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The 5-Minute Founder — 100 episodes

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1

S5 E26: Cloud Consulting with Emphasis on Educating Internal IT Teams [Aater Suleman, Flux7, an NTT Data Company]

2

S5 E25: SaaS to Better Manage Cyber Security [Mike Shultz, Cybernance Corporation]

3

S5 E24: Creating a Fun Place to Get Your Hair Cut [Michael Portman, Birds Barbershop]

4

S5 E23: Make Better Decisions in Commercial Real Estate with Local Data Insights [Marc Smookler, IdealSpot]

5

S5 E22: Cloud-Based Supplier Portal to Better Manage Your Supply Chain [Tom Kieley & Clint McRee, SourceDay]

6

S5 E21: Traveling to 15 Countries in 6 Weeks Sparks Idea for Travel Communication Company [Diego De Stefano, Trip Loop]

7

S5 E20: How to Overcome Challenges with Government Regulations and Approvals [Blake Garrett, Aceable]

8

S5 E19: Your People Are the Greatest Determinant of Success in a Startup [Will Mitchell, Rabbet]

9

S5 E18: Short-Term Insurance for Your Next Big Adventure [Matt Randall & Maria Miller, Life by Spot]

10

S5 E17: Startup Develops Gun Detection Technology to Help Prevent Mass Shootings [Lisa Falzone, Athena Security]

11

S5 E16: Tapping Your Investors' Industry Expertise to Navigate Customer Acquisition [Daniel Senyard, Shep Travel]

12

S5 E15: Fulfilling Life Long Dream of Opening Burger Stand [Patrick Terry, P. Terry's Burger Stand]

13

S5 E14: First Mover Advantages and Challenges [Bryan Bittner, Virtual Staging Solutions]

14

S5 E13: Founder Creates Natural Pest Protection for Pets [Stephanie Boone, Wondercide]

15

S5 E12: Invest Any Asset Class into Your Retirement Fund [Henry Yoshida, Rocket Dollar]

16

S5 E11: Company Developing Real-Life Iron Man Suit [Bill Welch, Apptronik]

17

S5 E10: Wireless Tech That Cancels Radio Interference [Hardik Jain, GenXComm]

18

S5 E9: The Importance of Learning How to Sell [Marcus Carey, Threatcare]

19

S5 E8: Drones That Stop Bullets [Leah La Salla, Astral AR]

20

S5 E7: Evolving from Professional Services to SaaS [Andrew Chen, Vyopta]

21

S5 E6: Serial Entrepreneur Focuses on Certified Pre-Owned It Hardware [David Schofman, PureWrx]

22

S5 E5: Online Educational Videos for Medical Students [Jaime Fitch, OnlineMedEd]

23

S5 E4: Using Machine Learning to Increase College Graduation Rates [Charles Thornburgh, Civitas Learning]

24

S5 E3: Disrupting Staffing Industry by Partnering with Incumbent [Ernesto Lamaina, Adia]

25

S5 E2: A Godfather of Online Ticket Reselling [Randy Cohen, TicketCity]

26

S5 E1: PPC & SEO Gems from a Digital Marketing Wizard [Brian Wulfe, Effective Spend]

27

S4 E47: Setting up Processes for My Business to Run Without Me

28

S4 E46: When to Change a Process in Your Business

29

S4 E45: Making Short-Term Sacrifice for Long-Term Reward

30

S4 E44: Pivoting from Pain to Fun

31

S4 E43: Moving Backward in Order to Move Forward

32

S4 E42: What I Learned from a Failed Sales Hire

33

S4 E41: The Value of Setting Quarterly Goals

34

S4 E40: How to Negotiate with a Budget Client

35

S4 E39: Finding Lifestyle Balance as a Solo Entrepreneur

36

S4 E38: Overcoming Awkwardness of Asking for Payment

37

S4 E37: Prioritizing Investing In Relationships

38

S4 E36: Why Coming Across as an Amateur Didn't Phase Me

39

S4 E35: Overcoming Challenges of Managing Freelancers

40

S4 E34: My Approach to Segmenting an Email Marketing List

41

S4 E33: Gaining Confidence Through Multiple Early Sales

42

S4 E32: Old Seeds Planted Sprouting Unexpectedly

43

S4 E31: Finding the Solution After the Problem Arises

44

S4 E30: Maintain, Grow, and Refine

45

S4 E29: Hiring a Salesperson with $0

46

S4 E28: Using a Phone Number to Increase Conversions

47

S4 E27: What's Your Why?

48

S4 E26: Launch a Website for Your Business in a Day

49

S4 E25: How I Got a Sale, Step by Step

50

S4 E24: Overcoming the Sunk Cost Fallacy

51

S4 E23: How to Overcome Issues with an Employee

52

S4 E22: Trying to Find Work Life Balance in a Startup

53

S4 E21: Should I Just Quit?

54

S4 E20: Just-In-Time Knowledge

55

S4 E19: Sparking Curiosity in Sales Pitch

56

S4 E18: How Getting Customer Feedback Can Improve Your Business

57

S4 E17: Working Through Startup Pain Points One at a Time

58

S4 E16: Building Trust Through In-Person Selling

59

S4 E15: Increase Sales by Asking Your Customers the Right Questions

60

S4 E14: Hiring Multiple People to Do the Same Job

61

S4 E13: Using Discounts to Attract New Customers

62

S4 E12: Continuous Small Improvements May Add up over Time

63

S4 E11: Creating Processes to Scale

64

S4 E10: Great Tool for Training Employees

65

S4 E9: Got My First Two Sales Today

66

S4 E8: Testing to See What Works

67

S4 E7: Leveraging Established Relationships to Grow Your Business

68

S4 E6: Offering a Free Sample to Generate Business

69

S4 E5: Who to Hire First?

70

S4 E4: Building a Business Website and Selling Online in 2 Days

71

S4 E3: How to Stay Lean in a Bootstrapped Startup

72

S4 E2: What Are My Skills as an Entrepreneur?

73

S4 E1: I'm Starting a New Company

74

S3 E29: Things Always Take Longer Than You Think [Ryan Wong, Visier]

75

S3 E28: Growing a Mobile Games Company [Kenshi Arasaki, A Thinking Ape]

76

S3 E27: Online Wealth Management Platform for Canadians [Chris Nicola, WealthBar]

77

S3 E26: Why Keeping Your Startup's Team Local Is Crucial [Rakesh Soni, LoginRadius]

78

S3 E25: Overcoming the Personal Challenges of Being an Entrepreneur [Matias Marquez, Buyatab Online]

79

S3 E24: Ridesharing Between Canadian Cities [Flo Devellennes, Poparide]

80

S3 E23: Culture First Before Strategy [Ian Crosby, Bench]

81

S3 E22: Custom Fit Insoles Measured Using Your Smartphone [Shamil Hargovan, Wiivv]

82

S3 E21: Serial Founder Runs for Mayor of Vancouver [Ken Sim, Nurse Next Door]

83

S3 E20: Starting a Lending Business at Age 22 [David Gens, Merchant Advance Capital]

84

S3 E19: Save AWS Costs Through Monitoring and Automation Tool [Louis-Victor Jadavji, Taloflow]

85

S3 E18: Tech That Enables Civic Engagement for Your Local Community [Colleen Hardwick, PlaceSpeak]

86

S3 E17: Founder Builds and Exits Industrial Wastewater Treatment Company [Colleen Legzdins, Axine Water Technologies]

87

S3 E16: Startup Investment Platform for the Canadian General Public [Peter-Paul Van Hoeken, FrontFundr]

88

S3 E15: You Get Where You Want to Go as Long as You Start and Don't Stop [Tara Bosch, SmartSweets]

89

S3 E14: Pivoting from Selling Nutrition Products to Selling Healthcare Leads [Zeeshan Hayat, Prizm Media]

90

S3 E13: Competitive Intelligence for Smarter Decision Making [Jason Smith, Klue]

91

S3 E12: Starting a Coding Bootcamp with Six Co-Founders [Jeremy Shaki, Lighthouse Labs]

92

S3 E11: Marketing for Real Estate Agents [Rebecca Troelstra, AvenueHQ]

93

S3 E10: Matchmaking Site Evolves into Tech Accelerator [Shafin Diamond Tejani, Victory Square]

94

S3 E9: PR Tips and Other Gems from Founder of Legal Software Startup [Jack Newton, Clio]

95

S3 E8: How to Create a Landing Page That Converts [Rick Perreault, Unbounce]

96

S3 E7: Using Indiegogo to Launch Automated Indoor Garden [Valerie Song, AVA]

97

S3 E6: How This Entrepreneur Targeted Active LinkedIn Users to Grow His Real Estate Software Business [Simeon Garratt, Spark]

98

S3 E5: How to Perform at a High Level [Cam Speck, Fitplan]

99

S3 E4: Stemcell Biotech Company with Double Digit Growth for 20+ years [Allen Eaves, STEMCELL Technologies]

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S3 E3: Growing to 24.5M Users with No Venture Funding [Darshan Kaler, Tradable Bits]