Bicycle Talk Episode 430
Bicycle Talk. Episode 430 February 5th 2025. Ron’s Rant: More complaints on the new administrations transportation policies and changes. 'Is it appropriate? Is it legal?' The bike industry is currently in...
Hillside Ventures EP 019 – Meet the New Hosts
Welcome back! The new hosts Maddie, Jasea, and Jose introduce themselves and give an outlook on Hillside and what to expect throughout these next couple of weeks.
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Bicycle Talk Episode 359
Bicycle Talk Episode 359: August 23rd, 2023: Ron’s Rant: . Right hand turn on cyclist. Really? Ron rants on yesterdays personal event. On a positive side: The SteepleChase bike t...
EP 011 – Building an AI Startup as a Technical Founder
Today we talk with Keyur Shah, a UConn alum building an AI startup at Cornell Tech. Coming from a CS background, he went on to work at Amazon and being a part of the development of Alexa. He has now pivoted to...
EP 010 – From Engineering to VC
Today we talk with Akira Dunham, an investor at Connecticut Innovations. Akira is a Hillside and UConn alumni with an engineering background. His interests and passions lie within helping underserved founders ...
EP 009 – Seasoned Venture Capitalist Making a Huge Difference Within Climate
Today we talk with Cody Simms, a highly experienced venture capitalist within the sustainability space. Cody is a Partner at MCJ Collective and provides invaluable advice for venture capital and insights into ...
Bicycle Talk Episode 341
Bicycle Talk Episode 341: April 17th 2023: Ron’s Rant: . Have I mentioned to you before how much I hate the “truck revolution” in this country? Well if you've never heard it before this must be y...
EP 008 – Student Athlete Venture Capitalist
Mason Kolean talks about his experiences of being on UConn's D1 Baseball team while working as a Managing Director at Hillside Ventures. We dive into his philosophy on priorities and taking advantage of opport...
Bicycle Talk Episode 338
Bicycle Talk Episode 338: March 27th 2023: Ron’s Rant: .Uconn Amen’s team goes down. UDH Universal derailleur hanger. No Hanger need a specific frame. Why bringing electric cars to market ...
Bicycle Talk Episode 336
Bicycle Talk Episode 336: March 13th 2023: Ron’s Rant: Patience. Why it’s ok to wait in a drive through but not more than a few seconds behind a cyclist. And Daylight Savings Time. One way or the...