Investor Connect Podcast

In today’s show, you’ll hear investor perspectives on the COVID-19 impact on the cannabis market.

This is Investor Perspectives, I’m the host of Investor Connect, Hall T Martin, where we connect startups and investors for funding. 

It’s the time of COVID-19. Cannabis is currently gaining regulatory approval across the U.S. and is gaining rapid adoption. The lockdown has declared certain sectors, including cannabis, to be an essential service. Cannabis investors and startup founders give an update on the sectors in the cannabis market.

Our featured guests are:

Tiby Erdely - 0:42 - https://in/tiby-erdely-iii-ba4ab332/
Kim Rael - 7:01 - https://company/azuca/
Scott Greiper - 12:49 - https://in/scott-greiper-12614014/
Ryan Hoggan
- 17:37 - www.motaventuresco.com/
Ford Smith - 20:12 - https://in/ford-smith-6b4ba6132/ 

I hope you enjoy this episode.

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In today’s show, you’ll hear investor perspectives on the COVID-19 impact on the cannabis market.

This is Investor Perspectives, I’m the host of Investor Connect, Hall T Martin, where we connect startups and investors for funding. 

It’s the time of COVID-19. Cannabis is currently gaining regulatory approval across the U.S. The lockdown has declared certain sectors, including cannabis, to be an essential service. We have investors and startup founders describe the impact of COVID-19 on the cannabis market.

Our featured guests are:

Tiby Erdely - 0:42 - https://in/tiby-erdely-iii-ba4ab332/ 
Kim Rael - 5:11 - https://company/azuca/
Scott Greiper - 6:25 - https://in/scott-greiper-12614014/ 
Ryan Hoggan - 8:55 - www.motaventuresco.com/ 
Ford Smith - 11:21 - https://in/ford-smith-6b4ba6132/ 


I hope you enjoy this episode.
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For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org

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In today’s show, you’ll hear investor perspectives on the COVID-19 impact on the cannabis market.

This is Investor Perspectives, I’m the host of Investor Connect, Hall T Martin, where we connect startups and investors for funding. 

It’s the time of COVID-19. Cannabis is currently gaining regulatory approval across the U.S. and is gaining rapid adoption. The lockdown has declared certain sectors, including cannabis, to be an essential service. Cannabis investors and startup founders describe their outlook on the cannabis market.

Our featured guests are:

Matthew Nordgren - 00:44 - https://in/mattnordgren/  
David Hess - 02:32 - https://in/david-hess-tress/
Marcus Estes - 10:23 - https://in/popmechanic/ 
Narbe Alexandrian - 15:24 - https://in/narbe-alexandrian-a0168a4/ 

I hope you enjoy this episode.

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For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org  

Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ 
For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ 
For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ 
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For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/   

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In today’s show, you’ll hear investor perspectives on the COVID-19 impact on the cannabis market.

This is Investor Perspectives, I’m the host of Investor Connect, Hall T Martin, where we connect startups and investors for funding. 

It’s the time of COVID-19. Cannabis is currently gaining regulatory approval across the U.S. and is gaining rapid adoption. The lockdown has declared certain sectors, including cannabis, to be an essential service. Cannabis investors and startup founders describe COVID-19-proofing the cannabis market.

Our featured guests are:

Davis Hess - 00:42 - https://in/david-hess-tress/  
Marcus Estes - 4:45 - https://in/popmechanic/ 
Narbe Alexandrian - 7:39 - https://in/narbe-alexandrian-a0168a4/  

I hope you enjoy this episode.
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For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org   

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In this episode, Hall welcomes Brendan Manley, Co-Founder of iCAMP.

iCAMP is a STEAM (approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking) program that focuses on transforming students from consumers to creators. Since launching in 2018, they have had thousands of students between the ages of 5-13 attend their programs both in-person and online. They leverage project-based learning to ensure students have fun and remain thoroughly engaged, while completing tasks and activities designed to build proficiency in the technologies that are posed to transform society.

Brendan’s background is in software development. He holds a BA in Philosophy, Marketing and Creative Writing from the University of Miami and he also attended the Flatiron School, which is a coding bootcamp with software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity courses, offered both online and on-campus. Brendan is an advisor to Rise Media Inc., and a board member of Cobbler Concierge. 

Brendan speaks with Hall about the “birth” of iCAMP, the services they offer, some of the challenges in the ed-tech space, and how COVID-19 is changing the landscape of the industry.

You can visit iCAMP at https://icamp.com/.  

Brendan can be contacted via LinkedIn at www.in/bcmanley/, and via email at brendan@icamp.com and info@icamp.com.   

Direct download: Brendan_Manley_of_iCAMP_2.mp3
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In this episode, Hall welcomes Dick Blanc, Chairman of Beyond Angel Network and Fund and Executive Director of the Beyond Entrepreneurial Accelerator at Cedarville University. 

Located in Cedarville, Ohio, Cedarville University is forming a Cedarville University Angel Network, comprised of alumni and friends of the University. The Cedarville Angel Network is an investor network providing early-stage capital to strong entrepreneurial teams with developed products or services and early customer traction. The Angel Network will operate as an annual renewable membership platform with confidential access to curated investable startup companies and related due diligence information on each company. 

The Beyond Entrepreneurial Accelerator is an invitation-only program for students and alumni looking to scale their business. This experience mentors student-generated businesses through a self-guided series of digital materials and expert mentorship with our Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiRs). Students enrolled in the entrepreneurship minor will automatically take part in the first installment of the accelerator experience, with validated student startups continuing on through the remainder of the program. Student-founders can earn course credit toward the entrepreneurship minor.

Dick is an advisor to multiple Fortune 500 and early-stage startup companies. Previously, he was managing partner with Accenture, LLP.

Dick shares his thoughts about the evolution of angel investing, the most significant changes he sees coming up, the faith-driven investment thesis of the network, and examples of companies that fit the thesis.

You can visit the Cedarville University Beyond Angel Network and Beyond Entrepreneurial Accelerator at www.cedarville.edu/beyond

Dick can be contacted via LinkedIn at www.in/dick-blanc-bb23802/, and via email at dblanc@cedarville.edu.

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In today’s show, you’ll hear investor perspectives on the COVID-19 impact on the cannabis market.

This is Investor Perspectives, I’m the host of Investor Connect, Hall T Martin, where we connect startups and investors for funding. 

It’s the time of COVID-19. Cannabis is currently gaining regulatory approval across the U.S. and is gaining rapid adoption. The lockdown has declared certain sectors, including cannabis, to be an essential service. Cannabis investors and startup founders describe the status of regulatory approval for cannabis.

Our featured guests are:

Matthew Nordgren of Arcadian Capital - 0:44 - https://in/mattnordgren/ 
Ben Larson of Vertosa - 3:55 - http://in.blarson.com/  

I hope you enjoy this episode.

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For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org  

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For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ 
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In this episode, Hall welcomes David Weaver, Partner & Chief Investment Officer at City Side Ventures.

With its headquarters in Birmingham, Michigan, City Side Ventures is a venture group that manages various venture funds and represents investor syndications across the U.S. Their group is committed to being a catalyst in growing the startup ecosystem in Michigan, and in connecting Israeli early-stage companies to U.S. investors.

David is a highly-accomplished business executive, results-driven leader, and innovative problem solver with an entrepreneurial spirit and sense of urgency. He has over 35 years of diversified management experience, including global profit/loss responsibility (Johnson & Johnson), turning around troubled business operations (Warner-Lambert), and directing major market shift for clients to achieve new growth. He is an expert at building management teams and setting and exceeding milestones. David has also helped raise private (angel), venture (VC) and public (IPO) capital of over $35 million. He is a former Captain in the USAF and a founding member of the Michigan Venture Capital Association and the Angel Capital Association.

David shares his advice with Hall about running and investing in startups. He speaks about the state of angel investing, how he sees it evolving, and the investment thesis of the company.

You can visit City Side Ventures at www.citysideventures.com/.

David can be contacted via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/davidpweaver/, and via email at dweaver@citysideventures.com.

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In today’s show, you’ll hear investor perspectives on the COVID-19 impact on the cannabis market.

This is Investor Perspectives, I’m the host of Investor Connect, Hall T Martin, where we connect startups and investors for funding. 

It’s the time of COVID-19. Cannabis is currently gaining regulatory approval across the U.S. and is gaining rapid adoption. The lockdown has declared certain sectors, including cannabis, to be an essential service. Investors and startup founders discuss product and technology trends in the cannabis market.

Our featured guests are:

Ben Larson http://in.blarson.com/ - 0:49
David Hess http://in/david-hess-tress/  - 11:44
Marcus Estes http://in/popmechanic/ - 14:29

I hope you enjoy this episode.
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For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org 

Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ 
For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ 
For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ 
For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ 
For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ 

For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group 


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