Ideas Can't Wait

About Ideas Can't Wait

Ideas Can't-Wait spotlights visionary start-up founders. Delve into their origin stories, hurdles, and victories as we celebrate the "Crazy Ones" spearheading tomorrow's breakthroughs. frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Frank

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Sept 2022

Latest episode

30 Aug 2023

Latest episodes

19 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Aug 2023

   #19 How to become a SUPER LEARNER to discover & manifest your infinite potential | Julian Alvarez - Co-Founder & CEO at Wisdolia

   Julian is the Co-Founder & the CEO at Wisdolia (https://www.wisdolia.com/), an AI learning copilot that turns any study material into an interactive, personalized, and fun learning experience. And Julian is also the host of the Inventing The Future Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/0IZbTCpFa2bpekXTNQTTh5) that highlight the stories & minds of visionary tech entrepreneurs that are solving the world's biggest problems. Previously, he was the Co-founder & CTO at Vize, and software Engineer at Meta (Facebook), LinkedIn, and Goldman Sachs. From a young age, Julian felt a deep-seated ambition. However, this ambition was initially driven by a desire for wealth. He came to realize that his drive lacked true purpose and meaning, leading to inconsistencies in his behavior. Julian described his inner feeling as if "there was a powerful Titan within me, but he was dormant and shackled by chains of limiting beliefs." Everything changed when Julian encountered Tony Robbins and attended one of his live seminars, "Unleash The Power Within. (https://www.upwnow.com/nov-2023)" Through this experience, Julian found a purpose that transcended personal gain: to empower himself and others to discover and manifest their infinite potential. From that point on, Julian became passionately committed to the endless journey of personal growth and dedicated himself to discovering new ways to assist others in realizing and tapping into their limitless potential. Topics Covered in this conversation: 0:00 Intro1:34 Writing & 12 Favourite Problems5:30 Silent Retreat14:51 Internal Peace & External Distractions22:47 Learning about Self28:14 Fasting & Health 33:14 Routines38:45 Discover infinite potential46:02 Book & Youtube Channels Book Recommended: Active Learning Online: Five Principles that Make Online Courses Come Alive (https://www.amazon.com/Active-Learning-Online-Principles-Courses-ebook/dp/B08L9JPPSR/) Youtube Channels on Learning: * Benjamin Keep, PhD, JD (https://www.youtube.com/@benjaminkeep/videos) * Justin Sung (https://www.youtube.com/@JustinSung/videos) Fine Julian at: Website: https://julian.ai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InfiniteJulian0 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianalvarez42/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

2. 

   8 Aug 2023

   #18 Global Keynote Speaker and Best Selling Author Sam Demma on how to CREATE your passion, define a broad life purpose, and learning to say NO

   Sam Demma (https://samdemma.com/) is a best-selling author and one of the most in-demand keynote speakers in the Education and Association sectors. He co-founded the volunteer organization PickWaste (https://pickwaste.com/), delivered two TEDx talks (https://www.ted.com/talks/sam_demma_small_consistent_actions), and—as a result of his exceptional contributions to Canada—was awarded the prestigious Queens Platinum Jubilee Award. His work is often featured on national news shows like CBC (https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2014287427827), Breakfast Television (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O74SxkmE9bw), CTV (https://www.ctv.ca/shows/the-marilyn-denis-show/sam-demma-on-how-to-pursue-your-dreams-while-managing-your-mental-health-s13e103), and many other medias. Sam delivers hundreds of programs across North America annually, and his entertaining presentations address the topics of Mental Health, Leadership and Kindness. Mostly recently he launched his best selling book “Empty your Back pack (https://book.emptyyourbackpack.ca/)”, a book that demonstrates your dreams are in reach, and it’s the beliefs you carry and the actions you take that determine whether you will achieve them. In the past few months, he’s traveled the entire country, across5 provinces and delivered 87 presentations and influenced more than 40,000 students with his book and the Empty your Backpack Movement. Topics Covered in this conversation 0:00 Book Tour Aftermath10:41 Lonely Journey on the Road14:43 Relationships 20:02 Dealing with Difficult Conversations 25:00 Empty Personal Backpacks27:59 Learn to say NO36:40 Creating your Own Passion40:24 Falling in love with Speaking 42:16 Purpose47:16 Volunteering 52:12 Routines Books Recommended by Sam: * The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson * The Algebra of Happiness by Scott Galloway * Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill * How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie * Empty Your Backpack (https://www.amazon.ca/Empty-Your-Backpack-Beliefs-Consistent/dp/1778272509/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3P5I11SGKHIZ6&keywords=empty+your+backpack+sam+demma&qid=1669038335&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjMyIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=empty+your+ba,aps,85&sr=8-1) by Sam Demma * Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martel Find Sam at: Website: https://samdemma.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-demma/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sam_demma/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sam_demma Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sam_Demma This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

3. 

   21 Apr 2023

   #17 Building Startups on the Foundations of Military Tactics｜Tim Zhang, Founder of Remote Kitchen, empowering restaurants to accomplish digitalization transformation

   Tim was deeply drawn to military tactics while growing up, becoming fascinated by Napoleon Bonaparte's story of conquering Europe and the versatility of Sun Tzu's Art of War. Tim discovered that these principles could be applied to various aspects of life, including negotiation and running a successful business. Inspired by Napoleon's sense of urgency, such as only spending ten minutes on lunch and mastering speed-reading, Tim adopted these lessons in his own life. With newfound determination, Tim completed one of the most challenging programs at the University of Toronto in under three years. After graduation, he attended Stanford to study Greek etymology. It wasn't long before he embarked on an entrepreneurial journey, founding Remote Kitchen to empower restaurants to achieve digital transformation. So far, Tim's startup has successfully raised pre-seed funding from Ginkgo Capital, setting them on a path of explosive growth. In this conversation, we delved into Tim's interest in military tactics and history, his views on sales and project management, and his approach to life, among other topics. Topics That we Covered: * Graduating University in just 3 Years * Napoleon Bonaparte and his impact on Tim * Tim’s Diet * Speed Reading & Greek Etymology * Reading & Writing * Military Tactics and it’s applications to the business world * Sunzi’s Art of War * The Deal between Microsoft & OpenAI * Graduating from UofT & Getting into Stanford * How Tim started Remote Kitchen * Sales & Sales Management * How to train a sales team * How to get good at sales * Project Management * Next steps for Remote Kitchen * How Tim Approached Fund Raising * Short-term & Long-term Goal * Non-for-profit * Tim’s upbringing & impact on his mentality * Waking up at 5AM & Study in Starbucks * Why should we ALL learn about History * Advice for young founders Listen now on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ideas-cant-wait/id1644608005), and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2cXVvT87W12AJHuCihJLa0?si=fb5082ee2a924f8b) — Find Tim at: * Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timzhang46/ Remote Kitchen: https://www.hiremotekitchen.com/ — Find Frank at: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankt002 * Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-chen-335906158/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

4. 

   6 Apr 2023

   #16 Fostering the power of Learning - Finding your passion and curiosity｜Alex Hu, Founder of Education For All Foundation

   Alex Hu grew up in China, and moved to Canada when he’s in second grade. He noticed a significant difference between the two countries' educational systems, particularly in math. Despite Canada's reputation for quality education, the math curriculum lagged behind what he had experienced in China, leaving him years ahead of his peers. This realization sparked an interest in understanding and improving educational systems, and that made him discovered his passion for education. Four years ago, during a service trip to a rural village in China, Alex witnessed the harsh realities faced by children who lived without basic necessities and struggled to learn due to inadequate resources and unqualified teachers. This eye-opening experience lead him to create the Education for All foundation, where they delivers English education to children in the rural area to enable them taking control of their future. Topics we covered: * Biggest challenge in the education system today * Challenges with individualized learning * How generative AI is paving the way for personalized learning * How educators can leverage generative AI * Cultural issues within the education system * Bloom's Taxonomy * What's the GOAL of education? * How can educators motivate students to develop an intrinsic desire for learning? * Developing an appreciation for what you're learning * How to find out what you are passionate about? * Alex's story on WHY he's passionate about education * Starting Story for Education For All Foundation * Teaching English in the Rural area of China * Next Steps for Education For All Foundation * Peer Teachers * Advice for young people on finding their passion Listen now on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ideas-cant-wait/id1644608005), and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2cXVvT87W12AJHuCihJLa0?si=fb5082ee2a924f8b) — Find Alex at: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamalexhu * Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamalexhu/ * Blog: https://www.alexhu.world/ — Find Frank at: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankt002 * Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-chen-335906158/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

5. 

   3 Mar 2023

   # 15 - Jordan Dearsley | Co-Founder @ Superpowered - A calendar app that actually keeps you on time

   Jordan was a software engineering student at the University of Waterloo. He had worked at big tech firms such as Shopify, Wealthsimple, and Asana, but had always been very entrepreneurial. He even used to run the second largest fidget spinner store on Etsy. One day, Jordan and his roommate Nikil decided to apply to Y-Combinator with an idea they had from their school project. They didn't expect much, but to their surprise, they received an acceptance call! Jordan's wild journey begins, he immediately dropped out of school with the team and flew to San Francisco to start building on their ideas. Through four months of painful iterations, constant failing, and getting back up, Jordan and his team created Superpowered, a calendar app that shows your daily schedule and allows you to join your meetings in one click. Here’s the topics that we've covered during our conversation: Jordan’s Perspective on Failures How Jordan meet his co-founders Applying to YC with just an idea Getting into YC, Dropping out, moving to SF Journey of figuring out and idea that works during YC Lean start-up mentality Therapy Are we good enough? Advice for Young Founders Check out Superpowered: https://superpowered.me/ (https://superpowered.me/) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

6. 

   11 Jan 2023

   #14 Tomiwa Ademidun｜Unlocking Education's full potential: A deep dive into the impact of Atila, ChatGPT, and Web3

   On January 29th, 2020, as Tomiwa prepared to graduate, he began to plan his budget for post-grad life. To his surprise, he discovered that he had accumulated $64,000 in debt. This realization made him question how we, as a society, have allowed the average student to begin their career 28k behind the starting line. Determined to address this issue, Tomiwa decided to take on the challenge himself and founded Atila, a platform designed to help students secure scholarships and mentorship opportunities. Tomiwa is not only a software engineer, but also a blogger, writer, and avid reader. His diverse interests and skills make him a true polymath. He is particularly passionate about education and the future of AI, as well as the potential of blockchain technology. In this podcast, we'll explore a wide range of topics, including how Tomiwa used ChatGPT to create a crypto wallet and the recent controversies surrounding twitter's banning policies. Here are the topics that we've covered: Writing a Crypto Wallet using ChatGPT (https://twitter.com/tomiwa1a/status/1604928692085555201?s=20) Is ChatGPT good? Shadow Banning & Heaven Banning Why Bots are actually Better than Human The real reason that Stack Overflow Banned ChatGPT The proper way to use ChatGPT to LEARN School is Killing people's curiosity School is a monopoly, let the market decide the Tuition Writing is Thinking Starting of Atila Education should be affordable for everyone Everyone can benefit from a 1-hour conversation with someone else How is Crypto helping Ed-Tech Start-up The bottleneck of Crypto mass adoption Book Recommendations Advice for Young Founders Here's the link that was mentioned in our conversation: Awesome ChatGPT Prompts (https://github.com/f/awesome-chatgpt-prompts) Ethan Mollick’s Tweet on how professors can cheat by Grading & Commenting with ChatGPT (https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1598745129837281280) AI-powered subreddit (https://www.engadget.com/2019-06-05-subreddit-simulator-gpt-2-bots.html) Why do StackOverflow moderators need to discriminate against AI chatbots (https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/384457/how-can-we-enforce-the-chatgpt-ban/384597#384597) The Education Freedom Program (EduFree) (https://educationfreedomprogram.org/) Story of Atila: Democratizing Financial Freedom for Education (https://atila.ca/about) International Students Using GoFundMe to pay their Tuition (https://www.tiktok.com/@atila.tech/video/7155658207459806469) Book Recommendations by Tomiwa: The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham The Elephant in the Brain by Robin Hanson Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger Checkout Tomiwa's Links here: Atila (https://atila.ca/) Blog (http://blog.tomiwa.ca/) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tademidun/) Github (https://github.com/ademidun) Medium (https://medium.com/@tomiwa1a) Twitter (http://twitter.com/tomiwa1a) Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqyaA4J-HtUSBdE7Ej1IUew) Stack Overflow (https://stackoverflow.com/users/5405197/tomiwa) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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   7 Dec 2022

   #13 Megh Patel｜Meditation, Honesty, Worthiness, Ego, Act of Kindness｜Co-Founder & CEO at BuildZero

   Megh Patel, the co-founder and CEO of Build ZERO, a construction and renovation company that focuses on reducing and reusing construction waste to make the construction process more efficient. Build ZERO also provides DIY solar kits and permit designs to help families afford renewable electricity. In this episode, Megh and I discuss a range of topics, including renewable energy, solar power, and Megh's start-up journey. But our conversation quickly turns to more philosophical subjects, such as the innate characteristics of human beings, coping mechanisms for heartbreak, finding purpose in life, dealing with self-doubt and a lack of worthiness, and the impact of meditation and honesty on our lives. We also delve into the role of ego in decision-making and the different types of happiness that can come from acts of kindness and a sense of accomplishment. I learned a lot from Megh's experiences and I think you will too. Tune in to hear our fascinating conversation. Here's the topic that we've covered: Selling Spiritual Bracelets at a young age What it’s like to renovate a Subway Sandwich shop Using construction as a way to deal with heartbreaks Impact from his grandfather on Spirituality Honesty Meditation Self-doubt and worthiness Ego Act of Kindness & Sense of accomplishment How Build Zero is addressing the construction waste Solar panels & Batteries More about Megh: Megh have earned $20K in Awards and Scholarships: ($10,000) William Muir Edwards Citizenship Award ($1,000) 1st Place Enactathon ($2,500) 1st Place Innovation Rodeo Regionals ($2,500) 3rd Place Innovation Rodeo Nationals ($2,500) Alexander Rutherford Scholarship ($1,000) Board of Governor’s (BOG) Scholarship https://www.ualberta.ca/engineering/news/2022/april/2021-william-muir-edwards-citizenship-award-nomination---megh-patel.html (https://www.ualberta.ca/engineering/news/2022/april/2021-william-muir-edwards-citizenship-award-nomination---megh-patel.html) Founder and CEO of 3 startups and Host of a Youtube Channel. Omns Bracelets  - Sold ~200 Spiritual Bracelets through my website, In-store displays, social media dm's, and Etsy. https://omnsbracelets.weeblysite.com/ (https://omnsbracelets.weeblysite.com/) BuildZero - Helping building owners afford renewable electricity and reduce their carbon footprint. We provide DIY Solar Kits, General Contracting, and Permit Design Services ($90K.Year 1 revenue) https://buildzero.ca/ (https://buildzero.ca/) Smartof - Healthy Alternative for Oral-Fixations. Breathing Necklace with a soft chew tip that is designed for anxiety relief and self-soothing. So many people are suffering with bad oral-fixation habits like nail-biting, overeating, smoking, drinking, chewing gum, and candy. https://Smartof.ca/ (https://smartof.ca/) - (Website under development) Mindful Megh - Youtube channel where I share my knowledge and passion of meditation. https://www.youtube.com/@mindfulmegh (https://www.youtube.com/@mindfulmegh) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

8. 

   30 Nov 2022

   #12 How Iris Guo builds products with scalable social impact｜Founder of Neutrify

   It’s rare to see an Asian household saying "I love you" to each other, but  food is the media and the love language between Iris and her parents growing up. During the 2020 pandemic, Iris noticed that lots of people lost their jobs, and food security has been an issue, not only that, many restaurants are closing their operations. So Iris starts to build Openmeal to fundraise for the restaurants to enable them to distribute free meals out to people in need. After the success and huge impact of OpenMeal, Iris decided to do something bigger. She went on to found another project called Neutrify where they empower consumers with carbon footprint data on food to make informed decisions through online food shopping. Iris is a solo female founder leading a team of 30+ people who are passionate about sustainability and believe in our mission to make a social impact. Neutrify was featured in The Future of Food SXSW 2021, 2nd Place @ Climate Change Fund ($2500), Startup Pitch Winner @ 10K Entrepreneurs ($1000), 3rd Place @ Climate Change Innovation Discovery ($1000), Finalist @ Global Venture Catalyst ($100), Concept Cornerstone Accelerator, Thought For Food Global Food Systems Accelerator, Social Shifters Digital Launchpad Iris is also a Product Manager at Scale AI, she’s previously worked at Microsoft, Google X Robotics, and BlackBerry. Here's what we discussed in our conversation: Twitter Layoff Role at Scale AI Interests in Product Management OpenMeal How Hackathon can be the place for your next project How Netrify is helping consumers be more conscious of the carbon footprint of food What it’s like to be a social impact entrepreneur Here's her Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iris-guo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/iris-guo) and other socials: https://linktr.ee/irisguo (https://linktr.ee/irisguo) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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   23 Nov 2022

   #11 Arda Erturk｜Founder of DAOHub, a marketplace for DAOs

   In early 2016, Arda was already investing in cryptocurrencies. He wasn’t only investing in Bitcoins, or Ethereum, he was also looking at Altcoins that were issued by now what we called DAOs, decentralized autonomous organizations. What Arda realized about those coins, is that they are actually more like the shares of public companies, the tokens of DAOs are representing the underlying value that the DAOs are providing from the product or services that they offer. However, Arda was not able to find a way to discover new DAOs, and that made his investment discovery very difficult. So Arda decided to solve the problem himself by creating DAOHub, a marketplace to make DAO discovery, voting, and portfolio management. Previously, Arda also co-founded ROLL a shared electric scooter company that was a part of the TechStar program in Toronto. Here's the topic that we've covered: Starting of Roll - Shared E-Scooter start-up Importance of Networking Mistakes made during his time at ROLL Pessimism and Optimism The benefit of having a Culturally Diverse Team Accept an acquisition offer? or TechStars? Investing in cryptos & altcoins in 2016 Investing In DAOs Starting of DAOhub Future of DAOs, and DAO investing Advice for young founders This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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    16 Nov 2022

    #10 Cameron Rowe | Founder of Hover - Solving Last Mile Delivery Challenges with Drone Delivery

    Drone Delivery might be cool, but what problem does it actually help us solve? Ever since the burst of COVID, the delivery industry has been in a boom. We’ve all seen the rise and fall of the 15-minute grocery delivery industry, and the ever-rising economy of gig workers. However, there are still tons of problems that’s remaining, for example, driver safety and the raising cost of delivery. Cameron Rowe, a recent graduate from Queens University, started Hover a drone delivery company to solve the last mile delivery challenges. In our conversation, we talked about the problems of the existing delivery industry, how Drone delivery can bring changes to how we deliver, and what the world would look like when drone becomes mainstream. Here's what we discussed in our conversation: Falling in love with remote-controlled toys since a kid How did Cameron get into Drones Starting of Hover The hardship of his start-up journey What problem can Drone delivery Solve Safety & Privacy Concerns on Drone Government Regulations What the world would look like if Drone Delivery is widely adopted Advice for founders starting out Checkout Hover at: https://www.hover.direct/ (https://www.hover.direct/) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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    9 Nov 2022

    #9 Co-founders of Nucleate Dojo｜Brandon Yu & Michael Trinh

    Brandon suffered from 2 autoimmune diseases from age 13-18, but he was not able to find any solution to cure his disease, and Michael lost many of his family members due to cancer during his teenage time; the unfortunate experience Brandon and Michael been through has motivated them to learn more in biology, and one-day creating useful solutions in biotech to save lives. In their second year of University, Michael and Brandon came together. They created BioDojo, now Nucleate Dojo, a community and training ground for the next-generation biotech innovators to connect, grow and build in BioTech together. Branden is a 2x Founder (iAscend, Nucleate Dojo),  Analyst (Winning Together Fund) Consultant (Onova, ex-KPMG) and a Laidlaw Scholar (UofT) Michael is a visiting research student at McGovern Institute, MIT, Cofounder of Nucleate Dojo, and Project lead on REMEDI repository (remedirepo.org (http://remedirepo.org/)) Here's the topics that we've covered: What is BioTech? Cellular agriculture Unfortunate experiences in their teenage lives that lead them to BioTech How Michael met Brandon Starting of BioDojo Robotics & the power of cross-collaboration Future of BioTech & How will it change our lives Advice for Community Builders This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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    1 Nov 2022

    #8 Ghalia Aamer｜Founder of TalkMaze, 4x TEDx Speaker｜From a shy kid to starting a public speaking company

    Ghalia is the Founder of TalkMaze, 1-1 virtual public speaking & debate training for kids. Ghalia is the  EO GSEA National Champion 2021, YEG Student Entrepreneur of the Year, and the Board of Directors at Junior Achievement Northern Alberta. She's also a Cansbridge Fellow, and a 4x TEDx Speaker Where is what we've discussed in our conversation: Growing up in an immigrant family Starting a tutoring business at 13 years old Power of Debate From a Shy Kid to starting a public speaking company Steps Ghalia took to start TalkMaze Thoughts on the future of communication This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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    25 Oct 2022

    #7 Leejoo Hwang, Co-founder of MeaningfulWork, BC 30 U 30

    Leejoo Hwang, Co-founder @ MeaningulWork, an employee volunteer program management tool that bridge the corporate and nonprofit world in volunteerism. Leejoo is the BC 30 Under 30, and won the 1st place @ EO Vancouver GSEA in 2021 Unlike many others who graduate with the mandatory 40 hours of volunteer hours, Leejoo finished with 2000+ hours of volunteering by the end of high school. Through hours of volunteering, Leejoo developed his personal value of Curiosity, Adventure, and Passion. With the burning desire to share his passion for volunteering, he dropped out of University and co-founded MeaningfulWork to enable companies to start thinking about Corporate Social Responsibility by engaging organizations and their people in volunteerism. Here's the topics that we've covered: “Pen Business” as a Kid Growing up & Relationship with Volunteering Building confidence through Dancing WHY Everyone should do Volunteering Dropping out of University Starting Story of MeaningfulWork Future outlook - Impact Investing This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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    17 Oct 2022

    #6 Shawn Pang - Co-founder of Matterverse - A Cloud Rendered Metaverse platform.

    Shawn Pang, co-founder@matterverse, a cloud-rendered Metaverse platform trusted by many creators and top brands, backed by MiraclePlus(previously YC China) and LD Capital. He’s a graduate of the Ivey Business School at Western University. Before Matterverse, Shawn was a software engineer at ByeteDance, a Tech Consultant at EY, a venture fellow of Ripple ventures, and a member of the NEXT 36 Entrepreneur. In our conversation today, we talked about: Shawn’s Previous Start-up experience & What he learned From a 3D home-interior visualization tool to entering the Metaverse Recruiting Talents How CPGs are adopting the Metaverse Future of shopping & commerce Pivot to Web3 Integration of the Metaverse & Blockchain DAOs, NFT, and the Token Economy This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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    12 Oct 2022

    #5 How Clair is saving the environment through Composting

    Clair grew up on Vancouver Island, Claire was raised with a passion for the outdoors and all things sustainable. Composting was a daily practice of hers growing up and she is passionate about it. Claire completed her Commerce degree at MacEwan University while competing on the Women’s Varsity Volleyball team. Clair started Friendly Composting in 2020 to provide organic waste collection, local food delivery, compost soil distribution, education, and more. Since then, they have diverted 733 040 lbs of Food Waste and help Avoided 667 436 lbs of C02 EquivalentEmissions. Clair was also selected as the BC business 30 Under 30 in 2021 and won the Globe and Mail Change-maker Award in 2022. Here’s what we’ve covered in our conversation: Growing up in a family of academics; Volleyball, and how it has influenced Claire’s mindset.; Finding co-founder through Volleyball, and “Drama”; Brainstorming Ideas; “WHY isn’t there composting in Kamloops?”; “If the city doesn’t care, why can’t we start collecting composts?”; 733 040 lbs of food-waste Diversion later, the future…. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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    3 Oct 2022

    #4 Eric Hasegawa | Co-Founder & CEO of Sanctuary, the leading sneaker price aggregator

    Eric is a fourth-year student at the University of Toronto, specializing in Computer Science and Economics. He’s the CEO and co-founder of Sanctuary sneakers, the leading sneaker price aggregator that has raised over $150,000 to build predictive analytics for future sneaker prices. Eric has one of the most uncommon stories in his early life. He grew up as a “Problem child” where he held a nihilistic view of the world. However, as he grew older, he had a mindset shift from “Things don’t matter, I’m not gonna do anything” to “Things don’t matter, I could do ANYTHING”. That has motivated him to start learning about programming, working in big tech, and starting his own company. Here’s what we talked about during our chat: Dropping out of Elementary School. Dropping out of Middle School. Mind-set shift from “Things don’t matter, I’m not gonna do anything” to “Things don’t matter, I could do ANYTHING”. Inspiration from saving the environment. Starting Story of Sanctuary. Story of meeting his co-founders at Sanctuary. Power-lifting. Future plans. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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    26 Sept 2022

    #3 Keer Liu - From Big-Tech to Start-up; From Software Engineer to Head of Growth

    Keer Liu is a computer science graduate from the University of Waterloo. During her time in College, she’s worked at some of the largest Tech firms such as Uber, Slack, Coinbase, and Apple. At one interesting encounter in a sandwich shop, she met a friend who later founded a start-up that was selected by YC W22. She soon joined the start-up as the Chief Marketing Officer. Within one year, Keer helped the start-up grow to 1 Million Users. She’s now the Head of Global Growth for a Series A+ start-up called API7.ai (http://api7.ai/) where they help engineers and teams manage traffic for APIs and micro-services. Keer also received early admission to the UC Berkeley MBA program during her senior year. Our Topics Include: Upbringing & Coming to Canada Co-op experience @ Apple, Uber, Slack, Coinbase, Silicon Valley Start-ups. Sandwich shop story: Joining as the CMO of a YC Start-up. From Software Engineer to  Marketing Expert. How she grew the start-up to 1 Million Users. Challenges of running a start-up. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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    19 Sept 2022

    #2 How Lianna turned her school project into an assistive device that change lives

    Lianna Genovese is the CEO & founder of Imaginable solutions. She created an assistive device called Guided Hands at the age of 19 to help people with limited hand mobility to write, paint, draw and access tech through touch screens. Since the founding of the company, Lianna has won multiple awards including the 2021 Canadian National James Dyson Award, 2022 People's Choice Award at the Arthritis Society, and 2021 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. She also recently secured institutional investment from a group of US Impact Investors In our conversation we talked about: How Lianna turned her school project into a real business How Lianna overcomes her fears and obstacles as a female solo-founder Routines & Habits that helped her to balance school and start-up This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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    11 Sept 2022

    #1 Mohammed Wasif | Founder of Sumer, 15-Minutes Delivery Start-up

    Mohammed is a recent graduate from the University of Toronto, Mohammed and Frank started Sumer in 2020 to deliver groceries to residence students in 15 minutes. Since the launch of the start-up, Sumer had attracted more than 3000 users, partnered with 7 University residences, and accumulated more than 37 locations of partnerships with local grocery stores. Mohammed was also selected to be a member of an incubator program called Next36 where they select 36 of the most entrepreneurial undergrads in the entire nation of Canada. This is the very first and experimental episode of the Ideas Can't Wait podcast, in this episode we talked about the following topics: Why Frank Started the podcast; Where is Frank going in his career; Starting Story of Sumer; Why & How Sumer Failed; Learnings from doing Sumer; How family impacted Mohammed as founders; Start-up Mentalities; Our biggest struggles as young start-up founders; Future outlooks This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankt002.substack.com (https://frankt002.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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