The New Entrepreneur

Here is the quick hitting episode with Derek. If you want to learn more about him then check out his full interview just below this one. 

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This episode we have Derek talk about his journey with Blerp and what he recommends young entrepreneurs do when they enter a startup. If this is the position you are in then this episode is for you.

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In this episode with Matt, we chat about his journey with Clear Water Distilling. Everything that went into building the company to where it is now is broken down to the point where we can understand what it took to move the needle from point A to point B. If you are interested in B2C at all, this is the perfect episode for you.

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This episode with Tyler and Valerie dives deep into what it takes to run a food business. Hear from both Tyler and Valerie their stories about growing Crust Club. What were the hard parts, long parts, etc. If you are at all interested in food for your business, this is your episode..

It has been a while since I have posted an update on where the show is going and what I am doing with it. So, here is that episode. There will be new episode formats added to what I am currently doing. Besides that, there are no major changes. 

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My chat with Chris opens up his journey with Acuitus Ag. Looking for an in depth story line of how a startup got to an idea to where they are today? This may be the right episode for you. Besides those things, Chris gives his experience of being an entrepreneur and what he would recommend we do to be successful in the space.

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This episode with Betsy consists mostly of her story and how she build the business Beddy's. Along the way find out entrepreneurial lessons on how to grow a network, product launch, and more. Find out about the story behind a successful youtube channel as well.

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Bob Miles who has been an entrepreneur for most of his life, found himself growing a startup called Salad. The time being, Salad runs on your idle PC to mine crypto that can be converted into cash, gift cards, subscriptions. We talk about how to increase your chances of being successful as an entrepreneur, entrepreneurial philosophy, and the story of Salad.

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The first agricultural technology company I got to sit down with is one that you don't want to miss. Clark gives perfect examples of what it takes to grow an ag tech company. From a walk through of Aquayield to what it takes to make it into the agricultural space, you wont want to miss my chat with Clark.

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Keith and I connect a lot with how entrepreneurship feels to the entrepreneur. The two sides to this chat I had with Keith contain how business and success should be pursued as well as what you can expect to see when pursuing entrepreneurship. 

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Michael brings up different points about startup culture you'd never suspect. Throughout my chat with Michael we talk about the simple and pervasive concepts of dealing with a startup. Between his story of building the Literal App and his opinions on successful entrepreneurship, for those wanting to really understand the space of early stage startups, this episode will be for you.

Here is where you can check out Michael:

Chris and I walked through the story of how he arrived at the idea of nuffsaid. We also talk about the critical steps and checkpoints Chris came to while growing the business. From zero to one and creating a team, this early stage company has a great back story you don't want to miss.

Find Chris here at these links:

In this episode with Mikey we dive deep into the mentalities of what it takes to be an entrepreneur and how to start in certain situations. Besides Mikey's story and his lessons, find out exactly what it takes when you're starting just about anything in life. Besides business or financial freedom, from this episode hopefully you come out with essential life skills to audit yourself, and progress to whatever makes you happiest.

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Yan Stavisski provides knowledge that helps any person interested in business progress how they should. Besides the principles of entrepreneurship and how to make moves, optimizing credit lines and relationships with banks we dive deep into and how exactly to make profits from credit. Getting uncomfortable, learning sales, and actively learning are the three main topics of our chat.

In my episode with Taylor we get very deep in the processes of how he grew his company Slingshot. We also talk about sales, door to door, and general negotiation.

Connect with Taylor on his LinkedIn here! 

Eric's journey about his many different startups teaches us that basic fundamental, entrepreneurial characteristics are key to getting to where you want in business. We talk about time management and different opinions on how to manage time best. 

Eric is a great resource as well. Find him at any of his businesses URL's.

Adam Greenhood before starting Adwallet was and still is a very skilled marketer and advertiser. Knowing the space very well brought him to the knowledge that the concept of Adwallet was the next revolution in marketing and conversion. In my chat with Adam, we don't just talk about his journey with Adwallet but what it takes to launch successfully. We walk through the process of what Adam did so you can paint your own picture from what his actions were!

Find adam here:

adam@adwallet.com

David walks through his journey of Chargeback and talks about the key steps in the business that got it to where it is at now. Along the way we talk startup theory and other philosophies that David has become successful with. 

You can find David on both is LinkedIn and his website

This episode is full of experimentation and zero to ones. A new entrepreneur curious about the nitty gritties of growing anything will find a lot of value from Luke as he is right in the midst of scaling his company Mentorli to an established business and a major player. Luke talks about his different stages Mentorli has gone through and how he has settled from one business model to the current one he has put in place now. 

In my chat with Joon, we dive deep into the process of initially starting any business. Joon gives good examples and advice to those new entrepreneurs that may be confused about what to focus on in the beginning. We talk about finding co-founders, finding investors, starting to grow on social media, and much more. 

You can find Joon on both his website and his linkedin!

Tune in to one of the most intellectual, thought intensive, and intellectual episodes on the new entrepreneur. Brent and I talk about statistical observations made by organizations that study successful business/entrepreneurial people. We chat about what drives all decisions and movement in the world and then correlate that back to business skills. Moreover, we talk about Brents journey as an entrepreneur and how he grew Blip. His advice and lessons for young entrepreneurs is something you won't want to miss!

Check out the link Brent referenced when we talked about the study of what attributes makes a successful entrepreneur:

This particular episode has more in depth information about starting out as an entrepreneur than most in the arsenal. Josh and I talk about validation and what a new entrepreneur should do to validate and idea, we talk in depth about josh's story in entrepreneurship. We break down some barriers new entrepreneurs may have in the beginning and what they could do to get over those blocks.

Josh is providing us a validation document he uses for all his business that he runs. Check it out here.

Ken Davis of Taskeasy talks about his experience scaling the company and what most people don't know about the process. From Ken's words take what you can and implement it into your own venture. Ken is a great resource for you guys mentorship wise, reach out to Ken for any further questions about what we talked about.

Two parts to this interview include Johnny's journey scaling Entrata which is a company now that does more that 100M in revenue. The other half we talk about the crucial parts of how he grew Homie and what may be confusing in its scale to a younger entrepreneur. 

When you don't have experience in an industry that you want to change it seems impossible once you are on that journey. Karmel is one of these founders that made her way in the tech industry without knowing anything about it. Hear how Karmel scaled Momni and what you can do to do the same.

Daniel takes his journey more in depth on how certain aspects helped his company become what it is. When I ask how those situations played out we begin to find out what Daniel did to succeed.

In my episode with Chris what we talk about is his journey with Wistia. We chat about the checkpoints in his business that changed the trajectory of Wistia. How they happened, what they did to be in that position, etc. 

Since Chris's company is also ranked very highly in company culture in the USA, we break down what he's done to make that possible with applicable things you can do!

Coming up on the 50th episode.. Can't believe it. What I am going to do is tell you about what is going on, where I plan to take the brand, new things in the podcast, and more. 

In my episode with Stuart, we talk about the behind the scenes of running a Youtube channel. What kind of things you should expect, how hard it actually is to get big on Youtube, etc. If you want a good insight into Youtube and how it should be done, listen up!

In this episode with Boris you'll find a lot on his story growing The Next Web. With those stories you'll find smaller niched aspects of the journey you'd never hear. To help people that worry, I wanted to make sure it was clear how Boris has done what he's done with The Next Web. The content of the interview include Boris chatting on scaling the events aspect of the company, what he does currently for the company, and what he'd say to younger entrepreneurs.

Find Boris @boris on both Instagram and Twitter!

Tom has done what people can only imagine. Having 2 million unique monthly visitors within two years of launching, becoming Y-Combinators fastest growing company ever, and more. We talk about what made those things possible. Tom brings up things like working with his first artists, the grey area of Genius when it was not big at all, and what he'd recommend us do if we were to do it like he did.

Sam's experience in E-commerce is one that shouldn't go ignored if you are interested in one growing a business or two doing anything with drop-shipping/e-commerce. In my interview with Sam we talk about aspects of e-commerce that most people don't want to admit or deal with. Sam gives his advice on how he beats those scenarios and what you should do within them. We also talk about things such as co-founders, starting the process, financial management in e-commerce, etc. Listen up..

I sat down with Sid to break down his journey as an entrepreneur and make sure it digestible for the rest of us. After doing research and knowing Sid had travelled a lot, ran a tech company, and ran businesses through college, I wanted to ask specific questions to understand that time in particular. Sid gives his advice for the people on what they should do in each situation.. See what you can pull out of it!

Eric being a fellow producer of many podcast within Recode talks about how he does what he does and how he scaled that. He talks about how you as an entrepreneur or business person can begin to look at this field to make sure you make the right decisions. Eric touches on the starting points of such a media brand as well to give more context on how to scale a media/news brand for yourself.

Mike Price being a Journalist and reporter for East Idaho News is in the trenches with this business trying to scale it by providing great stories for its audience. Mike talks about how to best serve an audience and create one if you are just starting out in media. See what things Mike said to help you on your journey is it is taking you down this path!

In my chat with John Mchugh, we chat about his journey creating the products that he has. From humble beginnings going into grocery stores finding the right produce to make this product with, to having factories that now produce this products, see exactly how John went from one to the next in this episode! 

The most essential aspects of business are sales followed by marketing and financials. Ryan Emmons talks about these things and how he started these processes within Waiakea Water. From his stories you can find out a lot on where to start putting your efforts into to make a successful food brand. Ryan talks trends, processes, and what to avoid. 

In my chat with Samantha, we chat about exactly how Samantha grew Emmy's Organics and what things it took day to day to get where she was at. We talk about universal business problems people will see when running something in this field. From Samantha's journey and stories, see how you can become prepared if you are ready to take on this task of growing a business..

Dominic Edmunds runs a company called Sales Cycle. Dominic dives deep into the logistics of his business and how he started each process within his business. Those being hiring, operations infrastructure, etc. We all want to know how to scale from a start up eventually, have Dominic tell you the exact way he did it, and receive some advice on how you can do that too. 

Manuj talks about how some tech entrepreneurs need to think differently when getting deep into this space. He offers good insights on practical things tech entrepreneurs should do. Being a CTO he also talks on how tech entrepreneurs should handle the fact of finding or becoming a CTO of some sort. The process is crucial if you are in this space, and Manuj talks about how you can overcome some of those obstacles.

In my chat with Kyle, we dive deep into the beginning phases of starting a company. A SaaS company in particular. Kyle dives deep into all aspects of starting a SaaS company. He talks practically for the people that are interested in doing the same as he has. Hear exactly what it takes to get a successful SaaS company off the ground as Kyle has! 

Check out Kyle on Twitter @kyleracki

RIchard is the VP of operations at Klientboost where his job is to mainly focus on implementing systems and mid level infrastructure to make Klientboost run as efficiently and effectively as possible. In this interview, Richard opens up the conversation about growing the startup and what we should do as young entrepreneurs to do that optimally!

Kevin gives us information about taking your startup and scaling it into a legitimate business. We talk about the hiring process, as well as the operational aspect once our business gets big enough to get confusing with infrastructure. Kevin dives deep into the beginnings of these processes within his business. 

See what kind of things Kevin has to say to help you within your journey as a business person!

Byrce being someone that runs the funnel of client aquisition, and how to best serve each individual client to make their business 3x in growth, has amazing insights on how you can do the same for a digital advertising agency you'd like to start yourself. Pricing yourself, learning how to adapt when operations scale, and step by step how to serve each client is what you will find in this episode!

I sit down with Paul who is a lawyer that day to day focuses on helping entrepreneurs cover their bases when starting businesses. He helps them optimize their process so they get the most out of the money that comes into the business. Paul talks about how to do this within a digital advertising/smma world. He talks about the process, what to stay away from, what to know, how a young entrepreneur can do these things, etc.

Robin dives deep into his businesses beginnings. What exactly he did mentally and strategically to make it successful. He dives deep into what a younger entrepreneur should do when going 0 - 0.1. Robins advice is very applicable and useful for a young entrepreneur confused about the process of getting that first client and how to do it. 

Jordan offers the most practical, implementable info for entrepreneurs that are curious about SMMA and digital advertising. He dives deep into the tactics and systems of early stage advertising through social and through the inner web, as well as how to scale those systems and processes. See what Jordan's expertise can do for you after listening to this short episode!

Find Jordan on social @jordanplatten on IG and Youtube "Jordan Platten"

Jason talks a little about the ugliness of running and scaling a business in the digital advertising world. He dives deep into the ugliness of getting clients, the long game, and what to be prepared for! 

WHAT'S UP GUYS! Welcome to the first booklet of Niche the Niche where I dive deep into a specific market by interviewing founders AND workers of these businesses to make it actionable for the audience. I hope that you guys enjoy! 

Remember, this is your brand.. Which means the content that I produce is influenced by what you want to hear. if you want to hear more about a specific process/market, go to the facebook group to request it!!