Alex Kehr and Connor Smith are the cofounders of Pop Inc. They are building a fun and engaging stickers marketplace to make your iMessage conversations more personal and expressive. Their marketplace also helps creators distribute and monetize their designs.

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013: Alex Kehr & Connor Smith, Pop Inc. - You only have one shot to get a user

Matt Hartman is Partner at Betaworks Ventures, a product-focused, seed-stage venture capital fund based in New York City and San Francisco.

012: Matt Hartman, Betaworks Ventures - Building and investing

Blake Robbins is Partner at Ludlow Ventures. Jackson Dahl is Business Development and Founding Team at 100 Thieves. After a long week at E3, we had a chat about esports and how 100 Thieves started.

011: Blake Robbins, Ludlow Ventures & Jackson Dahl, 100 Thieves - E3 esports episode

Ben Gilbert is Co-founder of Pioneer Square Labs, and host of Acquired.

010: Ben Gilbert, Pioneer Square Labs & Acquired - Everything in life is storytelling

Peter McCormack is the voice behind the What Bitcoin Did podcast and website, where he shares his trades, insights, and resources for people to learn about cryptocurrency.

009: Peter McCormack, What Bitcoin Did - Having the right mindset for cryptocurrency

Shivani Siroya is the Founder and CEO of Tala, a global leader in mobile-first financial services for underserved consumers.

008: Shivani Siroya, Tala - What is your super power?

Sophia Parsa is co-founder and CEO of Toot. Through their app Homework Helper, Toot connects knowledge with curiosity by empowering a community of learners.

007: Sophia Parsa, Toot - Finding what you love

Bryce and David are the co-founders of Unlocked, a mobile app that brings the anime & pop culture community together like never before.

006: Bryce Papenbrook & David Vincent, Unlocked - Bringing community together

Jesse Genet is co-founder and CEO of Lumi, a packaging partner for modern brands. Lumi uses data to help companies simplify their process and sell their product. This episode was fun for a couple of reasons: first, because Jesse is awesome! Second, because this is our first time oustide of our building. While Lumi isn't a part of Science, we consider them friends and part of the greater LA-tech family. You can expect more offsite interviews like this one!

005: Jesse Genet, Lumi - Know your audience

Benoit Vatere is on a journey to redefine mobile entertainment, a few minutes at a time. As Founder and CEO of Mammoth Media, he leads his data-driven team in pioneering the future of media through new forms of content.

004: Benoit Vatere, Mammoth Media - Engaging users a few minutes at a time

Tiffany Hakimianpour is Handstand's Founder and CEO. She's a leader with a passion for strategy, technology, execution, people, wellness and everything optimal. Handstand's vision is to be the world leader in revolutionizing the state of human health, healing, and happiness in each unique individual today, and for the generations to come.

003: Tiffany Hakimianpour, Handstand - When becoming a founder happens naturally

Kartik Mandaville is the Founder and CEO of SpringRole, a protocol for attestations on blockchain. SpringRole is the first portfolio company from Science Blockchain, the blockchain-focused incubator from Science Inc.

002: Kartik Mandaville, SpringRole - Building on the Blockchain

For our inaugural episode, we sit down with Mike Jones, Co-founder and CEO of Science Inc. and Science Blockchain.

001: Mike Jones, Science Inc. - What do you want your headline to be?

Startup Gym is a show about the hard work, coaches, and community that go in to building a company. Our startup gym is Science Inc., an incubator and venture studio in Los Angeles, CA. On any given day, people meet, challenge each other, and work on making their dreams a reality. Join us as we capture some of those conversations.

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