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...
Bicycle Talk Episode 334
Bicycle Talk Episode 334: February 27th 2023: Ron’s Rant: Why are we not promoting cycling and walking instead of electric cars? Cities where it’s easy to walk and bike have fewer instances...
EP 005 – EdTech Deep Dive
In this episode we take a deep dive into the EdTech industry where Jeeva Shunmugaraja and Dhanush Kotumraju talk about their experiences as student venture capitalists within the EdTech industry and their jour...