web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:03:58 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Looking Beyond With Michael Sikand - Episodes Tagged with “Startups” https://lookingbeyondwithmichaelsikand.fireside.fm/tags/startups Mon, 29 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0700 Looking Beyond With Michael Sikand is a time capsule for Michael's early years of building his brand, Our Future, through a series of high-energy interviews he conducted with business executives and startup founders as a 20-year-old University of Michigan student. Michael ended up pivoting to becoming a short video content creator and built Our Future into a media company he sold to Morning Brew at age 22. In 2022, Michael was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in media. en-us episodic Looking Beyond With Michael Sikand features the host's early years of building his brand, Our Future, through a series of high-energy interviews he conducted with business executives and startup founders as a 20-year-old college student. Michael ended up pivoting to becoming a short video content creator and sold his company at age 22 to Morning Brew. Michael Sikand Looking Beyond With Michael Sikand is a time capsule for Michael's early years of building his brand, Our Future, through a series of high-energy interviews he conducted with business executives and startup founders as a 20-year-old University of Michigan student. Michael ended up pivoting to becoming a short video content creator and built Our Future into a media company he sold to Morning Brew at age 22. In 2022, Michael was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in media. no business, technology, entrepreneurship, internships, jobs, college, students, future Michael Sikand michael@sikand.org #23 Ed Bolian, Founder of VinWiki https://lookingbeyondwithmichaelsikand.fireside.fm/sportscars 8e605d09-93de-41e4-9d07-9100090a5b81 Mon, 29 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0700 Michael Sikand full Michael Sikand In Episode 23, listeners hear from Ed Bolian, Founder and CEO of VINwiki Inc., former Cannonball Run record holder, and ex-Sales Director of Lamborghini Atlanta. He discusses why he started an exotic rental car company in college, how his VINwiki youtube channel went viral overnight, and his advice to young people who aspire to be shrewd negotiators. 16:27 no In Episode 23, listeners hear from Ed Bolian, Founder and CEO of VINwiki Inc., former Cannonball Run record holder, and ex-Sales Director of Lamborghini Atlanta. He discusses why he started an exotic rental car company in college, how his VINwiki youtube channel went viral overnight, and his advice to young people who aspire to be shrewd negotiators. Ed Bolian, VINwiki, lamborghini, supercar, electric, car, ev, electric vehicle, startups, startup, business, technology, disruption, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, drakogte, drakomotors In Episode 23, listeners hear from Ed Bolian, Founder and CEO of VINwiki Inc., former Cannonball Run record holder, and ex-Sales Director of Lamborghini Atlanta. He discusses why he started an exotic rental car company in college, how his VINwiki youtube channel went viral overnight, and his advice to young people who aspire to be shrewd negotiators.

]]> In Episode 23, listeners hear from Ed Bolian, Founder and CEO of VINwiki Inc., former Cannonball Run record holder, and ex-Sales Director of Lamborghini Atlanta. He discusses why he started an exotic rental car company in college, how his VINwiki youtube channel went viral overnight, and his advice to young people who aspire to be shrewd negotiators.

]]> #8 Shadi Mere Founder of Bedestrian https://lookingbeyondwithmichaelsikand.fireside.fm/robotsandnurses a209c5a5-0382-4884-8bca-f16ec9bbbc9a Fri, 22 May 2020 07:00:00 -0700 Michael Sikand full Michael Sikand Will hospitals soon be run by robots? In Episode 8, listeners hear from Shadi Mere, Founder & CEO of Bedestrian, a startup building robots for hospitals to improve efficiencies in patient care. 13:30 no Will hospitals soon be run by robots? In Episode 8, listeners hear from Shadi Mere, Founder & CEO of Bedestrian, a startup building robots for hospitals to improve efficiencies in patient care. electric vehicle, biotech, robots, autonomous, nurses, hospitals, bedestrian, shadi mere, medicaltech, startups, business, technology, disruption, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, Will hospitals soon be run by robots? In Episode 8, listeners hear from Shadi Mere, Founder & CEO of Bedestrian, a startup building robots for hospitals to improve efficiencies in patient care.

]]> Will hospitals soon be run by robots? In Episode 8, listeners hear from Shadi Mere, Founder & CEO of Bedestrian, a startup building robots for hospitals to improve efficiencies in patient care.

]]> #6 Chris Bierly, Senior Partner at Bain & Company https://lookingbeyondwithmichaelsikand.fireside.fm/bainconsulting ab1c062b-9b0a-4b85-b35a-936b6f512c05 Mon, 18 May 2020 07:45:00 -0700 Michael Sikand full Michael Sikand How will you land a consulting internship this fall? On this episode, listeners get insider advice from Bain Partner, Chris Bierly, about business strategy during COVID-19 and tips on landing a prestigious consulting internship. 15:51 no How will you land a consulting internship this fall? On this episode, listeners get insider advice from Bain Partner, Chris Bierly, about business strategy during COVID-19 and tips on landing a prestigious consulting internship. consulting, bain, mckinsey, technology, digital, restaurants, business, entrepreneurship, internships, career, career advice, companies, startups, delivery, robotics, cloudkitchens How will you land a consulting internship this fall?

On this episode, listeners get insider advice from Bain Partner, Chris Bierly, about business strategy during COVID-19 and tips on landing a prestigious consulting internship.

]]> How will you land a consulting internship this fall?

On this episode, listeners get insider advice from Bain Partner, Chris Bierly, about business strategy during COVID-19 and tips on landing a prestigious consulting internship.

]]> #5 G. Craig Vachon, Founder of Chowdahead Growth Fund https://lookingbeyondwithmichaelsikand.fireside.fm/vcdataprivacy ee539e90-7988-4473-803c-d6798942222c Fri, 15 May 2020 09:15:00 -0700 Michael Sikand full Michael Sikand In today's episode, Michael Sikand talks business with G. Craig Vachon, Founder at Chowdahead Growth Fund and Author of Best-Selling Spy Thriller “The Knucklehead of Silicon Valley”. We discuss Vachon’s hilarious take on Silicon Valley culture, the five core areas he uses to evaluate startup ideas, and his famous Ted Talk that pissed off Google. 12:13 no International Espionage. Data Privacy. How about Venture Capital during COVID-19? In today's episode, Michael Sikand talks business with G. Craig Vachon, Founder at Chowdahead Growth Fund, Head of U.S. Operations at NextStage, and Author of Best-Selling Spy Thriller “The Knucklehead of Silicon Valley”. We discuss Vachon’s hilarious take on Silicon Valley culture, the five core areas he uses to evaluate startup ideas, and his famous Ted Talk that pissed off Google. Vachon lives in Santa Cruz, CA with his wife and two big dogs. business, technology, disruption, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, venturecapital, vc, investing, money, startups, novel, thriller International Espionage. Data Privacy. How about Venture Capital during COVID-19? In today's episode, Michael Sikand talks business with G. Craig Vachon, Founder at Chowdahead Growth Fund, Head of U.S. Operations at NextStage, and Author of Best-Selling Spy Thriller “The Knucklehead of Silicon Valley”. We discuss Vachon’s hilarious take on Silicon Valley culture, the five core areas he uses to evaluate startup ideas, and his famous Ted Talk that pissed off Google. Vachon lives in Santa Cruz, CA with his wife and two big dogs.

]]> International Espionage. Data Privacy. How about Venture Capital during COVID-19? In today's episode, Michael Sikand talks business with G. Craig Vachon, Founder at Chowdahead Growth Fund, Head of U.S. Operations at NextStage, and Author of Best-Selling Spy Thriller “The Knucklehead of Silicon Valley”. We discuss Vachon’s hilarious take on Silicon Valley culture, the five core areas he uses to evaluate startup ideas, and his famous Ted Talk that pissed off Google. Vachon lives in Santa Cruz, CA with his wife and two big dogs.

]]> #2 Shiv Sikand, Founder of Drako Motors https://lookingbeyondwithmichaelsikand.fireside.fm/siliconvalleysupercar bbf606fd-d07f-475c-9c67-0068cea445da Wed, 06 May 2020 11:00:00 -0700 Michael Sikand full Michael Sikand On today's episode Michael Sikand talks shop with Shiv Sikand, co-founder of Drako Motors, to discuss why he launched a supercar startup, the ludicrous specs of the 2020 Drako GTE, and the importance of electric cars in society. Before building an electric supercar, Shiv co-founded IC Manage, an enterprise software company that works with the largest technology companies in the world. He has a B.S. in Physics and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester in England. 15:36 no On today's episode Michael Sikand talks shop with Shiv Sikand, co-founder of Drako Motors, to discuss why he launched a supercar startup, the ludicrous specs of the 2020 Drako GTE, and the importance of electric cars in society. Before building an electric supercar, Shiv co-founded IC Manage, an enterprise software company that works with the largest technology companies in the world. He has a B.S. in Physics and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester in England. supercar, electric, car, ev, electric vehicle, startups, startup, business, technology, disruption, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, drakogte, drakomotors On today's episode Michael Sikand talks shop with Shiv Sikand, co-founder of Drako Motors, to discuss why he launched a supercar startup, the ludicrous specs of the 2020 Drako GTE, and the importance of electric cars in society. Before building an electric supercar, Shiv co-founded IC Manage, an enterprise software company that works with the largest technology companies in the world. He has a B.S. in Physics and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester in England.

]]> On today's episode Michael Sikand talks shop with Shiv Sikand, co-founder of Drako Motors, to discuss why he launched a supercar startup, the ludicrous specs of the 2020 Drako GTE, and the importance of electric cars in society. Before building an electric supercar, Shiv co-founded IC Manage, an enterprise software company that works with the largest technology companies in the world. He has a B.S. in Physics and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester in England.

]]>