Safe or Brave

In this episode of Save or Brave podcast, I'm chatting with the former CTO of Tinder and founder & CEO of Arimus, a startup put together by former Tinder colleagues to launch new exciting mobile products to the market. How has swiping affected the entire generation of apps that came after Tinder? Does a perfect match really exist? And why does Ryan think that ML is the future? Check out this all new episode and find out!

A thousand ’no’s can be the perfect road to a ‘yes.’ A longtime friend and partner, Flip’s CEO and I sat down to discuss how Y Combinator and Planet of the Apps helped him get his pitch just right, and how he leveraged his tech skills to become a key player of a now $6 billion market. We also chat about his history at Apple and Google, how he hit it off with Jessica Alba and why he’s got “sneaker butlers” smelling $20k kicks. 

Rasty’s on track to changing the world. In this episode, Pex’s CEO tells us how the company became a legit market maker in data by identifying audiovisual content better and faster than Shazam. Going from almost closing down to 4 million in revenue in just 5 months, Pex’s typical customers are multi-billion dollar corporations, and an average contract takes 19 months. How does the Slovakian former Google employee handle it? And why does he see Taylor Swift as a “small client”? Find out!

Super excited about this episode, where I got to chat with Jan Sladecko, an LA-based motion designer at the top of his game and a good friend. Jan gets into how he scored a job at The Mill early on in his career, getting invited to present at SIGGRAPH and what he values most about the motion design community. We also get into topics like the creepy future of deepfakes, the inspiration behind his passion projects and why he can’t stop traveling.

Next up in Safe or Brave podcast we have the Marcel Krajca, Vice President at Barclays focused on digital innovation. Sound like talking to a high profile executive in one of the biggest banks in the UK, right? Well, it was not a straight path for Marcel to get there and his story is pretty incredible. Tune in to find out how college dropout with 100 euros in his pocket embarks on a journey to Mallorca to sing with a band and ends up teaching tech at a university while holding an executive position at one of the most respected banks in the UK. Clearly some brave moves there.

With this episode of Safe or Brave podcast, we are flying into the UK to meet with Martin Plasek, a London-based photographer and co-founder of HAPACA Studio. In the podcast, Martin shares his story of visiting London for a couple of months that turned to be a 15-year long journey as well as starting a business, and now turning his life into a nomadic lifestyle and leaving most of the material things behind.

In this episode I had a chance to talk to the general manager and CEO at WorldGaming & Collegiate StarLeague Wim Stocks. He is among the people that are shaping the e-sports industry and even help turning some gamers into millionaires. You can follow Wim on LinkedIn. Reach me out through my website or Instagram.