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Kartik Dabiru on Building Complystream, AI in Financial Crime, and Startup Success

Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture Capital

Release Date: 03/20/2025

Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture Capital

I am thrilled to have , the founder of , a serial entrepreneur, investor, and popular content creator focused on small business ownership. Nick cofounded and operates his primary business, Bolt Storage, a commercial real estate firm, which owns 1.9 million square feet of self-storage facilities across 62 locations in 11 states. He is the author of the new book, The Sweaty Startup. In this episode, Nick Huber, founder of The Sweaty Startup and Bolt Storage, shares his journey from building a “boring” service business to managing 1.9 million square feet of self-storage facilities...

Levi Velez Reed from Twig Ventures on Disrupting VC with Inclusivity and Conscious Capital

Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture Capital

Levi Velez Reed is the founder of Twig Ventures is an investment syndicate specialising in sustainable consumer products and tech startups across North America, targeting companies at the pre-seed to seed stage. In this episode, Levi Velez Reed, founder of Twig Ventures, shares his journey from bootstrapping a marketing agency in New York to launching an investment syndicate focused on sustainable consumer products and tech startups. He explains the impact of removing unconscious bias in VC funding, supporting underrepresented founders, and creating accessible accelerator programs like...

Greg Alexander from Collective 54 on Building and Scaling Boutique Firms

Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture Capital

I am thrilled to have , the founder of , the first mastermind community for thriving professional services firms. Collective 54 helps founders and leaders grow, scale and exit their firms bigger and faster. In this episode, Greg Alexander, founder of Collective 54 and author of The Boutique, shares his journey of building and scaling professional services firms. He explains the three life-cycle stages: Grow, Scale, and Exit, and the importance of moving away from trading time for money. Greg discusses the unique business model of Collective 54, monetisation strategies for boutique firms,...

How Renan Devillieres from OSS Ventures Is Reinventing Manufacturing with SaaS and AI

Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture Capital

Renan Devillieres is the CEO of OSS Ventures. Renan Devillieres is a CEO who is passionate about making a positive impact on society and the environment, and who believes in using technology to drive change. Renan has a wealth of experience in areas such as manufacturing operations, SaaS, and venture capital. Timestamps 01:00 – Renan’s unconventional path from Google search to joining McKinsey. 03:00 – Transition from factory director to building a tech startup; early failures and pivots. 05:10 – Moving to San Francisco, finding product-market fit, and exiting the company. 06:30...

Shubham Khoker on Scaling Startups, Growth Lessons, and the Future of AI Agents

Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture Capital

was the Head of Growth at . Topmate.io is a fast-growing online platform that connects freelancers and clients, he used to lead the growth strategy and execution for the company. rifa.ai founder. IIT bombay In this episode, Shubham Khoker, former Head of Growth at Topmate and founder of Rifa AI, shares his unconventional journey from UPSC preparation to the startup world, insights from scaling Topmate in India and the US, lessons from failed experiments, and the evolution of the creator economy. He discusses the future of AI in growth and operations, the difference between growth sales and...

Palash Soni on Building Goldcast and the Future of AI Video Marketing

Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture Capital

I am thrilled to have Palash Soni, the CEO of , an AI-powered B2B Video Campaign Platform that transforms marketing by putting video and events at the heart of the customer journey. In this episode, Palash Soni, CEO and Co-founder of Goldcast, shares how dropping out of Harvard Business School during the pandemic led to building an AI-powered B2B video marketing platform. Palash walks us through his early failures, the moment he saw the COVID tailwind, and how Goldcast scaled from zero to $1M ARR with Drift as an early customer. He also explains the future of AI-powered video content, why...

How Kishore Ravichandran from Plug and Play Backs Deep Tech and the Next $100M Startups

Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture Capital

Kishore Ravichandran is the investor at , the ultimate innovation platform. Over the past 15 years, PnP has brought together 35,000+ startups, 500+ world-leading corporations, and hundreds of venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies across 20+ industries In this episode, Kishore Ravichandran, Investor at Plug and Play Tech Center shares how a university program in Singapore sparked his passion for startups and led to a career in venture capital. Kishore explains Plug and Play’s global model—investing in over 2,000 startups, supporting them with a 550+ strong...

Redefining Luxury Fintech with Hugo Gomez from Bobo

Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture Capital

is the co-founder and CEO of , a fintech that caters to the unique needs of (U)HNWIs. Hugo has over 15 years of experience in traditional banking, including roles at HSBC and Banistmo In this episode, Hugo Gomez, Co-founder and CEO of Bobo Fintech, shares how his background in traditional banking led him to build a luxury fintech platform tailored for high-net-worth individuals. Hugo discusses how Bobo offers customizable financial experiences—from wearable payment devices to accounts for private staff—and why legacy banks are unprepared for the $84 trillion generational wealth...

Ilya Drozdov from Dwelly on AI in Lettings and Building High-Margin Businesses

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the CEO at , an AI-enabled Lettings & Property Management Marketplace, that boosts 3x margins of the letting agency in 2 months only. He previously co-founded the largest tech-enabled letting company in Eastern Europe that managed 10,000+ properties and reached $50M GMV in three years. In this episode, Ilya Drozdov, former Uber GM and CEO of Dwelly shares his journey from scaling Uber Russia to building tech-enabled property management platforms. He dives into lessons from managing fierce competition with Yandex, what made Uber’s playbook effective, and how Dwelly uses AI to transform...

The Super Upside Factor with Daniel Kang

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is the CEO & co-founder of Y-Combinator-backed startup , a marketplace that provides financing to influencers and allows fans to share in their success. He is the author of his new book - In this episode, Daniel Kang, author of The Super Upside Factor, shares his journey from consulting at BCG to venture capital at SoftBank and ultimately founding Flowbo, a Y Combinator-backed marketplace that helps creators access capital. He discusses the challenges of building Flowbo during COVID-19, securing early customers, and the importance of asymmetric bets in life and business. Daniel also...

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Kartik Dabbiru is the founder and CEO of ComplyStream, an innovative regulatory tech start-up venture dedicated to simplifying and unifying fragmented tools and compliance processes.

In this episode, Karthik Dabiru, founder and CEO of Complystream, shares his journey from product management to entrepreneurship in the FinTech space. He discusses the challenges and lessons learned while transitioning from traditional banking to a fast-paced FinTech environment, the inception of Complystream, and the importance of AI in streamlining financial crime operations. Karthik also highlights the significance of hiring the right talent, building a secure yet user-friendly platform, and the future enhancements planned for Complystream, and much more!

Timestamps

00:00 Karthik's Journey to Product Management

06:08 Transitioning to FinTech and Key Learnings

12:13 The Birth of Complystream

20:05 Navigating the Pre-Funding Phase

26:04 The Future of Product Development

29:39 Understanding Financial Crime Events

30:36 Navigating the Regulatory Tech Landscape

33:01 Optimizing Financial Operations with Compliance Stream

34:11 The Role of AI in Financial Crime Investigation

37:14 The UK FinTech Ecosystem and Regulatory Landscape

40:35 Key Metrics for Measuring Impact