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Designing Successful Startups — 115 episodes
From Boardroom to Sugar House—A Deloitte Partner's Sweetest Pivot
Accidentally on Purpose: How Aaron Alpeter Built a Supply Chain Empire Three Startups at a Time
People Debt—The Hidden Cost Every Startup Founder Is Already Paying
The Security Bulldog's Jeff Majka on AI, Grit, and Fighting Human Nature
Incorruptible: Eric Ries on Why Most Startups Lose Their Soul—and How Yours Won't
Bench-Warm Your Team Before You Need Them
No Code, No Problem—How a Speech Pathologist Built an AI Startup
Paper Walls—Jermaine Ee on Pushing Through the Limits You Think Exist
From Zero Equity to Founder—Victoria Vaughan on Betting on Yourself
From Wonder Bread to 300 Million Student Responses—Brad Heilman on Building What Doesn't Exist
From Dropout to 18% Monthly Growth: Building Cody with Barak Glanz
From Spare Bedroom to Market Dominance: Samuel Thimothy's 20-Year Playbook
You Can't Scale Heroics—Building the Team and Culture That Grows With You
The Librarian Who Wants You to Slow Down—Why 95% of AI Implementations Fail
Anxious and Building Anyway: How Emily Smith Turned Fear Into Startup Fuel`
From the Principal's Office to 100 Episodes: Luis Derechin on Grit, Talent, and Going Global
Stop Waiting for Perfect—How to Launch Your Way to Product-Market Fit
After 32 Years at US Steel—How One Layoff Created a Serial Entrepreneur
The Million Dollar Mistake—How Tech Companies Blow International Expansion (And How to Avoid It)
Why PR Has a Bad Reputation—And Why Communications Is Now Make-or-Break for Startups
Not Made For You—30 Years of Startup Leadership as the Only Woman in the Room
From Press Releases to Power Moves—Why Your Startup Story Matters More Than Your Product
Why Hardware Is Hard—And How This Icelandic Engineer Cracked IP Protection
Who Says I Can’t—Three Exits, Three Industries, and the Relentless Grit of Paul Dorney
From Church Notice Boards to Data Privacy—Why This CEO Deletes Everything Every 24 Hours
From £800 to £5 Million—How Street Smarts Beat Business School
Kill Your Darlings—Why Firing 20% of Your Business Unlocks 1000% Growth
The Great Anime Inflection Point—Why This $25 Billion Global Market Just Overtook Japan
The Curse of Knowledge—How Being Too Smart Kills Your Pitch
The Entrepreneur Cursed Out For Bad Pitching Is Now a VC Who’s Pitch Method Is Taught All Over the World
The Brazilian Scientist Who Predicted the RNA Revolution (And Got Rejected 30 Times)
Why 90% of Startups Screw Up Their Taxes (And How the Smart 10% Get Rich)
Why Your Home Wi-Fi Sucks (And the Canadian Startup That's About to Fix It)
From Failing Student to TED Speaker—Finding Your Reason Worth Fighting For at Age 20
Integrity, Smarts, and Grit—The Only Three Things That Matter to Early-Stage Investors
Wine, Wheels, and Winning: From Post-Graduation Dream to 30-Year Business
This Singapore-Based Investor Says Web3 Will Save a Billion People (And Your Startup)
My ADHD Is My Secret Weapon—How to Turn Your 'Disability' Into Your Superpower
The Minefield Economy—Why Startups Are Stuck and VCs Are Overpaying
The Immigrant Entrepreneur's Journey—How Grit Built a STEM Education Empire
The Accidental Entrepreneur—Why Getting Rejected by Big Four Accounting Was the Best Thing That Happened
Attention Surplus Disorder—Why Some Entrepreneurs Sprint While Others Marathon
When Consistency Meets Cashflow—The Business of Podcasting with CEO Anne Claessen
From ICU to IPO—A Physician's Blueprint for Startup Success
Paper Trails—Roberto Cipriani's Mission to Give Every Student a Fighting Chance
Pocket Panty—How Ashlee Turner is Solving an Unspoken Problem
Bridging Ancient Wisdom and Modern Startups—Alessandro Grampa's Resilience Blueprint
Zara Hajihashemi's AI Will See You Now—and Help Your Women's Health Provider See You Better
Mother's Grit, Founder's Vision—The Remarkable Story Behind Tive
When the Health System Fails—Sarah Porter's Five-Year Battle and the Birth of MedDefend
The Anti-Secret Sauce—How Håkan Andersson Rebuilt Establish Through Radical Transparency
Transportation Innovation in America's Track Town
Transforming Biological Manufacturing at Bioforge
The Art of Innovating the Invisible
Resilience Redefined—Sam Morris's Journey from Paralysis to Empowerment
From Dyslexia to MedTech Startup Success—Gwen Hannema's Journey
Surviving the Startup Rapids—Tales of Triumph and Trials
Unlocking Innovation: Roger Espasa on How Semidynamics Leverages RISC-V
A Licensing Layer for the Internet—the Mission of Catch+Release
Overcoming Communism and Cancer to become an early-stage VC
How Augie is Changing the Game for Video Editing
Paths Are Made by Walking: Charlotte Sika's Entrepreneurial Insights
Stories Matter for Crafting Narratives to Effect Change and Transformation
How Gihan Amarasiriwardena is Redefining Workwear with Science and Style
Channeling Olympic Success into Entrepreneurial Success with Nico Torteli
Cleaning Up the Industry: How Demi Oloyede is Redefining Cleaning Services
Joy and Grit: Bennett Maxwell's Recipe for Entrepreneurial Success
The Necessity of a Clear Vision for Startup Success
Enjoy the Work Helps Startup Founders Become Great CEOs
Rewiring Success—How Mindset Shapes the Startup Journey
Revolutionizing Lung Cancer Testing: Meet Andrea Stefani, the Visionary Behind OnCoSwab
From Siberia to Silicon Valley—One Woman's Startup Journey
From Olympic Dreams to Entrepreneurial Success—An Inspiring Journey
SaaS Smarter—9 Lessons Learned in Non-Profit Marketing & Tech
The Unstoppable Doctor—From Blade Runner to Brain Trust
Saul Orbach’s journey: From New Jersey to Israel and back with startup after startup along the way
Ray Bradbery: From IT Tycoon to Greek Café Owner—the Power of Saying Yes
Logistics Lessons—Unpacking 25 Years of Supply Chain Success
Leslie Barthel is a Master at the Startup Marketing Game
Doug Weisman on Taking Risks and Working Hard to Build a Successful Broadcast Company
Alicia Williams Explains the Importance of Building a Supportive Network
Overcoming CEO Struggles: The Need for Strategic Planning with Carl J Cox
Suvojit Ghosh on the Customer: The Key to Startup Success
Dan Cosgrove Reveals How to Attract and Retain Top Talent with Wellness Programs
Joe & Stephanie of Diadem Capital on the Changing Landscape of Venture Capital and Fundraising
Robert Fojo Teaches That Consistency and Diligence are the Keys to Success in Career Pivots
From Golf to Marketing: Adam Packard's Journey and the Importance of Long-Term Vision
Annika Lundström is leading the development of a diagnostics tool for mental health
Morgan Templar on Overcoming Personal Challenges and Building Resilience
Marco Ciaffi and the challenges and lessons he and Jothy learned from the Dover experiences
Prof Frank Chindamo’s Story of Laugh MD and the Power of Bringing Laughter to Hospitals
Mary Voss on the importance of having the right talent, a cohesive leadership team, and a strong company culture
David Verrill and the Angel investing model and process for early stage financings
Navigating the Complexities of Go-to-Market Strategy with navigator Peter Brumme
Jothy's Story Part II: The Who Says I Can’t mindset — Memoir, TEDx talk, TV show, Foundation, Book, and this Podcast
Jothy's Story Part I: From Childhood Cancer and Amputation to Startup Grit
B Randall Willis has Seen and Influenced the Evolution of Digital Media
Data Protection: The Focus of James Oliverio and his IdeaBox
ViziSmart is going after the $3.9B property management software market
Simplifying Logistics in the E-commerce Industry with founder Hugh Sinclair
Nick Kepler on the Challenges and Importance of Semiconductor Startups
The Power of Networking and Building Connections for Steven Hudspeth
Dave Molenda is the epitome of the midwestern work ethic
The Importance of Trust in a startups legal agreements with attorney Melinda Brown
The scrappy edtech innovator Kayvon Touran
The Grommet Founder Jules Pieri’s Philosophy of the Power of Saying Yes
The city of Reno is the lighthouse customer shining a light for Dimitre Dintchev’s Galena Hill
Jonathan Becher has always had the vision and passion to be a leader
Big company innovation and being a lighthouse customer with Rob Oshana
Farming and startups share similarities explains Jessi Roesch
Michael Petersen is lifting the hood on the car repair industry for the benefit of car owners
Founder this and founder that with many-time startup founder Andrew Sutherland
Getting startup legal matters done right with Gary Christelis
Steve McCarthy's family business for filmmaking
Lindy Nowak and her Up in a Day website design startup story