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Ray Shah and Kyle Manning of ThinkDesign interviews Startup Founders. You'll get to hear their unique stories of what building a startup company is really like.

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November 6, 202430 min

Eight World | Steven Jansen | Ep. 19

Ray and Steven discuss Eight World which provides unconditional cash transfers to villages in Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ivory Coast. The discussion also touches on having a decolonial mind-set, the coffee value-chain and how Eight World has found success with a radical approach to non-profit work. -- Learn more about Think Design Follow Ray Shah on LinkedIn Follow Kyle Manning on LinkedInFollow Think Design on LinkedIn Follow Think Design on Facebook

August 19, 202444 min

eBusiness Institute | Matt Raad | Ep. 18

Ray and Matt discuss eBusiness Institute which provides specific digital training courses that allow our students to generate income online anywhere – anytime.The discussion also touches on advice for early-stage entrepreneurs, a look at how today's internet can be leveraged to gain financial freedom and what the future landscape looks like-- Learn more about Think Design Follow Ray Shah on LinkedIn Follow Kyle Manning on LinkedInFollow Think Design on LinkedIn Follow Think Design on Facebook

June 28, 202442 min

GoKommu | Bo Abrams | Ep. 17

Ray and Bo Abrams discuss GoKommu a travel platform that values people over profit, designed to help expand your network to find trusted, affordable places to stay.The discussion also touches on advice for early-stage entrepreneurs, a look at how travel is changing for consumers and how the community travel offers an enhanced set of experiences and opportunity to expand your network across the globe.-- Learn more about Think Design Follow Ray Shah on LinkedIn Follow Kyle Manning on LinkedInFollow Think Design on LinkedIn Follow Think Design on Facebook

April 16, 202446 min

GearBrain | Mark Westlake | Ep. 16

Ray and Mark Westlake discuss GearBrain and how they are a pioneering recommendation platform where you can research, discover, buy, and learn how to connect and optimize smart devices all in one place.The discussion also touches on advice for early-stage entrepreneurs, a look at how AI is changing the consumer landscape and a look at how the Smart-Device market has become confusing and convoluted for consumers. -- Learn more about Think Design Follow Ray Shah on LinkedIn Follow Kyle Manning on LinkedInFollow Think Design on LinkedIn Follow Think Design on Facebook

March 6, 202444 min

LowCoder | Falk Wolsky | Ep. 15

Ray and Falk discuss Lowcoder Software LTD and its position in the market as a innovative all-in-one solution for application development, data sets, visual presentation tools and video conferencing. The discussion also touches on antiquated high-education for programing, Falk's past projects and the future implications of AI in the development world.-- Learn more about Think Design Follow Ray Shah on LinkedIn Follow Kyle Manning on LinkedInFollow Think Design on LinkedIn Follow Think Design on Facebook

January 18, 202435 min

Impact Hub | John Paul Parmigiani | Episode 14

Listen to John P. Parmigiani's journey to entrepreneurship and the challenges launching and scaling Impact Hub. Impact Hub connects entrepreneurs and innovators to large organizations, partners, investors, and the public sector. Why? To build a more just and sustainable society. Learn more about Think Design Follow Ray Shah on LinkedIn Follow Kyle Manning on LinkedInFollow Think Design on LinkedIn Follow Think Design on Facebook

December 1, 202338 min

Klaatch | Adam Greene | Ep. 13

Listen to Adam Greene's journey launching 'Klaatch' which leverages human touch and technology to help older adult organizations determine their Social Quotient, build new initiatives for individual and community social connectivity, and propel organizational performance. -- Learn more about Think Design Follow Ray Shah on LinkedIn Follow Kyle Manning on LinkedInFollow Think Design on LinkedIn Follow Think Design on Facebook

November 29, 202331 min

Just Ads | Shan Rizvi | Ep. 12

Listen to Shan Rizvi's journey launching 'Just Ads'. Shan plans for Just Ads to become an all-in-one solution for marketing professionals to be able to easily manage and analyze campaigns across all channels.-- Learn more about Think Design Follow Ray Shah on LinkedIn Follow Kyle Manning on LinkedInFollow Think Design on LinkedIn Follow Think Design on Facebook

November 1, 202320 min

Dahlia's Book | Oana Ciherean | Ep. 11

Listen to Oana Ciherean's journey launching 'Dahlia's Book'. Oana plans for Dahlia's Book to either become a global organization for digital education or spin off into a for-profit education company for kids.The program connects software engineers with school children online to teach them how to code. Dahlia's book is guided by a mentor in real-time. There are no self-based classes or homework in Dahlia's book.-- Learn more about Think Design Follow Ray Shah on LinkedIn Follow Kyle Manning on LinkedInFollow Think Design on LinkedIn Follow Think Design on Facebook

September 26, 202339 min

Socket Supply | Paolo Fragomeni | Ep. 10

Listen to Paolo Fragomeni's journey launching 'Socket Supply'. They created a product call 'Socket Runtime' that introduces a modern P2P protocol that provides secure, real-time, and eventually consistent communication between users. It even allows a user to send messages to someone who's offline.Socket Runtime allows you to build for any OS — desktop, mobile, even headless — with security, privacy, and peer-to-peer as first class features.-- Learn more about Think Design Follow Ray Shah on LinkedIn Follow Kyle Manning on LinkedInFollow Think Design on LinkedIn Follow Think Design on Facebook