My Biggest Lesson

Welcome to My Biggest Lesson, the podcast that brings you the key learnings from the most influential founders, executives and investors in the Colorado tech community. Hosts, Adam Burrows and Chris Erickson, are the founders of Range Ventures - an early stage venture firm based in Denver. Listen to a series of conversations featuring the leaders of successful startups in Colorado and beyond. You’ll learn about their life, career, and the most important lesson they’ve learned along the way. Find out more about what they're up to at Range.VC at https://www.range.vc/ Connect with Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/range-ventures/

My Biggest Lesson is a business podcast hosted by Range Ventures, with 81 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.

Range Ventures hosts My Biggest Lesson, a business show with 81 episodes published.

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  Episode #80

  Ben Siegel: Don’t Pitch-Make Them Care

  Feb 6, 202618 minS0

  <p>This week Adam speaks with Ben Siegel, the Co-Founder and CEO of Abode, a modern early-career platform built for Gen Z. Ben has steered the company since its inception during his college years. Under his leadership, Abode has partnered with major corporations such as Fidelity and Amazon, positioning itself as an essential operating system for early career programs. Ben successfully raised over $5 million in venture capital and ultimately sold Abode to 10,000 Coffees in 2025.  In this episode, he shares insights from Abode’s evolution, the decision to sell but still lead, and the role of AI in early career hiring, plus...

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  Episode #79

  Raj Babu: Great Ideas Come From Anywhere

  Jan 12, 202622 minS0

  <p>This week Adam speaks with Raj Babu, partner at BFG Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in emerging food, beverage, and consumer brands. Prior to joining BFG, Raj served as President of Birch Benders, the #1 natural pancake and waffle mix brand and a BFG portfolio company. Under his leadership, the business expanded to four product lines in over 10,000 stores, leading to an acquisition by Sovos Brands. In this episode, Raj talks about the nuances of investing in the food sector, particularly consumer packaged goods (CPG), and the innovation from Colorado's natural food industry with companies like Bobo's Oat Ba...

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  Episode #78

  Andrew Schremp: Give Before You Get

  Nov 6, 202523 minS0

  <p>This week Chris speaks with private equity executive, entrepreneur, and Colorado native, Andrew Schremp, to discuss his journey across banking, entrepreneurship and investing. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Colorado PERA providing fiduciary oversight of $65B+ in assets for nearly 700,000 beneficiaries. Formerly, he was the Director at Bow River Capital and prior to that, he was the Founder and CEO of Health Sqyre, Inc., a health tech company acquired by The VGM Group. In this episode, Andrew's shares his unique perspective on the evolution of the Colorado tech ecosystem, valuable insights for navigating the startup scene, p...

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  Episode #77

  Robin Thurston: You Have to Find a Way

  Oct 21, 202520 minS0

  <p>This week Adam speaks with Robin Thurston, the CEO and founder of Outside Interactive, Inc., the world’s leading creator of outdoor content and home to iconic brands like Outside Magazine, Warren Miller, MapMyFitness, and others. Through its network of 25 media, digital, and technology platforms, Outside reaches over 100 million active consumers worldwide. Before founding Outside, Robin worked at Under Armour and led a consumer genetics company in Silicon Valley. In this episode, Robin discusses how his entrepreneurial family background helped him navigate his groundbreaking career. He also shares his perspective on the evolution of Denver's tech ecosystem as a Co...

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  Episode #76

  Perry Rosenbloom - What You Do Is Who You Are

  Jul 22, 202521 minS0

  <p>This week Chris speaks with Perry Rosenbloom, CEO and co-founder of Motion.io, a cutting-edge client onboarding and collaboration platform for service-based businesses. Previously, Perry founded Brighter Vision, which he successfully bootstrapped and later sold to EverCommerce in 2020. On this episode, Perry provides insights into the ecosystem’s evolution, highlighting his frontline exposure at a startup in the Foundry Group's office to the significance of intentional culture building in startups, recounting his lessons learned while scaling Brighter Vision. With a focus on actionable takeaways, Perry underscores the importance of cultivating a defined company culture early on, tapping into attributes lik...

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