The Boost VC Podcast

Healthbox is a healthcare based accelerator, and Chuck and Adam discuss the differences in accelerators and sectors. Learn about different structures! We all try to help the best we can.

New on the venture scene, Arielle covers preconceived notions of Venture Capital, her interests and her latest investment in an awesome company called The Wing and social club for women. Arielle is awesome!

Part cowboy, part tech geek.

Janus is building the MetaVerse.

We cover everything from rockets to software.

Michael Dunworth explains the different stages of Snapcard now called Wyre.

Talking about starting a VR company, the VR market as a whole and finding focus.

Zavain breaks down AI, basketball and just is an all around great dude.

Jens shares his story of entrepreneurship in this week’s episode of The Boost VC Podcast. Adam and Jens talk about the VR industry, comparing gaming and cinematic VR, looking at the variety in experiences and hardware, and exploring the potential growth in the industry. Jens talks about the founding of Jaunt VR and his favorite VR experiences.

Bonus Episode: Adam chats with Maddie Callander, Director of Operations at Boost VC (and unofficial Podcast Producer) about what they learned during the process of starting this podcast! (Both Adam & Maddie are big Harry Potter Fans... thus the bonus episode title in honor of Platform 9 3/4!)

In this week's episode of The Boost VC Podcast, Adam asks his brother Billy Draper from Draper Associates about the nuances of venture capitalism. Adam and Billy explore the many problems of today's marketplaces, and how start-ups can disrupt the flow of big industries using new technology. They talk about the entrepreneurial mindset that VC's appreciate, and go over what attitudes they like to see in their founders.

Gil Baron and Adam Draper talk about the impact of VR as a storytelling medium, as well as its uniqueness as a way for simple creative expression. They analyze the core of VR as a value-add in people’s lives, and specifically how to pitch this as an entrepreneur to investors. Listen to also hear about Gil’s story of Mindshow and Visionary VR, the hit product that blew VRLA away.

Collin West joins Adam this week on the Boost VC Podcast. Collin talks about extreme adventures as a parallel to the startup world, while discussing the different aspects of venture capital. Listen to learn about what VC’s look for in entrepreneurs and how different VC’s add specialized value to companies.

Adam Draper interviews Catheryne Nicholson, co-founder of BlockCypher - a blockchain web services tool. They discuss the evolution of bitcoin and blockchain from its emergence two years ago. Catheryne discusses the core priorities of starting a company, and balancing expectations and reality. Finally, Adam asks Catheryne about the struggles of being a female founder, and what potential steps can be taken to work towards solving the gender gap.

In this week’s episode of the Boost VC Podcast, Adam Draper focuses on entrepreneurship. Justin Miller, founder of Pillow Homes, talks to Adam about overcoming the early struggles of founding a company, from finding the perfect co-founder to raising just enough money. They talk about bootstrapping, successful business strategy, the Iron Man Suit, and the role of venture capital in the software start up ecosystem.