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This all began with an idea. How can we empower others looking to launch a venture or start something new? The answer? By telling our stories, and those of co-founders and executives - breaking down what propelled them to success and how they braved a

The Bell Curve


    • Apr 18, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    13. Aakash Shah - CEO @ Wyndly, Fixing Allergies Permanently, Being In Y-Combinator & If It's Worth It

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 57:14


    Aakash Shah is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wyndly and is fixing allergies permanently. Listen to Aakash talk about how Wyndly is fixing allergies once and for all and his experience in the Y-Combinator W21 cohort. Aakash's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mraakashshah/ Wyndly Website: https://www.wyndly.com/ Y-Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/

    12. Meggie Williams - CEO @ Skiptown, The HUGE Hidden Opportunity in Pet Care, Disrupting the Pet Services Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 46:11


    Meggie Williams is the Founder and CEO of Skiptown, the first-of-its-kind, tech-infused, dog park, bar, and dog care facility. Meggie and her team believe that the pet services industry is ready to be disrupted and are leading the charge expanding to multiple locations across major cities in the US following $27M raised in their latest round of funding. Listen to Meggie as she tells her story founding Skiptown, the hidden opportunity in pet care, and how Skiptown is capitalizing on it right now! Meggie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meggie-williams/ Skiptown website: https://skiptown.io/ Fundraising Article: https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2022/12/pet-services-startup-skiptown-raises-27m.html?page=all

    11. Oliver Guerrero - CEO SCP Labs, Working with Elon at SpaceX, Taking his company public

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 56:18


    Oliver Guerrero is the CoFounder and CEO of SCP Labs and is changing the way we get treated at the doctor's office. Oliver's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-guerrero/ SCP Labs Website: https://www.scplab.com/ Oliver's Previous Startup (NASDAQ: FHLT) https://exceleradce.com/ Crew Dragon Project SpaceX : https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/

    10. Alex Piasecki - CoFounder & COO of Seal the Seasons, Building the 5th Largest Frozen Fruit Brand, How to Sell Into Grocery Stores

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 46:54


    Alex Piasecki is the co-founder & COO of Seal the Seasons, a frozen fruit brand putting a farmers market in your freezer. Alex & his cofounder, Patrick, started Seal the Seasons as college students at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and have grown the company to be the 5th largest frozen fruit brand doing over $10M+ in annual revenue. You can find Seal The Season's products in over 5,000 grocery stores across the country, like Wegmans, Harris Teeter, Whole Foods, Costco, The Fresh Market, and others. Seal The Season's website: https://sealtheseasons.com/ Alex's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandro-alex-piasecki-a7690532/

    9. Zach Boyette - CoFounder of Galactic Fed, building a fully remote company as a digital nomad

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 49:57


    Zach Boyette is the CoFounder and Managing Partner of Galactic Fed, an award winning growth marketing agency with 160 employees. Before co-founding Galactic Fed in 2018, Zach worked as a Growth Manager & Head of Paid Media & Growth Labs at various companies like Google and Toptal. To learn more about Zach's company, Galactic Fed, visit their website: https://www.galacticfed.com/

    8. Tara Zedayko - CEO of Dig Labs, Creating AI for visual experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 43:41


    Tara Zedayko is the CEO & CoFounder of Dig Labs, which started with a mission to make our pets healthier. Tara is a scientist-turned-GM-turned-entrepreneur who uniquely made her company self-sufficient without any outside investment since Nov 2020. Listen to Tara discuss everything from networking through achievement to pivoting your business through difficult times. Dig Labs website: https://getdiglabs.com/ Tara's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zedayko/ Tara's Twitter: https://twitter.com/taracz

    7. Marcus Viereckl - Building tech for the worlds largest fund to being CTO of Alias Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 46:45


    Marcus Viereckl is the CoFounder and CTO of Alias Intelligence, leading background investigations and due diligence company disrupting the background check industry using technology. Before co-founding Alias, Marcus was an Assistant Vice President at Blackstone. To learn more about Marcus' company Alias Intelligence visit their website: https://www.aliasintelligence.com/

    6. Imran Ahmad - COO & CFO of Health iPASS, How to scale a company to exit

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 49:08


    Imran Ahmad tells us what it's like to go from successful investor to successful operator. His skill set is rare, and this episode is full of gems you can incorporate into your business.

    5. Teddy Fitzgibbons - CoFounder & CEO of StreetFair, How to build a marketplace

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 46:24


    Teddy is the CoFounder & CEO of StreetFair, the home services marketplace for neighborhoods. Hear from Teddy as he breaks down how to build a marketplace and launch a startup without building any software. Check out StreetFair: https://www.streetfair.com/

    4. Brian Elliott, From West Point to CoFounder, how to raise venture capital, going from 0-1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 65:51


    Brian is the CoFounder of Wove, the company building the world's best engagement ring shopping experience. Hear from Brian as he breaks down how to raise millions of dollars and build a network using email and Airtable. This episode is sponsored by Wove. Get your custom replica ring designed and shipped to you in 7 days. Click the link to start designing: (https://bit.ly/3Q0vjIr) Timestamps: :44 - Intro to Brian Elliot, CoFounder of Wove 8:55 - Wild stories at West Point 13:45 - How Brian handles stress in high-stress environments 15:54 - Circle of influence 20:28 - Gen Z 21:05 - Army becoming a more progressive institution 22:53 - How he started Wove 27:47 - The Day to day going 0-1 31:26 - Diversity at Wove 33:43 - Being a contrarian and correct 35:09 - Convincing VCs to give you money 40:21 - Getting vetted & getting told no 100 times 44:20 - The step-by-step process to raise VC 48:11 - Leveraging networks & being a super connector 54:26 - Operating with empathy 58:07 - Being at the bottom of the Bell Curve 1:01:46 - Brian's advice to young entrepreneurs

    3. Kit Dobyns - CoFounder of Cayaba Care & TrialSpark ($1B+Valuation), being a Rhodes Scholar, problems as potential companies, & how to test an idea

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 62:35


    Hear Kit Dobyns' journey from being a Rhodes Scholar to cofounding a Unicorn ($1B+ valuation). Hear about what he's doing now and how he tests ideas. Check out Cayaba Care: https://www.cayabacare.com/ Check out TrialSpark: https://www.trialspark.com/

    2. Trevor Russo, CoFounder & COO of Xebec, bootrapping vs venture capital, building a brand from scratch, enabling the remote work movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 57:33


    Hear Trevor Russo's journey from being a consultant in Corporate America to co-founding one of the hottest startups that helped enable the remote work movement. Check out Xebec Website Instagram TikTok Connect with Trevor LinkedIn Instagram

    1. Stephanie Wisner - From Lab Scientist to Biotech Founder, How to get on Forbes 30 under 30, and working with the man who gets bitten by snakes for living

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 72:29


    Hear Stephanie Wisner's journey from biochemist to biotech co-founder, Forbes 30 under 30 honoree, Chief Business Officer, and published author.

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