Venture In The South
Venture in the South is about the Startup Ecosystem in the Southern US. We interview founders and thought leaders, sponsor a few panels discussing significant events and share our own experiences with over 100 startup investments. Released every Monday and usually 30-45 minutes long, ~50% of shows are Founder interviews, ~25% interviews with thought leaders and ~25% educational. We invite feedback and suggestions via ventureinthesouth.com or email david@ventureinthesouth.com. If you like our show please subscribe and give us a rating with a 2 sentence review. Thanks for listening and remember: Our mission is to MAKE MONEY, HAVE FUN AND DO GOOD.
Episodes
140 episodes since 2023
E136: Electronic Lab Logs Innovates Lab Maintenance
E136: David kicks off with a few updates trending in the Southern Venture Ecosystem and Paul interviews Daniel Summers, Co-founder and CEO of Electronic L...
September 16, 2024
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Episode 136
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29:21
E135: RevOps Is Where It's At For Growing Startups
E135: To start the show, David reviews new legislation before the US Senate that would expand the capital market for startups, HB 2799, The Expanding Access to Capital Ac...
September 09, 2024
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Episode 135
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32:53
E134: COWORKS is solving today's flex and coworking space management problem
E134: Record vacancies in commercial real estate has become an opportunity for flexible space, but managing a flexible space is a challenge. DeShawn Brown, Co-Founder and CEO of
September 02, 2024
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Episode 134
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30:34
E133: Lonestar Data Holdings Shoots for the Moon, Literally
E133: Lonestar Data Holdings (LDH) is DropBox on the Moon, for the ultimate in extraterrestrial data security. By initially placing data storage on Cis Lunar satellites LDH has achieved the ultimate ...
August 26, 2024
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Episode 133
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41:32
E132: Donor Advised Funds for Startup Investments
E132: Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are not new, but using them for Venture Philanthropy is an innovative way to pursue impact investing. Abundance Capital extends the ability of new and seasoned...
August 19, 2024
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Episode 132
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27:42
E131: x-lumin Innovates Terrestrial and Space Wireless Communications
E131: Space may be the final frontier but we'll never move at the speed of light unless we first communicate at the speed of light. That's what x-lumin does, accelerate the technological capabilities of every ...
August 12, 2024
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Episode 131
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33:48
E130: ATDC, The Largest Startup Incubator in the South
E130: Startup Incubators are everywhere but none quite like the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) at Georgia Tech. E85 reviewed ATDC in detail and today
August 05, 2024
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Episode 130
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31:39
E129: Urban SDK Solves Traffic and Safety Issues for Cities of all sizes with big data
E129: Urban SDK is solving the Traffic and Safety Problems of Cities of all sizes using big data. Their Smart City SaaS solution provides traffic engineers with vehicle data from multiple sources ...
July 29, 2024
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Episode 129
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34:13
E128: The Rise and Fall of Ozy Media
E128: The story of Ozy Media is one of greed, betrayal, grift and astonishing hubris. But not the first nor the last such occurrence. While not on the scale of Theranos or FTX, it was not for lack of trying. David details the 10 year sa...
July 22, 2024
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Episode 128
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39:03
E127: Introducing the Upstate Upstarts Fund
E127: South Carolina is surging with founders and startups seeking capital investment. In today's episode, Paul Clark and
July 15, 2024
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Episode 127
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26:03
E126: HealthyCell Growth Update
E126: HealthyCell is a DTC supplements business with the competitive advantage of a proprietary oral gel delivery system that makes their suppliments better absorbed, easier to swallow and taste great. HC was first interviewed for E93 when they...
July 08, 2024
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Episode 126
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31:51
E125: Kiyatec Cracks the Code for Predicting Response to Chemotherapy
E125: Kiyatec is a Cancer Diagnostics Startup focused on solving the problem of selecting the ...
July 01, 2024
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Episode 125
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46:24
E124: The 757 Angels
E124: 757 Angels are based in Hampton Rhodes, VA and host a truely robust startup ecosystem. They offer a progressive support program for founders with a Startup Studio supporting pre-seed startups, progress...
June 24, 2024
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Episode 124
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25:57
E123: The Southern US Investment Thesis
E123: The Southern US is a distinct geographic market for Startups and Startup Investors with specific strengths and weaknesses. David and Paul discuss the general thesis of startup investing and then dig into the specific thesis for in...
June 17, 2024
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Episode 123
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28:40
E122: The Florida Opportunity Fund Identifies and invests in early growth stage companies
E122: Economic Development is at full throttle with the Florida Opportunity Fund (FOF). They are focused on Seed and Series A tech startups with ~$150M+ deployed to date. FOF is currently pu...
June 10, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 122
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22:45
E121: Liquidation Preferences and Vesting are your Ticket to Ride
E121: Fundraising terms are critical to successful startup growth and to successful exits for Founders and Investors. Arguably the most important term for Founders may be the Vesting terms that determine their take at exit. For Investor...
June 03, 2024
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Episode 121
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35:54
E120: VentureAtlanta 2024
E120: VentureAtlanta is one of the largest and most reputable venture conferences in the US, with over 1,500 annual attendees, 450 funds, and $17B in successful exits. It is a startin...
May 27, 2024
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Episode 120
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28:52
E119: HR for Startups
E119: Startups at various stages struggle with HR. Some use a professional such as a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), an Administrative Services Organization (ASO) or a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company. Others do everything "...
May 20, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 119
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33:55
E118: The Central Texas Angel Network in Austin
E118: The Central Texas Angel Network in Austin has been a focus for Angels there since 2006. Gary Forni is the new Chair of CTAN and brings his ow...
May 13, 2024
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Episode 118
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38:24
E117: Wripple is Marketing’s On-Demand Talent Platform
E117: David interviews Shannon Denton, Co-founder and CEO of Wripple, which is a two-sided marketplace that helps brands build a modern marketing te...
May 06, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 117
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43:14
E116 Non-Competes, Unrealized Capital Gains Tax & The TiKTok Ban
E116: Non-competes and TikTok are banned, maybe capital gains too. The FTC flexed its muscle this week by imposing a federal ban on employee non-compete agreements, with some exceptions. Congress flexed its muscle too, with legisla...
April 29, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 116
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33:06
E115: The uMed Story of Innovation
E115: uMed was a marketplace platform for self-insured employers to shop for healthcare services that David started with his son Dan ...
April 22, 2024
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Episode 115
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39:04
E114: ICONIC Grows
E114: ICONIC is a digital platform at the intersection of Art and the Digital Economy. Founded eight years ago, Iconic is a global pioneer in expanding the reach of cultural institutions and t...
April 15, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 114
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42:01
E113: Why That Startup Investment Exit Wasn't So Great
E113: Maybe you had a Startup Investment Exit, or know someone who did, that wasn't as lucrative as you expected. The target return may have been 10X or greater but after the dust settled your proceeds were more like 1.2X. You generally can att...
April 08, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 113
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33:10