Tipatat Chennavasin, General Manager and Co-Founder of The Venture Reality Fund: Episode 12, Execution is King
In this episode, Josef and Rob talk about the Metaverse, and how important it is for founders and investors to learn about it. They are joined by Tipatat Chennavasin, General Manager and Co-Founder of The Venture Reality Fund. Tipatat is a former founder, creative innovator, and VR/AR developer. His background in Metaverse runs deep, including the […]
Michael Martocci, CEO and Founder of SwagUp: Episode 10, Execution is King
In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about bootstrapping. Rob shares his experience bootstrapping to $70M in revenue by age 32 with his startup, NativeX. They are joined by Michael Martocci, who is the Founder and CEO of SwagUp. SwagUp is a company that sells curated swag packages to startups. Michael has bootstrapped his company […]
Insights for founders from a data guru, + FactoryFix raises a Series A!
Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! We have some great funding news, insights for founders and investors from our partners, and a former Yahoo and Disney exec on our podcast, Una Fox! FactoryFix has raised a $10M Series A. The company has grown it’s revenue by over 400% in the past year, and expanded […]
Una Fox: Episode 9, Execution is King
In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about a new book out about network effects, “The Cold Start Problem” by Andrew Chen. They speak with Una Fox, who works as a Chief Global Data & Analytics Officer. Una was previously a VP at Disney and a Director at Yahoo, and is a truly data-driven leader. […]
2ndKitchen Acquired by REEF
Fund I portfolio company 2ndKitchen has been acquired by REEF Technologies, Inc. From the article: “At its heart, 2ndKitchen is a data company. Our top priority has always been connecting local businesses and empowering them with everything they need to operate efficiently and seamlessly add value to their guests,” said Nick Anastasiades, CEO and co-founder […]
Venture studio startup jobs + advice for founders from founders
Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! This month we have advice for founders featured in our latest podcast episode. In the latest episode of “Execution is King” we feature the best advice for founders, recorded live at our 2021 Annual Event. What is the Great North Annual Event? Every year, we gather investors, founders, […]
Best Advice from the Great North Annual Event: Episode 7, Execution is King
In this compilation episode, Josef features the best advice for founders that we picked up at our 2021 Annual Event. Every year, Great North gathers investors, founders, and ecosystem builders together for networking and progress updates. In this episode, you can hear advice from our stakeholders- people who have proven they can execute- on hiring […]
Anna Mason, Revolution: Episode 5, Execution is King
In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about of-coast investing, and the strategy behind Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and its founder, Steve Case. Anna Mason, Partner at Revolution, joins, and Rob talks about how they met, and about doing deals for the past 5 years. Anna shares how she went from Wall […]
Molly Pyle, Center on Rural Innovation (CORI): Episode 2, Execution is King
Ryan and Josef talk about the importance of startup communities and the importance of innovation in rural communities, including St. Cloud, MN. Molly shares her experience working with incubators, builders, and startups with Singularity University and how that led to her position as the Entrepreneur Ecosystem Development Lead at CORI, where she works with communities to […]
“Execution is King” – the Great North Ventures Podcast
It’s not what you know. It’s not who you know. It’s knowing how to put it all together. Execution is King. As founders, investors, and builders, we think execution is key to success. In our new podcast, we go in search of insight and lessons. This takes us to people who have been there before, […]