Ep.19: Class of 2020 - The intersection between Indigenous values and entrepreneurship

07/22/20 • 30 min

What makes a founder? Learn from Chip McCrimmon and his mom, AJ Bird. Chip is part of our Next 36 program and co-founder and CEO of Falcon X - they provide add on technology for local landfills to help them reduce pollution by capturing, separating, and purifying greenhouse gas emissions. We dig into the role AJ has played in shaping his ambitions and the important role that culture plays in shaping founder values.

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Ep. 18: Breaking into entrepreneurship and the business of renewable energy with Eddy Chiang

NEXT CEO Joe Canavan sits down with one of our class of 2020 entrepreneurs, Eddy Chiang, CEO & Co-founder of Moment Technology. Moment is a start-up striving to provide greater access to renewable and reliable energy storage. They create battery units that can be used in a variety of applications and are currently focused on storing energy for off-grid, end of grid customers and plan on powering remote communities in the future. Learn about Eddy’s journey to entrepreneurship, the opportunities in renewable energy storage and what the future holds for Moment.

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Ep. 20: Class of 2020 - How to turn a great idea into a great business with Jesse Abrams

In this episode, NEXT CEO Joe Canavan sits down with Jesse Abrams, Co-founder and CEO of Homewise and part of our Next Founders 2020 cohort. Homewise automates the mortgage process online, enabling clients to apply in minutes to get the best mortgage from over 30 banks and lenders. Listen in to learn how to turn a great idea into a great business, how to raise “smart money” and why to avoid “dumb” money, build a strong team and why Fintech is such a fast growing vertical in financial services.