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Startuprad.io™ – Europe’s Voice on Startups, VC, Innovation & Growth

Startuprad.io™ – Europe’s Startup & VC Podcast Network

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Startuprad.io™ is Europe’s voice on startups, venture capital, and innovation — giving you backstage access to the continent’s most dynamic founders, investors, and tech visionaries. Hosted by Joe Menninger, the show has become a trusted source for international audiences who want to understand how Europe builds and scales its next generation of unicorns. Each episode dives deep into the strategies, funding rounds, and market shifts shaping the DACH and broader European startup scene — from ...
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Backstage Capital is venture investment fund that backs underrepresented tech startup founders. Since inception in September 2015, Backstage has deployed nearly $2m into 40+ startups around the U.S. that are led by women, POC, and LGBT founders. This podcast takes you behind the scenes to show you what it's like to build a fund from scratch and give you deep insights into what investors are REALLY looking for. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You might steal a donut. But that'll have nothing to do ...
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Austin Eras

Adam Flagg

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Welcome to Austin Eras, the podcast that unravels Austin's transformation into a 21st-century boomtown and explores its potential future. Brought to you by Collective Advisors, Austin Eras takes you on a journey through the city's evolving landscape and rich history, offering insights into its dynamic past, present, and future. www.austineras.com #Austin #Texas Austin Eras featuring Adam Flagg is brought to you by Collective Advisors. Collective Advisors offers investment advisory services t ...
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A podcast about the why and how behind remarkable startup cultures. Hear one-on-one interviews with CEOs and founders sharing their company's mission, vision, and core values, and dive into what it's really like to work at a high-growth startup. Learn about leadership and find where you belong. This isn't about growth hacking, life learning, or venture capital funding - it's about humans, emotions, and trying to make the world 10x better. It's your life, so make your work matter. A productio ...
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The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast is on a mission to stay on top of what's happening with everything Bitcoin, guiding listeners through the major stories shaping the price, philosophy and community around the financial revolution. The show will also feature brief interviews from leading experts in the space.
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Nomad Futurist

Nomad Futurist

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The nomads put a new spin on the tech genre by shining a light not only on technology but also on the human side of the digital age. Tune in if you find yourself thinking about how to integrate into the digital landscape and be a part of the evolving industry. For over two decades, Phil and Nabeel have provided a powerful catalyst for organizations to create a vision of the future and the will to innovate. As futurists, they deliver a dynamic and entertaining vision of change, blending techn ...
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Your First Million

Arlan Hamilton

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A podcast by Arlan Hamilton that goes behind-the-scenes and teaches you how to make your first million dollars, get your first million downloads, or find your first million customers. Arlan is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, has raised more than $10M, and has invested in over 100 companies led by people of color, women, and/or LGBTQ.
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My Backstage Pass

With Hosts Lee Zimmerman and Billy Hubbard

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Join hosts Lee Zimmerman & Billy Hubbard as they take you backstage for conversations with singer songwriters, musicians, and music industry professionals! Lee Zimmerman is a freelance music writer whose articles have appeared in several leading music industry publications. Lee is a former promotions representative for ABC and Capital Records and director of communications for various CBS affiliated television stations. Lee recently authored "Americana Music - Voices, Visionaries & Pioneers ...
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Basic Folk

The Bluegrass Situation

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Basic Folk features honest conversations with folk musicians hosted by Cindy Howes and Lizzie No. We approach interviews with warmth, humor and insightful questions. Since 2018, this podcast has dignified under the radar roots musicians by providing a platform that they might not otherwise have. You’ll hear interviews from Three-time Grammy-winning guitar gods like Molly Tuttle, Haitian American folk legends like Leyla McCalla and deep feelers like songwriter John Hiatt. Basic Folk is dedica ...
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Nashtyville

Young Grey

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Welcome to Nashtyville, the electrifying podcast that's strumming the heartstrings of Nashville every week with its jam-packed, action-filled episodes! Dive headfirst into the buzzing hive of Music City, where we don't just interview the stars—you get to know the firecrackers behind the fame. Each episode is a backstage pass to the lives of everyone's favorite celebrities, far from the bright lights and scripted lines. We're talking raw, candid moments that cut through the glitz, peeling bac ...
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Conversations for design managers and aspiring leaders, delivering real stories and ready to use tactics to help you build confidence and credibility. I sit down with top voices in design, tech, and business to open the black box of leadership. I'm your host, Harrison Wheeler, with 20 years in design and a decade leading teams from scrappy startups to global giants. It's time to get technical. technicallyspeakinghw.substack.com
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Born and raised in East Austin, Councilmember José Velásquez brings heart, grit, and authenticity to City Hall. In this episode, he shares his journey from a childhood shaped by hard work and activism to becoming one of Austin’s most community-driven leaders. Velásquez also discusses pressing issues facing Austin, such as housing, gentrification, a…
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In the eight years since The Barr Brothers last released an album, Andrew has been drumming with people like Feist, Mumford & Sons, and Broken Social Scene while Brad released a solo record and underwent incredible personal change. Brad made the huge decision to get sober, which he talks about candidly in our Basic Folk interview. Anything you read…
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What if Europe — not Silicon Valley — defined the future of AI? In this October 2025 episode of Startuprad.io Startup News, hosts Jörn “Joe” Menninger and Chris Fahrenbach break down the latest stories shaping Europe’s AI Supercluster, led by DeepL, Black Forest Labs, and N8N. From record climate tech funding to biotech breakthroughs and industrial…
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In episode 19 of The Bitcoin Policy Hour, Washington is tightening its grip on crypto. Zack Cohen, Zack Shapiro, and Ken Egan of the Bitcoin Policy Institute break down what that really means for your wallet and your freedom to build. From the fallout over the leaked DeFi regulation memo to renewed fights on Capitol Hill over self-custody and marke…
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Méliuz ($CASH3) — a leading Brazilian e-commerce platform with 42+ million users — has transformed itself and become the country's first bitcoin treasury company. In this episode of the Bitcoin for Corporations Show, host Pierre Rochard sits down with Méliuz Chairman Israel Salmen and Director of Bitcoin Strategy Mason Foard to break down how they …
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Isabella Santos sits down with Ian Carroll to unpack Bitcoin as a tool for sovereignty and privacy in a world of corporate power and surveillance. Ian traces his path from GameStop to crypto to a Bitcoin-first mindset, and explains why the 21M cap, culture, and consensus matter. They discuss KYC/CBDCs, institutional capture risks, stablecoins, and …
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He sold his AI startup for $60 million — and fell apart. In this raw and powerful conversation, Xaver Lehmann, co-founder and former CEO of e-bot7, opens up about burnout, loss, and recovery after one of Europe’s biggest AI exits. What happens when you achieve everything you ever wanted — and it breaks you? 💡 What you’ll learn in this episode: – Ho…
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In this deeply inspiring episode of the Nomad Futurist Podcast, Emil Sayegh — visionary CEO, innovator, and data center industry trailblazer — joins co-hosts Nabeel Mahmood and Phillip Koblence for a powerful, personal conversation that bridges war, entrepreneurship, and the human side of technology. Emil shares how growing up amid Lebanon’s civil …
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Starting a company in Germany used to mean paperwork, notaries, and patience. But now, a new wave of LegalTech and Fintech innovation is tearing down bureaucracy for founders — and turning incorporation into a digital-first experience. In this episode of Startuprad.io, we sit down with Alexander Müller (Holvi) and Felix Gerlach (Beglaubigt.de) to e…
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Adam sits down with Heather Wagner Reed, Founder and CEO of Juice Consulting, an award-winning PR and marketing firm working across music, film, tech, and even space innovation. Heather shares her journey from learning business in her mom’s donut shop to managing global superstar Beyoncé and eventually building one of Austin’s most respected brand …
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In this episode of the Bitcoin for Corporations Show, host Pierre Rochard is joined by Khing Oei, Founder and CEO of Treasury, to unpack one of the most important macro theses in modern finance: how Bitcoin is evolving beyond "digital gold" to become the capital base layer of the global economy — and why that shift could disrupt credit markets at t…
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Asheville-based songwriter David Wilcox has been through some s-h-i-t. A difficult childhood in Northeast Ohio sent him seeking answers – mostly on his bicycle – in an attempt to get away. He has spent his lifetime leaning into his problems and digging into their roots at the source: his own heart. He decided to see what lessons his heart had been …
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In this exclusive Bitcoin Conference interview, legendary entrepreneur and real estate mogul Grant Cardone shares his bold new investment thesis: merging institutional real estate with Bitcoin. Cardone breaks down his powerful formula for wealth — get it, keep it, multiply it — and explains why he’s using cash-flowing property to dollar-cost averag…
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In this episode, Steven Puri, CEO of The Sukha Company and former Hollywood VFX executive (Independence Day, Godzilla, Transformers Prime), shares the rituals, behavioral frameworks, and AI-powered systems he uses to help founders reach deep work in distraction-heavy environments. Steven’s journey from blockbuster sets to startup leadership reveals…
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In this episode of the Bitcoin for Corporations Show, host Pierre Rochard sits down with Alexandre Laizet, Board Director of Bitcoin Strategy at Capital B, to unpack one of the most important – and most misunderstood – forces shaping Bitcoin’s future: reflexive demand. Laizet explains why a self-reinforcing feedback loop is emerging in the Bitcoin …
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Steven Puri, co-founder/CEO of Sukha, shares the flow state for startup founders playbook: body doubling, the coffee-shop effect, chronotype time-blocking, demo-first standups, and outcome-based leadership. You’ll learn how to beat the 22-minute context switching tax, design deep-work rituals for remote teams, and build a best-idea-wins culture tha…
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Data centers may power the digital world, but behind the servers are the people who make it all run and building that workforce is no small challenge. In the latest Nomad Futurist Podcast, Bryon Price and Stephanie Zimmerman of JLL pull back the curtain on the human side of the data center industry. They discuss with co-hosts Nabeel Mahmood and Phi…
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In this September 2025 wrap-up, hosts Jörn “Joe” Menninger and Chris Fahrenbach break down the signals that actually matter for B2B operators: where capital is flowing, how deep tech is commercializing, and what shifting regulatory winds mean for product, go-to-market, and hiring. Expect fast, factual coverage of German startups, Swiss and Austrian…
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In Episode 17 of the Bitcoin for Corporations Show, Steven Lubka, VP of Investor Relations at Nakamoto, joins host Pierre Rochard to discuss Bitcoin treasury strategy and the growing BTC bull market. Steven explains why he believes this time is truly different — and that the current market cycle is a departure from historical norms. Could gold, fis…
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Kathleen Edwards claims that she's now a pretty frequent crier after not crying for the first 30 years of her life. One reason for this change is the connectedness she has been feeling since leaving music and starting her coffee shop, Quitters. In our Basic Folk conversation, Edwards tears up talking about the cover of her new album 'Billionaire,' …
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Berlin’s AI unicorn skyrocketed from $350M to $2.3B in valuation in just months. Meanwhile, fintech giant N26 faces its most severe governance crisis yet, as its co-founder CEO steps down after regulatory pressure. And Europe’s climate tech sector is booming with mega-funding rounds, including a record €825M hydrogen allocation. This is your Septem…
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An interview with Michael Saylor like never before. On the future of global credit markets with bitcoin at their core. Michael lays out a vision of how bitcoin will disrupt capital, redefine corporate balance sheets, and become the foundation of 21st-century economics. From the rise of bitcoin treasury companies to the creation of bitcoin-backed cr…
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In today’s episode, Adam interviews Brand Newland, CEO and Co-Founder of Goldfinch Health, a company that’s transforming surgical recovery. Brand takes us through his journey from pharmacy school to becoming a healthcare entrepreneur, driven by personal experiences and the opioid crisis. He dives into Goldfinch’s mission to tackle the opioid epidem…
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What if fixing hard water could also save energy and rivers? That’s the question Maximilian Wilk, Co-Founder & CEO of AQON PURE, set out to answer. His team developed a salt-free water softener that prevents limescale, lowers energy bills, and avoids the chloride pollution caused by traditional salt-based systems. In this episode of Startuprad.io, …
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In this episode of Bitcoin For Corporations, host Pierre Rochard sits down with Christian Lopez, Managing Director at Cohen and Company Capital Markets, to explore the future of bitcoin treasury companies. Lopez explains why NOT holding bitcoin is becoming “irresponsible” for corporate treasurers, how inflation erodes fiat reserves, and why Strateg…
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The latest episode of the Nomad Futurist Podcast spotlights Snehar Shah, a visionary technology leader who’s transforming Africa’s digital landscape. As CEO of IXAFRICA Data Centre and Ambassador of the Nomad Futurist Foundation, Snehar bridges continents, industries, and ideas, driving innovation on a global scale. Co-hosts Nabeel Mahmood and Phil…
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Legendary Massachusetts-born, California-based musician Peter Rowan is best known for his bluegrass roots. A practicing Buddhist, he did time in Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys as well as in the short-lived and epically important Old & In the Way with Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. However, his latest album 'Tales of the Free Mexican Airforce' celeb…
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Dashboards don’t decide. Agents do. In this episode of Startuprad.io, we sit down with Jennifer Grün, Senior Specialist for Generative AI & ML at AWS, to explore how agentic AI is rewriting the rules of SaaS. Instead of static dashboards and brittle automations, SaaS is moving toward agents that reason, plan, and act—delivering outcomes like churn …
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In an era where free markets are increasingly shaped by state power, investors need to understand the nexus of geopolitics, political economy and exponential technologies as a tool of statecraft. BPI’s Matt Pines and Zack Shapiro join Zack Cohen to examine how U.S. industrial policy, AI breakthroughs, and Bitcoin regulation are converging to reshap…
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Send Ben a message, he'd love to hear from you. In this episode of Morton MUSE & News, we sit down with Todd Staley, the heart and hands behind Staley Lawncare and Landscaping. Todd isn’t just a business owner—he’s the CEO, operator, foreman, and sometimes even the janitor of his thriving local company. But beyond the mowing stripes and landscaping…
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Send Ben a message, he'd love to hear from you. In this episode of Morton MUSE & News, we sit down with Todd Staley, the heart and hands behind Staley Lawncare and Landscaping. Todd isn’t just a business owner—he’s the CEO, operator, foreman, and sometimes even the janitor of his thriving local company. But beyond the mowing stripes and landscaping…
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In this episode, Adam sits down with Texas trailblazer Gay Gaddis- entrepreneur, artist, and civic leader who built one of the nation’s largest woman-owned advertising agencies, T3. She went from launching the firm in 1989 to now mentoring future leaders through initiatives like Women Who Mean Business and Texas Trailblazers, continuing her influen…
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POC is dead. Proof of Value is the new standard for AI startups. In this episode, AWS’s Jennifer Grün reveals the AI monetization strategy that separates demos from businesses. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: – Why hybrid pricing models (subscriptions + credits) outperform per-seat SaaS in AI – How to replace Proof of Concept with Proof of Value…
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Brian Smith, former Navy officer, federal executive, and now Director of Nuclear Reactor Development at Idaho National Laboratory, joins the latest Nomad Futurist Podcast with co-hosts Nabeel Mahmood and Phillip Koblence. He shares his unexpected journey and how it prepared him to help solve one of today’s most critical challenges: powering the dig…
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This time on Basic Folk, we are checking in with country singer-songwriter and Color Me Country radio host Rissi Palmer and Americana country artist Miko Marks. The two close friends both came up as Black women in country music in the early part of the 21st century where they experienced gatekeepers and discrimination in the industry, but undeniabl…
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What if the next billion-dollar startup was brewing in Berlin, Munich, or Vienna right now? In this episode, we cover the game-changing deals, deep tech breakthroughs, and green innovation stories shaping the DACH startup scene in September 2025. Whether you’re a founder, VC, or ecosystem insider, this is your shortcut to staying ahead in Europe’s …
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Berlin’s AI just rocketed from $350M to $2.3B. At the same time, Switzerland locked in €825M hydrogen funding, and N26 faced its toughest governance test yet. This is not Silicon Valley news. This is the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) reshaping startup dynamics — and it’s moving fast. In this Startuprad.io Summer Wrap-Up 2025, we unpac…
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Maya de Vitry, Ethan Jodziewicz, Joel Timmons, and Shelby Means are on Basic Folk today talking about their new collaborations. Maya produced both Shelby and Joel's debut solo albums this year; Joel and Ethan play in Maya's band; and the two couples (Joel & Shelby are married and Ethan & Maya are partners) are all very close friends. They met in Na…
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Greenwashing is everywhere — from supermarket shelves to corporate ESG reports. But are those “eco-friendly” claims worth anything without data to back them up? In this episode of Startuprad.io, host Jörn “Joe” Menninger speaks with Irene Rosique-Conesa, CEO & Co-Founder of Nuvio Planet, a climate tech SaaS spun out of BASF. Irene believes the solu…
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In this episode, Adam sits down with Nathan Ryan, an entrepreneur, civic leader, and Managing Director at Goff Policy. From his roots as a pastor’s kid to touring with a Christian rock band, Nathan’s journey has been one of reinvention: moving from the stage to the world of design and business, where he worked with Disney, and ultimately into leade…
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