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Nathan and I talk about lessons he's learned from helping startups raise over $3 billion in angel funding and venture capital. About Nathan Beckord Nathan Beckord is the CEO and Founder of Founder Suite,  a software platform that has helped startups raise over $3 billion in angel and venture capital. He has worked with early stage Internet, B2B software, mobile, and consumer product startups, and has skills in launching and growing platforms, markets, and networks. He's worked with companies  such as Kickstarter, Appbackr., Clicker, Zerply, LaunchRock and Autonet Mobile. Earlier in his career, he started two companies, an early web catalog provider and a clinical trial software company. Before that he worked in finance and investment banking,and was involved in three technology IPOs and nearly forty acquisitions. Aside from startups, his passion is sailing, and he has logged more than 10,000 coastal and offshore nautical miles with his longest sail of a 22-day non-stop Pacific Ocean crossing to French Polynesia. Currently, he races on a Knarr team in the San Francisco Bay. EDGE's Weekly NewsletterJoin over 17,000 others and sign up to receive bonus content. It's free sign up here >>> EPISODE LINKS: Founder Suite PODCAST INFO: Apple Podcasts: EDGE on Apple Podcasts Spotify: EDGE on Spotify  RSS Feed: EDGE's RSS Feed Website: EDGE Podcast SUPPORT & CONNECT EDGE's Weekly NewsletterJoin over 17,000 others and sign up to receive bonus content. It's free sign up here >>> Please Support this Podcast by checking out our Sponsors: Mad River Botanicals 100% certified organic CBD products. The product is controlled from seed to end product by it's owners. Use code: EDGE22 to get 10% off all your orders. Shop here>>>

Nathan Beckord is the CEO of Foundersuite.com and VentureArchetypes.com. On the consulting and advisory side, he mainly works with early stage internet, B2B software, mobile, and consumer product startups. He is also interested in platforms, markets, and networks. Previously, startup CFO and BD guy at VentureArchetypes.com and worked with 150+ companies including Clicker, Kickstarter, LaunchRock and many more.  Learn more at https://createeveryopportunity.org/

Wil Schroter founded Startups.com (and acquired other platforms like Clarity.fm, LaunchRock and Fundable) out of a love for entrepreneurs and startup culture.We discuss how Wil built an 8-figure business with "no marketing", and what aspects of his businesses he's struggled with the most. Plus, you'll learn how you can still have a great business even when you have a high churn rate by design.I highly encourage you to check out Startups.com, and the suite of apps they run. Plus if you decide to join the community they have an amazing $5k Amazon Web Services perk that we're huge fans for every startup: https://www.startups.com/Brought to you by Campaign Refinery

Biography Wil Schroter, Founder & CEO of Startups.com Wil founded his first company, Blue Diesel, as a 19-year-old student at the Ohio State University. Three years later, he merged Blue Diesel with inChord Communications where, as CEO and Board Member, he helped grow the company to over $700 million in capitalized billings within 5 years. In 2003, the company was purchased and renamed inVentiv, which now generates over $2.5 billion in annual revenue and employs 15,000 professionals worldwide. The company was most recently valued at $3.8 billion. Following the sale of Blue Diesel, Wil founded Virtucon Ventures, an idea-stage incubator for Web startups. There he helped conceive and launch a number of well known companies including Swapalease.com, Unsubscribe.com (sold to TrustedID), Startups.co, and Fundable.com. Virtucon's portfolio of companies has attracted more than a dozen prominent venture funds, including Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Founders Fund, Bessemer Ventures, and Charles River Ventures. In 2012, Wil founded Startups.co, now .com, the world's largest startup launch platform. It has since been used by over 1 million startup companies globally. Since then, Startups.co has helped startups raise over $500 million in funding commitments, attracts 20 million early customers, has hosted over 500,000 product launches, and attracted over 10 million visitors per year. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio and employs over 150 full-time staff. The Startups.com platform consists of 6 related products that help entrepreneurs through the entire startup journey Startups.com (education) features lessons from founders including Elon Musk (Tesla), Brian Chesky (AirBnB), and Daniel Ek (Spotify). Fundable.com (equity fundraising) has helped startups raise over $500 million in capital commitments. Launchrock.com (early customer acquisition) has assisted startups in adding 20 million early customers. Clarity.fm (export mentorship) provides startups with access to 10,000 mentors, including Mark Cuban. Bizplan.com (business planning) is used for compiling and presenting business plans. Zirtual.com (virtual staff) adds a virtual team member to startup companies. Interview Notes: Wil got into this journey because he loves teaching others how to navigate  the startup journey. The founders journey is also filled with sleepless nights. Wil wanted to create something that offered guide posts along the startup path to guide other founders to success. The perception is different from the reality when you start a business as a founder, there is execution paralysis on how to deliver.  Wil and his team found there are three categories of being a successful startup and those things are: Education Bring Smart People to the Table Provide startups with the tools they need to succeed  Following that formula Startups.com has brought over 1.2M people to the platform. Fast forward to COVID-19 and the new challenges that brings, Wil is no stranger to challenging times.  He was able to navigate the 2000 dot.com bubble, then shortly there after the September 11, 2001 tragedy, then only to see the 2008 financial market bubbles burst. Startups.com was created to help two different segments. The first is the startup journey and the second is the founder's journey.  Finally Wil created a podcast called Startup Therapy, that really digs deep into the founder's journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ceocrossing/message

Jameson Detweiler is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Fantasmo, a company creating a digital twin for our physical world - both indoors and out. This 3D map will be decentralized, open source, and enable camera-based positioning.Prior to Fantasmo, Jameson co-founded 3 startups. Most recently he was the co-founder and CEO of LaunchRock, a company that helped startups create a web presence and build anticipation for their pre-launch products. The company was acquired by Fundable in 2014.In this conversation, Jameson and I discuss the need for a new type of 3D map to drive a broad range of new capabilities and experiences, including within automation, mobility and augmented reality. This 3D map represents a digital twin of the world, to which can be tied a wide array of digital experiences and insights.Jameson sees it as a transformative opportunity to rethink and remake mapping data.Jameson goes on to break down the benefits of camera-based positioning, meaning using the camera to precisely resolve your location. We discuss the the argument for an open-source and decentralized approach, and the tradeoffs in terms of privacy and utility.We also talk about some lessons Jameson learned creating LaunchRock, which helped other startups launch their ideas.You can find all of the show notes at thearshow.com.

Trabalhar com música, internet e ser empreendedor. Parece um sonho? Pedro Lopes conseguiu e conta pra gente como tudo aconteceu. Mais: os podcasters estão envolvidos nessa empreitada. O ponto alto é ver que muito do que é falado na cena startupeira acaba aparecendo de forma natural em contextos diferentes do 'tradicional' vale do silício! "Ah Paulo, mas isso não é bem uma startup". Pode ser, mas o episódio está bom pra dedéu! Participantes: Paulo Silveira, host do hipsters e um dos protagonistas do episódio Sergio Lopes, o cara do mobile Pedro Lopes, cofounder, músico e faz-tudo no MusicDot Links citados no episódio e extras: Professor ganha primeiro milhão vendendo DVD de ensino de música Launchrock do Musicdot para testar marketfit, cpc e interesse Site do MusicDot Canal do MusicDot no Youtube Essa era a página em 2013 para saber se o MusicDot teria tração: E esse um vídeo da banda do Pedro Lopes: Produção e conteúdo: Alura Cursos online de Tecnologia - https://www.alura.com.br === Caelum Ensino e Inovação Edição e sonorização: Radiofobia Podcast e Multimídia

Trabalhar com música, internet e ser empreendedor. Parece um sonho? Pedro Lopes conseguiu e conta pra gente como tudo aconteceu. Mais: os podcasters estão envolvidos nessa empreitada. O ponto alto é ver que muito do que é falado na cena startupeira acaba aparecendo de forma natural em contextos diferentes do 'tradicional' vale do silício! "Ah Paulo, mas isso não é bem uma startup". Pode ser, mas o episódio está bom pra dedéu! Participantes: Paulo Silveira, host do hipsters e um dos protagonistas do episódio Sergio Lopes, o cara do mobile Pedro Lopes, cofounder, músico e faz-tudo no MusicDot Links citados no episódio e extras: Professor ganha primeiro milhão vendendo DVD de ensino de música Launchrock do Musicdot para testar marketfit, cpc e interesse Site do MusicDot Canal do MusicDot no Youtube Essa era a página em 2013 para saber se o MusicDot teria tração: E esse um vídeo da banda do Pedro Lopes: Produção e conteúdo: Alura Cursos online de Tecnologia - https://www.alura.com.br === Caelum Ensino e Inovação Edição e sonorização: Radiofobia Podcast e Multimídia

Trabalhar com música, internet e ser empreendedor. Parece um sonho? Pedro Lopes conseguiu e conta pra gente como tudo aconteceu. Mais: os podcasters estão envolvidos nessa empreitada. O ponto alto é ver que muito do que é falado na cena startupeira acaba aparecendo de forma natural em contextos diferentes do 'tradicional' vale do silício! "Ah Paulo, mas isso não é bem uma startup". Pode ser, mas o episódio está bom pra dedéu! Participantes: Paulo Silveira, host do hipsters e um dos protagonistas do episódio Sergio Lopes, o cara do mobile Pedro Lopes, cofounder, músico e faz-tudo no MusicDot Links citados no episódio e extras: Professor ganha primeiro milhão vendendo DVD de ensino de música Launchrock do Musicdot para testar marketfit, cpc e interesse Site do MusicDot Canal do MusicDot no Youtube Essa era a página em 2013 para saber se o MusicDot teria tração: E esse um vídeo da banda do Pedro Lopes: Produção e conteúdo: Alura Cursos online de Tecnologia - https://www.alura.com.br === Caelum Ensino e Inovação Edição e sonorização: Radiofobia Podcast e Multimídia

Clarity. Fundable. Launchrock. Zirtual. Odds are, if you're a fan of #thePawdcast, you're a fan of and/or a user of one of these incredible products! That is why this week's episode of #thePawdcast is so exciting. We are joined by serial entrepreneur, Ryan Rutan, who is also the Chief Innovation Officer of Startups.co, the company behind all of them. We discuss Ryan's background, his story, how his career drove him to be a part of the founding team for Startups.co. We discuss how Startups.co operates, what their ambitions are, the dynamics that make up their team and upper management. We dive deep into the drama that took place when Startups.co acquired Zirtual, shaking off the negativity and turning a profit. We talk a lot about why we do the things that we do, the emotional strength necessary for being a successful entrepreneur, and the work/life balance that goes into the running one of the fastest growing startup companies on the globe. If you're a fan of growing companies, operations talk, the emotional intelligence necessary for leading a team, then you're in for a treat this week on #thePawdcast. PS: Happy Halloween! Startups.co Website: www.startups.co Clarity Website: www.clarity.fm Fundable Website: www.fundable.com Launchrock Website: www.launchrock.com Zirtual Website: www.zirtual.com Ryan Rutan's Twitter: www.twitter.com/ryanarutan Listen to this episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pawdcast/id1071470844?mt=2 Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pawdcast/episode-029-ryan-rutan-startupsco About #thePawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento, and Daniel DiGangi. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com

I help startups with strategy, finance, BD, and venture / exit issues. I’ve been described as “wingman to startup CEOs” and as “Biz Dev / CFO to go.” I like pitching deals, solving problems and getting things done. I'm now productizing this work in a new startup called Foundersuite. I mainly work with early stage Internet, B2B software, mobile, and consumer product startups, and I have a strong interest in platforms, markets, and networks. I've worked with several cool crowdfunding companies, such as Kickstarter and Appbackr. Other notable clients include Clicker, Zerply, LaunchRock and Autonet Mobile. I’m currently on the Advisory Boards of five startups, where I help shape strategy and make intros to investors, partners, and acquirers. Earlier in my career, I started two companies, an early web catalog provider and a clinical trial software company. I also worked in finance and investment banking, and was involved in three technology IPOs and nearly 40 acquisitions. I put together various startup events; my current projects are FundingV2.com, StartupBD.com and StartupExits.com. I also teach classes at General Assembly on raising capital. Previously, with Pivotal Labs, I produced the ProjectStartup series. On the content side, I author the blog SeedStageCapital.com and contribute to Founders Space. I have an MBA in Entrepreneurship, a BSC in Finance, and I am a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

 I'm on the Board of Hands On Bay Area, a non-profit. Aside from startups, my passion is sailing, and I've logged more than 10,000 coastal and offshore nautical miles. My longest sail was a 22-day non-stop Pacific Ocean crossing to French Polynesia. Currently, I race on a Knarr team in the SF Bay. Other adventures include climbing 19,340-ft. Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa and trekking in Peru, Chile, New Zealand and the Himalayas of Nepal. I’ve also toured the U.S., Vietnam, Cambodia, Mexico, and Nicaragua by motorcycle. https://www.foundersuite.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanbeckord https://www.facebook.com/FounderSuite/ https://twitter.com/foundersuite

Thomas Knoll has seen his share on both sides of leadership, well versed on the impact of actions, decisions, and techniques for leading teams well. His background is one of a human focus – community building, customer care, and emotional intelligence. As such, his philosophy of people has become the forefront of his skill set. Thomas helps teams level-up as an Executive Advisor & Business Coach at Revelry Labs. His resume also includes companies like Primeloop, 500Startups, LaunchRock, Zappos, UserVoice, and Seesmic. On this show we talk about how to make better decisions, building teams, and servant leadership. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Creating entrepreneurial advantage by having startup mentors How leaders communicate to build trust How to overcome hesitation in decision making process Why all successful people always try to grow in new areas Why a great entrepreneur needs to let go on their vision, communicate and open up Empower your team to do great things Definition of servant leadership Why people with humility improves in performance and have more inner peace The positive side of change and how change is vital to professional success How flexibility is key to healthy team building Developing team’s shared values The metaphor of leading business and parenting Why do you say, “I want to be better”? Showing up and doing the work Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Book Mentioned:  Five Love Languages – a non-business book that is really helpful in leadership Thomas’ Twitter: @thomasknoll Thomas’ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasknoll His phone number: 415-935-3547 Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see on the left or bottom of this post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Up In Your Business podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the