Episode 9: The Factor with Sonny Mayugba and Linda Pouliot, CEO & Founder, dishcraft

Episode 8: The Factor with Sonny Mayugba and Sachin Rekhi, Co-Founder & CEO, Notejoy

Episode 7: The Factor with Sonny Mayugba and Tracy Lawrence, Co-Founder, Chewse

Episode 6: The Factor with Sonny Mayugba and Craig Donato, Chief Business Officer, Roblox

Get ready for a fierce conversation from one of the best product and business minds in tech, Amanda Richardson, CEO of CoderPad. In Ep. 5 of The Factor, we'll talk about HotelTonight where Amanda led product, data, and strategy, Prezi where Amanda led product, Snagajob where Amanda led product (see a theme here?), being a CEO, setting up a board, the state of venture capital, how companies should setup an infrastructure of growth, and how women in tech can run the world.

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, we dined at restaurants, hopped on planes to visit new cities, dropped toddlers off at daycare, and danced the night away at family & corporate gatherings, without a second thought. Now, local health policies, outbreak levels, and guidance from local community officials is paramount to navigating a COVID-19 world. But for how long? How do we open society back up responsibly? A group of brilliant people are embarking on a technology solution to navigate life and they call it CVKey. In this episode of the Factor, we explore their solution and what the benefits and potential risks will be with the adoption of CVKey. About CVKey: CVKey Project believes that living with COVID-19 will require interconnected actions to drive positive community outcomes. That’s why we’re building a suite of privacy-first, open-source applications that can help us reopen. We believe clear communication, informed health status, and responsible access to schools, offices, and society are critical to fighting COVID-19 together.

Next up, in Episode 3, we'll host Special Guest Lomit Patel, VP of Growth at IMVU. Not only is Lomit a master of user acquisition, retention and monetization, he's a black belt in guiding companies to the highest levels of exponential growth. Sonny and Lomit will rewind back to the memorable turning points in Lomit's career then riff on what's next in the metaverse of 3D social networking at IMVU. Plus, you'll get insight into how Lomit approaches startup growth with the aid of artificial intelligence, all of which are included in his bestselling book, "Lean AI."

During Episode 2, Sonny will chat with Bethany Iverson, Co-Founder/COO of The Coven - an inclusive Minneapolis-based women’s co-working startup, about the many challenges and opportunities The Coven co-founders faced in their first few years of business. Bethany will speak to making quick decisions and pivoting through the COVID-19 pandemic and how The Coven provided a safe space at their HQ in Minneapolis for protestors against police brutality. Video includes a live audience Q&A.

Throughout the course of a startup’s lifetime, there are multiple factors that influence the rise or fall of some of our most beloved products and communities. Join Spero Ventures for Episode 1: The Factor, where Sonny Mayugba, EIR at Spero Ventures, interviews Dribbble CEO, Zack Onisko, to uncover the influential turning points within the startup journey of the company. In this episode, we will feature Special Guest Zack Onisko, CEO at Dribbble. Sonny will chat with Zack about the many surreal highs and lows of his startup journey and the ‘factors’ that led Dribbble to become one of the top social networking platforms for digital designers and creatives. During this virtual video chat, Sonny will bring his most authentic questions to the table to help us get a glimpse of Zack’s most memorable experiences in tech, the critical moments in his life that led him to the here and now, and what he's doing when he isn't running Dribbble. Grab your drinks and popcorn for this fun-filled, authentic virtual series where you'll get front row seats to a whole new kind of startup experience. Join us for an insightful chat followed by an AMA discussion where you can ask Zack anything from entrepreneurship to marketing & growth to company building and more.