S4E28 | The future of EV Charging: Breaking through high infrastructure costs
Most EV charging problems aren't about the car, they're about the electrical panel behind it. Tyler Hughes and Brian Breniser of Positron Charging spent a year figuring out how to route power to multi...
12 Aug 27min
S4E27 | How to supervise AI: Practical strategies for managing Large Language Models
Most companies didn't fail at social media because the tech was bad. They failed because nobody managed the transition. Ami Maceira-Lopez thinks we're about to make the same mistake with AI, unless ma...
4 Aug 21min
S4E26 | Breaking unconscious patterns: The Survival Identity framework for leaders
Amy Chiang, Founder & CEO of Transforma Systems, joined host Ned Hayes on the #DAREwithDarwoft podcast, in collaboration with the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, to explain why standard change managemen...
28 Jul 20min
S4E25 | From Hollywood to pet wellness: How to build a community-first brand
Most pet food brands sell nutrition. Bryan Du Toit, founder of Hungry Hound, sells something harder to manufacture: belonging.In this episode of the #DAREwithDarwoft podcast, hosted by Ned Hayes in co...
21 Jul 18min
S4E24 | Winning without losing yourself: Wealth & exit strategy for founders
The exit is the goal, until it isn't. Cecilia Leung, founder of Rich & Sassy Wealth Strategies, has spent 20+ years watching founders win the transaction and struggle with everything that follows.In t...
15 Jul 29min
S4E23 | Building investor-ready startups: Lessons from the Oregon Startup Center with Jim Chi
Most founders think they're investor-ready. Very few actually are.Jim Chi of the Oregon Startup Center has spent two decades helping early-stage companies understand the difference, and in this episod...
7 Jul 34min
S4E22 | The truth about small business funding & pivoting
He ran a food truck. Then a bank teller's seat. Now he sits on both sides of the lending desk, and he's not holding back.Travious Shanklin takes us inside the real cost of starting a food business: th...
30 Jun 20min
S4E21 | The future of accessible gaming: Crafting experiences for everyone with Antigone Nastos
Every gamer has someone in their life they wish they could play with. Antigone Nastos, Founder & CEO of No Sequels Cooperative, built her entire studio around that one insight, crafting couch co-op ga...
23 Jun 20min
