60 acast.com Bay Area Ventures https://sf.wharton.upenn.edu/entrepreneurship/ en Wharton Business Radio entrepreneurship,bay area,silicon,valley,tech,startup,business,wharton,san,francisco,innovation Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship Brought to you by Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship Learn what’s happening now and what’s coming up next in the San Francisco Bay Area. Broadcasting live from the campus of Wharton San Francisco, you’ll hear insights and opinions from entrepreneurs, financial experts and academic leaders in the tech and biotech industry who will give you clarity on what you need to know in order to stay ahead, whether you’re on the entrepreneurial or investor side of the equation. With your hosts Doug Collom, Irina Yuen, and Sam Brasch, it’s your graduate-level course on the San Francisco way of doing business. Bay Area Ventures also features “Bay Area Beat” with Owen Thomas, Business Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, where Owen shares his insights on topical stories in the Bay Area.


Join us live, Mondays 7PM-9PM Eastern (4PM-6PM Pacific) on SiriusXM 132. We’d love to take your calls at 1-844-WHARTON (1-844-942-7866).

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Join us live, Mondays 7PM-9PM Eastern (4PM-6PM Pacific) on SiriusXM 132. We’d love to take your calls at 1-844-WHARTON (1-844-942-7866).

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]]> false Wharton Business Radio info+5c643f945a4915f3108169b6@mg-eu.acast.com 5c643f945a4915f3108169b6 bay-area-ventures episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5c643f945a4915f3108169b6/1550499655016-564021ab54d59c107753de84eaa6f587.jpeg https://sf.wharton.upenn.edu/entrepreneurship/ Bay Area Ventures <![CDATA[Learning From Life's Lessons]]> Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:33:59 GMT 53:58 5cb4c08791fe81fe63a210e5 false https://shows.acast.com/bay-area-ventures/episodes/learning-from-lifes-lessons 5cb4c08791fe81fe63a210e5 5c643f945a4915f3108169b6 learning-from-lifes-lessons Guest: Anne Devereux-Mills, Founder of Parlay House full Capping a 25-year career as one of the most influential women in the advertising industry, in 2012 Anne founded of Parlay House, a national salon-style gathering of over 1,500 women who meet to pull each other forward through a combination of shared experiences, meaningful content, and peer-to-peer connections.


She has been a mentor for SHE-CAN, an organization supporting and grooming the next generation of female world leaders coming from post-genocide countries, and served as the director of Stanford University’s Healthy Body Image Programs. She was the Executive Director of The Return, an Emmy-nominated documentary about the experience of people returning to society post-incarceration.

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]]> Capping a 25-year career as one of the most influential women in the advertising industry, in 2012 Anne founded of Parlay House, a national salon-style gathering of over 1,500 women who meet to pull each other forward through a combination of shared experiences, meaningful content, and peer-to-peer connections.


She has been a mentor for SHE-CAN, an organization supporting and grooming the next generation of female world leaders coming from post-genocide countries, and served as the director of Stanford University’s Healthy Body Image Programs. She was the Executive Director of The Return, an Emmy-nominated documentary about the experience of people returning to society post-incarceration.

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]]> The Case For CRISPR The Case For CRISPR Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:51:01 GMT 53:49 5c9906f580b6d4ee68315105 false https://shows.acast.com/bay-area-ventures/episodes/the-case-for-crispr 5c9906f580b6d4ee68315105 5c643f945a4915f3108169b6 the-case-for-crispr Guest: Trevor Martin, CEO of Mammoth Sciences full As co-founder and CEO of Mammoth Biosciences, Trevor is focused on creating the world’s first CRISPR-based platform for disease detection, taking impactful CRISPR technology out of the lab and into the hands of doctors and consumers.


Using proprietary CRISPR technology licensed exclusively from UC Berkeley, the company’s first product aims to democratize disease detection with a credit-card sized, point-of-care test for fast, easy, and affordable detection of multiple conditions at once, for use both in the hospital and at home.

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]]> As co-founder and CEO of Mammoth Biosciences, Trevor is focused on creating the world’s first CRISPR-based platform for disease detection, taking impactful CRISPR technology out of the lab and into the hands of doctors and consumers.


Using proprietary CRISPR technology licensed exclusively from UC Berkeley, the company’s first product aims to democratize disease detection with a credit-card sized, point-of-care test for fast, easy, and affordable detection of multiple conditions at once, for use both in the hospital and at home.

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]]> Affordable Access For All Affordable Access For All Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:50:19 GMT 53:32 5c8675ab4482298f6f6696b8 false https://shows.acast.com/bay-area-ventures/episodes/affordable-access-for-all 5c8675ab4482298f6f6696b8 5c643f945a4915f3108169b6 affordable-access-for-all full Founded in 2015 with the mission of delivering access to consumer finance and smartphone technology to people in emerging markets worldwide, PayJoy has raised over $30M in capital to date. Using PayJoy software, a would-be customer can give a store their driver’s license, Facebook identity and a phone number, and PayJoy will front up to 80% of the cost of a phone at 50% to 100% interest. And while that number may seem high, it’s lower than the up to 500% annual interest that customers would pay using other lenders [1].


The company has helped tens of thousands of consumers in emerging markets, across the U.S., Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and India.


[1] https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/18/with-4-3-million-payjoy-is-ensuring-smartphones-land-in-the-hands-of-the-next-2-billion/

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]]> Founded in 2015 with the mission of delivering access to consumer finance and smartphone technology to people in emerging markets worldwide, PayJoy has raised over $30M in capital to date. Using PayJoy software, a would-be customer can give a store their driver’s license, Facebook identity and a phone number, and PayJoy will front up to 80% of the cost of a phone at 50% to 100% interest. And while that number may seem high, it’s lower than the up to 500% annual interest that customers would pay using other lenders [1].


The company has helped tens of thousands of consumers in emerging markets, across the U.S., Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and India.


[1] https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/18/with-4-3-million-payjoy-is-ensuring-smartphones-land-in-the-hands-of-the-next-2-billion/

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]]> Harnessing Human Capital Harnessing Human Capital Mon, 04 Mar 2019 18:20:08 GMT 53:28 5c7d6c5980f32c6a7cdeca23 false https://shows.acast.com/bay-area-ventures/episodes/harnessing-human-capital 5c7d6c5980f32c6a7cdeca23 5c643f945a4915f3108169b6 harnessing-human-capital full

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]]> The Future of Fintech, Part 2 The Future of Fintech, Part 2 Mon, 25 Feb 2019 17:43:13 GMT 53:54 5c742932005ba96d3b2bb7ed false https://shows.acast.com/bay-area-ventures/episodes/the-future-of-fintech-part-2 5c742932005ba96d3b2bb7ed 5c643f945a4915f3108169b6 the-future-of-fintech-part-2 Guest: Josh Levin, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, OpenInvest full

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]]> Dollars and Change with Prof. Katherine Klein Dollars and Change with Prof. Katherine Klein Sat, 23 Feb 2019 00:54:14 GMT 0:30 5c7099b6fbe9727f4b929514 false https://businessradio.wharton.upenn.edu/shows/dollars-and-change/ 5c7099b6fbe9727f4b929514 5c643f945a4915f3108169b6 dollars-and-change-with-prof-katherine-klein On Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School trailer What happens when the same minds that bring you smart phones, designer coffee, and standing desks turn their attention to social challenges such as poverty, poor education, and childhood obesity? Each week, hosts Katherine Klein, Sherryl Kuhlman, Sandi Hunt and Nick Ashburn highlight the individuals and organizations who are using their business smarts to change lives. Learn how your company’s positive impact in society can support your business model, drive innovation, and improve your bottom line.


Dollars and Change airs every Thursday LIVE from 8AM-10AM Eastern only on SiriusXM 132. We’d love to take your calls at 1-844-WHARTON (1-844-942-7866).

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]]> What happens when the same minds that bring you smart phones, designer coffee, and standing desks turn their attention to social challenges such as poverty, poor education, and childhood obesity? Each week, hosts Katherine Klein, Sherryl Kuhlman, Sandi Hunt and Nick Ashburn highlight the individuals and organizations who are using their business smarts to change lives. Learn how your company’s positive impact in society can support your business model, drive innovation, and improve your bottom line.


Dollars and Change airs every Thursday LIVE from 8AM-10AM Eastern only on SiriusXM 132. We’d love to take your calls at 1-844-WHARTON (1-844-942-7866).

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]]> The Future of Fintech The Future of Fintech Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:55:27 GMT 53:16 5c6ac75f324045271b0c95f0 false https://shows.acast.com/bay-area-ventures/episodes/the-future-of-fintech 5c6ac75f324045271b0c95f0 5c643f945a4915f3108169b6 the-future-of-fintech full In 2010 Jason founded Marqeta as the world’s first fully documented, open API issuer processor platform, built from the ground up with no legacy infrastructure. Today, the Marqeta Platform has been designed and engineered using the best open-source technologies and modern hardware available. Marqeta delivers the most modern credit, debit and prepaid cards for many of the most well-known companies in the world.


Originally Aired: Monday, November 26, 2018

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]]> In 2010 Jason founded Marqeta as the world’s first fully documented, open API issuer processor platform, built from the ground up with no legacy infrastructure. Today, the Marqeta Platform has been designed and engineered using the best open-source technologies and modern hardware available. Marqeta delivers the most modern credit, debit and prepaid cards for many of the most well-known companies in the world.


Originally Aired: Monday, November 26, 2018

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