1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 James Yi&amp;nbsp;is the Founder and CEO of LeafTrade,&amp;nbsp;a startup building a wholesale ordering platform connecting licensed cannabis vendors and dispensaries. Before LeafTrade,&amp;nbsp;dispensaries were doing most of this work manually with emails, calls, and spreadsheets. With Chicago legalizing recreational cannabis it seemed like a perfect time to have James on.&amp;nbsp;They also recently announced a $4.5M seed round. Sponsored by: Starting Line VC: A new Chicago-based venture capital firm, founded by Ezra Galston,&amp;nbsp;one of our top early podcast guests and trusted partner of many of Chicago’s hottest startups. Check out what they’re up to at StartingLine.vc. Tech In Chicago http://www.techinchicago.co/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/13030076/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/13030076