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A clip from our episode "Fungi, Coffee, and Diapers | Tero Isokauppila, Four Sigmatic & HIRO" #AustinNext, #CPG, #Biotech, #StartupFunding, #VentureCapital

A clip from our episode "Fungi, Coffee, and Diapers | Tero Isokauppila, Four Sigmatic & HIRO" #Fungi, #Biotech, #NatureTech, #AustinNext, #EnvironmentalInnovation

A clip from our episode "Fungi, Coffee, and Diapers| Tero Isokauppila, Four Sigmatic & HIRO" #AustinNext, #CPG, #TechEcosystem, #ConsumerBrands, #StartupCulture

Mushrooms, coffee, and diapers. It’s not the start of weird joke, but the the innovation arc of Tero Isokauppila, one of the most uniquely disruptive founders at the convergence of bio and consumer goods. From building the $2B mushroom coffee category at Four Sigmatic to launching HIRO, the world’s first…

Tero Isokauppila (@ImTero ) helped create a $2B mushroom coffee category. Now he's building fungi that can digest plastic. And he joins the next episode of Austin Next. #AustinNext #Biotech #CPG #FungiTech #mushroom

A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse" #InnovationCulture #FounderMindset #AustinFrontier #BuildOutsideTheSystem

A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse" #PreventiveHealth #DigitalHealth #BioTech #PublicHealth

A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse" #AustinTech #BioInnovation #HealthTechEcosystem #FutureOfHealth

A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse" #InnovationPolicy #HealthcareReform #FutureOfRegulation #HealthTech

A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse" #FutureOfHealth #InnovationEcosystem #AustinNext #BuildTheFuture

What does it mean to build the future of Bio & Health at the frontier, and why is Austin the place to do it? Recorded live at Health Supernova, this episode explores the deep structural shifts underway in bio, health, and tech. From trillion-dollar ambitions to FDA bottlenecks, from digital-first…

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#Austin #Innovation #AustinNext Austin is rising. Austin Next chronicles and amplifies the region's transformation into the next mythic innovation ecosystem. This isn't a news show. I'm not a journalist. We're exploring, theorizing, and shaping the future through tech, innovation, capital, and culture. Subscribe to see What's Next! #TechPodcast #StartupEcosystem #InnovationEcosystem

A clip from our episode "Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms" #Texas #Bitcoin #Bitcoinming #Energy #AI #AustinNext

A clip from our episode "Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms" #Bitcoin #NationalSecurity #DigitalInfrastructure #Geopolitics #Resilience #AustinNext

A clip from our episode "Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms" #Bitcoin #EnergyPolicy #InnovationStrategy #USDebt #DigitalAssets #AustinNext

Is Bitcoin just a financial instrument, or is it a wedge into the future of energy, policy, and power? Brian Morgenstern, head of public policy at Riot Platforms, lays out how mining is becoming critical infrastructure and why the US can’t afford to fall behind. From sovereign wealth strategies to…

A clip from our episode "How Specificity in Vertical AI Rewrites Industries | Nick Tippmann, TipTop VC" #VerticalAI #AILeadership #FutureOfWork #GTM #StartupHiring

A clip from our episode "How Specificity in Vertical AI Rewrites Industries | Nick Tippmann, TipTop VC" #VerticalAI #SaaS #AI #VCstrategy

A clip from our episode "How Specificity in Vertical AI Rewrites Industries | Nick Tippmann, TipTop VC" #VerticalAI #AI #TechLeadership #AIstrategy

Specificity isn’t just a design choice. It’s the differentiator when inches matter. Nick Tippmann, founding partner of TipTop VC, explains how vertical AI is rewriting the software industry by going deeper, not wider. From the transition beyond SaaS to the gray zone between foundational models and high-stakes applications, we explore…

A clip from our episode "The Threads That Scale Innovation with Brian Hall EO Austin" #NarrativePower #AustinTech #StartupCommunities #InnovationEcosystems #Branding

A clip from our episode "The Threads That Scale Innovation with Brian Hall EO Austin" #StartupAccess #InnovationEcosystems #AustinTech #FounderMindset #EcosystemBuilding

A clip from our episode "The Threads That Scale Innovation with Brian Hall EO Austin" #EcosystemAccess #FounderMindset #StartupCommunities #InnovationEcosystems #Mentors