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Startup Mindsets

by Dan Gonzales

Welcome to Startup Mindsets! Dan Gonzales is your host! Each week, we'll dive into how founders across technology and innovation leaders think about running their business and why entrepreneurship is important in today's world. Subscribe & discover your Startup Mindset today!Enjoy the show! :) -DanInstagram: @startupmindsetspodWebsite: startupmindsets.com Linkedin: Startup Mindsets

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Episodes

  1. Why Did You Buy That Drink: Mehdi Bouhassoune

    Why do we buy the things we buy? Is it logic, habit, emotion, or something much deeper? In this episode of Startup Mindsets, I sit down with Mehdi Bouhassoune, author of Why Did You Buy That Drink?, to explore the fascinating psychology behind consumer behavior and purchasing decisions. Drawing...

  2. Async CEO: Arto Yeritsyan

    Popular video editing product founder, Arto, enters the studio for this podcast. As the needs of video creation climb, Async helps creators scale their content with an easy to use video editor. It's what we used for our podcast editing needs. We discussed: Cutting through the noise of being a...

  3. Rewriting The Rules with Author Ritu G. Mehrish

    This is a fascinating conversation you won't want to miss. In this episode of Startup Mindsets, I sit down with author Ritu Mehrish to unpack the ideas behind her book “Rewrite the Rules and the evolving expectations around work and family. One of the most thought-provoking parts of our...

  4. Revolutionizing Deal Flow with Ai & Ali Dastjerdi of Raylu

    In this conversation, Ali Dastjerdi, founder of Raylu.ai, shares his journey from being born in Iran to becoming a successful entrepreneur in the AI and venture capital space. He discusses ​the evolution of his company, ​the challenges of finding product-market fit, ​and the unique insights…

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  5. Ai for Board of Directors: Raffaela Rein

    Raffaela is a tech entrepreneur turned board director, with experience on boards including Porsche, €5bn PE firm Mutares, and tech unicorn IU.Her newsletter, The AI Leadership Edge, delivers actionable insights to over 11.000 investors, board and business leaders.Previously, Raffaela founded...

  6. Ringing the Nasdaq Bell w/Paul Cecil

    It's been a while, I know... but we back in action! Back in September, Paul Cecil, joined us to share his story as VP of Strategy at ReAlpha, the world's first AI-powered, integrated real estate platform. We cover How AI products like ChatGPT are being used in business and our personal lives for...

  7. Jayla Siciliano on Shark Tank, Real Estate, Entrepreneurship

    In this episode, we dive into the dynamic world of the beverage industry with Jayla Siciliano, a Shark Tank alum and entrepreneur. Jayla shares her journey from corporate life to launching Bon Affair, a pioneering wine spritzer brand. Discover the challenges she faced in educating the market…

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  8. Stepping Over Milestones: Stephan Schenk of Stapelstein

    Stephan Schenk is the designer-turned-entrepreneur behind Stapelstein, the German startup that is redefining children’s play through vibrant, ultra-light “stacking stones” made from 100 % recyclable EPP. Inspired by a childhood spent in a family of educators, Stephan set out to get kids moving in...

  9. SDR Manager with No Degree: Alan B.

    Alan Bautista is a good friend since high school. His career story is quite inspiring for those who feel stuck at dead end jobs maybe in the restaurant industry. We also delve into politics, family life, and shoot the shit in this unfiltered conversation. Order your copy of Startup Mindsets on...

  10. UC Berkeley's Chief Innovation/Entrepreneurship Officer: Professor Darren Cooke

    What's up Startup Mindsets Nation! We've been out on the book tour in the Philippines but are BACK and better than EVER If you've bought a copy of Startup Mindsets already, you don't know how much that means to me, thank you 🙏 If you'd like to order a copy, find it on Amazon. Today's guest is...

  11. Berkeley Skydeck's Executive Director: Caroline Winnett

    Caroline Winnett is the Executive Director at Berkeley SkyDeck, a world leading startup accelerator. We discuss What it is like running a startup accelerator. How academics make the decision to commercialize their ideas and research. What Skydeck looks for in applicants. Advising startups on…

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  12. 7 Job Rejections Led to Starting Tangle News: Isaac Saul

    He's debated Bill O'Reilly, our guest,Isaac Saul, started a politics newsletter called Tangle. It aims to make sense of the noise in politics by delivering straightforward journalism. We learn about Isaac's interesting path to entrepreneurship in that it took 7 final interview job rejections to...

  13. Partnerships with Freefuse & Klarissa.AI

    Alex Londo and Mike Liu join the podcast to discuss their startup's partnership and collaboration. In this conversation, Mike breaks down how FreeFuse is transforming customer engagement and training with interactive media, bringing a whole new level of personalization and impact to digital...

  14. Buy The Change You Want To See: Jane Mosbacher Morris

    Jane Mosbacher Morris stops by the podcast to share how her book and company go hand in hand in creating ethical supply chains for retail. Clients include Coca Cola, Visa, and Bloomingdales. Jane Mosbacher Morris is the founder and CEO of To The Market, a turnkey solution for ethical…

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  15. Robots in Your Body: Endiatx CEO Torrey Smith

    Today’s guest is Torrey Smith, an eclectic entrepreneur and CEO of Endiatx, the pillbot startup. Watch the Pillbot in action on TedX: https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_luebke_vivek_kumbhari_how_you_could_see_inside_your_body_with_a_micro_robot?subtitle=en My book, Startup Mindsets, is coming out on...

  16. Alan Bautista on Working at Restaurants, Closing Deals worth Ms, and all you need to know about Tech Sales

    Hello Startup Mindsets fam, happy October! Today's episode features Alan Bautista, a friend from high school who's had a successful career pivoting from working at restaurants to landing a meaningful career in Recently, Alan was ranked Top 25 on SDRleader.com This episode's especially valuable to...

  17. Author Martin Gonzalez: 🔥 Bonfire Moment 🌲

    Dan travels to Redwood City to interview Martin in person about The Bonfire Moment, his work as a Principal of Organizational Management at Google, why startups fail, handling feedback and more on this episode. Grab your copy at https://www.bonfiremoment.com and find unique insights from pioneers...

  18. Starting Vouch Vault with Jay Chandrasekar from Super Troopers

    Eric Colbert the founder/ceo of @vouchvault2321 joins the pod to share his story creating the company, 🏄‍♂️ surfing, and being an entrepreneur. Start vouching today on the app: https://www.vouchvault.com Startup Mindsets launched our merch collection! Rep your startup mindset:...

  19. What's your Startup Mindset?

    This a trailer for the podcast with the infamous question, "What is your startup mindset?"

  20. Passive Income: A Solo Podcast

    Making passive revenue or income is a major key in scaling any business. You don't want to have to be always selling when you can leverage machines/technology to do work for you. Our book: https://www.penguin.sg/book/startup-mindsets will be published November 2024. Join our Newsletter to be...

  21. Kenny Eliason | Personal Injury Tech for Lawyers/Clients

    Kenny Eliason shares funny career and life stories and what led him to start his company, Record. Learn more about The Client App That Legal Teams Love at https://www.recordclient.com Collaborate with us as a brand partner: https://www.passionfroot.me/startup-mindsets Our debut book, Startup...

  22. A Doctor Serial Entrepreneur: Jon Baktari, MD

    Dr. Jonathan Baktari is the founder of E7 Health, U.S. Drug Test Centers, and eNational Testing. He was formerly the Medical Director of The Valley Health Systems, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Culinary Health Fund. He also served as clinical faculty for several medical schools, including the...

  23. Resetting in Miami & Texas: Book Deal with Penguin Random House SEA

    I had the time of my life traveling to Miami and Houston. Here are my thoughts on the beauty of getting out of your hometown by enriching your mindset and energy. We landed a book deal with Penguin Random House SEA and I spoke a bit about my debut book this November. Enter your email for a chance...

  24. E127: Julia Enthoven: Getting Mentored by Carol Dweck, Quitting Google for Entrepreneurship, Raising a Series A, Growth Hacks

    Julia Enthoven is the Founder & CEO @ Kapwing, the startup that provides a new, collaborative platform for creating images, videos, and GIFs. Highlights: 📝 GROWING UP IN DALLAS AND MOVING TO STANFORD & SAN FRANCISCO 📝BEING MENTORED BY CAROL DWECK 📝 INNOVATE ON DISTRIBUTION PROCESS 📝 LEAVING...

  25. Starting a Business is a Personal Finance Decision

    What up Startup Mindsets fans! I just had to come on here and spill my 2 cents about what it's actually like running a business and its affect on your personal finances. Last year as a side hustle we made about 2.5K from the podcast which is something to celebrate as an entrepreneur. A lot of...

  26. 150,000 Rides Later Circuit Cofounder Alex Esposito

    Dan catches up with one of the first startup founders he met while working as an analyst at VU Venture partners. Circuit is an all-electric, on-demand, local shuttle service. Download the app & Ride Circuit. https://www.ridecircuit.com Connect with Alex on Linkedin:...

  27. Ed Latimore | Secrets to Transform Your Mindset

    Ed Latimore is a writer, physicist, and Professional Heavyweight Boxer. He's been on the world's top podcasts such as Fresh n Fit, Knowledge Project, and Modern Wisdom. It was an honor to interview Ed and we're delighted to share our conversation. Ed's Website: https://edlatimore.com Learn how to...

  28. Culture is how you do everything - Francis Lacoste the VPE Coach

    Francis Lacoste speaks about how he fuels growth for VPs of Engineering as a coach. Drawing from decades of startup experience at Heroku and Salesforce, Francis puts into practice operational principles that help teams scale past 20 employees. He coaches technical executives to become leaders who...

  29. Exciting Updates from Rene Morkos and ALICE

    In this podcast episode, Dan catches up with Rene Morkos, CEO of Alice Technologies about his company's advancements in construction scheduling and simulation. Rene highlights the invention of a parametric scheduler and simulator, which now deploys 100 times faster, and the unexpected…

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  30. Attract Don't Sell: Bureau of Small Projects CEO David Gaz

    David Gaz is the founder and creative director behind several successful ventures, including the award-winning documentary "Kindness Is Contagious" and The Bureau of Small Projects, a branding agency dedicated to amplifying the impact of small businesses, startups, and nonprofits. The Bureau of...

  31. Dorothy Chang on starting Lynx Collective, Running Kode with Klossy, Investing in Bitcoin in 2012

    Our guest today is Dorothy Chang who has had an incredible career from venture capital, leading a successful nonprofit working with celebrities and billionaires to being an entrepreneur. She shares cool career stories and her take on being an entrepreneur, and lessons throughout her journey.…

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  32. #119 Customer Success 101: Luke Diaz CSM @ Optimizely, AppsFlyer, Clearbit, and now Appzen

    Luke Diaz has a passion for building and leading high-performance Customer Success orgs (CSM, AM, SA, Support) to drive 3 outcomes: 1) accelerate product adoption, 2) drive quantifiable business impact for customers, and 3) achieve best-in-class gross & net retention. Customer Success is an...

  33. Julia Arpag: Laid Off to CEO of Aligned Recruiting

    Julia Arpag joins Startup Mindsets to detail her roller coaster career journey from working at SoulCycle to a career in recruiting. After she was laid off from her job she scrambled to get 6 job offers within a few months and decided to take one from Alanna the cofounder of Aligned Recruitment....

  34. The Bar Brothers on Founding Jorny to Provide Personal Growth

    The Bar brothers, Eliran and Itamar, join the podcast today to talk about their company Jorny. They are on a mission to solve the existential crisis that is lack of meaning after retiring and entering a new phase in one's life. JORNY is the 1st global hospitality brand, dedicated to midlife…

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  35. Being an LP in VC Firms: Alan Kadisch of InvestorMatch.ai

    The hidden hand in all venture capital funds are the limited partners who pledge capital to the fund manager. Today we interviewed, a long time angel investor, physician, and serial entrepreneur Dr. Alan Kadisch. Alan details what it is like being pitched by VCs for funding, his thoughts on how...

  36. Starting the Ice Cream Factory

    Shannon Imler started the Ice Cream Factory from scratch like how he makes the ice cream. From hand cranking out the batches to scaling this to an entire factory and product available in 48 states we hear the behind the scenes. They are on a mission to spread happiness to the world through high...

  37. Raising 250K on Shark Tank with $800 in Revenue ~ Nick Sky Founder of Changed App

    We've got an insanely special podcast coming your way. Have you ever felt the burden of student loans or credit card debt? I know I have, those pesky loans won't go away easily but I have a solution for you. In this episode, we sit down with Nick Sky, CEO of Changed who shares insights…

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  38. Shaun Gold talks Jorny, Personal Meaning, and so much more!

    Shaun Gold returns to shed light on an exciting new startup, Jorny We talk more about personal meaning as it relates to entrepreneurship, social norms, how Jorny solves this problem for the 50 and up community. Some parts of the conversation I found valuable: Find something that transcends the...

  39. Investing in Frontier Tech/Ai with Creative Ventures' James Wang + Book News

    What's up Startup Mindsets! We have an exciting podcast with General Partner, of Creative Ventures, James Wang. He's held a number of impressive roles working at Bridgewater Associates, Google X, to his own sex tech startup, and now as a venture capitalist. Creative Ventures invests in…

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  40. From Grassroots to Greatness | Lloyed Lobo (Wall Street Journal Bestseller)

    Dan welcomes entrepreneur, author, and certified 🎲 roller, Lloyed Lobo, drops pearls of wisdom on the podcast, I guarantee you it's worth a listen. Lloyed's achieved success in Silicon Valley by bootstrapping Boast.ai His unique background as a young refugee from Kuwait during the Gulf War has...

  41. Starting a Quant Fund in a Dorm: Michael Mills Founder of Infinitary Fund

    Today's guest, Mike Mills, is on pursuit of a bold idea and has combined his passion for mathematics/economics to create Infinitary Fund. Mike talks about winning limited partners over, leveraging technology to select investments, thoughts on the US economy, and being an entrepreneur. About...

  42. Rewriting Your Script with Mindfulness: Cari Jacobs Crovetto

    We're excited to share this conversation with Cari Jacobs Crovetto, an executive coach and advisor specializing in leadership development who has coached leaders from LinkedIn, Coinbase, and Twitch. In addition, she is an active coach at Stanford GSB and regularly publishes in Forbes, as a Forbes...

  43. Raising a 150M Series B with Dan Wang VP of Finance at Iterative Health

    Dan Wang joins Startup Mindsets to discuss his role as VP of Finance/Operations at Iterative Health How Iterative Health uses computer vision and AI to enable doctors to make more informed decision for patients The advantages an MBA can provide in a career Joining an early stage startup with a…

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  44. AI in Recruiting with Rolescale CEO Mehdi Taifi

    In this episode of "Startup Mindsets" we dive headfirst into the fascinating notion of how AI is set to change recruiting and hiring with Mehdi Taifi, CEO and founder of Rolescale. We also talk working on Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and quitting a career with a safety net to pursue...

  45. Solo Pod with Dan Gonzales (Entrepreneurship)

    Dan gives his thoughts on life as an entrepreneur, being his own boss, running a company, surviving, and getting the podcast to 107 guests. If you haven't already, follow us on the platform you're listening to and on instagram and linkedin. We'd love to have you along our journey to becoming a...

  46. AI for Legal with Beagle AI CEO: Sergey Demyanov

    Ai is the trending topic for 2023 and it's no question that it has the potential to change a ton of traditional workflows. About the Guest Sergey Demyanov is a serial entrepreneur from Russia with a Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Melbourne. He founded Teleport which Snap acquired…

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  47. Philosophy in Business - Shaun Gold (Part 2)

    This is part 2 of my conversation with Shaun Gold. In this part, Shaun talks about how philosophy influenced his multi dimensional career. We also talk going on Jeopardy and his experience being on the game show. Key Points You are the opportunity, it doesn't matter how long it takes, how much it...

  48. Who is Shaun Gold for 1,000? (Part 1)

    We meet interesting entrepreneurs through this podcast and I'd like to introduce you to Shaun Gold, a self described polymath. Shaun's been involved with the bustling nightlife industry as a promoter in Miami, published 4 books, worked in the venture capital industry for Open VC, competed on...

  49. #102 Learn New Languages with Hallo AI CEO Joon Beh

    Joon Beh founder/CEO of Hallo AI joins the podcast to tell us how 40,000+ people are learning a new language through Hallo Ai's app. Joon explores Hallo AI's uniqueness, where he emphasizes its focus on spoken fluency. The platform's innovative approach positions it ahead of competitors. Joon…

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  50. When Does Your Startup Need a Lawyer? Steven Weigler CEO of EmergeCounsel

    We've all heard the Theranos story of how Elizabeth Holmes lied to investors about groundbreaking technology and the lawsuit that followed. Or maybe you watch Silicon Valley and have seen how Hooli filed suit against Pied Piper for creating the software while at Hooli. Legal work is important to...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to Startup Mindsets! Dan Gonzales is your host! Each week, we'll dive into how founders across technology and innovation leaders think about running their business and why entrepreneurship is important in today's world. Subscribe & discover your Startup Mindset today!Enjoy the show! :) -DanInstagram: @startupmindsetspodWebsite: startupmindsets.com Linkedin: Startup Mindsets

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