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Venture In The South

Venture In The South

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5 days ago

S5:E204 David summarizes the past week in Venture and then Paul and I present for discussion the VentureSouth and my own personal Startup Investment Results for 2025. (discussion recorded 12.30.25) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Paul on X at https://x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On LinkedIn with Paul at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulclarkprivateequity/ We invite your feedback and suggest...

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S5:E204 David summarizes the past week in Venture and then Paul and I present for discussion the VentureSouth and my own personal Startup Investment Results for 2025. (discussion recorded 12.30.25) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Paul on X at https://x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On LinkedIn with Paul at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulclarkprivateequity/ We invite your feedback and suggest...

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Venture In The South

E204: David updates The Week in Venture and then we discuss our 2025 Startup Investment Results.

S5:E204 David summarizes the past week in Venture and then Paul and I present for discussion the VentureSouth and my own personal Startup Investment Results for 2025. (discussion recorded 12.30.25) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Paul on X at https://x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On LinkedIn with Paul at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulclarkprivateequity/ We invite your feedback and suggest...

5 days ago

43 minutes

Venture In The South

E203: The Week in Venture and the significant events in Venture for 2025 with strategic planning in 2026.

S4:E203 David summarizes the past week in Venture and then looks back at the most significant events in Venture for 2025. He then follows with some strategic planning ideas for Angels and Founders in 2026. (recorded 12.28.25) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Paul on X at https://x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On LinkedIn with Paul at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulclarkprivateequity/ W...

1 week ago

23 minutes

Venture In The South

E202: A Holliday Venture Update and then a discussion on Tokenization of Real World Assets

S4:E202 David gives a Holliday Venture Update, then I’m joined by Andrew Elliott and William Trible, formerly of Crypto startup RoundlyX. They both have substantial industry experience with Blockchain as a product tool and we’ll be discussing some of the practical and technical aspects of using Blockchain technology for Tokenizing Real World Assets. We’ll be focusing specifically on alternative investments like private equity and real estate that do not have liquid markets like public equitie...

2 weeks ago

52 minutes

Venture In The South

E201: An AI Bubble Update and the Southeastern US investment thesis.

S4:E201 David gives an AI Bubble Update, then an encore presentation of The Southeastern US Investment Thesis from E123. That thesis is critical for Southern Investors to keep their eye on the investment ball and is worth repeating. What I mean by ‘keeping your eye on the investment ball’ is that IRR, rather than Multiple on Invested Capital or MOIC, is the most meaningful metric for startups. And because startup investments in the Southern US are different from the West Coast and the Northea...

3 weeks ago

40 minutes

Venture In The South

E200: The Venture Update and an update on past interesting companies and topics.

S4:E200 David gives The Venture Update, then Paul and David updates listeners on some of the Startups and topics reviewed in the last 100 shows. (recorded 11.25.25) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Paul on X at https://x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On LinkedIn with Paul at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulclarkprivateequity/ We invite your feedback and suggestions at www.ventureinthesouth.com...

1 month ago

39 minutes

Venture In The South

E199: The Venture Update and a short story on Healthcare

S4:E199 David gives The Venture Update and then shares a 'What-If' story about how innovative healthcare could replace our broken and unsustainable Health Industrial Complex. (recorded 11.30.25) Consumer Directed Healthcare, An Innovative Solution To Our Current Unsustainable Healthcare System Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Paul on X at https://x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On LinkedIn wit...

1 month ago

17 minutes

Venture In The South

E198: The Venture Update and a special episode on Tokenization of Real World Assets.

S4:E198 David gives The Venture Update, then Paul joins with a special segment on Tokenization of Real World Assets. Paul and I thought we’d spice up your Thanksgiving with a technical challenge: Tokenization. This is a rapidly developing innovation in FinTech that is likely to touch all investors in the future, particularly younger investors. It offers investors the promise of maximum liquidity, ROI on tokens held and near instant transaction settlement, all recorded on the block chain. We w...

1 month ago

30 minutes

Venture In The South

E197: The Venture Update and a special episode on Data Center Power

S4:E197 David gives The Venture Update and then introduces a special segment with Guest Co-Host Karl Rábago, a utility lawyer, who shares his perspective on the issues contributing to the Data Center Power Struggle and how winners and losers will emerge. (review recorded 10.29.25) Follow David on X at https://x.com/DGRollingSouth Connect On LinkedIn with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ Follow Paul on X at https://x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On LinkedIn with Paul at http...

1 month ago

1 hour 3 minutes

Venture In The South

E196: The Venture Update and an update on recent changes to the QSBS tax exclusion.

S4:E196 David gives The Venture Update with a special segment on the potential impact of Quantum Tokens on the blockchain. Then Paul provides a brief update on the current status of Capital Gains Tax Exclusion for gains on Qualified Small Business Stock or QSBS with Ben Glenn, an accountant specializing in startups. The One Big Beautiful Bill substantially updated the QSBS rules, solidifying one of the key incentives for startup investing for stock issued on or after July 5, 2025. (review rec...

2 months ago

32 minutes

Venture In The South

E195: The Venture Update and review of BIP Venture’s 2025 report on the ‘State of startups in the Southeast’.

S4:E195 David gives The Venture Update and then Paul and David review BIP Venture’s 2025 report on the ‘State of startups in the Southeast’. We cover the strengths, weaknesses and what's not included. (review recorded 10.22.25) Tim Higgins' WSJ article "Is OpenAI Becoming Too Big To Fail" Chris Mims WSJ article on Small Model AI State of Startups in the Southeast Follow David and Paul: https://x.com/DGRollingSouth https://x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin...

2 months ago

40 minutes

Venture In The South

E194: The Venture Update and an interview with Mike Carnes of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center

S4:E194 David covers The Venture Update for the week and then Paul interviews Mike Carnes of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center about recent challenges in dealing with the Foreign Risk constraints for US Biotech Startups that win SBIR Grants. (interview recorded 9.29.25) Follow David and Paul: https://x.com/DGRollingSouth https://x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulclarkprivateequity/ We invite your fe...

2 months ago

32 minutes

Venture In The South

E193: The Venture Update and an interview with Dan Haight, an entrepreneur and experienced Angel Investor.

S4:E193 David covers The Venture Update and then Paul interviews Dan Haight, an experienced Investor who tells his personal story of Angel Investing, what works for him and what doesn’t. (interview recorded 9.23.25) Mothering Across ContinentsSM (MAC) a 501c3 non-profit Follow David and Paul: https://x.com/DGRollingSouth https://x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrisell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulclarkprivateequity/ We invite your feedba...

2 months ago

37 minutes

Venture In The South

E192: The Venture Update and an interview with Runbin Dong, Founder of Scale Social

S4:E192 David covers The Venture Update and then interviews Runbin Dong, Founder of Scale Social, an innovative social marketing platform that harnesses short video format testimonials for multisite service businesses. Scale Social validates authentic customer reviews while avoiding fake reviews and doesn't require customers to provide personal information. It has gained significant market traction in the first year of operation and successfully closed a Seed Round of financing. (discussion r...

2 months ago

50 minutes

Venture In The South

E191: The current state of AI with Josh Miller, CEO of Gradient Health and the Venture Update

S4:E191 David gives the Weekly Update on Venture and then guest co-host Josh Miller, CEO of Gradient Health which is a data provider for Medical AI Model developers, joins David in a wide ranging discussion of what is AI, where is it going, what works about it and what doesn't, and how will it make money. (discussion recorded 9.23.25) David's Consumer Directed Healthcare (CDH) solution White Paper Follow David and Paul: https://x.com/DGRollingSouth https://x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On Li...

3 months ago

43 minutes

Venture In The South

E190: The Weekly Insights in Venture and then David gets an update on HealthyCell from CEO Doug Giampapa

S4:E190 David summarizes The Weekly Insights in Venture and then gets an update on HealthyCell from CEO Doug Giampapa. HealthyCell is a neutraceutical provider of a proprietary supplement gel that is easier to swallow than multiple pills and provides far better absorption. Doug updates listeners on their current primary channel, DTC with metrics. He also talks about aspirations to gradually develop a national retail presence. Then finally, Doug talks a bit about his own startup investin...

3 months ago

45 minutes

Venture In The South

E189 The Weekly Insights into Venture and then David and Paul discuss Exits

S4:E189 David covers The Weekly Insights into Venture and then David and Paul discuss the Good, the Bad and the Ugly in the Startup exits we’ve had this year. It’s the goal of every startup investment to exit for a princely sum but the journey is frequently a winding path with many detours, hopefully leading to an attractive reward at the end of the journey. (interview recorded 9.12.25) The Jeremy Blum article from Seeking Alpha on AI Valuations Follow David and Paul: https://x.com/DGRolli...

3 months ago

54 minutes

Venture In The South

E188 The Weekly Insights into Venture and Paul interviews Grady Johnson, Executive Director at the Harbor Entrepreneur Center

S4:E188 David covers The Weekly Insights into Venture and then Paul interviews Grady Johnson, Executive Director at The Harbor Entrepreneur Center in Charleston, SC. He talks about the dramatic growth of the startup ecosystem in Charleston, the kind of companies they attract, their Mentors and how Harbor supports them. (interview recorded 9.4.25) Rebecca Szkutak's article on The Golden Age of Robotics at TechCrunch Follow David and Paul: https://x.com/DGRollingSouth https://x.com/PalmettoAn...

3 months ago

43 minutes

Venture In The South

E187 The Weekly Insights into Venture and David interviews Tacilent.ai CEO Ron Johnson

S4:E187 David covers The Weekly Insights into Venture and then interviews Tacilent.ai CEO Ron Johnson. Tacilent is an AI-native enterprise risk management platform that turns risk management into continuous resilience with predictive risk intelligence. They came out of Stealth in September of ‘24 and are on track to hit over $1M in ARR by Q1 of ‘26. They have bootstrapped this growth to date and were recognized this year as one Georgia’s top 40 most innovative companies. Ron explains the busi...

4 months ago

51 minutes

Venture In The South

E186 The Weekly Update in Venture and David and Paul review the 2025 Angel Funder's Report from an investor perspective

S4:E186 David covers The Weekly Update in Venture followed by David and Paul's review the 2025 Angel Funders Report from an investor perspective. We talk about what the data in the report means, what is not there, what we would like to see in the future and how this data influences Seed Stage Startup Investing. (interview recorded 8.26.25) The ACA's 2025 Angel Funder's Report Follow David and Paul: https://x.com/DGRollingSouth https://x.com/PalmettoAngel Connect On LinkedIn: https://www.l...

4 months ago

49 minutes

Venture In The South

E185 The Weekly Update in Venture and Paul interviews John Harbison, a Board Member of the Angel Capital Association in Part 1 of the 2025 Angel Funder's Report

S4:E185 David provides The Weekly Update in Venture and then Paul interviews John Harbison, a Board Member of the Angel Capital Association and early advocate for hard data for startup investing. Paul and John discuss some of the highlights from the ACA's 2025 Angel Funders Report. Next week, Paul and I will share our own insights from the report in Part 2 on The Angel Funder's Report and discuss how the report helps Angels invest smarter. (interview recorded 8.11.25) Follow David and...

4 months ago

49 minutes