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In this episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with David Brem, Managing Director of the University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund. David offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a student-led endowment fund focused on early-stage, sector-agnostic investments primarily in the Michigan ecosystem. He shares insights on their unique, founder-first investment approach, how they navigate pre-seed to Series A venture opportunities, and the rigorous due diligence process involving qualitative analysis over pure numbers. David also discusses his roles with global VC networks including Electro Ventures, the London Venture Capital Network, and Level Up Ventures, illustrating how he bridges U.S., European, and Australian venture ecosystems with a special focus on mobility and transportation tech. Highlights include deep dives into emerging trends like eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft), smart city infrastructure, and safety innovations in aviation technology. Listeners will gain valuable perspectives on how diverse expertise—from military intelligence and management consulting to academic ventures—shapes David’s investment thesis and community-building efforts. The episode also explores the importance of networking, adding value in the startup ecosystem, and practical advice for aspiring investors or entrepreneurs navigating the venture capital world. With stories of successes, challenges, and future outlooks, this episode is a must-listen for innovators, founders, and investors aiming to understand the intersection of academia, technology, and venture capital in today’s dynamic landscape. Learn more about David's work at https://zli.umich.edu/zell-lurie-commercialization-fund/ Connect with David on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lowell-brem/ Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply at https://finstratmgmt.com/innovators-investors-podcast/ Want to learn more about Kristian Marquez's work? Check out his website at https://finstratmgmt.com…
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This is the first episode of Sweet Talks! Thanks for checking it out. Only one of my co hosts Manny Galan was here and we were trying things out and nerding out on various subjects like Movies, comics and video games. Other ramblings were going on as well. I hope you enjoy it as we are still trying to get down the best way to structure the podcast. Baby steps. haha
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This is the first episode of Sweet Talks! Thanks for checking it out. Only one of my co hosts Manny Galan was here and we were trying things out and nerding out on various subjects like Movies, comics and video games. Other ramblings were going on as well. I hope you enjoy it as we are still trying to get down the best way to structure the podcast. Baby steps. haha
Greetings Interweb folks! My buddy Brian "Moochie" Dunn is in town and wanted to be a guest on the show, so I made that happen! He's one of my childhood friends and he use to be a game tester for Sony. We discuss some of his favorite video games and other ramblings. Please note that this is probably one of the longer episodes so sit through it, it was pretty entertaining. Sweeet…
Holy Shitsnacks folks finally a new episode!!! it's been a while and people have been a little busy and I ran out of space so I upgraded to the "Pro" level over at Podomatic! Any who, Since I think things are still going to be changing here on Sweeet Talks I would like to just say that this episode will serve as the 1st episode of Season 2 of the pod cast. That being said, I travel to Oakland to hang out with my buddy Mike McClatchy and we ramble (slighly drunk may I add) about music and movies pretty much. I don't believe a single conversation was really finished because both of our ADD kicked in and we had some time constraints. It was super fun having McClatchey on the show and i hope he'll come back for a part 2 of this episode. Thanks for tuning in! Sweeet…
Hello everybody! We're finally back with a new episode! Manny and Mike are absent but I have my buddy Dave McGuire from Nerdonomy's Nerds on Film talking about their podcast and the short film that he just finished Grad Night. We also discuss some of the projects that I've been in the process of writing the short films that got away from David.…
Greetings dear listeners! Yes it's a long ass title, but that's because there's a lot on todays plate. Mike has come back and survived the debauchery of South Lake Tahoe and Manny still hasn't killed himself from having to be an adult with work and school. We try to give you a little glimpse of how crazy some of our other friends are, Manny's escapade of trying to buy crab so he can feed his fish, The ABC's of Death, Manny's shitty Nutrition teacher and a super fun outing of Mike finding a Mosquito in his bowl of Pho.…
I'm a little late posting this episode up, but my friend Julia wanted to take a crack at being a guest on the show. Manny was stuck at home writing a paper for school and Mike was off doing god knows what with the "ever so party animal" Ben in Tahoe. In this episode we converse about Julia's time at the Flutog in SF last year, crazy things kids say, documentaries/movies such as Mansome, This Film is Not Yet Rated, Butter and Charlie Bartlett. The episode takes a little bit of a serious note and we dabble into our points of view on bullying and how parents deal with it. once again, leave comments/ rate/ share with friends! Thanks Sweeet…
Manny and Mike are back and we discuss such fine topics as Adam Carolla's Mangria, The Spiderman Porn Parody, Religion, The behind the scenes of who makes the decisions in movies, Manny's first week on the job and Ironman 3. Parts of the podcast were messed up so I had to cut some of it and that's why the last minute sounds digitized... Sorry for that. Remember to leave comments and what not. Sweeet…
Both Mike and Manny are missing out in the world being adults... or maybe causing pure Anarchy against the Fascists known as Gunthers, but this week my buddy Kato came in and hungout. In this episode we talk about his blog katootak.blogspot.com, some of his favorite comics, his tattoos (One of them is Stan Lee's signature), The movie John Dies at The End, and what Marvel should do with their other characters that aren't getting any onscreen love. If anything we say is wrong please feel free to correct us in the comments because we recorded this pretty late at night. Sweeet…
Happy New Year dear listeners! We're back and some are more disgruntled than ever! In this episode we talk about DJango Unchained, the reconnoissance mission Manny and Mike performed, up coming movies of 2013, the over usage of hashtags, Manny finally having a job and going to school (Maybe the Mayans we off by a year) and an Update on the battle with Gunthers... Enjoy! Sweeet…
Mike is back in this episode, Manny has an orgy of Jelly Beans in his mouth, we discuss some of the bullshit of registering for JuCo (Junior College), The Man of Steel trailer, how stupid the Batpod is, mall samples and bullshit customer service at restaurants. Note- there were some technical difficulties while recording and editing so that's why this episode is posted late. -Sweeet…
This week only Manny came over to the studio (my room at my mom's house) for the episode and we had a chance to be a little more nerdy than usual... I also figured out a way to have full use of the mics and I picked up a 3rd mic so everything is heard better. In this episode we talk about the Sons of Anarchy finale, The fact that we're both still not big fans of The Dark Knight RIses, and a little bit about holiday shopping and the "joys" of working retail during the holidays... since we actually had things to talk about this chapter is a little longer than normal... Have fun and don't for get to leave comments!! :D Sweeet…
We find our cast recording this episode at Manny's house, or the Beefcave, because he has his dwelling to himself and he wants the security of Sweeet and Mike to protect him from his dying dogs and the mysterious AIDS that flutters in his domain. In this episode we talk about how his cat Denzel-The Boy/Papas/Chipeano can only translate 1 word into english as he reads us things in spanish, and we watch a crazy webcam girl whore have a nervous break down over the stress of being a whore... We spice it up with other random thoughts as well, this episode is definitely not for children and ones who get super offended and uppity easily. Cheers…
Manny informs us of his new job opportunity and his terrible experience going to SF. The group talks about The Disney/Lucas deal, The Walking Dead, The annoyance of the Sun Chips bags, Sons of Anarchy and some books both Mike and Manny read.
We find our heroes starting abrupt because the conversation was just too funny in my opinion. Michael Lindsey joins the Sweeet and Beef and we discuss Halloween, stories from Manny's old job, what Mike does for a living and other various stories... Hopefully by the third episode we will have more of a format, until then... Courage. :D…
This is the first episode of Sweet Talks! Thanks for checking it out. Only one of my co hosts Manny Galan was here and we were trying things out and nerding out on various subjects like Movies, comics and video games. Other ramblings were going on as well. I hope you enjoy it as we are still trying to get down the best way to structure the podcast. Baby steps. haha…
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