Innovation with Mark Peter Davis

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Welcome to Innovation with Mark Peter Davis, a podcast dedicated to innovation, truth, and education. Through fireside chats with entrepreneurs, industry leading executives, and creative minded business folk, I'll highlight the society altering transformations that are happening all around us while providing crucial entrepreneurial advice. Pickup tips from founders who sold their company for hundreds of millions of dollars. Discover how everyday materials and goods are being reinvented by science. Learn about the current state of space exploration and the space industry from the CEO of a rocket company. Join him on this expedition to learn about the innovations that are changing our world and the way we exist. Don’t forget to subscribe and follow on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Medium.

Episode Date
Defying Gravity: A Lookback At 2025 & Deep Dive Into The Macro Forces Shaping 2026
Feb 26, 2026
Saving Healthcare: How Meroka Is Empowering Doctors To Stay Independent
Feb 12, 2026
The Power of Suggestion: Inside the Psychology of High-Stakes Selling
Jan 29, 2026
The Gold Standard for Seed VC: Inside Primary
Jan 15, 2026
2026 Predictions Episode
Dec 16, 2025
ROI Driven Philanthropy with Mark Gerson
Nov 19, 2025
Building Ethical Businesses and Raising Conscious Leaders
Oct 23, 2025
David vs. Goliath: Winning When You're the Underdog
May 22, 2025
Scaling Smart: Unlocking Startup Growth with Outsourcing
May 08, 2025
How to Know If Your Startup Idea Is Big Enough to Win
Apr 24, 2025
Garry Tan of Y Combinator: How Innovation Is Changing
Apr 10, 2025
The Legal Blueprint for Startups: What Founders Must Know Before Incorporating
Mar 27, 2025
China 2025: The Big Picture & On-the-Ground Insights
Mar 13, 2025
Art or Science? The Secrets & Methods Behind Seed-Stage Startup Valuations
Feb 27, 2025
Shoveling $h!t: Startup Cheat Codes & New Book from Serial Founders Kass & Mike Lazerow
Feb 13, 2025
Tackling Taxes: What Every Startup Needs to Know
Jan 30, 2025
2025 Predictions Episode
Dec 18, 2024
How to Fund Your Startup: Navigating the Full Spectrum of Investor Options
Dec 05, 2024
Reimagining Storytime: Wendy's Mission to Reinvent Reading for Kids
Nov 15, 2024
How Much Equity Should You Give Early Employees? A Guide to Structuring Your Startup’s Cap Table to Fuel Growth and Attract Investors
Oct 31, 2024
Future of Warfare: How Rapid Innovation is Affecting Military Strategy
Oct 17, 2024
Decoding Startup Funding: The Art and Science Behind Determining Your Raise
Oct 03, 2024
Fighting Business Fraud: How BizDefender Protects Small Companies
Sep 19, 2024
Apple's Big AI Reveal + A Breakdown of Pay-to-Play
Jun 27, 2024
Global Market Recap: 2024 Mid-Year Analysis
Jun 20, 2024
Building Your B2C Customer Base: A Step-by-Step Guide
May 30, 2024
Diversification Demystified: Creating a Balanced Portfolio
May 09, 2024
The Human Factor: How Hiring Shapes Your Organization
Apr 11, 2024
A Deep Dive Into Vertical Software
Apr 04, 2024
The Downstream Effect of Reddit's IPO, Implications of the Residential Realtor Settlement, and What Boeing's Struggles Means for American Industry.
Mar 28, 2024
Impact of AI Across Real Estate and Various Sectors: A Discussion at The Annual Columbia Business School Real Estate Symposium
Mar 21, 2024
Doing Things that Don't Scale: Unpacking An Important Concept for Startups
Mar 15, 2024
Are We Having a Soft Landing on a Minefield?
Mar 07, 2024
How to Effectively Test Your MVP
Feb 23, 2024
The Impact of Conflict on Israel’s Startup Ecosystem
Feb 15, 2024
Using Space To Make Life Better On Earth with Dylan Taylor of Voyager Space
Feb 08, 2024
2024 Predictions Episode
Dec 21, 2023
Are Rate Cuts Coming? Breaking Down this Week's Big Fed Announcement.
Dec 15, 2023
Level Up Your Life: A List of Helpful Apple Features, Apps, Software and Must Reads
Dec 07, 2023
Entrepreneurial Essentials: The Pillars of Founder Success
Nov 30, 2023
Unraveling Market Mysteries: A Deep Dive with Chris Zhang on Fed Influence and Global Turbulence
Nov 16, 2023
Mastering Pricing Strategy: Unveiling the Art of Business Positioning
Nov 09, 2023
Creating Value for Real Estate Investors by Creating Value for People with Amy Rubenstein of Clear Investment Group LLC
Nov 02, 2023
The Boardroom Blueprint: Maximizing Investor Relationships for Entrepreneurs
Oct 26, 2023
What a lackluster IPO market means for the venture ecosystem + insights on the changing VC landscape
Oct 20, 2023
Our 100th Episode! How to pivot your startup and why it’s important / shouldn’t get a bad rap.
Oct 12, 2023
Navigating the Changing Financial Landscape: A Conversation on Interest Rates, Politics, and Market Outlook
Oct 05, 2023
Prepare Your Mind: Nutrition for Mental Wellbeing and Hygiene with Zak Williams of PYM
Sep 21, 2023
Is a VC market upswing coming? Plus, how to hit the ground running after the summer slow down & how to craft a compelling value proposition.
Sep 14, 2023
Summer Survival Guide for Founders: How to Navigate the Lull, Fundraising Tactics and Useful Parenting Strategies
Jul 13, 2023
The Secrets to Managing Distributed Teams with Adam Nathan of Almanac
Jul 06, 2023
How to construct a team and make your first hires + has the initial AI hype bubble burst?
Jun 29, 2023
The importance of KPIs and how to avoid analysis paralysis
Jun 22, 2023
Effects of the recent debt ceiling resolution, the dichotomy of the stock market and bond market, and the butterknife problem
Jun 15, 2023
Approaching Venture Capital with Intention w/ Seth Levine of Foundry
Jun 08, 2023
Ethics in the portfolio/VC relationship + a step by step guide for iterating your MVP
Jun 01, 2023
Unlocking Capital: The Power of Venture Debt for Startups with Billy Libby of Upper90
May 25, 2023
The ultimate guide to bootstrapping your startup + a conversation about the recalibration of Series C valuations
May 18, 2023
China Has Arrived: A Deep Dive Into China's Tech Surge and Increased Standard of Living with Chris Zhang, Partner & CIO of Interplay Family Office
May 11, 2023
The Secret to Building A Killer Minimum Viable Product + How to Bank Without the Panic: A Brainstorm on How to Stop Bank Runs
May 01, 2023
How the AI horse race will impact the future of search, validating your MVP, is the dark cloud of the FTX scandal gone and an update on the inflation battle
Apr 24, 2023
Solving the Multi-Generational Wealth Puzzle with Taylor Adams of Belief Partners
Apr 13, 2023
How & when to build your startup’s sales team, a discussion about the open governance opportunities that come with crypto, and a deep dive into the modern tech-enabled restaurant industry with Vivian Wang of Landed
Mar 30, 2023
The game theory of a bank run, navigating advisor relationships, and bond laddering explained
Mar 21, 2023
Banking Madness: A before and after analysis of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, plus what really happened with Silvergate
Mar 16, 2023
Tax tips for startups, content checkin including our go to sources for news, and indexing against sandbagging
Mar 09, 2023
How to Build & Develop a Venture Capital Firm with Peter Hebert of Lux Capital
Mar 02, 2023
A breakdown of the tech innovation cycle, Tesla’s recall, the importance of customer support, Brett is back with a state of crypto and blockchain update, and spy balloon madness
Feb 23, 2023
VC pace is picking up, messy earnings results, and Startup Tip of the Week: How startups land partnerships Part 2
Feb 16, 2023
The power of partnerships for startups, Q1 tech earnings, surprise January jobs data + interview with Tomer Biger of Noble about embedded finance
Feb 07, 2023
The new Series A is the old Series A… again, the institutionalization of venture capital, B2B pricing strategies, the strength of USD, and households are starting conserve capital
Jan 31, 2023
2023 Predictions & How Founders Should Navigate The Near Future
Dec 21, 2022
Is AI going to replace us, Co-Founder relationship management, China’s updated Covid policy, and Russian oil price cap
Dec 13, 2022
VC deal flow is down and insider rounds are up, Apple’s in-app purchase policy and what it mean for mobile blockchain adoption, China’s zero Covid policy protests, and community building startup advice
Dec 06, 2022
Twittertainment, social media strategies for startups, how to use crypto principles to avoid another FTX + interview with Jehan Luth of Banyan
Nov 22, 2022
Partner Meeting: Are tech layoffs an indicator of what’s to come, CPI data that’s not bad news, FTX and the ensuing crypto mayhem, and how to build marketplaces
Nov 15, 2022
The danger of overcapitalizing a startup, Reddit releases NFTs, pricing strategies + interview with Alon Talmor of Ask-AI
Nov 10, 2022
Doing Good Can Make You Money with Tensie Whelan, Director of NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
Nov 03, 2022
Partner Meeting: What founders should do when deals aren’t getting done, China’s 20th National Congress results and what it means for the global economy, Q3 earnings start to roll in, OFAC sanctions in crypto, and should you have a co-founder
Oct 25, 2022
The Fintech VC Powerhouse & Penetrating the LATAM Market with Mike Packer of QED Investors
Oct 20, 2022
Partner Meeting: Resetting the bones of the economy, work-life integration, interoperability and Cosmos, and the importance of customer insights
Oct 13, 2022
Reimagining Surrogacy with Dr. Brian Levine of Nodal
Oct 06, 2022
Partner Meeting: VC’s current pace, corporations and NFT adoption, BOE's intervention attempt & Interplay’s Superman Analysis
Oct 04, 2022
Growth Hacking With PR with Gregory Galant of Muck Rack and The Shorty Awards
Sep 29, 2022
FICO Scores: A Complete Breakdown with Freddie Huynh
Sep 22, 2022
LATAM Awakening as a Tech Hub | Jose Bonilla, Co-Founder & CEO of Chiper
Sep 15, 2022
Summer Break 2022 Announcement
Jul 07, 2022
Next Gen Sports Media with Dan Porter of Overtime
Jun 30, 2022
Making Crypto Accessible to the Masses with Michael Sonnenshein of Grayscale Investments
Jun 23, 2022
Democratizing Machine Learning to Predict the Future with Richard Harris of Black Crow AI
Jun 02, 2022
How to Sell Your Startup with Andrew Gazdecki of MicroAcquire
May 19, 2022
Solving The Admin Nightmare For Private Markets with Ryan Eisenman of Arch
May 12, 2022
20% of Children Have Learning Differences, This Startup Is Here to Help | Diana Heldfond of Parallel
Apr 28, 2022
The Contrarian VC with Jeremy Levine of Bessemer Venture Partners
Apr 21, 2022
The Inside Scoop on the US Healthcare System with Chas Sanders of MARGIN
Apr 07, 2022
The Secret to Raising Capital for Your Company or VC Fund with Jason Kirby of Thunder.vc
Mar 31, 2022
NFT 2.0: Creating Real Value with Sterling Campbell of Minotaur
Mar 17, 2022
The King of Marketplaces with Fabrice Grinda of FJ Labs
Mar 10, 2022
Using Tech to Cure the Opioid Epidemic with Zack Gray of Ophelia
Mar 03, 2022
How To Get A Job In VC with John Gannon of The VC Careers Blog and GoingVC
Feb 17, 2022
From ConnectU to SumZero, The Journey of Divya Narendra
Feb 10, 2022
Tovala: Building a Subscription Unicorn with David Rabie, Co-Founder & CEO of Tovala
Feb 03, 2022
Blitzscale or Die: A How to Guide For Startups & Founders with Chris Yeh of Blitzscaling Ventures
Jan 27, 2022
Helping Homeowners Access Trapped Home Equity with Jarred Kessler of EasyKnock
Jan 20, 2022
The Ultimate Personalized Journey For Customers with Vivek Sharma of Movable Ink
Jan 13, 2022
Winter Break Announcement
Dec 23, 2021
Emotional Learning Products for Kids… and Their Parents with the Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Slumberkins
Dec 16, 2021
Reimagining The Furniture Industry with Stephen Kuhl of Burrow
Dec 09, 2021
Helping Renters Get Into Homes with Michael Rudoy of Jetty
Dec 02, 2021
Debt Financing & Venture Capital: An Unlikely Synergy with Ali Hamed of CoVenture
Nov 18, 2021
How do we teach 2B children? Democratizing Access to Tutors With AI | Nhon Ma of Numerade
Nov 11, 2021
Killing Debt With Tech To Save Americans w/ Jason Saltzman of Relief
Nov 04, 2021
Operator Turned VC: How Eniac Ventures Acts Like A Startup Player-Coach w/ Nihal Mehta, Co-Founder of Eniac Ventures
Oct 28, 2021
What WeWork Taught Us & The PR Playbook w/ Maureen Farrell of The New York Times and The Cult of We
Oct 21, 2021
The Next VC Frontier & Inside Silicon Valley w/ Sam Lessin, GP at Slow Ventures & Co-Founder of Fin
Oct 14, 2021
US-China: Tech, Politics and Avoiding War w/ Zheng Huang of Committee of 100
Oct 07, 2021
VC Lessons From A VC Founder and Professor at Columbia Business School | Angela Lee of 37 Angels
Sep 30, 2021
New Orleans: A Blossoming Tech & Innovation Hub w/ Hal Callais of Callais Capital
Sep 23, 2021
How New York State Is Becoming the CleanTech Capital with John Lochner of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Sep 16, 2021
The Playbook for Starting A Food Company w/ Mike Tarullo of Banza
Sep 09, 2021
Summer Break Announcement!
Jul 22, 2021
Meet My Mentor: Lessons From Veteran Venture Capitalist & Entrepreneur Jed Katz of Javelin VP
Jul 15, 2021
How to Profit from NFTs & Redefining Professional Networking w/ Alex Taub, Co-Founder & CEO of Upstream
Jul 08, 2021
What LPs Wish GPs Knew According To One Of The Best LPs In The Industry, Beezer Clarkson of Sapphire Partners
Jul 01, 2021
Online Ordering Software for Restaurants w/ Noah Glass of Olo
Jun 24, 2021
Tech-Enabling Children's Healthcare w/ Darius Monsef, Founder & CEO of Brave Care
Jun 17, 2021
Digitizing the Lottery: How to Partner With The Government w/ Peter Sullivan, CEO of Jackpocket
Jun 10, 2021
VC School Is In Session! Valuable VC lessons from a Harvard Business School professor Jeff Bussgang
Jun 03, 2021
The Real Estate Tech Revolution with David S. Rose, Founder & CEO of US Real Estate Market
May 27, 2021
Building A $30B AUM Unicorn with Jon Stein, Founder of Betterment
May 20, 2021
The Midwest Startup Boom w/ Nick Moran of New Stack of Ventures
May 13, 2021
You Should Start Your Company In Atlanta | A convo with David Cummings of the Atlanta Tech Village, one of the country's largest innovation hubs
May 06, 2021
Techstars: Behind the Scenes of their Global Venture Capital Operation with Founder & Chairman David Cohen
Apr 29, 2021
The Future of Healthcare: In-Home Medicine w/ Zeel Founder & CEO Samer Hamadeh
Apr 22, 2021
Innovation in Los Angeles & Using Social Media as a Business Professional w/ Upfront Ventures Managing Partner Mark Suster
Apr 15, 2021
The Empathic VC: Supporting Founders & Giving Startups Time To Develop w/ Josh Stein of Threshold
Apr 08, 2021
This is how to win in venture capital with Greycroft Co-Founder & Partner Ian Sigalow
Apr 01, 2021
How VCs Get Money: The Capital Behind Venture Capital
Mar 25, 2021
Saving Earth by inventing new materials with Andras Forgacs, Co-Founder & CEO of Modern Meadow
Mar 18, 2021
Legal Cannabis in America with Ryan G. Smith, Co-Founder & CEO of LeafLink
Mar 11, 2021
The truth about wine with Philip James, Founder & CEO Penrose Hill / Firstleaf
Mar 04, 2021
Teaching the world how to code with Codecademy Co-Founder & CEO Zach Sims
Feb 24, 2021
Why Israel innovates faster & the role of community with Yaron Samid serial entrepreneur & Founder of TechAviv
Feb 18, 2021
Inside a Mega VC & University Entrepreneurship with Partner Peter Boyce II Partner at General Catalyst
Feb 11, 2021
Tech-enabled parenting, marketing wizardry and activating communities with Lisa Barnett Co-Founder, President, and CMO of Little Spoon
Feb 04, 2021
Winning in the enterprise space & the future of work with Jeff Wald Founder of WorkMarket
Jan 28, 2021
The truth about the space industry with Max Haot CEO of Launcher
Jan 20, 2021
Rebuilding the World Trade Center after 9/11, office space in a COVID shaped future, and the #1 investment to make in life with Tal Kerret of Silverstein Properties
Jan 14, 2021
Innovation with Mark Peter Davis
Jan 09, 2021