Daddy, You Just Fly in Planes and Swear at People
What if the resume everyone wants — Harvard, Vanguard, Bank of America — was the one you needed to walk away from?In this episode of The Midlife Remix, Steven Miyao sits down with his friend and former business partner Mike Ma, founder of Sidecut Ventures, a pre-seed fund built on a thesis most VCs…
Profit and Social Responsibility in Mission-Driven Startups with Mike Ma
Can startups scale with ambition while staying grounded in responsibility?
In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we welcome Mike Ma, Managing Partner and Head Coach at Sidecut Ventures, to explore Balancing Profit and Social Responsibility in Mission-Driven Startups.
Mike invests in and …
Grant Winns: What Four Successful Exits Taught Him About Self-Doubt
Every founder deals with self-doubt, but most never tell anyone.
In the very first episode of The Founder Exhale, I sit down with Grant Winns, an 8-time founder with 4 successful exits, including the globally recognized brand BYLT Basics, and CEO of Yuna Health, an AI-native mental health platform…
10 Midlife Wake-Up Calls: Burnout, Identity Loss & Finding Purpose
What does a midlife crisis actually look like? Sometimes it's a heart attack you drive yourself to the hospital for, an award that feels like nothing once you finally hold it, or burnout that puts you on the kitchen floor.In this Midlife Remix compilation, I bring together the most honest moments f…
#183 Pitz: Car Repair as Fast as an F1 Pit Stop
Natalia Salcedo opens season 16 with a pitch for Pitz, her voice AI that helps mechanics repair cars in under 24 hours. She's proven the market in Mexico and Brazil. Can she convince VCs the same playbook will work in the US?
This is The Pitch for Pitz. Featuring investors Elizabeth Yin, Jesse Mid…
#184 Ventrix: The Gas Plant of the Future
Beer, dry ice, and concrete all have one thing in common... they require CO2. Between demand for CO2 rising, and new gas plants taking a billion dollars to build, shortages are becoming more common. So Sonny built a modular plant the size of a fridge, making it cheaper and easier for companies to c…
#186 Supercool Earth: Making It Rain, Literally
Dacia Leon wants to make it rain on demand. Cloud seeding technology isn't new – people have been making it rain with silver iodide since the '50s – but Supercool Earth pioneered a way to seed clouds with a natural protein. Can Dacia close her $3 million round before the weather turns?
This is The…
#187 Paysquad: Buy Now, Pay Together
Cam Richardson built Paysquad to make group payments easy with a button at checkout and no awkward Venmo requests. Can he convince VCs that Gen Z wants to pay together for all their events, trips, and gifts?
This is The Pitch for Paysquad. Featuring investors Elizabeth Yin, Jesse Middleton, Mike M…
#188 Church AI: Deploying God's Agents
Four years ago, Iryll helped a friend plant a church and learned just how much time pastors spend doing admin. Now he's raising $600,000 for Church AI, an operating system that runs the back office so pastors can get back to their people. But will the church market sound big enough to a room of VCs…
#191 Haiven: AI Protection for Young Gamers
Luke & Jen Ritchie sold three companies and built games for Pokémon GO and Barbie. Now these married founders are tackling a darker problem—protecting kids from the predators and bullies lurking in the in-game chat. But will the VCs back Haiven when its business model has yet to be tested?
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