Catalyst by Camber Creek
Claim This Podcastby Camber Creek
Podcast Overview
<p>Camber Creek invests in entrepreneurs who are reshaping entire industries.</p><p></p><p>Our podcast Catalyst features interviews with leaders of this caliber in the startup world and far beyond. These are conversations that spark something, insights from some of the most interesting people we’ve met and want to get to know, leaders we admire, business executives, and diverse experts with something to say about why the world should be just a little bit different. But they don't stop at ideas; they have the know-how to make it happen.</p><p></p><p>www.cambercreek.com</p>
Language
🇺🇲
Publishing Since
11/10/2025
Reach the team behind Catalyst by Camber Creek
Verified contact details for this show aren't on file yet — sign up to get notified when they land.
Recent Episodes
July 22, 2026
She’s Like A Therapist, If The Thing Causing You Angst Is The Global Economy
<p>Rebecca Patterson is not a therapist by training, but talking to her certainly feels therapeutic. A senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and an independent director at Vanguard, she gets a lot of calls from CEOs, policymakers, and publications like The New York Times that more or less boil down to this question: What in the world is happening to the economy, and how do I survive it?</p><p>People reach out to her because she's smart, but also, we suspect, because she doesn't respond as if she's above it all. These questions aren't just analytical. Rebecca is in it with us. We talked about how the offshoring of US manufacturing jobs beginning in the '70s and some of the transformations that followed might help us read or at least appreciate what artificial intelligence could do to labor markets.</p><p>We also asked her about political populism and why she spends so much time thinking about second- and third-order effects of big changes, the things that might not make headlines.</p><p><strong>2:11</strong> Rebecca explains how a journalism background, a scholarship to France, and a chance opportunity at JPMorgan launched her career in international economics.</p><p><strong>4:40</strong> Journalism became her competitive advantage, helping her filter noise, ask better questions, and communicate complex economic ideas.</p><p><strong>7:13</strong> Inflation, war, AI, climate change, and other simultaneous shocks are fueling political populism around the world.</p><p><strong>8:26</strong> Today's political instability reflects decades of economic change that have left many workers feeling left behind.</p><p><strong>12:12</strong> Why populist policies often fail to solve the problems that drive public frustration.</p><p><strong>14:40</strong> Rebecca discusses declining workforce participation and asks who should take responsibility for preparing workers for a changing economy.</p><p><strong>16:30</strong> What would a sensible policy response to artificial intelligence should look like as AI reshapes the labor market?</p><p><strong>21:47</strong> AI competition with China, export controls, and whether national borders can meaningfully contain AI development</p><p><strong>24:23</strong> Why countries that rapidly adopt AI—not just those that invent it—could see the greatest economic gains.</p><p><strong>26:47</strong> Looking back at the decline of US manufacturing, Rebecca explains what lessons policymakers should apply to the AI era.</p><p><strong>30:28</strong> Rebecca shares the questions CEOs ask most often, from booming stock markets to planning amid unprecedented uncertainty.</p><p><strong>32:10</strong> She argues that globalization is evolving rather than disappearing, with companies increasingly pursuing friendshoring and supply-chain diversification.</p><p><strong>35:20</strong> Why America's long-term strengths remain intact even as trust among allies has been damaged.</p><p><strong>41:32</strong> Rebecca explains the idea behind The Spillover, her podcast exploring the second- and third-order effects of major global events.</p><p><strong>44:10</strong> Rebecca is optimistic about improving financial literacy and helping more people thrive in a rapidly changing economy</p>
July 8, 2026
If “Renewable Computing” Works At Scale, There Might Not Need To Be A Data Center In Your Backyard
<p>John Belizaire and his company's stock price have been on a roller coaster ride. Soluna connects clients with big computer processing needs to the energy to power those calculations. Because it was so heavily tied to Bitcoin mining, the share price has risen and fallen with the cryptocurrency and is now down more than 3000% from its 2021 peak.</p><p>But John is convinced that he and his team are solving big problems, like how to efficiently power data centers. Instead of requiring utilities to build expensive new infrastructure in highly populated areas, Soluna locates its data centers next to renewable energy assets like wind farms, where the marginal cost of a kilowatt-hour is minuscule. And he spends a fair amount of his time on social media explaining this approach.</p><p>It's fascinating. Even though Soluna is a public company, it leverages the strategies of startups and influencers to reach retail and institutional investors, because the price of energy is rising, but the value in capturing people's attention is even greater.</p><p><strong>1:30</strong> John’s early fascination with technology</p><p><strong>4:32</strong> Founding his first company</p><p><strong>9:59</strong> Soluna’s business model</p><p><strong>18:11</strong> Working with intermittent energy sources</p><p><strong>21:05</strong> Navigating crypto markets and Soluna's dramatic stock price swings</p><p><strong>25:35</strong> Pitching Soluna’s story to institutional and retail investors</p><p><strong>29:12</strong> The changing culture of investing. Navigating speculation, meme stocks, prediction markets, and the blurring line between investing and gambling.</p><p><strong>34:20</strong> Why John spends so much time creating educational content, including frequent videos on social media, to help investors understand both the energy industry and Soluna's role within it.</p><p><strong>36:19</strong> Traditional equity analysts play a smaller role than they once did</p><p><strong>45:17</strong> On the growing public resistance to data centers and how Soluna is responding: renewable computing</p>
July 1, 2026
On The Internet, No One Knows You’re A Dog, Or A Bot—Except Proof
<p>If you've ever notarized a document online instead of having to get in your car to drive to a notary public, you have Pat Kinsel to thank. And if one day your identity is not stolen after you purchase something on the web, you may have Pat and his team to thank for that, too.</p><p>As Co-Founder of the identity-verification company Proof, formerly known as Notarize, Pat Kinsel gets animated about problems that are important but largely invisible, vulnerable moments during pivotal online interactions that can come back to haunt us if the right protections aren't in place. So he's building a trust layer for the internet with clients like Visa.</p><p>Pat spoke with Camber Creek Managing Partner Jake Fingert about how he got started as an entrepreneur and working with partners who appreciate big and lucrative but overlooked problems.</p><p><strong>1:19</strong> Growing up in California on the Stanford campus, where his mother worked. Surrounded by entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from an early age, Pat says he always knew he wanted to build companies.</p><p><strong>2:49</strong> Launching his first company while in college after leaving school to take a job in financial technology. Although that first venture failed, it convinced him that entrepreneurship was the right path.</p><p><strong>3:57</strong> Joining Microsoft to learn how world-class technology companies operate.</p><p><strong>8:22</strong> Pat's next company, Spindle. Building social search technology, launching products ahead of competitors, and eventually selling the business to Twitter after solving a major data-classification challenge.</p><p><strong>11:35</strong> After working as a venture investor and seeing companies like Drizly and Lob modernize traditional services, he realized notarization could be transformed the same way.</p><p><strong>14:03</strong> Changing state laws to permit remote online notarization</p><p><strong>21:26</strong> Evolving from Notarize to Proof. Proof's core mission: allowing people to securely prove who they are and what they have authorized online.</p><p><strong>28:03</strong> Proof's partnership with Visa. Studying the history of Visa led Pat to recognize parallels between the evolution of payment security and the future of digital identity.</p><p><strong>30:56</strong> Deepfakes and AI impersonation are already more dangerous than most people appreciate. Pat argues individuals need cryptographic digital identities.</p><p><strong>39:34</strong> Did Pat always know online notarization would eventually become something bigger?</p><p> </p>
34 total episodes available
Deep-dive analytics for Catalyst by Camber Creek
Frequently asked questions
Have a different question and can't find the answer you're looking for? Reach out to our support team by sending us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
- What is Catalyst by Camber Creek?
<p>Camber Creek invests in entrepreneurs who are reshaping entire industries.</p><p></p><p>Our podcast Catalyst features interviews with leaders of this caliber in the startup world and far beyond. These are conversations that spark something, insights from some of the most interesting people we’ve met and want to get to know, leaders we admire, business executives, and diverse experts with something to say about why the world should be just a little bit different. But they don't stop at ideas; they have the know-how to make it happen.</p><p></p><p>www.cambercreek.com</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
Legal Disclaimer
Pod Engine is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected with any of the podcasts displayed on this platform. We operate independently as a podcast discovery and analytics service.
All podcast artwork, thumbnails, and content displayed on this page are the property of their respective owners and are protected by applicable copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to, podcast cover art, episode artwork, show descriptions, episode titles, transcripts, audio snippets, and any other content originating from the podcast creators or their licensors.
We display this content under fair use principles and/or implied license for the purpose of podcast discovery, information, and commentary. We make no claim of ownership over any podcast content, artwork, or related materials shown on this platform. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
While we strive to ensure all content usage is properly authorized, if you are a rights holder and believe your content is being used inappropriately or without proper authorization, please contact us immediately at hey@podengine.ai for prompt review and appropriate action, which may include content removal or proper attribution.
By accessing and using this platform, you acknowledge and agree to respect all applicable copyright laws and intellectual property rights of content owners. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of the content displayed on this platform is strictly prohibited.