Ben Grosse's guest appearances

Ben Grosse

Forward Thinking Founders

The Zach and Aakash Show

Athletes and Assets 

Amir Carlisle

Zach Coelius

Chris Edwards

Michael Parker

Andrew Parker

Jack Altman

Austen Allred

Immad Akhund

Leo Polovets

Genghis Khan

Jason Calacanis

Daniel Gross

Gaurav Jain

Isaac Morehouse

Kathryn Finney

OwlTail

Ben Grosse is not your normal college senior. When he is not running the heptathlon, decathlon, or doing the high jump for UCONN's Men's Track and Field, Ben is investing in startups. Ben founded Hillside Ventures: The first student-run Venture Capital firm at UCONN that looks to write small checks for companies in the insurtech, edtech, and sustainability verticals. A rising talent amongst the investing community, Ben gives tremendous insight into what the team at Hillside is looking to invest in next as it looks to fund the next game-changing company.  At 22, Ben provides a perspective on track, business, and even music that is well beyond his years, and is a must-listen!  https://hillsideventures.uconn.edu/ LinkedIn, Twitter: @BenGrosse Instagram: @BenGrosse1 Episode Breakdown 0:00- Introduction  2:00- Taking advantage of the NIL era  6:15- The perspective of a track and field athlete  10:30- Ben's goals on the Track/UCONN rejoining the Big East Conference  12:35- Being on the board fo the Werth Entrepreneurship center at UCONN 18:20- How Ben got introduced to Venture Capital  22:30- Running Hillside Ventures  25:54- Investing in Edtech, the Metaverse, and the future of learning  33:18- Investing in Sustainability  37:20- The Big Takeaway Episode 9: Making an impact wherever you are  41:57- Ben's Playlist  47:22- Outro  I do not own the rights to this song- Dirt Off Your Shoulder Instrumental--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a--and--a/support

Ben Grosse is not your normal college senior. When he is not running the heptathlon, decathlon, or doing the high jump for UCONN's Men's Track and Field, Ben is investing in startups. Ben founded Hillside Ventures: The first student-run Venture Capital firm at UCONN that looks to write small checks for companies in the insurtech, edtech, and sustainability verticals. A rising talent amongst the investing community, Ben gives tremendous insight into what the team at Hillside is looking to invest in next as it looks to fund the next game-changing company.  At 22, Ben provides a perspective on track, business, and even music that is well beyond his years, and is a must-listen!  <a href="//Hillside Ventures " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hillsideventures.uconn.edu/</a> LinkedIn, Twitter: @BenGrosse Instagram: @BenGrosse1 Episode Breakdown 0:00- Introduction  2:00- Taking advantage of the NIL era  6:15- The perspective of a track and field athlete  10:30- Ben's goals on the Track/UCONN rejoining the Big East Conference  12:35- Being on the board fo the Werth Entrepreneurship center at UCONN 18:20- How Ben got introduced to Venture Capital  22:30- Running Hillside Ventures  25:54- Investing in Edtech, the Metaverse, and the future of learning  33:18- Investing in Sustainability  37:20- The Big Takeaway Episode 9: Making an impact wherever you are  41:57- Ben's Playlist 47:22- Outro  I do not own the rights to this song- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvl6lLTFExU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dirt Off Your Shoulder Instrumental</a>--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/a--and--a/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/a--and--a/support</a>

Episode 9- Ben Grosse: UCONN Track & Field and General Partner at Hillside Ventures 

Welcome to Early Bets: This is a segment on the show called "Early Bets". I find young ambitious people who haven't found their thing yet, but might be starting a company soon. If you are an investor or journalist, these are the episodes to watch to meet young founders to support before they are on the radar.  ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Early Bets: This is a segment on the show called "Early Bets". I find young ambitious people who haven't found their thing yet, but might be starting a company soon. If you are an investor or journalist, these are the episodes to watch to meet young founders to support before they are on the radar. <a href="https://forwardthinking.substack.com/" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast ★</a>

556 - An Early Bet on Ben Grosse

Today our friend Ben joins us to discuss past ventures and current venture Bloom, a healthy energy drink. Learn about online marketing, investors, mindset, and how to just get started.

Today our friend Ben joins us to discuss past ventures and current venture Bloom, a healthy energy drink. Learn about online marketing, investors, mindset, and how to just get started.

The Zach and Aakash Show EP. 38 "Guest Star Ben Grosse, How to Start a Business in College"