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Founder Unfiltered

Most investors say they back founders. David Mandel actually means it — and he has 500 angel investments and 28 years as an operator to prove the difference. David Mandel built and exited four companies before writing his first venture check — and that operator experience completely changed how he evaluates founders. As Managing Partner […]

Most investors say they back founders. David Mandel actually means it — and he has 500 angel investments and 28 years as an operator to prove the difference. David Mandel built and exited four companies before writing his first venture check — and that operator experience completely changed how he evaluates founders. As Managing Partner […]

HostDavid Mandel
Episodes11 Available
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FOUNDER UNFILTEREDSep 21, 2026

500 Angel Investments Taught Me This | David Mandel | Emerging Ventures | BO#011 | Darshil Khunt

Most investors say they back founders. David Mandel actually means it — and he has 500 angel investments and 28 years as an operator to prove the difference. David Mandel built and exited four companies before writing his first venture check — and that operator experience completely changed how he evaluates founders. As Managing Partner […]

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500 Angel Investments Taught Me This | David Mandel | Emerging Ventures | BO#011 | Darshil Khunt
50:02
FOUNDER UNFILTEREDSep 21, 2026

500 Angel Investments Taught Me This | David Mandel | Emerging Ventures | BO#011 | Darshil Khunt

Most investors say they back founders. David Mandel actually means it — and he has 500 angel investments and 28 years as an operator to prove the difference. David Mandel built and exited four companies before writing his first venture check — and that operator experience completely changed how he evaluates founders. As Managing Partner […]

Built $1.4B Startup, Addiction & Suicide Letter | Rob Imbeault | BackBoard.io | BO#009 Darshil Khunt
50:27
FOUNDER UNFILTEREDSep 21, 2026

Built $1.4B Startup, Addiction & Suicide Letter | Rob Imbeault | BackBoard.io | BO#009 Darshil Khunt

Robert Imbeault is a serial entrepreneur, mental health advocate, and the founder of Backboard.io—the AI memory infrastructure company that just broke industry benchmarks with 90.1% accuracy. But before building the future of AI memory, Rob co-founded Assent Compliance and scaled it to a $1.4 billion valuation—all while privately battling addiction, trauma, and suicidal thoughts. In […]

Daniel Thompson – The Remote Work Trap | Flexibility X Burnout | Noma Collective | BO#008 | BreakOut
48:33
FOUNDER UNFILTEREDSep 21, 2026

Daniel Thompson – The Remote Work Trap | Flexibility X Burnout | Noma Collective | BO#008 | BreakOut

Daniel Thompson, founder of Noma Collective, reveals why remote work is broken—and how intentional community design is the only real solution to the loneliness crisis plaguing digital workers worldwide. In 2012, Daniel walked away from the music industry in London, disillusioned by fame, power, and empty promises. What started as a personal escape turned into […]

RenewCred vs The Broken Carbon System | Can They Win? Abhimanyu Rathi | BO#006 | BreakOut Podcast
34:30
FOUNDER UNFILTEREDSep 21, 2026

RenewCred vs The Broken Carbon System | Can They Win? Abhimanyu Rathi | BO#006 | BreakOut Podcast

🌍 Carbon credits. Climate change. Trust. Science.This episode is not theory — it’s a masterclass on fixing one of the messiest markets in the world. In this episode of BreakOut, Darshil Khunt sits down with Abhimanyu Rathi, Founder of RenewCred — a climate-tech entrepreneur, chemical engineer, and one of India’s earliest builders working on carbon […]

⚡ ‪Secret Weapon: How Noah’s TAIV Raised $15M to Kill TV Ads | BO#005 Darshil Khunt
38:45
FOUNDER UNFILTEREDSep 21, 2026

⚡ ‪Secret Weapon: How Noah’s TAIV Raised $15M to Kill TV Ads | BO#005 Darshil Khunt

FROM CANCER CHARITY TO $15M TECH EMPIRE: Noah Palansky’s Unfiltered Journey | TAIV.tv 🚨 This isn’t a glamorous tech fairytale – it’s a raw blueprint for building through hell. Forbes-featured founder Noah Palansky scaled TAIV.tv to 2,000+ venues after: ✅ Starting a cancer charity at age 12 when his mom was diagnosed ✅ Surviving COVID […]

$200B Credit Gap: How Rahul Nagar is Fixing India’s Finance Problem with KredMint | BO#002 |BreakOut
52:39
FOUNDER UNFILTEREDSep 21, 2026

$200B Credit Gap: How Rahul Nagar is Fixing India’s Finance Problem with KredMint | BO#002 |BreakOut

In this conversation, Darshil Khunt interviews Rahul Nagar, co-founder of KredMint, who shares his inspiring journey from a curious child tinkering with electronics to a successful entrepreneur in the fintech space. Rahul discusses the challenges he faced, including personal loss and career shifts, and how these experiences shaped his vision for KredMint, a platform aimed […]

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