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John Fein is the founder and Managing Partner at Firebrand Ventures, a venture fund that invests in the greater Midwest. Prior to founding Firebrand John served as Managing Director for Techstars where he ran three accelerator programs in Kansas City. follow John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnfein learn more about Firebrand Ventures: https://www.firebrandvc.com/ follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

Andrew Goldner is a Founding Partner of GrowthX. He has been in the technology sector since 1998, based in New York City, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Palo Alto. GrowthX helps companies and countries commercialize innovation through capital, talent and know-how. follow Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/agoldner learn more about GrowthX: https://growthx.com/ follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

Jennifer Williams is the co-founder and Chief Cloning Officer of Cuddle Clones. Cuddle Clones creates custom stuffed animals of your special pet as well as a variety of other unique pet gifts. The company is based in Louisville, KY. learn more about Cuddle Clones: https://cuddleclones.com follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

Alex Kolodkin is the founder and CEO of Set Scouter, which simplifies film production, starting with location scouting. Set Scouter is a 500 Startups alum based in Toronto, ON. learn more about Set Scouter: https://setscouter.com follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

this week, we have a 1-on-1 episode talking about four of the common myths we hear as it comes to starting companies and finding investment outside of silicon valley. follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

Tony Bova is the co-founder and CEO of mobius, which converts organic waste into biodegradable plastics. mobius is based in Knoxville, TN. learn more about mobius: https://www.mobius.co follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

Ashlee Ammons is the cofounder and COO of Mixtroz, a mobile app that makes meeting at live events easier, more effective, and efficient. Mixtroz is the 2018 Rise of the Rest Birmingham champion and based in Birmingham, AL. learn more about Mixtroz: https://www.mixtroz.com/ follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

you've given us a ton of feedback over the last three months. on this episode, we discuss live on air the themes we've identified in listener feedback and how we plan to address that feedback moving forward. follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

Michael Hiles is the founder and CEO of 10XTS, which builds transparent, decentralized, secure solutions for industry and governments using public and private blockchains, and more. 10XTS is creating XDEX, a cloud-based blockchain platform that enables enterprises and organization to incorporate the power of a decentralized, immutable ledger system into their information systems and data strategy. The company is based in Cincinnati, OH. Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano is the Founder & Partner of Morgan Creek Digital Assets, a multi-strategy investment firm focused on providing access to blockchain technology and digital assets for institutional clients and wealthy family offices. learn more about 10XTS: https://10xts.com/ learn more about XDEX: https://xdex.io/ follow Pomp on Twitter: https://twitter.com/APompliano join Pomp's Off The Chain newsletter: https://offthechain.substack.com/ follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

Frank Jackman is the co-founder and CEO of Local Crate, a locally-sourced meal-delivery service. Local Crate is an alum of the Techstars retail accelerator and based in St. Paul, MN. learn more about Local Crate: https://localcrate.com follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

Jeremiah Chapman is the founder and CEO of FreshFry, a safe and easier way to replenish and extend your frying oil life. The Pod works overnight by capturing and removing the impurities that make your oil look dark, smoke and taste bitter. FreshFry is based in Lousville, KY. learn more about FreshFry: http://www.freshfry.me/ follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

no interview or full length episode this week due to the July 4th holiday. but, we did want to share a couple of quick notes and updates for you! follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

Vivek Mehra is the founder and CEO of ParqEx, a platform that helps to "unlock" the value of privately owned parking spots, which are often underutilized and/or difficult to manage. The ParqEx marketplace helps owners to efficiently rent their parking to drivers on an hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis. ParqEx is an alum of 1871 Chicago and the Gener8tor Accelerator, based in Chicago, IL. learn more about ParqEx: https://www.parqex.com/ follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

Clarence Bethea is the founder and CEO of Upsie, mobile app platform that provides an easier & better way to protect your stuff. Upsie is an alum of the Techstars Retail accelerator and is based in Minneapolis, MN. learn more about Upsie: https://upsie.com/ follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

Kevin Mack is the Chief Experience Officer of BYBE, which is the first and only legal way to discount alcohol. BYBE is an alum of the Techstars Retail accelerator in Minneapolis, MN and is based in Columbus, Ohio. learn more about BYBE: http://bybe.io/ follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm