Podcast appearances and mentions of arthur ventures

Shiv interviews Anna Talerico, CEO at Corporate Finance Institute and Operating Partner at Arthur Ventures. Learn how capital-efficient companies can make better hiring decisions by focusing on what role they really need to fill. How can companies clearly define those roles and how do they go about finding the best-fit candidates? Plus, when should you invest in cost-center roles like finance and admin, and can/should AI help bridge the gap until your business is ready?  The information contained in this podcast is not intended to constitute, and should not be construed as, investment advice.

The universal key to success does not exist. One's aspirations don't necessarily correlate with the desires of others. People have different goals, and if someone is content with their current job position, business leaders should show understanding and support.On the other hand, those who show interest in climbing the career ladder should not be afraid to ask for feedback. Therefore, fruitful business relationships depend on open communication.Anna Talerico is an operating partner at Arthur Ventures. She is our guest today. Anna is also the co-founder of SaaSX and the advisor for Founders Advisors. In today's episode of the Taking the Lead podcast, Anna and our host, Christina Brady, discuss the importance of mastering the skill of managing up. As our guest explains, those who want to prosper need to understand their company's modus operandi. They also talk about women's position in the business world. Diversity is such a powerful word these days, but we should not stop there. Women should free themselves from imposter syndrome and not be afraid to ask for what they deserve in the business space. 

Anna Talerico is the Operating Partner at Arthur Ventures in Nashville, Tennessee. Arthur Ventures is an early growth capital firm that leads investments in B2B software companies located outside Silicon Valley. She partners with portfolio companies to help them take advantage of strategic and tactical opportunities to accelerate growth and create enterprise value. Show Notes [01:04] What Anna loves to do [02:09] What Arthur Ventures is and its focus [03:12] Why should people be wary of the traditional SaaS inside sales model [04:59] The shift of inside sales role in a product-led organization [08:15] The value-adding moments of the customer journey [10:36] An example of success in doing high touch in small accounts [11:42] On motion efficiency [13:38] Where to start for a traditional product-led organization to build a world-class expansion team  [16:51] When is the right time for a purely product-led company to add more sales assisted motion [19:16] Structuring sales compensation for a product-led organization [21:42] The ideal range of commissions for salespeople [23:58] The role of SDRs in a product-led organization [26:27] What product-led funnel and product-led growth are for Arthur Ventures [30:41] Her pieces of advice to product listeners About Anna Talerico Anna Talerico takes pride in helping to build and scale software companies and tackling the challenges faced by startups and high-growth SaaS companies. She focuses on the go-to-market, people, culture, and creating significant enterprise value. She is an expert on handling customers, increasing product adoption, building efficient sales teams, shaping desirable company culture, and most of all, running high-growth, capital-efficient organizations. Link IBM Profile Arthur VenturesAnna on TwitterAnna on LinkedIn

On Episode 41, Kevin and Jac welcome Andrew Leone and Ryan Hanson, Co-founders of Dispatch. We talk all things Dispatch including how the same-day delivery service came to be, the tech behind their super fast delivery, Hiring 500 people in one year, fundraising, and their goal to be in 50 markets by the end of 2020. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Both guests give a shout out to Casey Allen at Enterprise Rising. Listen to his episode here.  Sponsor Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socials tech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on Twitter Jac Stark on Twitter Disptach on Twitter Ryan Hanson on Twitter Andrew Leone on Twitter Links Dispatch Sign up to Drive for Dispatch Mentions (Don't Publish) Nerdery SportsEngine Casey Allen - Enterprise Rising

*Note* This episode was recorded in January 2020On Episode 39 , Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome Sue Ann Rodriguez, Director of Accessibility Services at WeCo to talk about digital accessibility. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Sue Ann gives a shout out to visitors of WeCo and Minnesotan companies interested in accessibility. Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterWeCo on Twitter Links:WeCo

*Note* This episode was recorded in February 2020On Episode 38 , Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome Eric Martell, Co-founder of Pear Commerce to talk about raising funds and rotten pears. We kick off the conversation with our favorite topic: Food. Eric talks about starting a food delivery company during college and about what eventually lured him to the Twin Cities. He tells us about his transition into the role of general manager for gener8tor. We discuss the difference between raising a fund for a company and a fund and Eric tells us about his new endeavor, Pear Commerce.  Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Eric Gives a shout out to Adam Choe at Yonder. Find his podcast episode here! Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterEric Martell on TwitterPear Commerce on Twittergener8tor on Twitter Links:EatStreet Pear Commercegener8tor 

On Episode 37, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome Jason Nyhus, SVP of sales, marketing, and partnerships at Digital River. We take a walk down memory lane in Minnesota tech and the evolution of Digital River. Jason shares the story of Digital River’s pivot and their journey to nailing down the right kind of clients. We talk about how sales approaches in tech have changed over the last two decades and their goals to become more involved in the Minnesota tech community. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Jason gives a shout out to Thong Nguyn from Roomera (listen to his episode here), John Strosahl  from JAMF, and Shane Helget from When I Work. Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJason Nyhus on TwitterDigital River on TwitterLinks: www.digitalriver.comCommerce Connect Podcast

*Note* This episode was recorded in December 2019   On Episode 36, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome Jenessa White, a Minnesotan developer with talent on the football field. *Since recording Jenessa has moved on from her role with Software for Good and is currently working on some freelance projects and is open to opportunities.  Jenessa shares her story of going through a bootcamp to become a developer and where she landed on the other side. We discuss the pros and cons of bootcamps and why companies should hire more junior developers. We get a look into the  junior developer community in the Twin Cities and we ask about her chops on the football field. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Jenessa gives a shout out to Tyrre Burks of Player’s Health. Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterJenessa on Twitter Links:Software for GoodMpls Jr DevsMinnesota Vixen

*Note* This episode was recorded in December 2019 On Episode 35, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome founders Dr. Angie Eilers (UR Turn) and Matt Hardy (Kidblog) to talk about the journey from being educators to entrepreneurs. We discuss the track to identifying as tech entrepreneurs and passing it down to the young people on their team. In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week (something we have been feeling very heavy has of late) this week’s episode theme is Edtech. We talk with Dr. Angie Eilers, founder of UR Turn, a goal setting and progress tracking app that plugs into student information systems, and Matt Hardy, founder of Kidblog, a student publishing platform. We talk with both about the transition from teacher to tech founder in Minnesota and the thriving edtech ecosystem in Minnesota. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Angie gives a shout out to Minnesota Cup, BETA, and Pat Dillion from the MHTA. Matt name drops a couple people including Josh Susser with Cascadily and Louis Abramowski of HotLou and Evergreen.    Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterAngie Eiliers on TwitterMatt Hardy on TwitterUR Turn on TwitterKidblog on Twitter Links:UR TurnKidblog EdNorth

*This episode was recorded in December 2019* On Episode 34, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome Kyle Hale, Founding Partner and former COO of Bite Squad to talk about his knack for new emerging industries against well-funded competitors. We talk about what went down with Bite Squad and Kyle shares his own journey leading up to that role. We chat about his detour as VP of Sales at Leadpages and Drip as well as the economics of food delivery (Pre COVID-19). We add in a healthy dose of conversation on hurricanes and Food delivery which leads up to what Kyle is doing today. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Kyle gives a shout out to Josh Braaten of Brandata (formerly Brandish Insights), Jeffry Yurecko (Now at Arthur Ventures), and John Goodman from Range Digital Marketing.  Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterKyle Hale on LinkedIn Links:Bite SquadLeadpagesDrip

*Note* This episode was recorded in January 2020   On Episode 33, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome Maria Ploessl, Executive Director of Minnestar, to talk about all things Minnstar and our first interactions with the MN tech community. Maria talks about boomeranging back to the Twin Cities and attending her first Minnesota tech event, which just so happened to be a Minnedemo. Maria reflects on becoming the first Executive Director of Minnestar and we talk about how it has evolved. Maria gives us the lowdown on Minnestar events – Minnedemo and Minnebar, as well as other organizations she is a part of in Minnesota.  Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Maria gives a shout out to Dario Otero at YouthLens 360 and Meg Stuer at Forge North. Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterMaria Ploessl on TwitterMinnestar on Twitter Links:MinnestarBecome a community supporter of MinnestarTechnovation[MN]Forge NorthMake It. MSP

On Episode 33 , Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome Zack Steven, Founding Partner of Cloudburst SBC, Monkey Island Ventures, and Augurian, to talk about going from selling candy to a startup studio. Zack shares his journey from being a young entrepreneur to helping other entrepreneurs in designing their businesses with a startup studio experience. We hear a refreshing tale of building businesses, making mistakes, trying again, and the lessons learned. Zack shares the personal side of challenges and discoveries made of being an idea person. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Zack gives a shout out to Shawntera Hardy, Co-founder of Civic Eale Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterZack Steven on TwitterCloudburst, SBC on Twitter Links:Cloudburst, SBCMonkey Island VenturesAugurian Indie.vcEarnest CapitalSimple Agreement for Shared Success

*Note* This episode was recorded in December 2019   On Episode 32, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome Mondo Davison & Dario Otero of YouthLens 360 to talk about the journey from being educators to entrepreneurs. We discuss the track to identifying as tech entrepreneurs and passing it down to the young people on their team. Dario and Mondo each share the path that brought them to work together on YouthLens 360. Mondo shares the story behind his brand, The Black Tech Guy, and his business, TEAM Studios. Dario talks about the progression of YouthLens 360 as a for-profit business with a non-profit arm. We discuss their collaboration and how they work together. We also delve into one of their latest projects, The Student Conference, and the impact of working with over 7,000 young people in the Twin Cities metro.  Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Mondo gives a shout out to Jeff Aguy of NCXT and Dario name drops (among many) Sam Ndely of Graveti and MEDA.   Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterYouthLens 360 on Twitter and InstagramMondo Davison on Twitter and Instagram Links:YouthLens 360The Black Tech GuyGravetiThe Student Conference 

*Note* This episode was recorded in December 2019 On Episode 31, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome Clarence Bethea, CEO and founder of Upsie, to talk about the transition from founder to CEO. Clarence shares the top three things he is focused on as CEO of Upsie. We talk about the power of the network, as well as his experience in raising capital. We explore the definition of balance as a founder and Clarence discusses the support he receives from his family. Lastly, Clarence shares his prediction of the future for the MN Tech and startup ecosystem. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Clarence gives a shout out to Damola Ogundipe, CEO of Civic Eagle. Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterClarence Bethea on TwitterUpsie on Twitter Links:UpsieTechstarsRyan Broshar’s episode on The tech.mn Podcast

On Episode 30, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome Paul DeBettignes, The Minnesota Headhunter on The tech.mn Podcast to talk about people operations. Our conversation launches with the topic of networking etiquette. Paul takes us through the evolution of tech recruiting over the last 20 years. We discuss the concept of people operations and what it entails. The chat turns toward the perceptions of job seekers and technologists in Minnesota. Note: This episode was recorded in February 2020.  Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Paul gives a shout out to Minnestar and Maria Ploessl. He also shouts out the Osborn370 building.  Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterPaul DeBettignes on TwitterPaul DeBettignes on LinkedIn Links:Minnesota HeadhunterMSP on DeckSchmidt List PodcastStudio AmericanaMake It MSP

On Episode 29, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome Mary Grove, Partner at Revolution’s Rise of the Rest, to talk about investing outside of Silicon Valley and helping Minnesota thrive Mary shares her journey from the midwest to the west coast, around the world, and back again. We talk about how her passion for entrepreneurship developed after working on emerging markets at Google and continued to grow while on the Google for Entrepreneurs team. The conversation turns toward her move to Minnesota and joining the team at Rise of the Rest. Mary breaks down 5 steps to help the Minnesota startup ecosystem thrive. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Mary gives a shout out to Dunwoody College of Technology. Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterMary Grove on TwitterRise of the Rest on TwitterSilicon Northstars Links:Rise of the Rest RestSilicon NorthstarsGoogle for Startups (formly Google for Entrepreneurs)Kenzie Academy Rise of the Rest MN Companies: 75FKidizenDispatchStructuralPops Diabetes CareVemos

On Episode 28, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome Melissa Kjolsing, CEO and Co-founder of Recovree to talk about the transition from ecosystem builder to founder and beyond.  Melissa shares the story of how her passion for helping startup companies was established and grown. We talk about her reasons for starting Recovree when she did and where they are now. We talk about what surprised Melissa the most going from a public community builder role to being a founder along with the challenges and what she has learned in the last year and a half.  Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Melissa gives a shout out to Elyse Ash (Founder/CEO of Fruitful Fertility) and MESA.  Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterMelissa Kjolsing on TwitterRecovree on Twitter Links:RecovreeMinnesota CupLunar Startups MESA

On Episode 27, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, welcomes John Tedesco, CEO and of Drip, to talk about the big news of the week — the acquisition of Leadpages by Canadian holding company Redbrick. In breaking down the news, John explains why the acquisition is a true win/win for everyone involved and looks ahead to the future of Drip, including lots of hard work on the horizon. He also talks us through his journey to Minnesota, the “teenage years” of the local tech scene, the nebulous role of “COO,” and so much more. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. John gives a shout out to Dean Hager, CEO of Jamf, and the company’s rumored (and massive) IPO. Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterJohn Tedesco on Twitter Links:Leadpages Redbrick Drip

On Episode 26 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, Community Manager for tech.mn, welcome Susan Langer, CEO and Founder of Live.Give.Save., to talk about giving back. Susan shares her story of returning to Minnesota from the east coast and the motivations to start Live.Give.Save, a fintech company with a focus on giving and inspiring social good. We talk about fundraising and building the Live.Give.Save. team.  Susan fills us in on all of the activity happening in Redwing and with Redwing Ignite. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Susan gives a shout out to Neela Mollgaard of Launch Minnesota (they’re hiring!). Listen to her episode here.  Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  SocialsTech.MN on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterSusan Langer on TwitterLive.Give.Save. on TwitterSpave on Twitter Links:Live.Give.Save.SpaveRedwing IgniteGreat North Labs

On Episode 25 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, Community Manager for tech.mn, welcome Joe Welu, CEO and Founder of Total Expert, to talk about the rise of Total Expert.  Joe takes us through the evolution of Total Expert including his experience with fundraising through angel investors and venture capital. We go headlong into some real talk about the nitty gritty of building a company including topics that keep many a founder up late at night. Finally Joe shares what’s next for Total Expert after their latest $52 million Series C raise.  Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Joe gives a shout out to Brian Walerius, CTO of Total Expert. Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  SocialsTech.MN on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterJoe Welu on TwitterJoe Welu on LinkedInTotal Expert on Twitter Links:Total ExpertTotal Expert - Careers

On Episode 24 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and Jac Stark, Community Manager for tech.mn, welcome Liz Giorgi, co-founder and CEO of soona, to chat about what a difference a year can make.  Liz shares the story of soona and their unique business case for democratizing high quality content production. She walks us through the whirlwind of being part of Techstars in Boulder, closing a finance round, and opening shops in Minneapolis and Denver. We talk about the spectrum of content creation, the soona team, and the tech behind the company. Liz also speaks on soona’s latest raise with Matchstick Ventures and Starting Line.  We dive into the Candor Clause,  an open-source legal disclosure, crafted by the co-owners and their legal team, used for inclusion in fundraising documents that protects founders from sexual harassment and/or discrimination from investors. Lastly, Liz gives us the most poetic case for northern Minnesota and now we are packing our bags for a long weekend up north. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Liz gives a shoutout to her co-founder, Hayley Anderson. Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  SocialsTech.MN on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterLiz Giorgi on TwitterHayley Anderson on Twittersoona on Twitter Links:Soona (use coupon code ‘liz’)Matchstick VenturesStarting LineCandor Clause

On Episode 23 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and Jac Stark, Community Manager for tech.mn, welcome Sibi Murugesan, Head of Platform at Earnest Capital, on our first episode of season three of The tech.mn Podcast. This conversation is a delightful cocktail of topics including “The big American dream,” triple cherries, theoretical particle physics, martial arts, alternate endings to Romeo and Juliet, and donuts. And that’s just the first ten minutes.    Sibi shares the story of what led him to the world of entrepreneurship, a detour into the land of corporate America, and why he gravitated back to the startup relm. He talks about his time as a director at gener8tor and working behind the scenes with early-stage companies. After getting the itch to be part of a startup Sibi joined a team with Fanbox and got a taste of the startup life.  Kevin and Sibi give us a deepdive on Earnest Capital and their unique approach to funding and supporting founders. We discuss the community Sibi is working with and the mentorship culture of Ernest. Lastly, we talk about the upcoming Founder’s Summit in Mexico City. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Sibi gives a shout out to Matt Raskin of Bootstrappers.mn. Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  SocialsTech.MN on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterSibi Murugesan on Twittergener8tor on TwitterEarnest Capital on TwitterTyler Tringas on Twitter Links:Earnest CapitalGener8torFounder’s Summit (Tickets still available)

On Episode 22 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and Jac Stark, Community Manager for tech.mn, welcome Adam Choe, Co-founder of Yonder, on a special TCSW edition of The Tech.MN Podcast to talk about the Minnesota tech and entrepreneurship ecosystem. *Note* Since recording Adam has left his role with gener8tor to work on his company Yonder full time.  Adam gives us the rundown on gener8tor and shares his story of rising through the ranks from intern to managing director. We chat about balance in Minnesota, bringing the accelerator model to large companies, and mentors in the tech and startup space.  Adam introduces us to the hands-down cutest business mascot out there - Mimi the Hippo. He shares the origin story of Yonder, an app that allows families to walk through dental experiences help reduce anxiety and prepare kids for dental visits. We also chat about his new role on the board of Launch Minnesota.   Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring the Twin Cities Startup Week Live tech.mn podcast booth. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.    SocialsTech.MN on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterAdam Choe on TwitterYonder / Mimi the Hippo on TwitterLaunch Minnesota on Twitter Links:YonderMimi the HippoGener8torLaunch Minnesota16:24 “I meet people all the time that say, ‘I don’t know if I’m mentor material,’ and I always say to them, “The fact that you’re meeting with me for 30 minutes or an hour to understand if you fit in, I don’t care about your background per say, I care about your interest in helping others.” 24:05 “We essentially feel as though kids need everything that we can provide them to make sure growing up is easy, and a big part of growing up is getting good healthcare.” 38:37 “I just want to be able to say that, when it’s all said and done, something somewhere that I did helped somebody.”

On Episode 19 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and special guest host, Bri McCullough, welcome John Garry, Associate at High Alpha out of Indianapolis, on a special TCSW edition of The Tech.MN Podcast to talk about the state of venture capital. John shares his journey from majoring in finance and history to the venture capital world. John describes the unique model of Venture Capital firm, High Alpha, and how they are deploying two thirds of their capital to Indiana and the Midwest. He talks about what kind of businesses they look to fund.  We do a deep dive in the state of venture capital and get an outside look on the Minneapolis startup ecosystem and why High Alpha is building roots in Minnesota.  Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring the Twin Cities Startup Week Live tech.mn podcast booth. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.    SocialsTech.MN on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterBri McCullough on TwitterJohn Garry on TwitterHigh Alpha on Twitter Links:High AlphaStructuralWhen I WorkEncamp

On Episode 20 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and special guest host, Bri McCullough, welcome Jasmine RuKim, CEO and Co-founder of Monicat Data, on a special TCSW edition of The Tech.MN Podcast to talk about technology and art. Jasmine shares the origin story of Monicat Data, their focus on creative teams and artists, and how word of mouth has propelled them forward Jasmine thoughtfully breaks down the transition from years one to year two in a startup. A member of cohort 1 at Lunar Startups, Jasmine tells us about the value she received from the experience.  We talk about The Yellow Summit, a data for art workshop that brings together the art and tech community, the 2019 event, and the future of the affair. On top of it all Jasmine works with GiveMN, serves as an adjunct professor at MCAD, and Minneapolis Parks Foundation. We talk about how she balances all of this and how she balances working with her partner.  Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring the Twin Cities Startup Week Live tech.mn podcast booth. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.    SocialsTech.MN on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterBri McCullough on TwitterJasmine RuKim on InstagramMonicat Data on LinkedInGiveMN on Twitter Links:Monicat DataThe Yellow SummitGiveMN

On Episode 19 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and special guest host, Bri McCullough, welcome Ryan Broshar, Founder and partner at Matchstick Ventures and Co-founder and board member of BETA and Twin Cities Startup Week, on a special TCSW edition of The Tech.MN Podcast to talk about putting founders first and the future of Twin Cities Startup Week. Ryan tells us about the former Techstars Retail Accelerator in Partnership with Target, how he plugs into the other Techstars programs, and how he balances his time with Matchstick and BETA.  Ryan shares the genesis stories of BETA , Twin Cities Startup Week, and Matchstick Ventures. We talk about Matchstick’s latest raise, what kind of companies they work with, and how Ryan approaches fundraising. We also touch on the Candor Clause, created by the founders of Soona, one of Matchstick’s investments. Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring the Twin Cities Startup Week Live tech.mn podcast booth. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.    SocialsTech.MN on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterBri McCullough on TwitterRyan Broshar on TwitterMatchstick Ventures on TwitterBETA on TwitterTwin Cities Startup Week on Twitter   Links:Matchstick VenturesTechstarsBETATwin Cities Startup WeekSoona Candor Clause

On Episode 17 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and Jac Stark, community manager at tech.mn, welcome Ian Levitt, Founder of Studio Americana on a special TCSW edition of The Tech.MN Podcast to talk broadcasting and podcasting. Ian shares his journey to starting Studio Americana, a full-service podcasting studio. He walks us through starting in radio at age 15 and working through several markets until he went out on his own to launch Studio Americana. We talk about the reasons why someone should start a podcast, what causes certain podcasts to rise to the top, and how his team replicates the radio experience for people. The conversation dives into the challenges of entrepreneurship, developing systems for your business, and keeping up with the change of technology and industry. Kevin and Jac share what they’ve learned about podcasting and Kevin addresses some controversial feedback he has gotten since the launch of The tech.mn podcast. Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring the Twin Cities Startup Week Live tech.mn podcast booth. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  SocialsTech.MN on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterIan Levitt on TwitterStudio Americana on Twitter   Links:Studio AmericanaTwin Cities Collective Podcast (Jenna Redfield)Omni Talk podcast (Anne Mezzenga)The Founders Mentality Podcast (Josh Fedie)The Operatory Podcast (Brian Laskin)Redpath and Company CPAs

On Episode 16 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and special guest host, Bri McCullough, welcome Tyler Olson, Founder of Shyld Academy, on a special TCSW edition of The Tech.MN Podcast to talk serial entrepreneurship.  Tyler shares his story of starting more than ten companies and earning a spot as a  Best Place to Work in Minneapolis for one. He gets candid about the challenges of entrepreneurship and we dive into the romanticization of being a founder. Tyler walks us through his latest venture as founder of Shyld Academy, a brand created to educate the public and train the future talent force on cyber security. He also appropriately freaks us out about the lack of security surrounding text messages, and Echos, and emails, oh my!  Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring the Twin Cities Startup Week Live tech.mn podcast booth. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.    SocialsTech.MN on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterBri McCullough on TwitterTyler Olson on TwitterModern Foundation on TwitterShyld Academy on TwitterTaster’s Club on Twitter   Links:Shyld AcademyModern FoundationAway AgentsTaster’s Club “The roller coaster has been fun. But it has its high highs and its low lows, right? And to be mindful of that and to prepare for that is complicated.” “As an entrepreneur I thrive off of variety and something new and I love how the Twin Cities has a very substantial amount of that.”

On Episode 16 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and special guest host, Bri McCullough, welcome Steve Buchanan, Director at Avenade, on a special TCSW edition of The Tech.MN Podcast to talk about the magic of the Minnesota tech community. Steve, an eight-time Microsoft MVP and five time author whose motto is to ‘stay humble,’ shares his story of how a high school job led to him catching the bug in IT. Since then he has discovered his sweet spot in the world of tech and is working hard on exposing it to youth and giving back to the community through his website.   Steve gets candid about impostor syndrome and how he’s overcome it by committing to serving the tech community. He describes the the open source developer culture. Finally we chat about late nights, finding balance, and legacy. Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring the Twin Cities Startup Week Live tech.mn podcast booth. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website.    SocialsTech.MN on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterBri McCullough on TwitterSteve Buchanan on Twitter   Links:Buchatech.comAvenadeThe Minnesota STEM PartnershipBIT

On Episode 15 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and Jac Stark, community manager of Tech.MN welcome Danielle Steer, Managing Director of Lunar Startups, on The Tech.MN Podcast (TCSW Edition) to talk about how to redesign the Minnesota startup ecosystem to work for more people and more ideas. *CALLING ALL STARTUPS* Lunar Startups is now taking applications for Cohort 3. Head to their website to see if their incubator experience is right for you. Danielle tells us about the concept of the psychology of confidence and how that has been incorporated into the programming for Lunar Startups and we talk about what companies are focusing on diversity as a business investment. *Bonus: We discovery which Silicon Valley leader Kevin does not want to be compared to. We dive into the unique approach that Lunar takes for their cohort application process and graduations. Danielle touches on the effects of ‘cancel culture’ on our community. Lastly, Danielle, who is not midwest native, gushes about Minnesota. Aww, we’re blushing! Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring the Twin Cities Startup Week Live tech.mn podcast booth. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website.    Socials Tech.MN on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterDanielle Steer on TwitterLunar Startups on Twitter   Links: Lunar StartupsKnight FoundationOsborn 370Glen Nelson CenterRecovreeBackstage CapitalHarlem CapitalLunar Startups Podcast

I'm joined by Patrick Meenan, General Partner at Arthur Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in B2B software companies located outside of San Francisco. Patrick has been with Arthur Ventures since 2012. He's also a board member at Nomics, the company that produces this podcast. This interview is relevant to blockchain startups. Indeed, most blockchain startups are not in the Valley and even if they were, the standard playbooks wouldn’t apply to many of them because of the unique dynamics of this space. In this episode, we discuss methods and approaches for funding, growing, and operating a company outside Silicon Valley or even the United States.As a side note, Patrick and I go back quite a bit. He was involved in the first round of funding for my previous company, LeadPages, which went on to acquire an email service provider called Drip. We’ve sat on a board together for over six years. My conversation with Patrick is split into 4 chapters: - Chapter 1: Lessons learned investing outside the Valley- Chapter 2: Business operations - Chapter 3: Fundraising outside the Valley- Chapter 4: Blockchain-based investment opportunities In this episode, we discuss: Patrick's background prior to joining Arthur Ventures The origin of Arthur Ventures The first thing Patrick learned about early-stage investing The danger of using a Bay Area playbook outside the Valley How good companies share common characteristics How Patrick finds opportunities outside of San Francisco Different reasons why companies take capital How Patrick evaluates a company's growth prospects Why Arthur Ventures prefers to be the lead - or only - investor Mistakes that can derail a company's growth The right and wrong times to take liquidity How entrepreneurs can find VCs outside the Valley What to pay attention to in a term sheet How to run an effective board meeting Why it's an encouraging time to be in blockchain SponsorsCrypto Loans By NexoNexo is the only lender offering INSTANT crypto credit lines, which let you use digital assets as collateral to get cash in 45 fiat currencies and stablecoins. And Nexo has a BIG announcement related to credit lines: annual interest rates for credit lines are now starting at just 5.9% - which may very well be the lowest borrowing rate in the whole industry. Nexo is also a strategic partner of exchanges, OTC desks, and crypto funds through its portfolio of structured financial products. Institutional counterparties can earn up to 8% annually on their idle stablecoins, enter into asset swap agreements, or directly borrow crypto. Individuals also park their cash and stablecoins at Nexo’s Interest-Earning account to get an annual return of 8%. What’s more - interest is paid out daily and you can add or withdraw funds at ANY time. So if you are looking to borrow, lend, or swap digital assets, Nexo is your GO-TO PARTNER. Definitely explore nexo.io or reach them at institutions@nexo.io.Nomics’s Cryptocurrency Market Data APIIf you spend too much time cleaning up and maintaining datasets & ingesting crypto market cap data from cryptoasset exchanges, then check us out.

On this episode of PodTalks, we get an inside look at the newly promoted Manager and former Senior Financial Analyst at CliftonLarsonAllen. Trent Midthun, a junior studying marketing & sales at North Dakota State University, and Logan Ackerman, a senior studying construction management at North Dakota State University, get an opportunity to sit down with Kayleigh Biloka, CPA. Throughout the podcast listeners get a chance to see how Logan and Trent relate to Kayleigh, though they are studying unrelated subjects. Kayleigh Biloki graduated from NDSU in 2012 with her Bachelors of Science in Accounting and then proceeded to get her Masters of Accountancy from NDSU in 2013. She interned at Arthur Ventures while attending school here, and then interned for CliftonLarsonAllen in 2014 following her graduation. She has climbed the ranks at CliftonLarsonAllen since then, and in November got promoted from Senior Financial Analyst to Manager in Chicago, Illinois. Throughout the podcast, we strived to find out about Kayleigh’s experiences at North Dakota State University and were curious about her key takeaways from her time as a student. Kayleigh went in depth about her day to day operations as a Senior Financial Analyst, and discussed with us the unique skills that she has learned from her work experiences that are valuable and useful to individuals in all fields of work. It was a joy to sit down with an energetic and upbeat individual like Kayleigh! We are very excited to share this experience with you and hope that enjoyed Kayleigh’s insight into the business world. Please subscribe to PodTalks for more upbeat and informative content like this!

Man oh, man am I'm nervous. Man, am I'm nervous. Had trouble sleeping last night and all of that. So tomorrow, I'm recording this ahead of time. So tomorrow, but you probably have already heard of it by now or at least we've told other people, you might not have heard yourself. Tomorrow we are announcing our Series A fundraise. It's a pretty cool event, you can read [00:00:30] about it. Arthur Ventures led the round with Coinbase Ventures, and Digital Currency Group, and Davenport, and Polymath, and CoVenture Crypto, and CityBlock Capital and others participating. We're announcing that tomorrow, but I'm going to publish this the day after we announce so hopefully heard about it yesterday. Yeah, I'm just nervous about announcing this and it's [00:01:00] really due to, I think, past lessons learned, past experiences. But, all this announcement makes me nervous. In a past life at my last company raised $38 million in venture capital. I think when you raise money, especially when you raise a lot of money, which we didn't here. But I think the public perception of what is happening can become [00:01:30] very much out of sync with what's really happening, and incentives can get really misaligned. If you look at the crypto currency space, there's a lot of large figures attached to projects with really huge brand names; that haven't shipped much of anything and are providing much value to the space. We've seen recently Consensus lay off a bunch of people. We've seen Basis return money, [00:02:00] funds, where they raise close to $100 million, if not more, to investors or at least they're going to. I think there's going to be a lot more of these projects coming. These projects, like Basis for example, has a gorgeous website. They did have, a PR machine hired a bunch of people. It's really easy to believe the marketing hype [00:02:30] about a company, or a team or a project; it's really easy for people at those institutions to start believing the public hype about what they're doing. Instead of listing the market, and actually having, head to the ground, around the pulse of the value that's being created. I [00:03:00] think there was a part of me that considered not even announcing that we had done a fundraiser. We didn't need to file paperwork with the SEC, we didn't need to publicly disclose how much we had raised or who we had raised funds from. We just didn't need to do that. So, why are we doing this? Why are we doing this? [00:03:30] I think for a few reasons. One, we want our customers to know that we're here to stay, that there are luminaries in the space or people with influence who believe in us and what we're doing. I think that lends credibility to our project. I think it's important for people to know that we're here, that we exist, that we're serious and all of that. That's [00:04:00] part of the reason why we're doing it. I'm also glad that, this is just kind of a good excuse to develop relationships with journalists, and the media, and the press and to kind of come out for the very first time to the space in a way. I don't know if it's in a big way, but to come out to the space. That's part of the reason why we're doing it. I think there are definitely upsides to this. The downsides of course are that [00:04:30] it's possible to build a huge brand in the cryptocurrency space, without delivering much value at all. To have a team that's speaking at conferences, that's putting out podcasts, that is coming across as being hugely influential, and just not having any profit [00:05:00] or any sustainable value that comes with that. All of this said, I think the reason why we did get funded in a bear market is that, we have . . . [transcript truncated due to character count restrictions] Website: https://nomics.com Crypto Market Data API: https://nomicsapi.com Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClayCollins Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomicsFinance --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nomics/support

Hey, this is Clay and I am pleased to announce that Nomics has raised a Series A round venture capital financing. Leading the round is Arthur Ventures, and also participating are Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group, TokenSoft, Ben Davenport, who is the co-founder and former CTO of BitGo, CoVenture Crypto, CityBlock Capital, [00:00:30] King Capital, and some other friends and family, who participated in the round. We're excited to partner with all of them. I can tell you a little bit about how this came together. A few months ago, I started looking at companies that I really, really respected, in terms of the products that they had created, but also [00:01:00] how lean the companies ran. A few companies in that category include Zapier, Clearbit, SendGrid, folks like that. I looked at the size of their series A funding. Zapier and Clearbit, I believe, had only done one round of VC financing and or seed rounds, and never had to raise [00:01:30] money again. I believe that's true of Clearbit. I know that's true of Zapier. SendGrid, of course, went on to become public. I think they're being sold to [Tulio 00:01:40] right now, but I looked at the average series A size. I saw a lot of constraint, and pragmaticism around the raise. I think we were aiming for that as well. At my last company, we raised 38 million in ventures capital. [00:02:00] So I've done the thing where we raise a lot. Over time, I'm becoming a bigger and bigger fan of constraints, and just really being reasonable about these things, especially after the euphoria of the 2017 bull market and crypto. We're excited about this. I think I was saying this earlier. [00:02:30] How this got started was I approached Patrick Meenan at Arthur Ventures. Again, they're our lead investor. I told him we were going to raise, and that I wanted to pitch him first before we went to anyone else, really. I went to Patrick and pitched him. Basically said, essentially, "Here's what we're thinking, in terms of valuation. I'd like to have you specifically [00:03:00] on the board. I'd like Arthur Ventures specifically to be the lead investor, if you guys are down for this. If you're not, no problem. We'll go to the coast or maybe we'll look here internally, but we really, really want this to be you." The backstory there is I served on the board of Leadpages, and I'm still on board of Leadpages with Patrick for around five years. I knew that we were aligned. [00:03:30] The philosophy here is that I've seen a lot of VCs claim to do value-added things. I think in some cases it's possible, and it can happen, but that narrative has really been blown up around VCs doing intros, and helping you hire, and doing marketing stuff for you or in some cases, building software. I just, I think it's really [00:04:00] hard to actually realize that value in a lot of cases. I heard it was a famous Israeli VC talking about how when he first got started in crypto, he tried to do everything to help his portfolio companies. What he realized over time was that the companies that were going to make it, and that did make it, and that offered the biggest return or provided the biggest return didn't really need his help at all. [00:04:30] It was the companies that probably where the investment would go to zero or something similar, that ate up all his time. He got to the point where when he made an investment, he would just give the founder or whoever was leading the raise his card, and say, "Here's my number. You can call it. I probably won't answer, but just think of this as a money-only arrangement." [00:05:00] I actually think there's a lot of value in that. [transcript truncated due to character count restrictions] Website: https://nomics.com Crypto Market Data API: https://nomicsapi.com Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClayCollins Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomicsFinance --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nomics/support

Riffing points Paul’s State of Tech Events Report: Tech Cities, MinneBar, Enterprise Rising Conference Ability Network has a huge exit Enterprise healthtech + health IT continues to thrive in Minneapolis Connexio and K12 companies still have an edtech stronghold in MN Sezzle raises an ever growing chunk of cash and is hiring full throttle Local MN startup Dispatch is killing it Arthur Ventures and Rally Ventures on the fundraising trail Amazon Minneapolis office keeps growing and growing Follow us at www.twitter.com/mspondeck where we will never tweet about Stormy Daniels.

Riffing points Is downtown HOT and the suburbs COLD as a place to grow a startup? Calabrio is blowing up their team in Minneapolis -- for more see story on MSPBJ The hardest and easiest roles to hire for in a startup right now A great blog post by Patrick Meenan of Arthur Ventures about recruiting an HR team for startups: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-forget-scale-hr-patrick-meenan Tesla acquires Perbix -- for more, see story on MSPBJ Casey’s list of crazy MN tech startups you’ve never heard of that do awesome stuff

Riffing points:  Is it a big waste of time for tech startups to hire interns? -- for more see: programming bootcamps Software Guild and Prime Academy. Are coding bootcamps worth attending if you want to be a software developer? How should you decide if a startup or if a big company is the best fit for you to work at? What’s the deal on taking startup equity if you’re an employee? Chip Pearson and others joining startup boards -- for more see: recent news, including Chip joining When I Work’s board of directors, at Chip joins WhenIWork’s Board. Jump Technologies funding -- for more see: recent news, including Jump Tech funding, at Jump Tech on MSPBJ Kidizen funding -- for more see: recent news, including Kidizen funding, at Kidizen on MSPBJ Petchatz / Anser Innovation seeking funding  -- for more see: recent news, including Anser SEC filing, at MSPBJ Bitesquad funding -- for more see: recent news, including BiteSquad funding, at BiteSquad on MSPBJ Arthur Ventures busy raising a new fund -- for more see: recent news, including Arthur Ventures fundraising, at Arthur Ventures on MSPBJ

Riffing points:  What is the vibe after Beta.mn + Enterprise Rising events? -- for more see: beta.mn and Enterprise Rising Conference 2017 which happened the same week in March, 2017. RetraceHealth hitting the deadpool -- for more see: VC Backed RetraceHealth Shutting Down Public startup talks about startup failure or failing -- for more see public talks online by Thompson Aderinkomi previously of RetraceHealth, Justin Kaufenberg of Sports Engine, Carson Kipfer of Sports Engine Sports Engine exit acquisition amount -- for more see: recent news, including NBC Sports' acquisition of Sports Engine, at Sports Engine on MSPBJ. Bright Health possible funding -- for more see: recent news, including Bright Health funding, at Bright Health on MSPBJ Mednet funding -- for more see: recent news, including Mednet funding, at Mednet on MSPBJ When I Work funding -- for more see: recent news, including When I Work funding, at When I Work on MSPBJ Equals3 funding  -- for more see: recent news, including Equals3 funding, at Equals 3 on MSPBJ Bitesquad funding -- for more see: recent news, including BiteSquad funding, at BiteSquad on MSPBJ Arthur Ventures busy raising a new fund -- for more see: recent news, including Arthur Ventures fundraising, at Arthur Ventures on MSPBJ

Business is moving faster than ever. In tech, it is moving even faster. In order to stay ahead, we need to be constantly learning. This is Driving Change, Where we go for a ride with tech leaders to gain insight on their beliefs, habits, routines and influences. On this episode we go for a ride with Patrick Meenan Tech Venture Capitalist at Arthur Ventures and talk about the ins and outs of venture capital and tech startups getting funded. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR: When I Work creates transformative, simple products that help hourly employees and managers work better together. They spend every day doting over how technology can empower the hourly workforce like nothing the world has ever seen. Check them out at wheniwork.com or in the app store. Watch the When I Work episode with Founder and CEO Chad Halvorson here: https://youtu.be/NXuOxnBno_M Subscribe to Lead by Change at www.leadbychange.com to get early access to new shows and exclusive content.    Produced and Hosted by Jeff Martin, CEO and Founder of Collective Genius  Collective Genius builds software technology companies by recruiting the right talent at the right time. Find them at www.collective-genius.com Music by https://soundcloud.com/andrewapplepie

Zipnosis doesn’t just bring the doctor to your phone. The company’s app also includes a set of questions geared toward diagnosing your problems and determining if a doctor’s visit is necessary. If an office visit is required, the app can even speed registration. Zipnosis recently raised a $17 million Series A round from Ascension Ventures, Fairview Health Services, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Arthur Ventures, Waterline Ventures, and Omphalos Ventures.