In conversation with the people who make the start-up world go round. Join Aarish Shah as he talks to founders, investors, and operators across the tech and venture ecosystem exploring some of the lesser-heard stories and challenges they've faced as they try to build the future.https://nothingventured.tech/Follow Nothing Ventured on socialTwitter https://twitter.com/NVPodFacbook https://www.facebook.com/NothingVenturedPodTikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@nothingventuredpodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/nothingventuredpod/
Nothing Ventured
Claim This Podcastby Aarish Shah - EmergeONE
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In conversation with the people who make the start-up world go round. Join Aarish Shah as he talks to founders, investors, and operators across the tech and venture ecosystem exploring some of the lesser-heard stories and challenges they've faced as they try to build the future.https://nothingventured.tech/Follow Nothing Ventured on socialTwitter https://twitter.com/NVPodFacbook https://www.facebook.com/NothingVenturedPodTikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@nothingventuredpodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/nothingventuredpod/
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July 2, 2026
The Skills Crisis No One's Talking About | Drew Allen
What if the future of manufacturing is actually a return to the past? In this episode, Aarish sits down with Drew Allen, CEO of Grace Technologies, to explore why American and Chinese manufacturing dominance came from operators who also designed the machines and what happened when we lost that craft. They dig into: - How the PLC dumbed down the factory floor operator - Why creativity needs to be democratised beyond the R&D lab - Why hard technology has finally become a serious investable asset class - The skills gap threatening Western industrial resurgence - Why the UK keeps building world-class companies and then losing them - How adventure lies on the other side of yes Drew leads Grace Technologies, an electrical safety and predictive maintenance company operating across 60 countries, sits on the advisory board of Atom Power Inc., and hosts his own podcast, The Factory Futurist. Find Drew Allen online at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allendrew/ Twitter: https://x.com/GraceTechIA Grace Technologies: https://gracetechnologies.com This episode is sponsored by EmergeOne, fractional CFOs for venture backed tech startups from Seed to Series B. Get in touch at https://emergeone.co.uk/contact-us/ or join the CFO team at https://emergeone.co.uk/join-the-cfo-team/ Sign up for EmergeOne’s weekly newsletter, Off Balance at https://off-balance.beehiiv.com/subscribe #Manufacturing #HardTech #VentureCapital #NothingVentured #Industrial #Startups #Entrepreneurship #FactoryFuturist #GraceTechnologies
June 25, 2026
June 2026 Venture Capital & AI Market Breakdown | The SpaceX IPO Changes Everything?
June 2026 Venture Capital & AI Market Breakdown | The SpaceX IPO Changes Everything? June wasn't just another AI news cycle. It was the month the venture capital concentration story finally spilled into the public markets. In this episode of Nothing Ventured, we break down the biggest developments shaping venture capital, startups, AI, and deep tech. From SpaceX's record-breaking IPO and the return of public market liquidity to the rise of AI infrastructure, fusion energy, world models, and enterprise AI, we explore where capital is really flowing—and who is actually getting paid. We discuss: 🚀 SpaceX's historic IPO and what it means for startup exits 💰 Why liquidity remains the biggest challenge in venture capital 📈 The barbell effect reshaping the VC market 🤖 Enterprise AI, productivity tools, and AI infrastructure investments ⚡ Helion's fusion energy breakthrough and the future of physical AI 🧠 Odyssey, world models, and the next frontier of AI 🔄 Why secondaries are becoming a critical source of liquidity 🏗️ The growing importance of chips, compute, power, and AI infrastructure While the headlines focus on mega-rounds and trillion-dollar valuations, the reality is more nuanced. June 2026 revealed a venture market where the biggest winners continue to attract capital and liquidity, while much of the ecosystem still faces a difficult fundraising and exit environment. 🎙️ Subscribe for weekly conversations on venture capital, startups, technology, innovation, and the future of business. This episode is sponsored by EmergeOne, fractional CFOs for venture backed tech startups from Seed to Series B. Get in touch at https://emergeone.co.uk/contact-us/ or join the CFO team at https://emergeone.co.uk/join-the-cfo-team/ Sign up for EmergeOne’s weekly newsletter, Off Balance at https://off-balance.beehiiv.com/subscribe #VentureCapital #AI #SpaceX #Startups #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews #DeepTech #FusionEnergy #VC #PrivateMarkets #IPO #Innovation #NothingVentured #Technology #Investing
June 18, 2026
Are We Raising a Generation That Can't Think? | Rahim Hirji
In a world where anyone can prompt an LLM, what actually makes you valuable? Rahim Hirji author of SuperSkills, founder of Box of Amazing, and former international growth lead at Quizlet joins Aarish on Nothing Ventured to explore the skills that will define the next decade of work, learning and leadership. In this episode: - The SuperSkills ladder every person and immigrant family goes through - Why synthetic seniority is quietly breaking organisations - Should kids use AI? Raheem's hard line at age 14 explained - How companies are becoming "reverse pyramids" and why it'll backfire - Why human at the start matters as much as human in the loop - The truth about edtech: scale vs. efficacy and what founders get wrong - Why accessibility beats rigor when teaching AI strategy to leaders Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction: Who is Rahim Hirji? 01:30 – The SuperSkills ladder explained 04:20 – Why the immigrant mindset fuels better entrepreneurs 12:00 – Why "soft skills" is the worst name for the hardest skills 14:15 – The danger of replacing juniors with AI 24:00 – Synthetic seniority: the illusion of experience 31:00 – Should kids use AI? The case for waiting until 14 43:30 – Protection vs agency: the parenting trade off 50:15 – Truth, Trust & Taste: the three T's AI can't replace 54:00 – Why reverse pyramids will backfire on corporates 01:01:00 – Human at the start vs human in the loop 01:08:00 – What edtech got wrong 01:25:30 – The beach bar that perfectly summed up human + AI 01:34:00 – Contrarian take: ask what AI shouldn't do 01:37:00 – What moves Rahim emotionally 01:41:00 – Where to find Rahim & the Superskills book Find Rahim Hirji online at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahimhirji/ Book Superskills: https://superskills.com This episode is sponsored by EmergeOne, fractional CFOs for venture backed tech startups from Seed to Series B. Get in touch at https://emergeone.co.uk/contact-us/ or join the CFO team at https://emergeone.co.uk/join-the-cfo-team/ Sign up for EmergeOne’s weekly newsletter, Off Balance at https://off-balance.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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