Josh Kopelman co-founded First Round Capital in 2004 to reinvent seed-stage investing. Since that time, the firm has invested in over 300 emerging technology startups – becoming one of the most active venture capital firms in the country.

Tobias Peggs is CEO of Square Roots Urban Growers, hyper-local indoor farms spread across the boroughs of New York City and Grand Rapids.

Marc Randolph is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor, and investor. As co-founder and founding CEO of Netflix, he laid much of the groundwork for a service that’s grown to 150 million subscribers.

In this roundtable discussion, you’ll hear from University Professor who runs an angel investment group, an CEO and expert on unconscious bias, and a bootstrapping entrepreneur.

Danish’s Dhamani's vision is to empower everyone around the world to overcome their fear of public speaking and to become a better communicator. So, he created Orai, a mobile app that uses artificial intelligence to improve your speaking ability.

Erica Williams Simon is an award-winning host, social critic, entrepreneur and author focused on exploring the truth of who we are and how we want to live.

Jennifer Maher is the CEO over at 1776, a business incubator that has roots in Pennsylvania, DC, and Virginia. Kiera Smalls founded City Fit Girls: a citywide fitness club for women in Philadelphia.

Scott Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz where he is responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. Today, Andreessen Horowitz has over $10 billion in assets under management.

Christopher Wink is the Co-founder and CEO of Technically Media, a local news and events publishing company. Over the past 10 years, he's learned a lot about entrepreneurship.

Todd Bonin is a Senior Executive Producer over CNBC. He produces two live shows—Squawk on the Street and Squawk Alley—right on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Kevin O'Leary is an investor, businessman, and author best known as one of the Sharks on Shark Tank. In this episode, you’ll hear what Shark Tank investors are looking for when they’re pitched.

<p>Nolan Bushnell is best known as the creator of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese, though he has founded over 20 companies.</p><p>In this episode, you’ll hear the story of how Nolan launched the consumer video game industry with his invention of Pong.</p><p>He’ll also provide actionable insight on product iteration and early customer feedback.</p><p>This discussion was recorded live at LIFT Labs in Philadelphia, PA. It's lead by Sam Schwartz, the Chief Business Development Officer at Comcast.</p><br><p>Follow Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs online:</p><p><a href="https://lift.comcast.com/connect/" target="_blank">Join the Newsletter!</a></p><p><a href="comcastnbulift.com" target="_blank">comcastnbculift.com</a></p><p>@LIFT_Labs on <a href="https://app.pippa.io/shows/5c9905c929138d01702fe268/episodes/twitter.com/LIFT_Labs" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://app.pippa.io/shows/5c9905c929138d01702fe268/episodes/Instagram.com/lift_labs" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ComcastNBCULIFTLabs/" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><br /> For information regarding your data privacy, visit <a href='https://acast.com/privacy'>Acast.com/privacy</a>

Alex Banayan is a 26-year-old who has spent the past 7 years interviewing some of the most successful people in the world, including Lady Gaga, Larry King, and Bill Gates.

Michelle Caffrey is a reporter who covers technology and education for the Philadelphia Business Journal. In this conversation, she’ll share tips and advice for entrepreneurs who are looking to have their company or product featured in the press.