Unicorn Ventures Podcast with Sean 'The AI Guy'

🎙️ Unicorn Ventures Podcast - Where bold ideas meet the people who can help them thrive.Every day, I meet business owners, founders, and C-suite leaders with extraordinary ideas… but no clear path to funding, scale, or the next big leap. This podcast exists to change that.Unicorn Ventures is a space for real conversations with investors, innovators, and operators who’ve been in the trenches — building, breaking, learning, and growing. Together, we explore what it truly takes to turn a spark into something scalable, sustainable, and meaningful.Tune in. Lean in and Grow Together

Unicorn Ventures Podcast with Sean 'The AI Guy' is a business podcast hosted by Sean Scoffield, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Sean Scoffield hosts Unicorn Ventures Podcast with Sean 'The AI Guy', a business show with 10 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  Why Most Founders Fail to Raise Capital — and How Private Markets Really Work in 2026 | Steve Torso

  Jan 19, 202653 minS1

  <p>In this episode of the Unicorn Ventures Podcast, we sit down with Steve Torso, Founder of Wholesale Investor and CapitalHQ, to unpack what’s really broken in private capital markets — and what founders, fund managers, and advisors must do differently to raise capital successfully in 2026 and beyond.</p><p>With over 16 years at the centre of private capital ecosystems, Steve has helped connect more than 45,000+ high-net-worth investors, family offices, venture capital firms, and professional investors with companies and funds across Australia, Singapore, the UK, India, and global markets. In this conversation, he cuts through the noise and explains why most...

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  Episode #9

  This $10M Storytelling Mistake Is Killing Startup Valuations

  Jan 12, 20261h 29mS1

  <p>Most founders think marketing and PR are cost centers.<br>That mindset quietly destroys valuations.</p><p>In this episode of Unicorn Investors Network, we sit down with Jonathan Englert, founder of AndIron, to unpack how strategic storytelling directly drives revenue, trust, and exit value — and why AI has just made communications mission-critical for startups.</p><p>Jonathan shares real-world examples where clear, disciplined storytelling added an estimated $10M to a company’s exit, why founders often become the biggest bottleneck to growth, and how LLMs like ChatGPT now shape your startup’s narrative whether you participate or not.</p><p>I...

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  Episode #8

  From $77K to $90M: What Scaling Really Looks Like (Boards, Capital & Medicinal Cannabis)

  Jan 5, 20261h 12mS1

  <p>What does scaling really look like behind the numbers?</p><p>Boards, capital, governance — and a rare, grounded discussion on medicinal cannabis with Brett Schwarz.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Unicorn Ventures, host Sean Scoffield sits down with Brett Schwarz — a rare operator who has worked across the full spectrum of business: founder, CFO, CEO, board director, and capital strategist.</p><p><br></p><p>Brett has helped raise more than $75 million, guided companies through IPOs, scaled businesses from early-stage to $90M+ in revenue, and rebuilt organisations facing operational, financial, and governance pressure.</p><p><br><...

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  Episode #7

  Big Bets & Bad Calls: What Founders Get Wrong About Startups & Scale with Andrew J Nash

  Dec 29, 20251h 14mS1

  <p>What really happens behind the scenes of startup success?In this episode of Unicorn Ventures, Sean Scoffield sits down with Andrew J Nash — startup operator, board member, and creator of the podcast Big Bets and Bad Calls — for a candid, no-fluff conversation about building companies, investing wisely, and why most “overnight success” stories are anything but overnight.Andrew shares unfiltered insights from years inside the startup ecosystem, including:• Why big bets are necessary — but reckless ones are fatal • The bad calls founders and investors make (and how to avoid them) • Why podcast culture and media often misrepresent startup reality • The truth behind 1...

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  Episode #6

  The Truth About Building an AI Health Tech Startup | Respiradigm’s Journey from Research to Reality

  Dec 22, 20251h 4mS1

  <p>What does it really take to build an AI health tech startup — beyond the hype, pitch decks, and buzzwords?</p><p>In this episode, I sit down with Ian and Anya from RespiraDigm to unpack the unfiltered reality of turning academic research into a commercially viable AI healthcare company.</p><p>This is a grounded, honest conversation about what happens when deep science meets real-world execution.</p><p>We explore how RespiraDigm transitioned from university research into a real-world health tech venture, the complexities of building AI in a highly regulated healthcare environment, and the strategic decisions founders must ma...

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