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  • S2 Ep 17: Space Tourism with Space Perspective CEO Jane Poynter

    S2 Ep 17: Space Tourism with Space Perspective CEO Jane Poynter
    Jul 13 2022
    Space Perspective just raised $40M to build the Disney World of space. To do it they’re using Space Balloons. NASA has been toying with space balloons since the 1970s but you may remember them from Red Bull’s halo jump — a skydive from the edge of the stratosphere. Space Perspective is betting that instead of strapping into a rocket for a 12 min trip you might prefer a 6 hour trip with WiFi, a cocktail bar, a culinary experience, and a full bar. And if you’re looking to grow your business, you need great developers.That’s where Lemon comes in. When you want to scale quickly, finding the right support is hard and it slows you down. But with Lemon, the process is made quick and easy with hundreds of developers who’ve been vetted and tested. You’ll get a match within 48-hours, ready to work straight away. Sign up today and get matched at Lemon.io And if you love listening to Just Raised, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/justraised Thank you so much! Follow Jane: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-poynter/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpacePerspectiv Check out the Just Raised newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Ghj2tY Stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised: https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter: twitter.com/JoeySweeny And if you’re a fan of Acquired, Invest Like The Best, Business Breakdowns or 20VC, you’ll love Just Raised
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    39 min
  • S2 Ep16: How Shortwave is Rethinking Email And Improving Customer Experience, With Andrew Lee

    S2 Ep16: How Shortwave is Rethinking Email And Improving Customer Experience, With Andrew Lee
    Jul 7 2022
    When was the last time you enjoyed your Gmail inbox? Shortwave is picking up where Gmail dropped the ball and redesigning your inbox. Find out how. Joe gets straight into conversation with Andrew about why email should be as much fun as WhatsApp, why Slack is email’s greatest threat, and the $9 million Series A they raised in 2020. You’ll also hear Andrew’s plans on building a professional grade email product for heavy users and what the future looks like for Shortwave. And if you’re looking to grow your business, you need great developers.That’s where Lemon comes in. When you want to scale quickly, finding the right support is hard and it slows you down. But with Lemon, the process is made quick and easy with hundreds of developers who’ve been vetted and tested. You’ll get a match within 48-hours, ready to work straight away. Sign up today and get matched at Lemon.io And if you love listening to Just Raised, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/justraised Thank you so much! Follow Andrew: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/startupandrew Twitter:twitter.com/startupandrew Check out the Just Raised newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Ghj2tY Stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised: https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter: twitter.com/JoeySweeny And if you’re a fan of Acquired, Invest Like The Best, Business Breakdowns or 20VC, you’ll love Just Raised
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    40 min
  • S2 Ep15: How SESO is Solving a Multi-Billion Dollar Agriculture Problem, With Michael Guirguis

    S2 Ep15: How SESO is Solving a Multi-Billion Dollar Agriculture Problem, With Michael Guirguis
    Jul 4 2022
    When your crop’s ready for harvesting, you need workers ready to go. But getting reliable, legal workers is tough and that’s where SESO is stepping up. Joe and SESO CEO Michael get into the multi-billion dollar problem facing the agricultural industry, the very messy visa entry system, and why farmers just want to farm without the hassle of backend operations. You’ll hear how SESO is streamlining the hiring and onboarding process, why payroll is the next big win, and why agtech is innovating at a dizzying pace. And if you love listening to Just Raised, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/justraised Thank you so much! Follow Michael: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michaelguirguis Check out the Just Raised newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Ghj2tY Stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised: https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter: twitter.com/JoeySweeny And if you’re a fan of Acquired, Invest Like The Best, Business Breakdowns or 20VC, you’ll love Just Raised
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    35 min
  • S2 Ep14: Mmhmm — Product Design 101

    S2 Ep14: Mmhmm — Product Design 101
    Jun 29 2022
    Phil Libin has founded a few companies — Evernote the early mobile app giant, All Turtles a product design firm, and now Mmhmm, the culmination of a decade long mission to kill Powerpoint. We dive into how Phil names companies, what he learned about fundraising from raising $400M from Sequioa for Evernote, and how to build products people love. And if you love listening to Just Raised, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/justraised Thank you so much! Follow Phil: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plibin Check out the Just Raised newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Ghj2tY Stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised: https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter: twitter.com/JoeySweeny And if you’re a fan of Acquired, Invest Like The Best, Business Breakdowns or 20VC, you’ll love Just Raised
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    45 min
  • S2 Ep13: How Swaypay is Bypassing The Cold Start Problem on TikTok

    S2 Ep13: How Swaypay is Bypassing The Cold Start Problem on TikTok
    Jun 27 2022
    When you can tell Andrew Chen from A16z how to solve the cold start problem, you know you’re on to a good thing. Meet Swaypay, the company with all the answers. And those answers come from Kaeya Majmundar, Founder and CEO, with a $4.2 million Series A to her name. Joe and Kaeya, discuss how Swaypay is riding on TikTok’s coattails, how to capture the longtail of social media through everyday users, and why Swaypay customers pay based on the virality of the post. You’ll hear all about the rise of social fintech, effective online marketing, and how word of mouth marketing really works. And if you love listening to Just Raised, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/justraised Thank you so much! Follow Kaeya: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kaeya Check out the Just Raised newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Ghj2tY Stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised: https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter: twitter.com/JoeySweeny And if you’re a fan of Acquired, Invest Like The Best, Business Breakdowns or 20VC, you’ll love Just Raised
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    39 min
  • S2 Ep12: How Fruitful Creates Financial Freedom Through its Membership Model

    S2 Ep12: How Fruitful Creates Financial Freedom Through its Membership Model
    Jun 22 2022
    “If you’re not paying, you’re the product”. Josh McManus is shaking financial wellness up with a membership platform helping customers gain financial freedom. The problem with most financial institutions is they just want to sell you things. Fruitful is different. CEO Josh has a clear set of goals: To offer expert advice and powerful tools through a transparent, affordable subscription fee. Joe gets into conversation with Josh about why fintech is a tool for empowerment, how a subscription service makes great advice more accessible, and why it’s important to take a holistic view of your finances. You’ll also hear why Fruitful invests in design and technology equally, the difference between design and development, and Fruitful’s ambitious plans for the future. And if you’re looking to grow your business, you need great developers. That’s where Lemon comes in. When you want to scale quickly, finding the right support is hard and it slows you down. But with Lemon, the process is made quick and easy with hundreds of developers who’ve been vetted and tested. You’ll get a match within 48-hours, ready to work straight away. Sign up today and get matched at Lemon.io  And if you love listening to Just Raised, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/justraised Thank you so much! Follow Josh: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/magnusmcmanus Check out the Just Raised newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Ghj2tY Stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised: https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter: twitter.com/JoeySweeny And if you’re a fan of Acquired, Invest Like The Best, Business Breakdowns or 20VC, you’ll love Just Raised
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    35 min
  • S2 Ep11: How Rho is Taking The Friction Out of Finances With Killer Financial Software

    S2 Ep11: How Rho is Taking The Friction Out of Finances With Killer Financial Software
    Jun 20 2022
    When Everett Cook saw a gap in the market, he didn’t just fill it, he set the bar for the entire industry and took his VC backed company to a new level. In this fly through, Joe gets into it with Everett, talking about why digital financial services are transforming the entire fintech market, how they raised $75 million in VC funding, and how Rho actually makes money.  And if you love listening to Just Raised, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/justraised Thank you so much! Follow Everett: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/everettcook Check out the Just Raised newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Ghj2tY Stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised: https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter: twitter.com/JoeySweeny And if you’re a fan of Acquired, Invest Like The Best, Business Breakdowns or 20VC, you’ll love Just Raised
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    17 min
  • S2 Ep10: How Delphia is Building an AI Oracle

    S2 Ep10: How Delphia is Building an AI Oracle
    Jun 15 2022
    Delphia is using your data to beat the stock market. Today, the stock market is about having an information edge. Hedge funds use satellite imagery of Walmart parking lots and AI that crawls Twitter to bet on a company's returns. Delphia has it's own information edge: your data. Joe and Andrew Peek, Co-Founder and CEO of Delphia, get into why users would give Delphia access to their data - from Venmo transactions to Robinhood trading - Andrew's journey from software and boutique hotels to blockchain and fintech, and how causal forecasting could to much more than 'just' beat the market. You’ll also hear how Andrew attracts top talent by building great teams, how your long term goal is your North Star, and how what Andrew imagines Delphia's users could do with their data edge over the next 20 years. If you’re looking to build your own big data bet you'll need the best developers. You need Lemon. When you want to scale quickly, finding the right support is hard and it slows you down. But with Lemon, the process is made quick and easy with hundreds of developers who’ve been vetted and tested. You’ll get a match within 48-hours, ready to work straight away. Sign up today and get matched at Lemon.io/justraised If you love listening to Just Raised, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/justraised Thank you so much! Follow Andrew: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drupeek Twitter: twitter.com/drupeek Check out the Just Raised newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Ghj2tY Stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised: https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter: twitter.com/JoeySweeny And if you’re a fan of Acquired, Invest Like The Best, Business Breakdowns or 20VC, you’ll love Just Raised
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    35 min