Aaron Watson

Will you be investing in ATAI? Let us know in the comments and feel to leave questions there as well. Topics: 0:00​​​​​​​ - Our Sponsor 1:12 - ATAI IPO 4:53 - ATAI Stats 8:16 - ATAI Competitors 9:25 - The Meme Factor 11:46 - ATAI Bull vs Bear SUBSCRIBE for more Check out our website: https://www.pipercreative.co/​​​ Edited by Aaron Thompson

Jonathan Steckbeck is the founder of Peptilogics, a biotechnology platform company that develops best-in-class novel peptide drugs for unmet medical needs. He also has a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine. Amongst other problems, his company Peptilogics is focused on developing a new category of antibiotics. It has been 20 years since there was a genuinely new class of antibiotics, yet bacterial cells have continued to evolve and develop into drug-resistant infections. In this interview, Jonathan and Aaron discuss the founding of Peptilogics, why they’re focused on this new modality of medication, and the FDA approval process. 📱Text Me 412-278-7680 Attend our One Day Summit https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/ Work with Piper Creative at https://pipercreative.co/ Sign up for our weekly newsletter https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind Edited by Aaron Thompson https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-thompson-78961b133/ We'd love to meet with you. We are looking for creative talent in Pittsburgh to join our growing team. Our DMs are open. Follow Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/company/24999468/ https://twitter.com/PiperCreativeP https://www.instagram.com/piper_creative/ ___ 🕺Aaron Watson, Chief Executive Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbwatson/ https://twitter.com/AaronWatson59 https://www.instagram.com/aaronwatson59/ Aaron has an obsession with storytelling, business building, and creating media that leads to sales. Aaron’s experience in media creation and strategy started at the age of 23 when he launched a podcast, Going Deep with Aaron Watson. In the subsequent 3 years, he has built a powerful network, executed profitable events around Pittsburgh, and started a paid public speaking career on the back of his digital media brand building. As the co-founder of Piper Creative, Aaron is passionate about leveraging his expertise to help others build healthier company cultures, execute effective storytelling, and master the distribution of their content. 🧑🏻Hannah Phillips, Chief Creative Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-phillips-52bb87a3/ https://twitter.com/hannahpmedia https://www.instagram.com/hpmedia/ Hannah is our brilliant visual media artist that produces genre-defining work across digital video, photography, graphic design, and fine art. From an early age, she developed a love for art and creating, and has grown those passions into hard skills that build businesses. She started her first media company in 10th grade and was dedicated to growing it part-time throughout high school. At Piper Creative, she guides and mentors the next generation of creatives while leveraging their skills to transform brands and drive business outcomes.

Recently, there has been a huge uptick in companies going public via a SPAC instead of an IPO. What are the benefits of a SPAC and how is it different from an IPO? Topics: 0:00​​​​​​​ - SPACs vs IPOs 0:25 - What is a SPAC? 1:05 - Why SPAC instead of IPO? 3:46 - Why SPACs will continue SUBSCRIBE for more Check out our website: https://www.pipercreative.co/​​​ Edited by Aaron Thompson

Will you be investing in Monday.com? Let us know in the comments and feel to leave questions there as well. Topics: 0:00​​​​​​​ - Our Sponsor 0:57 - Monday.com IPO 6:17 - Monday Stats 9:01 - Monday Competitors 11:01 - Monday IPO Bull vs Bear SUBSCRIBE for more Check out our website: https://www.pipercreative.co/​​​ Edited by Aaron Thompson

Will you be investing in Marqeta? Let us know in the comments and feel to leave questions there as well. Topics: 0:00​​​​​​​ - Our Sponsor 1:19 - Marqeta IPO 6:17 - Marqeta Stats 12:58 - Marqeta IPO Bull vs Bear SUBSCRIBE for more Check out our website: https://www.pipercreative.co/​​​ Edited by Aaron Thompson

Euan Guttridge has spent the last 7 years working in the self-driving car divisions for some of the world's largest technology companies. Between these two roles, Euan developed an angel investing syndicate under the banner Reinforced Ventures. The syndicate differentiates itself for the technical proficiency of its limited partners, bringing a fresh perspective to the companies it invests in. Euan’s portfolio includes a number of past Going Deep podcast guests including; Gridwise, Locomation, UpContent, Fifth Season, Edge Case Research, and Honeycomb Credit. While not geographically exclusive, Reinforced does focus on Pittsburgh because of its over $10 billion of academic research funded and $6.6 billion of private funding in technology over the past decade. In this conversation, Euan and Aaron discuss a career developing autonomous vehicle technology, how an AngelList syndicate works, and how to do thorough due diligence. ____ SUBSCRIBE for more here: http://bit.ly/2OMusAK Time Stamps 0:00 Interview with Euan Guttridge 01:07 Being a technical director and investor 04:44 Leading a multifaceted team with one plan 06:35 Winning the competitive edge when team building 13:21 Why start an angel investing syndicate? 29:35 Getting the signal to invest 31:50 An investment thesis for the future of autonomous vehicles 36:10 What makes an autonomous vehicle possible? 37:08 Euan's unique portfolio companies 42:43 Euan's Actionable Personal Challenge Work with Piper Creative at https://pipercreative.co/ Edited by Ben Asciutto https://benasciutto.com/ Sign up for our weekly newsletter https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind

Chip and Joanna Gaines are two of the savviest business people that have ever come from reality TV. In this video, we cover the businesses under the Magnolia brand and how they were able to capitalize on their audience. 📱Text Me 412-278-7680 Attend our One Day Summit https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/ Work with Piper Creative at https://pipercreative.co/ Sign up for our weekly newsletter https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind Edited by Aaron Thompson https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-thompson-78961b133/ We'd love to meet with you. We are looking for creative talent in Pittsburgh to join our growing team. Our DMs are open. Follow Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/company/24999468/ https://twitter.com/PiperCreativeP https://www.instagram.com/piper_creative/ ___ 🕺Aaron Watson, Chief Executive Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbwatson/ https://twitter.com/AaronWatson59 https://www.instagram.com/aaronwatson59/ Aaron has an obsession with storytelling, business building, and creating media that leads to sales. Aaron’s experience in media creation and strategy started at the age of 23 when he launched a podcast, Going Deep with Aaron Watson. In the subsequent 3 years, he has built a powerful network, executed profitable events around Pittsburgh, and started a paid public speaking career on the back of his digital media brand building. As the co-founder of Piper Creative, Aaron is passionate about leveraging his expertise to help others build healthier company cultures, execute effective storytelling, and master the distribution of their content. 🧑🏻Hannah Phillips, Chief Creative Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-phillips-52bb87a3/ https://twitter.com/hannahpmedia https://www.instagram.com/hpmedia/ Hannah is our brilliant visual media artist that produces genre-defining work across digital video, photography, graphic design, and fine art. From an early age, she developed a love for art and creating, and has grown those passions into hard skills that build businesses. She started her first media company in 10th grade and was dedicated to growing it part-time throughout high school. At Piper Creative, she guides and mentors the next generation of creatives while leveraging their skills to transform brands and drive business outcomes.

Bill Ackman Universal Music Group SPAC deal is nearing $40 Billion! Why would he bet on a record label? Should you follow in his footsteps? Topics: 0:00​​​​​​​ - Our Sponsor 1:14 - Bill Ackman's Universal Music SPAC 7:52 - Why would UMG do this? 10:03 - Universal Music Bull vs Bear SUBSCRIBE for more Check out our website: https://www.pipercreative.co/​​​ Edited by Aaron Thompson

Amazon plans to acquire MGM Studios in a deal worth $8.45 Billion. Will this boost their position in the streaming wars or make them susceptible to anti-trust cases? Find out in the Piper Rundown. Topics: 0:00​​​​​​​ - Our Sponsor 1:04 - Amazon Acquires MGM Studios 11:28 - Amazon Anti-Trust? SUBSCRIBE for more Check out our website: https://www.pipercreative.co/​​​ Edited by Aaron Thompson

Steve Muck is the Chairman & CEO at Brayman Construction Corporation. An experienced, innovative leader and serial entrepreneur; Steve has started or acquired twenty businesses and currently operates a portfolio of industry-leading entities across multiple markets including heavy civil construction and first-of-their-kind robotics. In construction-related endeavors alone, he oversees approximately $200 million in revenue annually with key interests in engineering, construction, explosive demolition, commercial diving, and deep foundation installations. Steve continues to lead the field in construction-related organizations. In this edition of Going Deep, Aaron talks with Steve about the business empire that he has built, how he has financed it, and why he thinks robotics will have an enormous impact on the future of construction. ____ SUBSCRIBE for more here: http://bit.ly/2OMusAK Time Stamps 0:00 Interview with Brayman Construction Corporation's CEO & Chairman Stephen Muck 0:46 Acquiring a construction company 03:17 What does a sub-contractor mean? 04:46 Winning the low bids 07:28 Making sure to have the right people 09:54 How to finance with leverage 12:04 Contrast in construction robotics 15:08 Using qualitative input for product perspective 17:28 Handling labor shortages 24:04 Trusting people to make the right decisions 24:37 What is a "Dragon-Slayer"? 27:18 How to reach out to Brayman 27:58 Steve's Actionable Personal Challenge Work with Piper Creative at https://pipercreative.co/ Edited by Ben Asciutto https://benasciutto.com/ Sign up for our weekly newsletter https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind

Crush a nap OR a deep work session with this relaxing collection of instrumentals. 📱Text Me 412-278-7680 Attend our One Day Summit https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/ Work with Piper Creative at https://pipercreative.co/ Sign up for our weekly newsletter https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind Edited by Aaron Thompson https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-thompson-78961b133/ We'd love to meet with you. We are looking for creative talent in Pittsburgh to join our growing team. Our DMs are open. Follow Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/company/24999468/ https://twitter.com/PiperCreativeP https://www.instagram.com/piper_creative/ ___ 🕺Aaron Watson, Chief Executive Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbwatson/ https://twitter.com/AaronWatson59 https://www.instagram.com/aaronwatson59/ Aaron has an obsession with storytelling, business building, and creating media that leads to sales. Aaron’s experience in media creation and strategy started at the age of 23 when he launched a podcast, Going Deep with Aaron Watson. In the subsequent 3 years, he has built a powerful network, executed profitable events around Pittsburgh, and started a paid public speaking career on the back of his digital media brand building. As the co-founder of Piper Creative, Aaron is passionate about leveraging his expertise to help others build healthier company cultures, execute effective storytelling, and master the distribution of their content. 🧑🏻Hannah Phillips, Chief Creative Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-phillips-52bb87a3/ https://twitter.com/hannahpmedia https://www.instagram.com/hpmedia/ Hannah is our brilliant visual media artist that produces genre-defining work across digital video, photography, graphic design, and fine art. From an early age, she developed a love for art and creating, and has grown those passions into hard skills that build businesses. She started her first media company in 10th grade and was dedicated to growing it part-time throughout high school. At Piper Creative, she guides and mentors the next generation of creatives while leveraging their skills to transform brands and drive business outcomes.

Medical scrub startup Scrubs is set to IPO. We're pretty bullish on this one but we'll tell you everything you need to know to make an informed investment. Topics: 0:00​​​​​​​ - Our Sponsor 0:50 - Figs IPO 8:18 - 2021 Direct to Consumer IPOs 11:30 - Figs IPO Bull vs Bear Case SUBSCRIBE for more Check out our website: https://www.pipercreative.co/​​​ Edited by Aaron Thompson

ZipRecruiter is going public via a direct listing this week! We give you all the info you need to make an informed investment decision. Topics: 0:00​​​​​​​ - Our Sponsor 1:04 - ZipRecruiter Direct Listing 3:34 - ZipRecruiter revenue numbers 5:27 - ZipRecruiter vs Glassdoor and Monster 8:10 - ZipRecruiter Bull vs Bear case SUBSCRIBE for more Check out our website: https://www.pipercreative.co/​​​ Edited by Aaron Thompson

Jon Pastor is the SVP for Consumer Solutions at RealPage, a leading global provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry. RealPage was trading publicly at over $10 billion market capitalization before being taken private by Thoma Bravo. Jon’s entrepreneurial career started when he cofounder RentJungle with previous guest Geng Wang. That company was acquired in 2014 and Jon chose to stay on and lead the acquiring company as President. Four years later, that company was acquired by RealPage. In this conversation, Jon and Aaron discuss the lessons from all these acquisitions, the challenges facing the real estate industry, and the incentives that guide successful organizations. ___ Topics: 02:05 Founding Rent Jungle 08:00 Transitioning through a series of acquisitions 12:28 Positioning in the real estate industry 15:24 Leading a large-scale organization 20:40 Emotional cycles of an acquisition 23:05 Acquisitions as a means to growth 25:03 Real Page going private 28:00 Personal future plans 28:50 The Leasing Office of the future 30:45 Inter-Operability of Apartment Appliances 31:55 Uses of Real Page 33:00 Real Estate Brand Structure 33:47 Interning at Google 35:47 Jon's actionable challenge Find Jon on linkedin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpastor/ Learn more about Real Page: realpage.com

The Piper Rundown is will help you win! We'll give you all the info you need to make smart investment decisions and be well informed. Chapters: 0:00 - What is the Piper Rundown? 0:54 - How does the Piper Rundown Work? 1:18 - Piper Rundown vs CNBC 2:08 - Why the Piper Rundown Rocks SUBSCRIBE for more Check out our website: https://www.pipercreative.co/​​​ Edited by Aaron Thompson

Website building software, Squarespace is going public via direct listing. In today's episode we'll tell you what you need to know and weigh the bull vs bear case. Topics: 0:00​​​​​​​ - Our Sponsor 1:05 - Squarespace Direct Listing 8:23 - Squarespace Bull vs Bear case Attend our 1 day conference: goingdeepsummit.com SUBSCRIBE for more Check out our website: https://www.pipercreative.co/​​​ Edited by Aaron Thompson

AT&T tries to course-correct from their acquisition of Warner Media in 2018 by off-loading it to Discovery. 📱Text Me 412-278-7680 Attend our One Day Summit https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/ Work with Piper Creative at https://pipercreative.co/ Sign up for our weekly newsletter https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind Edited by Aaron Thompson https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-thompson-78961b133/ We'd love to meet with you. We are looking for creative talent in Pittsburgh to join our growing team. Our DMs are open. Follow Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/company/24999468/ https://twitter.com/PiperCreativeP https://www.instagram.com/piper_creative/ ___ 🕺Aaron Watson, Chief Executive Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbwatson/ https://twitter.com/AaronWatson59 https://www.instagram.com/aaronwatson59/ Aaron has an obsession with storytelling, business building, and creating media that leads to sales. Aaron’s experience in media creation and strategy started at the age of 23 when he launched a podcast, Going Deep with Aaron Watson. In the subsequent 3 years, he has built a powerful network, executed profitable events around Pittsburgh, and started a paid public speaking career on the back of his digital media brand building. As the co-founder of Piper Creative, Aaron is passionate about leveraging his expertise to help others build healthier company cultures, execute effective storytelling, and master the distribution of their content. 🧑🏻Hannah Phillips, Chief Creative Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-phillips-52bb87a3/ https://twitter.com/hannahpmedia https://www.instagram.com/hpmedia/ Hannah is our brilliant visual media artist that produces genre-defining work across digital video, photography, graphic design, and fine art. From an early age, she developed a love for art and creating, and has grown those passions into hard skills that build businesses. She started her first media company in 10th grade and was dedicated to growing it part-time throughout high school. At Piper Creative, she guides and mentors the next generation of creatives while leveraging their skills to transform brands and drive business outcomes.

Oatly is preparing to IPO! Is it a good idea to invest in the oat milk company? We'll help you make that decision in the Piper Rundown. Topics: 0:00​​​​​​​ - Our Sponsor 1:09 - Oatly IPO 8:47 - Oatly IPO Bull vs Bear case 9:47 - Oatly Comparisons read more about the nutrition stuff here: https://divinations.every.to/p/oatly-the-new-coke SUBSCRIBE for more Check out our website: https://www.pipercreative.co/​​​ Edited by Aaron Thompson

Jorge Mazal is the Chief Product Officer at Duolingo, the largest language-learning platform and most downloaded education app worldwide. Prior to joining Duolingo, Jorge has held various product roles at San Francisco-based companies MyFitnessPal and Zynga. In this edition of Going Deep Aaron talks with Jorge about his path in roles associated with product development, how Duolingo is impacting over 40 million active monthly users in the way they learn new languages, and how it continues its user growth through gamification. Topics: 00:00 Interview with Duolingo's Chief Product Officer Jorge Mazal 00:36 Duolingo and Its Impact 03:37 The Role of Chief Product Officer 07:43 Which Metrics Matter? 10:00 Evolution of Duolingo and the Future 17:28 Jorge's Path to Duolingo 25:38 Development as a Leader 32:22 Duolingo's Constraints 37:12 Jorge's Actionable Personal Challenge

Geopolitical analyst and author of Geopolitical Alpha discusses how he has made a career in his field working for the Clocktower Group.

Mortgage pre-approval website Better.com is going public via SPAC. We'll tell you our thoughts and help you make a decision on investing. Topics: 0:00​​​​​​​ - Our Sponsor 1:01 - Better.com SPAC 9:35 - Better.com SPAC Bull vs Bear case 15:00 - What's with all the SPACs? SUBSCRIBE for more Check out our website: https://www.pipercreative.co/​​​ Edited by Aaron Thompson

This week, Similarweb is going to IPO at a valuation of $2 billion! We'll go over the Bull vs Bear case and much more. Topics: 0:00​​​​​​​ - Our Sponsor 1:16 - SimilarWeb IPO 4:41 - SimilarWeb IPO Bull vs Bear Case 13:03 - Galaxy + BitGo 15:50 - Action Network SUBSCRIBE for more Check out our website: https://www.pipercreative.co/​​​ Edited by Aaron Thompson

Marko Papic leads the strategy team at Clocktower Group, an alternative investments firm. Clocktower offers long-term strategic investment strategies to their clients, investment managers and institutional allocators. Marko brings his constraints framework, outlined in his book Geopolitical Alpha, to analyzing the geopolitical trends of the day. His ability to accurately forecast major political events has enormous ramifications for portfolios. In this episode, Marko and Aaron discuss how the future of China-US conflict, Turkey’s geopolitical prospects, and how to break into the geopolitical analysis field. Topics: 0:00 - Interview with Marko Papic 1:00 - Who is Marko Papic? 11:48 - How do you analyze a Country? 40:40 - Becoming a Geopolitical Analyst 1:01:30 - Advice from Marko

HP takes a look back at the Piper Creative YouTube channel and picks some thumbnails to update. 📱Text Me 412-278-7680 Attend our One Day Summit https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/ Work with Piper Creative at https://pipercreative.co/ Sign up for our weekly newsletter https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind Edited by Aaron Thompson https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-thompson-78961b133/ We'd love to meet with you. We are looking for creative talent in Pittsburgh to join our growing team. Our DMs are open. Follow Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/company/24999468/ https://twitter.com/PiperCreativeP https://www.instagram.com/piper_creative/ ___ 🕺Aaron Watson, Chief Executive Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbwatson/ https://twitter.com/AaronWatson59 https://www.instagram.com/aaronwatson59/ Aaron has an obsession with storytelling, business building, and creating media that leads to sales. Aaron’s experience in media creation and strategy started at the age of 23 when he launched a podcast, Going Deep with Aaron Watson. In the subsequent 3 years, he has built a powerful network, executed profitable events around Pittsburgh, and started a paid public speaking career on the back of his digital media brand building. As the co-founder of Piper Creative, Aaron is passionate about leveraging his expertise to help others build healthier company cultures, execute effective storytelling, and master the distribution of their content. 🧑🏻Hannah Phillips, Chief Creative Officer of Piper Creative https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-phillips-52bb87a3/ https://twitter.com/hannahpmedia https://www.instagram.com/hpmedia/ Hannah is our brilliant visual media artist that produces genre-defining work across digital video, photography, graphic design, and fine art. From an early age, she developed a love for art and creating, and has grown those passions into hard skills that build businesses. She started her first media company in 10th grade and was dedicated to growing it part-time throughout high school. At Piper Creative, she guides and mentors the next generation of creatives while leveraging their skills to transform brands and drive business outcomes.

Verizon is offloading their media assets, Yahoo & AOL, and taking a huge loss. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Verizon is Selling Yahoo & AOL 4:53 - Verizon's Recent History 6:47 - Why Apollo is Buying 11:11 - What Happened with Yahoo & AOL?