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Niyathi Chakrapani is a co-founder of Amsterdam Fluidics, the developer of a microfluidics chip that allows more efficient encapsulation of drugs, with applications in chemotherapy and elsewhere. In addition to her entrepreneurial pursuits, Niyathi is also a published poet, non-profit founder, and Huffington Post writer, all as a freshman at Penn. Find out more about Amsterdam Fluidics here:...

Kathleen Breitman is a Senior Strategy Associate at R3 CEV, a consortium of 42 banks that is developing blockchain applications within the financial system. In this podcast, we discuss the blockchain then and now and review the landscape of opportunities. 01:00 Becoming a Blockchain Expert 04:50 State of Digital Currencies 07:54 Ethereum and Smart Contracts 12:54 R3CEV and Disruption 14:50 The...

John Henry is a 23-year old doorman-turned-entrepreneur. He sold his first company two years ago after dropping out of college in his first semester and is currently working with David Rose to manage AREA, a new real estate tech accelerator. You can connect with him at twitter.com/johnhenrystyle. 02:20 - Starting from the Bottom 03:58 - Being the Best Doorman in NYC 05:20 - Not Your Typical...

Eric Couillard is a life coach, kung fu action film star, and former Googler. You can reach him at www.ericcouillard.com and www.facebook.com/coachingandcompassion. 02:08 - Getting Hired at Google 04:25 - Life At Google 07:39 - Martial Arts 12:14 - Transition to Kung Fu Movies 16:17 - Acting in China (Wang Leehom, Liu Yifei, Jackie Chan) 21:02 - Life in China 23:48 - Life Coaching...

Here's are some interesting parts of the conversation: 00:50 - WakeMate and Early Competitors 02:34 - Yale Entrepreneurial Institute 05:40 - College Dropouts 06:34 - YCombinator 11:37 - WakeMate Seeks $10M, Jawbone Enters 15:55 - Crowdfunding Becomes Viable, Founder Troubles 20:29 - Pitfalls in Choosing VCs 24:20 - WakeMate: The First AngelList Company? 25:34 - The Future of Wearables 35:12 -...