MEET THE EXPERTS
Proven investors, operators, and execs with actual track records of success. Get to know the experts helping founders tackle their toughest startup challenges.
SEASON 1: EXPERT LINEUP
ANDRES BARRETO
Managing Director | Techstars
Andres Barreto is an investor, entrepreneur, and Managing Director at Techstars, where he has invested in more than 120 companies and serves on the global fund’s Investment Committee. He co-founded Grooveshark and Onswipe and has supported over 80 startups through Socialatom and Firstrock Capital. At Techstars, Andres helps founders reach product-market fit and scale.
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ANURAG AGARWALLA
CEO | Hpy
An American tech entrepreneur, engineering leader, and founder of hpy, a platform focused on self-awareness, mental health, and personal development tools. Based in San Diego, California, Agarwalla transitioned into the mental health technology space after building a career leading innovation and engineering teams at Uber and other major tech firms.
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BEN RELLES
CEO | Make Believe
Founder and CEO of Make Believe, a company exploring the future of AI-powered interactive video. Prior to this company, Ben spent a decade at YouTube, collaborating with and advising the platform’s most inventive creators and channels. Ben developed his YouTube chops as a creator himself, founding the Key of Awesome comedy channel and co-founding Vsauce, which together have generated more than 10 billion views.
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EMILY HEYWARD
CEO | Red Antler
A visionary leader in brand building, co-founding Red Antler in 2007. Under her guidance, Red Antler has shaped the practice of branding and launched some of the most iconic companies of the 21st century. Her work has earned her recognition as one of Inc.’s Most Important Entrepreneurs of the Past Decade and Entrepreneur’s Most Powerful Women in Business. She is the author of “OBSESSED: Building a Brand People Love From Day One,” a Porchlight Business Book award winner.
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KEVIN JUROVICH
CEO | Hubble
Co-founder & CEO of Hubble, a marketplace connecting startup founders with vetted experts across fundraising, GTM, hiring, and more. Previously, he was a Financial Advisor serving high-net-worth clients and tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, and before that played in the NFL for the Eagles, 49ers, and Bears.
Kevin is on a mission to inspire founders to do more of what inspires them.
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TOURAJ PARANG
President & COO | Serve Robotics
Notable startup entrepreneur, advisor, investor, and author. As President & COO of Serve Robotics, he currently leads at the forefront of the physical AI revolution. Previously, he was a co-founder and/or executive at 3 startups (all acquired), and drove Corporate Development for several business units at GoDaddy. He is the author of Exit Path: How to Win the Startup End Game, a book dedicated to helping entrepreneurs tilt the odds of success in their favor through strategic relationships.
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