August 12, 2025

Solutions to Human & Planetary Challenges with Freeflow - David Fleck

In today's episode of The Going Long Podcast, Billy welcomes David Fleck to the guest-chair, who, after selling Disqus in late 2017, created a new venture capital firm, Freeflow, where he finds ground-breaking research in high quality scientific communities underserved by venture capital, starting with Caltech & Berkeley, that can impact the world for good - including health of people and the planet, and has large commercial potential.
Billy Keels
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Going Long Podcast Episode 550: Solutions to Human & Planetary Challenges with Freeflow - David Fleck

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In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following:

 

  • [00:24 - 01:20] Billy welcomes and introduces today’s special guest, David Fleck.
  • [01:20 - 10:02] David explains the story of becoming the founder and director of Freeflow, and how he serves people today. 
  • [10:02 - 14:13] David answers Billy’s question which asks how he is also working towards eradicating homelessness.
  • [14:13 - 26:25] Billy asks how David came to the conclusion that he should start leaning towards walking his own path with a start-up rather than staying within a big existing company.
  • [26:25 - 32:05] David explains how he took the buying and selling experience and other skills forward from his corporate role into what he excels at now with Freeflow.
  • [32:05 - 36:32] Billy asks David to explain all the ways he is serving people today with Freeflow.
  • [36:32 - 41:24] David talks about the ways that Freeflow might evolve in the future.
  • [41:24 - 47:08] Billy asks David what he would want to leave as a message for his future self 3 years from now.
  • [47:08 - 51:07] Billy wraps up the show.

 

How best to get in touch with David Fleck:

Website: https://freeflow.io/ 

Email: david@freeflow.io 

Family Promise (homelessness help initiative): https://familypromise.org/ 

 

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Billy Keels
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