The Angel Nest

Build Your Brand Through Thought Leadership: Johnnie Walker (Rooled) and Melissa Hollis (Taylor Street Collective) Tell You How

How can startup founder build their brands through thought leadership and digital distribution in a way that actually gets customers? In this episode, we’re talking about marketing for startups.  

This is another in our series of podcasts with Johnnie Walker of Rooled Outsourced CFO and Accounting Services about how founders are getting creative to get their businesses off the ground, raise money and find clients.

We’re joined by Melissa Hollis, co-founder of The Taylor Street Collective which promises to supercharge your startup marketing and provide everything from consulting to fractional CMO services. 

Get to know Rooled at rooled.com.

Learn more about Taylor Street Collective at taylorstreetco.com

And catch up on past issues of the Angel Nest podcast at theangelnest.com.

Rooled Planning for 2025 Series - Alex Goldberg (Ad Astral Funds) and Johnnie Walker (Rooled) Talk About Getting Good Ideas to Market

It takes more than a good idea to have a successful launch. With funding harder to come by for companies of all sizes, proven technology and the partnerships to get it to market are more valuable than ever. 

In this episode of the Angel Net, we meet a venture studio that is helping founders get funded and connecting them to leading academic and government institutions - all with the idea of solving society's biggest challenges. 

This is another of our series of podcasts with Johnnie Walker of Rooled Outsourced CFO and Accounting Services about how founders are getting funded in this new environment. Rooled are the startup finance experts.

Alex Goldberg of Ad Astral Funds is our guest. Ad Astral has a more hands-on involvement in the companies they invest in to ensure the big, innovative ideas they champion get the market traction needed to succeed. 

Get to know Rooled at rooled.com. 

Read about Ad Astral Fund's approach at adastral.org.   

And, hear more episodes in the "Planning for 2025" series at theangelnest.com.

Rooled Planning for 2025 Series – Tom Wisniewski (Newark Venture Partners) and Johnnie Walker (Rooled) Talk About Investor Friendly Financials

Investor Tom Wisniewski knows what companies need to do to get funded. He’s a New York Angel, the Managing Partner at Newark Venture Partners, and he’s leading and investing in large seed rounds for firms specializing in B2B software. 

He joins host David Hemenway and Johnnie Walker of Rooled Outsourced CFO and Accounting Services, the startup finance experts. Tom will share his take on what you need to do to raise money in this more difficult environment.

This is another in our series of podcasts with Rooled about how founders are getting funded now. 

Tom says founders will be happy to hear that they can still get $1-$3MM checks at seed stage from firms like his - if they have an innovative idea that solves a real problem for growth industries like Fintech, e-commerce and digital health. 

Get to know Rooled at rooled.com.

Read about Newark’s investment strategy at nvpcap.com.  

And, be sure to catch up on past episodes at theangelnest.com.

Rooled Planning for 2025 Series – David S. Rose on How to Raise Money from Investors

If you think it’s harder than it used to be to find financing for your start up all the data says, you’re right.

In this episode, we continue our series with Johnnie Walker of Rooled Outsourced CFO and Accounting Services about how founders are getting funded in this new environment. 

We’re also pleased to get timely advice from one of the most experienced and prolific angel investors anywhere. David S. Rose has been called the father of angel investing in New York and been a part of many raises and been on both sides of the table.

The legendary angel investor, entrepreneur, author and founder of The New York Angels and investment vetting platform Gust.com shares his perspective on today’s tougher funding environment, how long it will last and what founders can do to find investors in this new paradigm.  

Learn more about Rooled at rooled.com.

And, check out past episodes in this series in the Angel Nest archives.

StartEd Showcases Game Changing Startups at EdTech Week in NYC Oct. 8-10

EdTech deals with some of society’s most important challenges, but sometimes doesn’t get the same attention it’s SaaS or AI siblings get from investors. Ash Kaluarachchi’s StartEd is changing that by helping founders accelerate their EdTech vision and turn good ideas into great companies. 

In this episode of the Angel Nest, we’ll hear about EdTech Week coming up in New York, and how Ash and his accelerator helped Mike Linares, founder of SimpleNursing, turn his tutoring company into a huge exit.

EdTech week is October 8-10 New York and will showcase dozens of the industry’s best companies.

Learn more about Ed Tech Week at edtechweek.com.

And, hear more stories of great startups at theangelnest.com.

See You this Thursday @Brown Innovation Showcase

There may be no better place for investors to find innovative companies than at leading colleges and universities that not only develop the tech, but also lead the charge into the marketplace. 

Brown University has become a big player in tech innovation, including life sciences, software, Greentech and more. They put Brown developed technology first, but partner with innovators and entrepreneurs everywhere to launch and lead solutions into the marketplace that can solve some of society’s biggest problems. Their @Brown Innovation Showcase this month will feature some amazing startups and some companies that are a little further along. 

In this episode of the Angel Nest podcast, we talk to Brian Demers of Brown Technology Innovations (BTI) and learn about his event September 26 that will give investors a chance to look under the hood at what’s brewing with startups on College Hill in Providence, RI.

And for the investor prospective on what’s happening at Brown, we are joined by Thorne Sparkman, the Managing Director of The Slater Fund, a not-for-profit seed fund dedicated to supporting new venture development in Rhode Island. 

Get more info and register for the Innovation@Brown event. 

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First Newport Investor Summit Sept 26-27 Features RI’s Best Startups

Newport, Rhode Island is famous for recreation. Now, investors get a chance to mine a startup ecosystem that has some truly unique advantages at The Newport Investor Summit, September 26-27. 

Situated between Boston and New York with a more affordable cost of living and some of the world’s leading educational institutions, the small state of Rhode Island has been making big gains in the innovation economy. It’s been helped along by a new innovation center located downtown, and organizations like RI Hub that support entrepreneurs and a growing list of local investors who are increasingly being joined by their New York and Boston brethren to find great values and leading innovation.

The Newport Investor Summit is RI Hub’s capstone event, where the top 36 businesses (out of hundreds submitted) will have the chance to share their vision and pitch early investors.

In this episode, we talk with Pat Sabatino, the co-Chair of the Newport Investor Summit and serial entrepreneur, as well as two amazing companies that this RI Hub ecosystem has helped reach the next level. Carlos Ventura from Feast and Fettle, a gourmet level meal delivery service, and Ben Sorkin from FluxMarine, makers of pioneering electric outboard motor technology, join the conversation. 

Get more info and register for the Newport Investor Summit.

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Innovation@Brown: Meet 20+ premier companies Sept 26th

Brown University has become a big player in tech innovation. In this episode, we’ll meet some of the game-changing companies they’ve helped develop and talk about how you can meet them at their Innovation@Brown showcase, which happens September 26.

Adept Materials makes paint that helps regulate moisture in ever-more energy efficient but air-tight houses - and yes, that can be a problem. Derek Stein is CEO and a former physics professor at Brown University, and Brian Demers is part of Brown Technology Innovations and they are working together to spread the word on this incredible technology. They join David to tell us about Adept, and about the Brown ecosystem which is discovering and promoting this kind of revolutionary technology.

For the investor prospective on what’s happening at Brown, we welcome Thorne Sparkman, the Managing Director of The Slater Fund, a not-for-profit seed fund dedicated to supporting new venture development in Rhode Island. 

 

Register for the Innovation@Brown event here.

And, be sure to check out our archive of past episodes of innovative companies at theangelnest.com/archive. 

 

Get Paid Faster – Tabs and Rooled Team Up To Accelerate Receivables!

Technology has changed so much in finance and accounting. But with all the disruption one thing stays the same. Companies want to invoice efficiently and get paid faster. In this episode, Johnnie Walker of Rooled and Ali Hussain of Tabs join us on the Angel Nest to talk about how they’re using AI to boost their clients’ bottom lines.

This is another episode in our series with Walker, founder of Rooled Outsourced CFO and Accounting Services about how founders are getting funded in this new environment and the ideas that are powering innovation.  

His firm has created a partnership with Tabs, which was incubated in stealth mode with Primary Venture Partners and has just recently come out to declare how they will disrupt the future, or maybe even the present state of accounts receivable and revenue recognition. 

Learn more about Tabs here. 

Find out about Rooled services at rooled.com.

And, check out past episodes in this series in the Angel Nest archives.

Outgo Fintech Platform Helps Truckers Get More Income!

There is a revolution happening in how America moves freight, and we are not talking about EVs or hybrids. Trucking companies, including many smaller fleets, are quickly professionalizing their financial management with the help of a modern payments platform for invoicing, financing and payments.

In this episode of the Angel Nest podcast, we meet Outgo which Bain Capital says it’s one of the top 50 emerging fintech SaaS companies in America.

This is another of our series of podcasts with Johnnie Walker of Rooled Outsourced CFO and Accounting Services about how founders are getting funded in today’s environment. Rooled are the startup finance experts.  

We are also joined by Marcus Womack, the founder and CEO of Outgo. Marcus shares the inspiration for starting the company and where he sees the most potential growth for Outgo within the freight industry. 

For more information about Outgo, visit outgo.com.
Connect with the Rooled team at rooled.com.

And, be sure to check out our archive of past episodes at theangelnest.com/archive.