The Nichole Wischoff Podcast

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The Nichole Wischoff Podcast is a technology podcast hosted by Nichole Wischoff, with 26 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.

Nichole Wischoff hosts The Nichole Wischoff Podcast, a technology show with 26 episodes published.

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  Episode #25

  Fuse Energy: From Zero Energy Experience to $400M Revenue

  Jan 28, 20261h 10mS0

  <p>Alan left Revolut to tackle one of the biggest problems of the next 25 years: energy </p><p>In this episode, we break down how Fuse Energy scaled to $400M in revenue, raised $170M, and is rebuilding the power grid from scratch full-stack, global, and brutally efficient.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk energy economics, AI’s power problem, why renewables alone don’t work (yet), and what it really takes to build a trillion-dollar company.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Why energy is a trillion-dollar problem</p><p>01:54 Being the 5th employee at Revolut</p><p>04:19 Finding the right...

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  Episode #24

  How We Hit $1 Billion in Revenue in 5 Years: Employee #20 at Deel

  Jan 19, 20261h 8mS0

  <p>Description</p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Meltem, one of Deel’s earliest growth leaders, who joined when the company was sub-$250K in revenue and helped scale it into a $1B+ ARR generational company.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 — Joining Deel early & Andreessen backing</p><p>03:10 — From agencies to growth in tech</p><p>06:40 — Why paid ads break at SMB scale</p><p>10:25 — Deel in 2020: sub-$250K revenue</p><p>13:45 — What “Head of Growth” really meant</p><p>16:20 — First customers: cold emails & Reddit</p><p>20:05 — Non-scalable hustle vs long-term growth</p><p>24:10 — Competing with PayPal & wire transfers</p><p>2...

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  Episode #23

  Inside Terraform Industries: How to Create Unlimited Energy From Thin Air

  Dec 31, 20251h 16mS0

  <p>In this episode, we sit down with Casey Handmer, founder of Terraform Industries, to break down one of the biggest challenges of the next decade: power.</p><p><br></p><p>From solar’s insane cost curve to AI data centers overpowering utilities, Casey explains why cheap, abundant energy will decide which countries — and companies — win next.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 – Terraform’s mission: making fuel from sunlight & air</p><p>01:00 – Casey’s background (physics, NASA, Hyperloop → startup)</p><p>03:00 – Who Terraform’s customers actually are</p><p>04:40 – Energy explained like you’re 5 (how the grid really works)</p><p>06:50 – Why electri...

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  Episode #22

  How Nicole Built the Most Viral Cookie Business in San Francisco From Her 1-Bedroom Apartment

  Dec 23, 202549 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Nicole breaks down how No Crumbs went from a side project to one of the most in-demand cookie drops in San Francisco  selling out weekly with 250+ people waiting, all powered by Instagram, community, and engineered scarcity.</p><p><br></p><p>This isn’t a food story.</p><p>It’s a distribution, demand, and systems story.</p><p>00:00 – How This Cookie Business Accidentally Started</p><p>00:50 – Both Working Tech Jobs… Then This Happened</p><p>02:35 – The Market Gap in SF Nobody Was Serving</p><p>06:45 – Why She Obsessed Over Cookies (Not Cakes)</p><p>08:50 – One Base Recipe = Inf...

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  Episode #21

  How a $12M Seed Round Is Powering the AI-Native Construction Company of the Future

  Dec 18, 202557 minS0

  <p>Construction is one of the least productive industries in the world — slower, more expensive, and more broken every year.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Alex, founder of an AI-native construction company that just raised a $12M seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz, to talk about why traditional construction fails  and how AI can finally fix it.</p><p>00:00 – $12M seed round & why this company came out of nowhere</p><p>01:30 – Alex’s background: from software to heavy industry</p><p>03:30 – Why building large projects in the US keeps getting worse</p><p>05:00 – How industria...

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