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Get the inside look at how startup founders and entrepreneurs used Acquire.com (formerly MicroAcquire) to sell their startup or buy an online business. Learn tips on how to vet sellers/buyers, justify valuations, negotiate terms, handle due diligence, asset transfers, escrow, post-acquisition support, and more!
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Two entrepreneurs named Adrian with completely different approaches to building companies. One bootstrapped his way to success, the other raised venture capital and navigated the high-growth startup world. Each episode, they share raw, unfiltered conversations about the realities of entrepreneurship from opposite sides of the funding divide. Get insights you won't find anywhere else about what it really takes to build a business.
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DissedMedia: A Startup Story is a podcast that chronicles the start of DissedMedia and takes listeners along for the journey starting from the first week the company was founded. This podcast is about what a founder goes through trying to start a business and is meant to be a learning tool for anyone interested in starting a business of their own. Listen as founder Ben Olmos and his co-founding board work to take DissedMedia from concept to reality.
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The Dive goes deep into the stories, ideas, and people making waves in culture, business, and beyond. Hosted by Wavestream Media founders Cee Cee Huffman and Mark Meyer, it’s part sharp conversation, part curiosity-fueled adventure. From origin stories to big questions about the world, nothing’s off-limits once we dive in.
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Ever wondered what it takes to thrive in the entrepreneurial world? Each week, I unpack AI use cases, company deep dives, founder stories, book and research takeaways, new laws and bills, and the personal challenges I wrestle with as I explore this path. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a dreamer, or just curious about leveling up, join me for a raw look at what it means to grow, adapt, and succeed.
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Code Story is a podcast featuring startup founders, tech leaders, CTO's, CEO's, and software architects, reflecting on their human story in creating world changing innovation, disruptive digital products - Their tech. Their products. Their stories.
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The Founders Hustle shares real stories of entrepreneurship, business growth, and personal success. Each episode features small business owners and founders reflecting on their biggest wins, toughest challenges, and the lessons they’ve learned on the road to building something meaningful. Because every business has a backstory… and we’re here to tell it. Watch the full video episode on YouTube: @FoundersHustle Join our email community and never miss a show: https://thefoundershustle.com
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Startup Sandwich Podcast | Entrepreneurship in Bite Sized Lessons
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Welcome to the Startup Sandwich Podcast, powered by YEDI (York Entrepreneurship Development Institute) where the layers of innovation meets success. Startup Sandwich is a podcast for entrepreneurs and innovators who are hungry for real stories and practical insights from startups and growing businesses. In each episode, we dive into the journey of a founder covering early-stage struggles, business growth strategies, product development, funding, and the messy realities of entrepreneurship. H ...
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Join Laura Nicol (your host) as she dials into the stories of startup operators in the trenches of building and scaling companies. Together, we master the art of ‘building the plane while flying it', drawing on insights from leaders and rising stars at companies like Tracksuit, Canva, Culture Amp, Atlassian, me&u, Airwallex, Eucalyptus, and more. Laura's day job is Chief of Staff to Maxine Minter﹢Co Ventures—all views shared on this podcast are her own.
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Built This Week is a weekly podcast where real builders share what they're shipping, the AI tools they're trying, and the tech news that actually matters. Hosted by Sam and Jordan from Ryz Labs, the show offers a raw, inside look at building products in the AI era—no fluff, no performative hype, just honest takes and practical insights from the front lines.
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Successful entrepreneurs begin with the support of a few #earlybelievers. Gopi Rangan, founding partner at Sure Ventures, interviews venture capital investors in the Silicon Valley and beyond. Guests share insider stories on how they invest in early stage startups. Do you want to learn from real-life challenges, inspiring missions and important decisions by CEOs, founders, VCs, angels, and advisors? Listen to https://podcast.sure.ventures.
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Lowcountry Revolutionaries is the Charleston, SC entrepreneur podcast spotlighting the bold founders and innovators building the future of the Lowcountry. Each episode features raw, real conversations with Charleston’s top startup leaders, tech pioneers, and creative visionaries from the Chucktown Startups community as they share the triumphs, failures, and lessons behind turning Charleston into a global hub of ingenuity. Hosted by Bill Billotte—founder of Veritas Exoscience LLC and a passio ...
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They’ve swum oceans, scaled mountains, launched empires, and shattered expectations. But before they did any of it, someone, maybe even themselves, thought: “You can’t do that.” Hosted by Sam Penny, Why’d You Think You Could Do That? dives into the minds of people who said “screw it” and went for it anyway. From adventurers and elite athletes to wildcard entrepreneurs and creative renegades, each episode unpacks the one question they all have in common: “Why'd you think you could do that?” I ...
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The Book of Balance: Startup Stories, Business Growth & Entrepreneur Insights
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The Book of Balance is an entrepreneurship podcast where real small business stories come to life. Each episode dives into the business owner journey, the wins, the losses, and the lessons that shape today’s entrepreneurs. Whether you’re dreaming of quitting your 9–5 or you’ve already taken the leap, you’ll hear honest conversations about what it really takes to start a business, stay grounded, and thrive with balance. From startup success stories to the raw challenges of building a business ...
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Brand to Scale is a podcast where we talk to business leaders and industry influencers about how they built their brands. Each episode dives into real stories about starting up, growing through challenges, and what success looks like behind the scenes. It's an honest look at the people and ideas driving business forward.
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The Leap is a podcast for founders, creatives, and career-shifters who are bold enough to start something of their own. Hosted by Gavin Tye, each episode dives into the real stories behind people who’ve taken the leap...from launching startups and scaling side hustles to pivoting careers with purpose. Through candid conversations with early-stage founders, innovators, and changemakers, we explore the messy middle of entrepreneurship: the fears, breakthroughs, lessons, and mindset shifts that ...
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The FWDstart Podcast is a weekly show at the intersection of venture capital, startups, and strategic industries shaping the MENA region. Each episode features candid conversations with founders, investors, and operators behind the region’s most ambitious companies, from frontier AI and fintech infrastructure to climate tech, construction, energy, and space.
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Join Phil Masiello on Crunching Your Growth, a weekly show, designed for entrepreneurs looking to scale their businesses. Every episode features exclusive interviews with founding entrepreneurs who have successfully grown their ventures, offering invaluable advice and actionable strategies. From tales of triumph to close calls, each guest shares the lessons they’ve learned on their growth journey, providing viewers with the insights and tactics needed to achieve their own business success. W ...
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Founder's Fridge is the podcast where food and entrepreneurship collide. Each week, we talk to startup founders about what is in their fridge and what that reveals about how they work, think, and build. From protein shakes and energy bars to takeout boxes and grocery-store staples, the meals they choose tell a story. This business podcast is not just about food. It is about habits, routines, and the human side of startup life. As our guests share what fuels them through long days and late ni ...
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Dive into The Entrepreneurial Truth Show with Kesi Case, your electrifying gateway to mastering entrepreneurship in the digital era! Every episode is a journey into the heart of business innovation, where Kesi and a lineup of visionary entrepreneurs across tech, startups, and seasoned businesses unleash powerful, actionable insights. Are you ready to revolutionize your business approach? Whether you’re just firing up your startup dreams or scaling new heights as a veteran entrepreneur, this ...
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Get ready to hear real, unfiltered conversations about entrepreneurship, the highs, the lows, and everything in between.
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A podcast which interviews successful Israeli entrepreneurs who have personified the economic miracle known as the Startup Nation. We study their successes and failures, the lessons they learned, and explore why it is that Israel incubates some of the great innovators of our time.
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A global documentary and conversation series hosted by Greg Moran — founder, investor, and author of The Adaptive Innovator — exploring what it takes to build world-changing companies far from Silicon Valley. From Pristina to Bogotá and beyond, Scaling Across Borders captures the raw stories of founders redefining what’s possible in emerging markets: rebuilding nations, creating jobs, and proving that innovation doesn’t need permission or perfect conditions to thrive. Each episode dives deep ...
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Hosted by CTOs Josh Nesbitt and James Hall, Off Script brings you unfiltered conversations about the highs, lows, and lessons of working in tech today. From leading engineering teams and scaling companies, to tackling burnout, bad bets, and breakthrough ideas, this is the show where raw honesty meets experience. Alongside one-on-one conversations between Josh and James, you’ll hear from leaders, builders, designers, and entrepreneurs who aren’t afraid to share what’s really going on behind t ...
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Conversations with the people shaping the UK property industry. We delve into their backstory, what they’re building today, and how they’re making it happen. Sponsored by Seamless https://goseamless.uk/
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The podcast that brings you closer to the city of Milwaukee by highlighting entertaining, uncut stories from Milwaukee legends and uncovering the restaurants, bars, spots and events around the city you need to check out! Milwaukee Uncut is hosted by Richie Burke and produced by Story Mark Studios. Located in the heart of Walker's Point, our Milwaukee roots run deep.
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UPSTART is a project that we started with the ambition to share real stories from exceptional individuals building communities and startups around the world.
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Startup Stories: Entrepreneurship Education & Startup Training by Europe’s Founders
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Daniel Kunz from the Nerd Entrepreneurs team interviews the best and brightest startup founders and experts so you can be ahead of the curve with your own venture. Discover how you can quickly validate your startup idea, find problem - solution - fit and acquire your first customers so you can focus on building something that will drive revenue and profits and ultimately grow to become the business you’ve always dreamed of.
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These are the first-hand stories of Startup founders in Africa, both African and international, and the unromanticized madness that goes into this amazing but demanding continent.
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Welcome to Growth Department, the business podcast for founders, small business owners, and growth-minded leaders who want real answers to the questions, "How do I grow my business?" and "How can I become a better leader?" Each week, host Chelsey Reynolds talks with experienced operators, executives, and entrepreneurs who share what actually worked (and what flopped) as they built their companies. We cover everything from how to find customers, scale operations, and lead with impact to how p ...
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The Opportunist tells true stories of regular people who turn sinister by embracing opportunity. How does an everyday person turn into a thief, a scammer or a cult leader? Perhaps the most dangerous person is the one who appears the most normal. Perhaps there is a dark potential lurking inside all of us that is just waiting for the right opportunity to emerge. The Opportunist is an original podcast hosted by Sarah James McLaughlin.
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InspiredStartups.com : Entrepreneurs Talks with Founders Sharing Their Real Startup Stories
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Through these startup stories episode podcasts we hope to inspire you and shape your thinking on various entrepreneurial topics such as choosing startup ideas and starting own business, market and product validation, startup growth and growth-hacking, funding and getting finances, venture capital, angel investors and pitching; but also wider topics such startup incubators and accelerators, startup events and startup communities around the world. We hope you will get inspired from the Inspire ...
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What’s indexing this week in crypto, blockchain, and open-source AI? Find out on The Index, where we feature exclusive conversations that go beyond code. Each week, host and entrepreneur Alex Kehaya talks with founders, developers, and investors who are shaping the future of Web3. From startup advice to breakthrough strategies, our guests share their stories and take a deep dive into the decentralized future.
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On Build Mode, TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Editor Isabelle Johannessen cuts through the startup mythology to uncover how founders survive the brutal early days, navigate impossible funding landscapes, and somehow keep their companies — and sanity— intact. Each season, Isabelle is joined by founders, investors, and operators to dig into specific aspects of the startup journey, from creative go to market strategies to founder mental health. The interviews are full of candid startup wisdom ...
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Hojjat Jafarpour lives with his family in California. He got his PhD in databases and data streaming, back when the landscape was different and data streaming wasn't "cool" yet. He was an early member at Confluent, but also spent time at Quantcast, Informatica, and NEC Labs. Outside of tech, he has a family with young kids. He enjoys traveling, and…
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Ben Tossell used to listen to Mixergy interviews as he hunted for a big idea to launch. Then he nailed it. MakerPad, an educational company for people who wanted to build using no code. It did so well that he sold it for life-changing money. Then he started coding. Because of AI. This is his story. Ben Tossell is the founder of Makerpad, the no-cod…
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Peace Over Profit: How to Build a Business That Sustains Your Mind and Your Success
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In this episode of the Book of Balance podcast, Patricia Oholeguy explores what it really takes to create a business that thrives without sacrificing your peace of mind. Her guest, an entrepreneur who turned $50 into $300 selling candy as a kid, learned early lessons in growth, but a life-changing car accident in 2010 reshaped his perspective. Toda…
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Episode 35: How Cliff Ravenscraft Coaches Top Performers to Think Bigger
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What does it really take to build a successful podcast, and an online business, from scratch? In this powerful conversation, podcasting legend Cliff Ravenscraft shares the full story behind coaching top creators, leaving a family business, surviving burnout, and building a multi-six-figure business teaching others to launch shows the right way. Cli…
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The Story That Sparked a Purpose-Driven Brand with Kristyn Carriere
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Kristyn Carriere, is the Co-Founder of Seven Summits Snacks. In this episode, she shares the poignant story behind her chocolate bars and how loss sparked a wave of ideas for a snack that supports active lifestyles, emphasizing balance and nutrition.By Startup Canada
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The Playbook Behind 18 Startup Acquisitions
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Stewart Faught has built and sold 18 software companies without venture funding or hype. His path demonstrates how simple tools, focused verticals, and repeatable systems can create tangible outcomes. By focusing on local niches and practical problems, he built products small businesses actually needed, then sold them through Acquire.com in fast,…
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Episode 10: A Taste of Jerk Chicken with Jonathan Bateman, Founder/CEO Real Recognizes Real AI
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Send us a text "I'm a huge fruit snacks person. I don't really do much candy anymore, but I love fruit snacks." Jonathan Bateman, secure-software developer and founder of deepfake detection platform Real Recognizes Real AI, on the one childhood food obsession he never outgrew. In this episode of Founders Fridge, host Heidi Knoblauch talks with Jona…
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The Business Behind Better Dorm Rooms with Arlyne James
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Arlyne James is the Founder of My Dorm Store, a nation wide solution for students arriving at university. In this episode, Arlyne highlights the importance of making university transitions easier and lessening the chaos of these transitions.By Startup Canada
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From Y2K coder to ecosystem backbone with Peter Laurie
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In this episode, Gav sits down with long-time Brisbane ecosystem mainstay and Inductive founder, Peter Laurie, to unpack his journey from Y2K software engineer to helping founders become genuinely investor ready, not just pitch-deck ready. They talk about why a technically perfect project still collapsed, how VCs actually make decisions, the traits…
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Ep 57. Leading Across Different Stages & Contexts—Laura Warden
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After 19 conversations with some of the sharpest operators around, I’m closing the year** with someone who rewired how I think about building process: Laura Warden. Your job as an operator is to make things work. So you do. You patch. You duct-tape. You make something 10% better, then 15%, then 20%. Over time, you get excellent at optimising a syst…
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The Hard Truth About Scaling Too Early: Lessons Every Entrepreneur Must Learn | Kesi Case
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In this episode, we uncover the real challenges entrepreneurs face—industry resistance, innovation roadblocks, scaling struggles, and the costly mistakes most founders don’t see coming. If you're building a startup, creating a new product, or trying to scale your business, this conversation breaks down the insights you need to accelerate growth and…
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What It Takes to Be a Full-Time Entrepreneur
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In this episode of Both Sides of the Check, host Ms Cat talks with Warren Fitzgerald Muhammad, Chairman & CEO of the Acres Home Chamber for Business and Economic Development, about the real journey of being an entrepreneur. From growing up in a community of small business owners to starting his own private practice, Warren shares the sacrifices, ha…
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How Saying “Yes, And” Built a Business | Dann Sytsma of Crawlspace Comedy
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In this episode of The Founders Hustle, Judy Swafford sits down with Dann Sytsma, founder of Crawlspace Comedy Theater and Improv Effects, to explore how he went from analytical chemistry to building a creative business that’s transforming how people connect — on stage and in the workplace. Dann shares his journey from lab experiments to laughter, …
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Branding, Culture, and Creative Strategy for Today’s Leaders
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Send us a text The creative world is evolving fast, and the leaders who know how to blend branding, culture, and strategic thinking are the ones shaping what comes next. In this episode of the Growth Department podcast, Chelsey sits down with Jesse Vuona, a multi versed digital creative director and cofounder of Fresh, a boutique agency trusted by …
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Developer Chats - Svyatoslav Babinets of Meta
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Today, we are kicking off a new series, entitled Developer Chats - hearing from the large scale system builders themselves. In this episode, we are talking with Svyatoslav Babinets, Engineering Manager at Meta. Svyatoslav helps to illuminate teh approaches he takes when building larger scale systems, connecting millions of users, and motivating use…
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Mark Kahn (Omnivore) on GCC Food Security, India’s Venture Depth & Agritech Investing
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Mark Kahn is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Omnivore, India’s leading agritech and climate-tech venture capital firm with more than $300 million under management. Backing over 45 startups transforming food, agriculture, and sustainability, Omnivore has played a defining role in shaping India’s agritech ecosystem and the country’s emerging c…
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OpenAI Code Red? The New AI Reviewer Changing Everything
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(Sam Nadler and Jordan Metzner are back — and this week they’re joined by Amar Goel, CEO of BITO, the AI-powered code review agent transforming how engineering teams ship software. Jordan kicks things off by unveiling a surprise build: a fully custom BITO Slack Bot that can run PR reviews, generate stats, crack developer jokes, write haikus, and ev…
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Uncomplicated Leadership: Simple Practices That Transform Culture
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Send us a text Leaders everywhere are rethinking how they show up for their teams. This conversation with Julia Rock brings clarity to what modern leadership really requires. Her philosophy is simple: Leadership isn’t complicated, it’s just hard, and small daily actions create the culture your people feel every day. In this episode of the Growth De…
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S11 Bonus: Spriha Baruah Tucker, Buildkite
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Spriha Baruah Tucker has spent time in a number of places - growing up in India, attending boarding school in Singapore, and now living in San Francisco. She spent many years at Google, before founding her own startup called Aviator. Outside of tech, she really likes music, having a soft spot in her heart for Bollywood, but really digging into the …
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Your network is your first go-to-market strategy
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Alltroo co-founders Kyle Rudolph and Jon Walburg share how they transformed their pro-athlete star power into a fundraising platform that allows their community the ability to donate to a variety of organization and win high-value prizes. In this episode of Build Mode, they reveal how they leveraged their networks to disrupt the charitable giving i…
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Gajus Kuizinas lives in Mexico City, and travels between there, New York and San Francisco. He had a non-traditional upbringing for an engineer, as all of his family were into the arts - so he had to make his own way. He started in Lithuania, and eventually was recruiting to setup computers and networks for dating platforms. Eventually, he got into…
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Your Milwaukee Winter Guide (events, activities & gems) w/ Claire from Visit Milwaukee
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Looking for what to do this winter? We've got you covered. In this episode we talk: Must check out December events Holiday Lights Hidden Gems in and around MKE NYE Hotel Month coming upBy Story Mark Studios
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No-Code for Real Businesses: MVPs, AI Agents, and Lightning-Quick Iteration
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Send us a text Build faster. Spend less. Keep control. In this episode of the Growth Department podcast, Chelsey and no-code expert Xan Hong, founder of Drive Phase Consulting, reveal how founders ship MVPs in weeks, connect tools with APIs, and launch AI agents that act like real team members. You’ll hear how Xan built his first app to track an ic…
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The Railsware Way - Mistakes & Lessons in Product Evolution, with Oleksii Ianchuk
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Today, we are dropping our final episode in the series "The Railsware Way", sponsored by our good friends at Railsware. Railsware is a leading product studio with two main focuses - services and products. They have created amazing products like Mailtrap, Coupler and TitanApps, while also partnering with teams like Calendly and Bright Bytes. They de…
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How to Create Scarcity and Build a Micro-Niche Brand That Sells Out
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In this solo episode of The Book of Balance Podcast, host Patricia Oholeguy takes a reflective dive into her previous conversation with watch designer and filmmaker Gus Sainz, creator of Maritime Watches and The Human Time Project. Building on the insights from that discussion, Patricia explores how intentional scarcity and small-batch creativity c…
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Episode 9: Cereal Entrepreneur with Leanne Linsky, Founder/CEO Plauzzable
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Send us a text "I ate Count Chocula every day for breakfast. I'm not kidding. Every day. From when I started chewing food until I was twenty-one." Leanne Linsky, comedian turned entrepreneur and founder of live online comedy platform Plauzzable, on the cereal that defined her childhood and the letter she wrote to General Mills when there weren't en…
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Unlocking Real Results with AI in business
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On this week’s episode of Crunching Your Growth, I sit down with Andre Ankri — founder of UTS Group, Metador, and Beyzim — to unpack how traditional industries can win with automation, AI, and smarter systems. Andre started in construction and security technology and went on to build companies that integrate advanced tech into very real, very offli…
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Emerging Managers Succeed by Diversifying, Starting Early, and Staying Consistent
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Steve Kim, Partner at Verdis Investment Management, shares his unique take on venture capital investment through a data-driven, diversified portfolio strategy. With a focus on early-stage investments and emerging managers, Steve discusses why diversification is key to optimizing venture returns and building enduring funds. He offers insights from h…
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Raj Dosanjh grew up in Coventry, which he calls the Detroit of the UK. He still enjoys following the football team, and hopes they rejuvenate the city some. He eventually left for University and moved to London. He likes to dig into how people think and how things are built. Outside of tech, he is engaged to be married in 2026. As such, he has rece…
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THE SYNTHETIC RUBICON: CROSSING THE UNCANNY VALLEY
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Keywords Synthetic Rubicon, Uncanny Valley, Agentic Web, AI Influencers, C2PA, Content Authenticity, Generative AI, SEO vs AIO, Deepfakes, Nano Banana, Digital Trust. Summary In this episode, Dalton Anderson explores the concept of the "Synthetic Rubicon"—the point of no return where AI-generated content becomes indistinguishable from reality. We h…
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The Unexpected Leap from CFO to Founder with Roman Galikov
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In this episode, Roman Galikov shares the real story behind his leap from CFO to founder, the unexpected turns along the way, and why creating Create Financial has unlocked a new chapter of energy and purpose. Expect a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to launch a B2B SaaS company from scratch - completely bootstrapped. Got que…
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The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship: What They Don’t Warn You About
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Starting your own business isn’t as glamorous as it seems, and it’s way more than just motivation and hustle. In this episode, CEO, Brand Manager, and Publicist behind CreativeAF Consulting & MUZE Mktg Mgmt, discuss the real challenges of entrepreneurship - the tough lessons, the emotional rollercoaster, and the personal growth that comes with it. …
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How Serial Entrepreneur Ben Ipema Built The Friendly Pickle - His 12th Business and Biggest Dream
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In this episode of The Founders Hustle, host Judy Swafford sits down with Ben Ipema, serial entrepreneur and founder of The Friendly Pickle, Kalamazoo’s newest indoor pickleball club designed for community, comfort, and connection. Ben shares how his entrepreneurial journey began at 13, picking blueberries and painting cottages, and how that same w…
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Ethical Persuasion 101: How to Hear Yes More Often
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Send us a text Ethical persuasion is not slick sales tactics or trickery. Ethical persuasion is a super power that unlocks how people truly make decisions and how to communicate in ways that feel genuine for everyone involved. In this episode of the Growth Department podcast, Chelsey Reynolds sits down with Patrick Van Der Burght, a Cialdini Certif…
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We’re back on Reddit, being a little too invested in strangers’ lives. In this episode of The Dive, Cee Cee and Mark wade through some truly unhinged “Am I Overreacting?” and “Am I the Asshole?” posts featuring birthday dinners gone wrong, open relationships backfiring in real time, a man who cannot stop saying “baby girl,” and a soap-opera-level f…
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Send us a text Join Bill and his guest, Merridith Crowe. Merridith is owner of The Life & Death Coach. In each of her professional capacities, Life Coach or End-of-Life Coach, her job is to help individuals live ALL the days of their life as authentically and wholeheartedly as possible. She believes life and death are sisters, that all humans have …
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Building Champions On and Off the Court with Bruno Kretzschmar of Apex Volleyball
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Send us a text Join Bill and his guest, Bruno Kretzschmar. Bruno is the Executive Director of Apex Volleyball. Apex Volleyball offers travel club teams, technical training, and recruiting services to the Greater Charleston Area out of Apex HQ, our new, six-court facility in North Charleston. Their mission is to create opportunities for athletes to …
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Jeffrey Manchester became known nationwide as the “Rooftop Burglar,” a figure often distorted by Hollywood and myth. But in this episode of The Opportunist, the real Jeffrey Manchester emerges - revealing how a quiet Army soldier turned thief built a double life of break-ins, secrecy, and startling ingenuity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com…
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How to Use Limited Drops to Explode Sales: A Small Business Scarcity Strategy
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What if you could sell out fast, keep inventory lean, and create raving fans without massive ad spend? In this episode of The Book of Balance, Patricia Oholeguy interviews filmmaker-turned-watch-maker Gus Sainz, founder of Maritime Watches and the Human Time Project, to unpack a powerful growth play for small businesses: limited edition product dro…
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If You’re Starting a Business… Watch This Before You Burn Out | Kesi Case
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Starting a business is never just about the skill you sell — it’s about learning how to market, stay disciplined, and protect your time with the people who matter most. In today’s episode, we dive into the real first-year experience of entrepreneurship: the long hours, the marketing grind, and the constant challenge of balancing business growth wit…
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Episode 34: Vijay Rajendran | How Startups Grow Beyond the Founder Stage
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In this episode of DissedMedia: A Startup Story, Ben sits down with Vijay Rajendran, startup coach, venture builder, and author of The Funding Framework, to unpack how startups evolve beyond the founder stage. Vijay shares the realities of scaling from vision to structure, explaining why sustainable growth depends on leadership maturity, clear comm…
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From military logistics to Startup Battlefield 2025 champion with Glīd founder, Kevin Damoa
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Glīd CEO and founder Kevin Damoa shares what it takes to win Startup Battlefield 2025 and build a company solving real infrastructure problems. Fresh off his victory, De reveals how a veteran's perspective on logistics led to an autonomous solution bridging congested roads and underutilized rail. Plus, he shares how mindfulness, mission-driven cult…
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