Month: August 2015

Interview with Gadi Ruchin, Founder and CEO at OGY Docs.

~ Faisal Khan

Episode 74 Interview with Gadi Ruchin, Founder and CEO at OGY Docs. Today Mike Townsend and guest host Zachary Damato interviewed Gadi Ruchin, Founder and CEO OGY Docs. OGY has set its goal to create a safe, independent and fully negotiable electronic Bill of Lading. We spoke with Gadi about this goal and how OGY … Continue reading Interview with Gadi Ruchin, Founder and CEO at OGY Docs.

Interview with Jonathan Levin, Co-founder & Chief Revenue Officer at Chainalysis

~ Faisal Khan

Episode 73 Interview with Jonathan Levin, Co-founder & Chief Revenue Officer at Chainanlysis Today we had Mike Townsend and guest host Zachary Damato interviewing Jonathan Levin, Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Chainanlysis out of the Techstars office in NYC. We spoke about Jonathans background moving from London to NYC to join Techstars, and some … Continue reading Interview with Jonathan Levin, Co-founder & Chief Revenue Officer at Chainalysis

Potpourri of players in the payments space, what will happen?

~ Faisal Khan

Episode 72 Potpourri of players in the payments space, what will happen? This week Brian and Faisal discuss the landscape of payments, reflecting back on 1.5 years of Around The Coin podcast and discuss what's going to happen in the payments space for months to come. Who will die out, who will shine and who … Continue reading Potpourri of players in the payments space, what will happen?

Interview with Laurent Oberholzer & François Briod (Co-Founders) of TawiPay

~ Faisal Khan

Episode 71 Interview with Laurent Oberholzer & François Briod (Co-Founders) of TawiPay [From left to right: Pascal Briod, Laurent Oberholzer & François Briod]   About TawiPay TawiPay is a search engine for international money transfers, helping people find the cheapest, fastest, most convenient and trustworthy ways to send their money around the world. The platform … Continue reading Interview with Laurent Oberholzer & François Briod (Co-Founders) of TawiPay

Interview with Les Riedl, CEO of GlobeOne and weekly roundup!

~ Faisal Khan

Episode 69 Interview with Les Riedl, CEO of GlobeOne.   About GlobeOne GlobeOne was established in 2013 by a group of socially minded entrepreneurs - all accomplished leaders in their respective industries – who are aligned on a mission to create financial opportunities for the growing number of dissatisfied, underserved, and socially conscious millennial consumers to … Continue reading Interview with Les Riedl, CEO of GlobeOne and weekly roundup!

Mike Townsend visits NY and drops in at Techstars Accelerator Program

~ Faisal Khan

Episode 68 While visiting New York, Mike Townsend drops in at the Techstars / 2015 Barclays Accelerator. Mike met up with... Tommy Nicholas (Alloy) Jonathan Levin (Chainanalysis) Gadi Ruschin (Ogydocs) Rachel Cook (Seeds) and Jenny Fielding of Techstars. Our speakers in this week’s episode: Mike Townsend Also available on iTunes. Sponsors: Otter Labs -> Otter helps … Continue reading Mike Townsend visits NY and drops in at Techstars Accelerator Program

HomeHero raises $20 Million, PayPal’s acquisition of Xoom & what this means for Facebook and Ebay

~ Faisal Khan

Episode 67 The three Amigos are back! This week we discuss how Mike Townsend (our co-host), who raised US$ 20+ Million in venture capital funding for his Senior Care Startup called HomeHero. Congrats Mike! Brian gives his perspective on the separation of Ebay and Paypal. PayPal's acquisition of Xoom and how we would be seeing … Continue reading HomeHero raises $20 Million, PayPal’s acquisition of Xoom & what this means for Facebook and Ebay