Adrian Aoun, Co-Founder and CEO of Forward

For our latest episode, we welcome Adrian Aoun. Adrian is a serial entrepreneur who started his first company as a teenager, sold his second - Wavii - to Google, and is now building the tech-centric healthcare company, Forward. Jessica and Jana talk with Adrian about lessons from selling his company, how he ended up on the founding team of Sidewalk, a bet within Alphabet, and how he would approach redesigning cities with a startup mindset. We wrap up hearing about how Forward navigated the challenges of 2020 and delivered care to members throughout the pandemic. Each week, we wrap up with a Shoutout to people who’ve inspired and helped us along the way. This episode, Adrian highlights what he’s learned from Marissa Mayer and his appreciation for her willingness to pay it forward. The #ANGELS Pod brings you conversations about the latest tech trends with the people inventing and shaping them in Silicon Valley and beyond. Hosted by the co-founders of #ANGELS, an investment collective: Jessica Verrilli, April Underwood, Jana Messerschmidt, Chloe Sladden, Katie Stanton, and Vijaya Gadde. We cover personal stories about breaking into tech and scaling up, and inside looks at the most interesting startups, from the people building them. This podcast is just getting started and we’d love your feedback. You can reach us on Twitter @HashtagAngels and thanks in advance for listening! The #ANGELS Podcast is a production of Haitch Industries. Our theme music is by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music. The episode was produced and edited by Matt Herrero.