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Seed to Harvest
🎙️ Seed to Harvest | Stories from Technical Storytellers
Welcome to Seed to Harvest, the podcast by Behind Genius Ventures.
We talk to early-stage founders, operators, and investors—people building with code and conviction. Each episode is a chapter in their story: from the messy beginnings to the quiet pivots, from planting ideas to growing companies that matter.
Expect:
🌱 Honest conversations on the earliest chapters of company-building
🧠 Tactical insights from technical minds with narrative soul
✨ Reflections on resilience, rituals, and reinventing what’s possible
This podcast is for the builders who think in frameworks and metaphors. The ones who whiteboard in wild places. The ones writing their own mythologies—one commit, pitch, or poem at a time.
From spark to story.
From seed to harvest. 🌾
Seed to Harvest
GenZ Tech & VC Producer/Researcher Rachel Braun: Memorable Times Working with Jason Calacanis | Ep61
Today, I'm joined by Rachel Braun, Gen Z Tech & VC Producer & Researcher. Rachel is currently the founder and host of Braun & Brains, an agency specializing in producing social media content, events, and podcasts focusing on tech, business, and venture capital. She was previously the producer and correspondent for This Week in Startups, a weekly show that reviews the latest news related to new technology startups, hosted by technology entrepreneur Jason Calacanis. In addition to providing production and consulting services of her own, she was an investor at Dynamo Ventures in 2021. She is a phenomenally skilled producer and marketer who has a unique understanding of the modern media ecosystem.
Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.
Connect with Paige 🌱💜
Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/
Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/
Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn
00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Rachel Braun
05:40 Nostalgic games
09:18 Working with Jason Calacanis
13:41 Cold outreach for 100 days
20:20 AI generated music
23:28 Interesting original podcasts
26:22 Engaging viewers
31:03 Go-to dad joke
Show notes:
Rachel Braun | https://twitter.com/_rachelbraun?lang=en
Braun & Brains | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/braun-brains/id1502938131
This Week in Startups | https://twitter.com/TWiStartups
Jason Calacanis | https://twitter.com/Jason
Molly Wood | https://twitter.com/mollywood
Toby Howell | https://twitter.com/tobydoyhowell?lang=en
Kat Cole | https://twitter.com/katcoleatl?lang=en
Athletic Greens | https://athleticgreens.com/en
Dynamo vc | https://dynamo.vc/
Gimlet Media Startup podcast | https://gimletmedia.com/shows/startup
Adam Faze | https://twitter.com/adamfaze
Internet Analysis | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXyXdSpMvLo&list=PLeYBqpyQVyaYqtBAfbNy6d_xtxcrjCVy6
Alix Earle | https://www.youtube.com/@alixearle
Hitomi Mochizuki | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxX0WTIWuv5G5IokGxNwwZA