Episode Summary:

On today’s episode, we have Evan Stewart, Co-Founder & CEO of Basewell. Basewell is an enterprise SaaS startup which analyzes and tracks how employee training initiatives impact OKRs across every department in one single platform. 

An entrepreneur at heart, Evan scaled and successfully sold his own real estate company and consulted with different tech startups in America & Canada prior to founding Basewell. Now he is innovating the future of work and building tools that help people work better.

Topics Covered by Evan Stewart in this Episode:

• Overview of what Basewell is in a nutshell and its founding story
• How did Evan’s personal experience inspired Basewell’s product decision 
• What problem is Basewell solving and why Evan thinks it's a huge opportunity now
• How does Basewell’s software solve the work productivity issue and what metrics are used to drive desired outcomes 
• The short-term and long-term vision for Basewell
• Basewell’s Idea customer profile and its initial customer acquisition strategy
• Basewell’s initial growth plan and path to achieve the desired product network-effect
• Evan discussing Basewell’s current fundraising round and his plans to grow and scale
• Evan summarizing lesson learned and big takeaway so far in his entrepreneurial journey as a second time founder

Connect with Evan:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyecs

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/evst/

Check out Basewell:

Company Website - https://www.basewell.com/

Crunchbase - https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/basewell

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Thank you so much for listening to this episode of The Solo VC Podcast. 

If you like what you heard, go rate and subscribe to the podcast on our website at https://www.thesolovc.com. If you found something valuable or interesting, definitely share with your friends. We’d love to hear your feedback as well so follow us and reach out on Twitter @chandlerjwang. We do this show every week, so stay tuned for more episodes!

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About the Host:

Chandler is an active angel investor and venture partner at NextGen Venture Partners investing in Pre-Seed and Seed technology startups. He is a 3x startup operator passionate about working with technical founders to get their big ideas off the ground. Chandler provides mentorship and helps founders build and scale their business, on Day 0.

He holds a master degree in Financial Engineering from MIT Sloan School of Management, and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis. Follow him on Twitter @chandlerjwang.

Episode Summary:

On today’s episode, we have Justin Chaddick, Co-Founder & CEO of Treepost. Justin operates a marketplace which curates the highest quality hemp and CBD brands for consumers. With an impressive academic background in earth science and biology from Georgia Tech, Justin is determined to bring transparency and trust in the hemp buying process by showing what each product has been tested for and what notable certifications each brand has obtained. 

Topics Covered by Justin Chaddick in this Episode:

• Overview of what Treepost is in a nutshell and its founding story
• Industry background of the $24billion Cannabinoids/Hemp products market
• What problem is Treepost solving and why Justin thinks it's a huge opportunity
• Why Treepost is needed to help bring trust, transparency and personalization in the hemp buying process
• Personal story of how the CBD buying experience of one of Justin's close friends inspired his product decision 
• How does Treepost differentiate and compete with other e-commerce giants such as Amazon
• The short-term and long-term vision for Treepost as the marketplace for high quality hemp and CBD brands for consumers
• Treepost’s monetization and seller partnership strategy 
• Justin highlighting the sell-side challenges in successfully seeding a marketplace
• Treepost’s initial marketplace growth phase and path to achieve the network-effect
• Justin discussing Treepost’s current fundraising round and his plans to grow and scale
• Justin summarizing lesson learned and big takeaway so far in his entrepreneurial journey as a first time founder

Connect with Justin:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/JustinChaddick

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-chaddick/

Check out Treepost:

Company Website - https://treepost.io/

Crunchbase - https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/treepost

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Thank you so much for listening to this episode of The Solo VC Podcast. 

If you like what you heard, go rate and subscribe to the podcast on our website at https://www.thesolovc.com. If you found something valuable or interesting, definitely share with your friends. We’d love to hear your feedback as well so follow us and reach out on Twitter @chandlerjwang. We do this show every week, so stay tuned for more episodes!

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About the Host:

Chandler is an active angel investor and venture partner at NextGen Venture Partners investing in Pre-Seed and Seed technology startups. He is a 3x startup operator passionate about working with technical founders to get their big ideas off the ground. Chandler provides mentorship and helps founders build and scale their business, on Day 0.

He holds a master degree in Financial Engineering from MIT Sloan School of Management, and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis. Follow him on Twitter @chandlerjwang.

Episode Summary:

On today’s episode, we have Conrad Cornell, Co-Founder & CEO of Press Sports. Conrad believes every athlete has a story worth sharing and operates a social app with over 250K active users. Press Sports raised a $2M seed round from investors like General Catalyst in 2021 and is on track to hit important milestones for its Series-A round.

Topics Covered by Conrad Cornell in this Episode:

• The founding story of Press Sports
• What problem is Press Sports solving and why Conrad thinks it's a huge problem
• The big vision for Press Sports as the sports-focused community and the next unicorn sports social app
• Why Press Sports is the next big thing and such an exciting opportunity
• Overview of how the Press Sports app works
• Conrad's plan to grow and scale since raising its seed round funding from General Catalyst
• Conrad summarizing lesson learned so far and big takeaway so far in his entrepreneurial journey as a first time founder
• The biggest hurdle faced by Press Sports right now to growing and scaling the company
• What Conrad wishes he had known before founding Press Sports

Connect with Conrad:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/PressSports_
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/conrad-cornell-453370103/

Check out Press Sports:

Company Website - https://www.info.presssportsapp.com/
Crunchbase - https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/press-sports-app

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Thank you so much for listening to this episode of The Solo VC Podcast. 

If you like what you heard, go rate and subscribe to the podcast on our website at https://www.thesolovc.com. If you found something valuable or interesting, definitely share with your friends. We’d love to hear your feedback as well so follow us and reach out on Twitter @chandlerjwang. We do this show every week, so stay tuned for more episodes!

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About the Host:

Chandler is an active angel investor and venture partner at NextGen Venture Partners investing in Pre-Seed and Seed technology startups. He is a 3x startup operator passionate about working with technical founders to get their big ideas off the ground. Chandler provides mentorship and helps founders build and scale their business, on Day 0.

He holds a master degree in Financial Engineering from MIT Sloan School of Management, and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis. Follow him on Twitter @chandlerjwang.