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Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Team Ignite Ventures

Welcome to Ignite, hosted by Brian Bell of Team Ignite Ventures. Join candid conversations with founders, investors, and thought leaders shaping the future of startups, tech, and venture capital. For informational purposes only, not investment advice or an offer to buy/sell securities.

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Ignite AI: Why Most AI Projects Fail to Deliver Real Business Value with Eric Siegel | Ep304

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 45 minOct 22, 2026

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Ignite Startups: How VoiceBit Is Transforming Restaurant Ordering with AI with Jay Patel | Ep303

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 41 minOct 20, 2026

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Ignite Marketing: How to Turn Customers into Lifelong Fans with David Meerman Scott | Ep302

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 54 minOct 15, 2026

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Ignite AI: The AI Gateway for Models, Agents and Multi-Device Inference with Jonathan Archer | Ep301

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 41 minOct 8, 2026

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Ignite Startups: Ganesh Padmanabhan on Building AI Infrastructure for Healthcare | Ep301

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 46 minOct 6, 2026

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Ignite Career: AI Is Changing the Rules of Tech Careers with Alana Karen | Ep299

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 49 minOct 2, 2026

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Ignite Startups: Why Corporate Training Is Being Rebuilt Around AI and Just-in-Time Learning | Ep298

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 45 minSep 29, 2026

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Ignite AI: How AI Can Let One Fund Controller Manage 10X More Capital with Rajesh Gopi | Ep297

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 42 minSep 22, 2026

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Ignite Marketing: The Real Growth Engine Behind Profitable Apps with Jonathan Maxim | Ep296

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 43 minSep 15, 2026

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Ignite Startups: Why Distribution Matters More Than Margins in Insurance Tech with Terry Wang | Ep295

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 51 minSep 10, 2026

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Ignite VC: The New Funding Models Founders Need to Know with Ethan Mayers | Ep294

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 49 minSep 8, 2026

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Ignite VC: The Startup Metrics VCs Actually Care About with Frank Mastronuzzi & Laurel Mintz | Ep293

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 36 minSep 1, 2026

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Ignite Psychology: How to Win High-Stakes Negotiations and Close Better Deals with Alex Adamo | Ep292

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 50 minAug 27, 2026

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Ignite Startups: How AI Is Reinventing Lifecycle Marketing with Neha Mittal | Ep291

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 40 minAug 24, 2026

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Ignite Startups: How AI Agents Are Transforming Procurement and Sourcing with Peter Cetale | Ep290

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 42 minAug 20, 2026

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Ignite Startups: Bhaskar Sunkara on Reinventing Business Analytics with AI | Ep289

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 54 minAug 17, 2026

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Ignite AI: Why the Next Great AI Companies Will Be Technology-First with Emmanuel Vallod | Ep288

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 42 minAug 13, 2026

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Ignite Startups: Taylor Offer on The Relationship Intelligence Platform Changing Go-to-Market | Ep287

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 45 minAug 10, 2026

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Ignite Political Economy: The Geopolitical Risks Founders Are Underpricing with Frank Lavin | Ep286

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 50 minAug 3, 2026

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Ignite Startups: Passive Sensors, Drone Swarms, and the Future of Air Defense with Deo Arlo | Ep285

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 39 minJul 27, 2026

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Ignite AI: The Future of Voice AI Testing and Self-Improving Agents with Tarush Agarwal | Ep284

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 36 minJul 20, 2026

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Ignite Startups: The AI-Powered PR Platform Built for Startups with Misha Makara | Ep283

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 45 minJul 15, 2026

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Ignite Product: Jeff Gothelf on Lean UX and Product Strategy in the Age of AI | Ep282

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 49 minJul 8, 2026

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Ignite Startups: How Adam Nash Built Daffy Into a $1B Donor-Advised Fund Platform | Ep281

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 54 minJul 6, 2026

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Ignite VC: How Jeffrey Becker Bets on Founders Before Product, Revenue, or Traction | Ep280

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 55 minJun 18, 2026

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Ignite VC: The Capital Markets Hack Founders Are Missing with Jonathan David Nelson | Ep279

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 48 minJun 16, 2026

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Ignite AI: Dennis Mortensen on Startup Failure, AI Agents, and Why Boring SaaS Problems Win | Ep268

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 1 hr 20 minJun 9, 2026

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Ignite VC: Charlie O’Donnell on Founder Unfriendly and the Real Game of Startup Fundraising | Ep277

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 58 minJun 5, 2026

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Ignite Design: Lauren Von Dehsen on Scaling UX, AI Design Tools, and Product Leadership | Ep276

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 44 minJun 3, 2026

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Ignite Startups: How ChargeMate Is Fixing EV Charging Reliability with AI with Brad Crist | Ep275

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 24 minMay 29, 2026

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Ignite: The Book — Eric Ries on Why Good Companies Go Bad in his new book: Incorruptible | Ep274

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 54 minMay 27, 2026

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Ignite Marketing: The Marketing Data Trap Every Founder Needs to Understand with Attila Tóth | Ep273

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 57 minMay 25, 2026

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Ignite Startups: The AI Infrastructure Layer Every Startup Will Need with Roy Pereira | Ep272

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 1 hr 4 minMay 20, 2026

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Ignite GTM: Alex Sobol on Building Trust, Pipeline, and Real Enterprise Relationships | Ep271

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 57 minMay 18, 2026

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Ignite UX: How to Avoid Building a Product No One Will Use with Bill Albert | Ep270

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 47 minMay 13, 2026

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Ignite Startups: Fixing Insurance for Small Businesses Using AI with Tanner Hackett | Ep268

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 43 minMay 9, 2026

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Ignite Startups: Building Human-Like AI Agents That Feel Real with Vish Hari | Ep269

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 58 minMay 8, 2026

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Ignite Singularity: The End of Venture as We Know It with David S. Rose | Ep267

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 1 hr 13 minMay 6, 2026

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Ignite Startups: How AI Search Is Reshaping Growth Strategies with Jochen Madler | Ep266

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 53 minMay 5, 2026

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Ignite VC: The Science of Startup Success and Behavioral Investing with Mike MacCombie | Ep265

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 58 minMay 4, 2026

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Ignite Startups: AI-Driven Defense and Continuous Security with Derek Foster | Ep264

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 52 minApr 30, 2026

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Ignite VC: How to Build and Scale B2B SaaS Startups in 2026 with Arun Penmetsa | Ep263

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 56 minApr 30, 2026

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Ignite VC: How to Build and Scale Startups in Any Market with Christian Schroeder | Ep262

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 44 minApr 28, 2026

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Ignite Startups: The Rise of Creator-Led Marketing in B2B with David Walsh | Ep261

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 42 minApr 23, 2026

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Ignite VC: The Truth About Seed Funding and How Venture Has Changed in 2026 with Ben Narasin | Ep260

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 1 hr 14 minApr 22, 2026

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Ignite Startups: The Truth About Venture Debt and Growth Capital with Ryan Ridgway | Ep259

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 41 minApr 17, 2026

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Ignite GTM: Data-Driven Growth Strategies for Early Startups with Neil Weitzman | Ep258

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 52 minApr 16, 2026

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Ignite Sales: Building a Repeatable Sales System That Drives Revenue with Glenn Poulos | Ep257

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 1 hr 11 minApr 15, 2026

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Ignite Startups: Building a Startup Without Coding or Funding with Henrik Werdelin | Ep256

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 52 minApr 14, 2026

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Ignite Legal: What Every Founder Needs to Know About IP Strategy with Dina Blikshteyn | Ep255

Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society

Audio · 46 minApr 13, 2026

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