.@notthreadguy's first entrepreneurial endeavors, like many other founders on the podcast, started with sneaker reselling. He mentions how being in the sneaker game revealed the potential for internet money, especially for young entrepreneurs. This eventually snowballed into trading sports cards, then into NFTs, and ultimately into crypto.

POP THE BALLOON (Co-Founder Edition) 📌💥🎈 We tried to match multiple startup founders with their potential co-founder. Towards the end we even have our TheCapTable hosts hop in as contestants to potentially help out these startups. Will our founders find Co-Founder Love?

how can an 18 year-old from indiana raise $10 million dollars to race sperm? we sat down with @ericzhuu & @shanefanx to find the answer. from eric taking investor calls in his high school bathroom stall with a ring light and green screen and raising $2 million dollars for his first startup at the age of 15. to shane graduating UC Berkeley at 18, raising $4M for his startup Waterfall, and amassing a social media audience of 7 million followers along the way. eric and shane have never been conventional. and now with sperm racing, they're attempting to turn the most absurd idea in sports into a global phenomenon. 450 million views later. endorsements from iShowSpeed, Tom Brady, and Adin Ross. the world's smallest sport is looking like it might be the world's next big thing. 00:00 – intro + what is sperm racing 05:21 – founder backstories + @shanefanx graduating from berkeley at 18??? 09:41 – parents, non-traditional paths, and young founders 12:50 – building in public overhyped? + social media vs real startups 15:23 – why sperm racing works (virality + concept) 18:32 – business model: from meme to real company 20:20 – we try sperm worms lmao 24:17 – growth, creators, and viral marketing engine 28:27 – future vision: world cup + scaling the sport 29:18 – raising $10M young + startup strategy 32:47 – first event lessons + taking big risks 34:49 – products, e-comm, and monetization 36:20 – advice to young founders 37:06 - who on the cap table has the fastest sperm?