EPISODE · Aug 15, 2023 · 1H 4M
Jared Kleinert - This TED speaker is changing the way startup retreats happen!
from The Undefeated Underdogs · host Sharath Kuruganty
👉🏼 About the Guest:Jared Kleinert is the Founder/CEO of Offsite, the author of NETWORKING, a TED speaker, a 3-time award-winning author, and USA Today's "Most Connected Millennial". He was also a delegate to President Obama's 2013 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Malaysia, author of multiple books including the "#1 Entrepreneurship Book of 2015", 2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials are Breaking Down Age Barriers and Changing The World (2015), 3 Billion Under 30 (2017), and "Networking: How To Meet Influential People, Deepen Relationships, and Become A Super-Connector" (2022), and TED@IBM speaker. If you're planning a team retreat, Offsite can save you time, money, and stress. Visit www.offsite.com to learn more!Offsite is on Product Hunt. Check the launch here: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/offsite👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.👉🏼 Description:Tune in as Sharath and Jared discuss becoming an entrepreneur at a young age, the power of cold emailing, the advantages of being young today, and growing Offsite.Timestamps:00:00: Episode Highlight00:28: Introduction to Jared Kleinert, founder at Offsite and TED Speaker before the age of 202:13: How Jared's journey to becoming an entrepreneur started at 167:30: The influence and background of being a young entrepreneur - the why and the how10:46: How to cold email for success12:30: Cold outreach: annoying or ambitious?16:32: Advice for Gen Z on building their careers18:53: Founding a consulting business at 1823:28: How has working with role models at an early age impacted Jared's life?27:06: How to build peer and mentor networks?29:27: Lessons from community building31:56: Inspiration for writing 3 books before the age of 2533:48: Why young people hold more power than ever37:41: The advantage of being young in 202342:41: Managing comparison as a founder47:13: The story of building Offsite55:47: Difficulties of building Offsite59:41: Transitioning from a service business to a software business1:00:26: Next steps for Offsite1:03:18: Outro and closing thoughts👉🏼 Resources: Offsite: www.offsite.comOffsite Product Hunt Launch: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/offsiteJared's TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/jared_kleinert_why_millennials_today_hold_more_power_than_ever_beforeJared's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jared-Kleinert/author/B00OH47AIA?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true👉🏼 Where to find Jared Kleinert:Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaredkleinertLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredkleinert/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jared.kleinert/👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harathYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harathWebsite: https://5harath.com/Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/
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👉🏼 About the Guest:Jared Kleinert is the Founder/CEO of Offsite, the author of NETWORKING, a TED speaker, a 3-time award-winning author, and USA Today's "Most Connected Millennial". He was also a delegate to President Obama's 2013 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Malaysia, author of multiple books including the "#1 Entrepreneurship Book of 2015", 2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials are Breaking Down Age Barriers and Changing The World (2015), 3 Billion Under 30 (2017), and "Networking: How To Meet Influential People, Deepen Relationships, and Become A Super-Connector" (2022), and TED@IBM speaker. If you're planning a team retreat, Offsite can save you time, money, and stress. Visit www.offsite.com to learn more!Offsite is on Product Hunt. Check the launch here: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/offsite👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.👉🏼 Description:Tune in as Sharath and Jared discuss becoming an entrepreneur at a young age, the power of cold emailing, the advantages of being young today, and growing Offsite.Timestamps:00:00: Episode Highlight00:28: Introduction to Jared Kleinert, founder at Offsite and TED Speaker before the age of 202:13: How Jared's journey to becoming an entrepreneur started at 167:30: The influence and background of being a young entrepreneur - the why and the how10:46: How to cold email for success12:30: Cold outreach: annoying or ambitious?16:32: Advice for Gen Z on building their careers18:53: Founding a consulting business at 1823:28: How has working with role models at an early age impacted Jared's life?27:06: How to build peer and mentor networks?29:27: Lessons from community building31:56: Inspiration for writing 3 books before the age of 2533:48: Why young people hold more power than ever37:41: The advantage of being young in 202342:41: Managing comparison as a founder47:13: The story of building Offsite55:47: Difficulties of building Offsite59:41: Transitioning from a service business to a software business1:00:26: Next steps for Offsite1:03:18: Outro and closing thoughts👉🏼 Resources: Offsite: www.offsite.comOffsite Product Hunt Launch: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/offsiteJared's TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/jared_kleinert_why_millennials_today_hold_more_power_than_ever_beforeJared's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jared-Kleinert/author/B00OH47AIA?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true👉🏼 Where to find Jared Kleinert:Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaredkleinertLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredkleinert/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jared.kleinert/👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harathYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harathWebsite: https://5harath.com/Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/
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