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Episodes: 514
Frequency: Biweekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1k-10k
Gender skew: Unknown
Location: USA
YouTube: 666 subscribers
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middletechpodcast@gmail.com
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Logan Jones - Host of Middle Tech, covering startups, technology, and entrepreneurship in Kentucky and beyond.
Tim Metzner - Artificial Intelligence For Small Businesses, Venture Capital, Succession Planning, And Startup Investing.
Brandon Wilde - Hospital Oral Care, ICU Infection Prevention, Medical-device Development, FDA Clearance, And Manufacturing In Eastern Kentucky.
Greg Baker - Hospital Oral Care, ICU Infection Prevention, Medical-device Development, FDA Clearance, And Manufacturing In Eastern Kentucky.
Jason Walls - Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurship Outside Silicon Valley, Electric-vehicle Infrastructure, And Building Software From Trade Expertise.
Gabrielle Blocher - Biomass, Reclaimed Mine Land, Renewable Products, Carbon Credits, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, And Building A Kentucky-based Company.
339 | Fireroad Ventures: Tim Metzner on Why AI Makes Small Business the Biggest Opportunity in Tech
July 27, 2026
Small businesses represent nearly half of all American jobs and 45% of all technology spend, yet less than 5% of venture capital goes to building technology for them.In this episode, Tim Metzner joins us to share how Fireroad, his Cincinnati-based early-stage venture firm, is betting that AI is changing that math. A serial entrepreneur who co-founded Coterie Insurance ($70M+ raised) and Differential (the studio behind Cincinnati's first unicorn, Astronomer), Tim returns to the show four y...
338 | Toothsure: Why Hospitals Fail at Oral Care and the Hazard, KY Startup Fixing It
July 13, 2026
Hospital-acquired pneumonia is the number one hospital-acquired infection in the United States — and it often starts with something as simple as a missed tooth brushing. After 37 years of consultations in Eastern Kentucky ICUs and nursing homes, one dentist decided to fix it.In this episode, Dr. Greg Baker and Dr. Brandon Wilde of Toothsure join us to share how they're building OralVac and OralVac+ — preloaded, measured-dose oral care devices designed around two years of ICU nurse feedbac...
337 | ChargeRight: How an Electrician Used AI to Stop Homeowners From Getting Ripped Off
May 04, 2026
A union electrician with zero coding experience built an AI tool that's stopping EV owners from getting upsold thousands of dollars in unnecessary panel upgrades - and then Mark Cuban reshared his post.In this episode, ChargeRight founder Jason Walls joins us to share how 15+ years pulling wire in Kentucky led him to build an app that puts the NEC code book directly in homeowners' hands for $12.99 - replacing $300 truck rolls and $3,000–$6,000 panel upgrade quotes.The conversation covers Jaso...
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