing Kashyap Kompella is the founder of Talentmapp , an AI-driven people search engine designed to facilitate purposeful, noiseless networking for professionals, startups, and venture studios. He is also launching TPH Venture Studio , a pre-seed venture fund backing AI startups.

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StartupNation

MAY 20, 2025

Why Group Interviews Are Usually a Really Bad Idea Professionalism: Fostering growth and creating opportunities When I think about professionalism, I’m not just talking about technical competence — I’m talking about an attitude toward learning, adaptability, and a willingness to face challenges.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

You might feel like an imposter interviewing someone really successful, but its actually a great way to level up your own brand. The person youre interviewing does and so does the person you interview after that person and so on. No background in venture capital. No industry connections. No podcasting experience.

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

FlashFeed I had the pleasure of interviewing Shashank Imarati, a seasoned product marketing leader, entrepreneur, and the founder of FlashFeed News, an AI-powered news app that delivers concise, 60-word summaries of the latest news in a swipable format.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 27, 2025

Parshant Jain I had the pleasure of interviewing Parshant, a visionary executive with a proven track record of driving growth and innovation in B2B SaaS, healthcare, life sciences, biotech, health tech, med tech, and technology sectors. You dont get market validation by interviewing potential customers. Build a great team!

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 16, 2025

In a prior Experienced Voices podcast interview, Craig shared her perspective on fostering a level playing field for all employees at Sidus Space. “I I think just naturally by being a female CEO with an engineering background in a STEM environment, that alone provides a kind of mentoring,” Craig said.

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Jason Malki

JULY 21, 2025

Rocio Brusseau I had the pleasure of interviewing Rocio F. Brusseau, who is a global strategist at the intersection of data, creativity, and technology.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Visualize this: self-driving cars on busy city streets, skillfully avoiding obstacles and giving way to pedestrians; warehouse robots shuttling freely in large logistics centers, accurately picking, sorting, and placing items, […]

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Jason Malki

APRIL 24, 2025

Riding Boldly Into New Frontiers: How Kevin Bulger is Blending Adventure, Investment, and Impact Across Continents Kevin Bulger I had the pleasure of interviewing Kevin Bulger. Kevin Bulger is an entrepreneur and investor with a diverse background spanning startups, sustainable ventures, and international tourism.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 31, 2024

I had the pleasure of interviewing Zach Wright, the founder and CEO of Grapevine Software , a cutting-edge Virtual Office platform designed to centralize communication, knowledge sharing, and team alignment for distributed workforces.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Spotify This Spotify ad captures red carpet interviews with stars at Tudum—Netflix's own branded fan event—asking what they're listening to on Spotify. Away This Away ad features a Recess Therapy -style interview with a child sharing why she loves to travel, set against the backdrop of Away's new luggage collection for kids.

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