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Geeks of the Valley connects with some of the brightest minds globally, who are leading their respective industries today. We discuss the hottest upcoming industry trends and how their work is affecting the global economy.
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#135: The Breakthrough Technology Paradox with Woodside Capital Partners' Rudy Burger (opens the original)
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Rudy Burger is the founder and managing partner of Woodside Capital Partners , where he advises technology companies on mergers and acquisitions. Before becoming an advisor, he worked in digital imaging at IBM, helped take Visioneer public, held senior roles at Xerox and NEC Packard Bell, and served as the founding CEO of MIT Media Lab Europe. Leading the restructuring of a UK public company gave him a firsthand view of what founders need from an M&A advisor. Rudy explains why a deep-tech compan
#134: The Signals Behind Breakout Brands with FirstLook’s Brian Folmer (opens the original)
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Brian Folmer is the founder of FirstLook and FirstLook Ventures , a consumer-focused investor network connecting emerging brands with a community of accredited investors. Through FirstLook’s product-driven investor experience, he has built a platform that helps founders put their brands directly in front of potential backers while creating a more hands-on way to discover the next generation of consumer companies. At FirstLook Ventures , Brian invests in Seed through Series B consumer brands and
#133: How Physical AI Is Building the Kinetic Age with UP.Partners' Adam Grosser (opens the original)
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Adam Grosser is the Chairman and Managing Partner of UP.Partners, an investment firm backing entrepreneurs building the technologies that help move people and goods faster, safer, and more efficiently. Before founding UP.Partners, Adam was a General Partner at Foundation Capital and a Managing Director at Silver Lake, where he led the Energy and Resources Fund. Shaped by early lessons from innovators including Steve Jobs and George Lucas. In this episode, learn why AI is moving from bits to atom
#132: How Gaming Drives a Global Cultural Force with XSET’s Greg Selkoe (opens the original)
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Greg Selkoe is the Co-Founder and CEO of XSET, a gaming lifestyle and media brand operating at the intersection of gaming, music, sports, fashion, and culture. Before launching XSET, Greg founded the streetwear e-commerce company Karmaloop and later served as President and Co-Owner of FaZe Clan , giving him decades of experience building brands around emerging cultural movements. At XSET, Greg is developing a creator-led media platform designed for Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences. In this episode,
#131: Building Trust and Finding Venture Signals with Entrepreneur Ventures’ Jonathan Hung (opens the original)
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Jonathan Hung is the Managing Partner of Entrepreneur Ventures, an early-stage signal fund investing in a broad portfolio of promising startups through fast, conviction-driven checks. Before launching the fund, Jonathan invested more than $10 million across 250 companies and 50 venture funds, building an extensive view of what separates durable founders from short-term momentum. He is also the author of Your Emergency Contact , which explores why trust, reliability, and strong professional relat
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