Daniel Liddle
Dan is a true Silicon Valley veteran, with more than thirty years of experience navigating high-growth, rapidly evolving markets with some of the key technology leaders in the IT space….
Technology moves fast. Everyone says that. What they don’t say is how weird it gets along the way. The founders in this section are building the tools, platforms, and systems that shape how we live and work. Some of them are solving problems you didn’t know you had. Others are solving problems you’re painfully aware of.
From artificial intelligence to SaaS platforms to hardware that actually works, the range here is broad. And that’s the point. Technology isn’t one thing. It’s a thousand different people in a thousand different rooms trying to make something better than what exists today.
These interviews get past the jargon. No whitepapers. No buzzword bingo. Just founders explaining what they’re building, why they’re building it, and what they’ve learned along the way. The honest version, not the pitch deck version.
You’ll find conversations about product development, scaling challenges, hiring mistakes, and the particular brand of optimism required to ship software into a world that already has plenty of it. Whether you’re building in tech, investing in tech, or just trying to understand why your phone now has opinions, there’s something here for you.
Dan is a true Silicon Valley veteran, with more than thirty years of experience navigating high-growth, rapidly evolving markets with some of the key technology leaders in the IT space….
Syed Balkhi co-founded OptinMonster in 2013, a tool that helps businesses convert website visitors into email subscribers and customers. Now it’s the leading conversion optimization toolkit used by top brands…
Govind is the co-founder and CEO of London-based audio journalism platform Curio, which has been backed by investors to the tune of $11 million. Curio is a premium audio platform…
Pat Osorio is the co-founder of Birdie, a venture-backed insights-as-a-service startup that is helping brands like P&G and Samsung transform consumer-generated content into granular insights about buying and ownership experiences,…
Pieter VanIperen is a veteran software architect and security expert who is an industry authority and influencer providing thought leadership and execution to develop widely adopted processes, methodologies, and technologies…
Terry Moore is the CEO and cofounder of HomeoLux, a health and technology company that designs wellness products based on cutting-edge scientific research. His showcase product, BEACON40, is a safe,…
Elnaz Sarraf is the CEO and founder of the award-winning Roybi Robot – the world’s first-ever AI-powered smart toy to teach children language and STEM skills. It also has been…
Reece Griffin the founder of MirrorTrip graduated from the University of Otago in New Zealand with a BCom in Economics and Management, as well as a BSc in Computer Science….
Brian is the founder of FirstLook, a subscription box full of emerging, high growth consumer brands for early-stage investors. Before starting FirstLook, he led BD & Strategic Partnerships at XRC…
Ryan Haynes is co-founder and CTO of Osmosis, a leading health education platform with an audience of millions of current & future clinicians as well as their patients and family…
James Wu is the CEO and Founder of InnerSpace. InnerSpace is on a mission to become the world’s leading indoor location platform. Delivering the most accurate WiFi-based indoor location data,…
Meredith Gradle is the Founder and CEO of Iris Works. After nearly a decade as a photographer, it became clear that out of all the project management tools, and customer…