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The Baking Soda Podcast: Featuring Startup Companies on the Rise

The Baking Soda Podcast: Featuring Startup Companies on the Rise

Written by: Arif Damji & Kahini Shah
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What is universal, critical, unlimited in use cases, frequently innovated, effective and reliable? Hopefully, your startup, especially with some inspiration from baking soda.

We believe that successful startups share the same properties as this magical powder – namely, being essential, effective and adaptable. Together, and with all of you, we’ll delve further into the journey of early-stage companies and their adventurous CEOs.

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Episodes
  • Workweek: Reshaping professional networks for this century
    Dec 18 2024

    Join us as we chat with Adam Ryan, Co-founder and CEO of Workweek, and Hebba Youssef, CPO and Creator of I Hate It Here. Workweek is reshaping professional networks by combining expert-driven B2B newsletters, podcasts, and exclusive communities to help business leaders connect and learn.

    Adam shares the vision behind Workweek’s success, powering brands like Hospitology and I Hate It Here with over 500K subscribers. Hebba discusses her journey as a creator, building one of the largest HR communities, and how Workweek cuts through the noise with meaningful, industry-specific networks.

    Why baking soda? What is universal, essential, unlimited in use cases, effective and reliable? Hopefully, your startup, especially with inspiration from this household powder.

    Co-hosted by: Arif Damji & Kahini Shah

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    42 mins
  • LanceDB: Building developer-friendly, multi-modal vector databases
    Nov 11 2024

    Join us as we dive into the transformative world of vector databases with Brittany Nguyen and Chang Li. In this episode, they share how LanceDB, a developer-friendly open-source database, is redefining data management for AI. With hyper-scalable vector search, advanced retrieval for RAG, and streaming training data, LanceDB provides a powerful foundation for AI applications.

    Discover how LanceDB tackles key pain points in AI data handling, from complex data structures to licensing challenges, all while championing accessibility and community engagement. Brittany and Chang also highlight the metrics that truly reflect LanceDB’s impact, moving beyond star counts to focus on active contributors, issue resolution, and community interaction.

    Why baking soda? What is universal, essential, unlimited in use cases, effective and reliable? Hopefully, your startup, especially with inspiration from this household powder.

    Co-hosted by: Arif Damji & Kahini Shah

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    44 mins
  • Delightree: Building the franchise super app
    Aug 8 2024

    Join us as we dive into the untapped world of franchising technology with Tushar Shah, co-founder and CEO of Delightree. In this episode, Tushar shares how Delightree is revolutionizing the franchise industry with their innovative "franchise super app," streamlining operations for both franchisors (Zors) and franchisees (Zees)

    Discover how Delightree is addressing unsolved pain points in franchising, from fragmented operations to outdated technology, by providing a centralized platform for tasks, training, communication, and resource management.

    Why baking soda? What is universal, essential, unlimited in use cases, effective and reliable? Hopefully, your startup, especially with inspiration from this household powder.

    Co-hosted by: Arif Damji & Kahini Shah

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    30 mins
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