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3 episodes with matt hunckler
2 episodes with matt hunckler
In this episode, Logan and Evan sit down with Matt Hunckler, the entrepreneurial mind behind Powderkeg – a platform connecting developers, investors, and employers in tech hubs outside of Silicon Valley. Matt shares his journey of starting the platform, the growing probability of tech opportunities in the Midwest, and the importance of cultivating an inclusive community in a tech ecosystem. We also delve into the resonating importance of adopting cutting-edge technologies like AI. The conversation winds up with some candid entrepreneurial advice and explore the realities of work-life integration in the startup world. Visit us at MiddleTech.com Follow Us Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Logan's Twitter Evan's Twitter Middle Tech is proud to be supported by: KY Innovation Bolt Marketing
Special episode release promotion for Rally Innovation Conference coming to Indy August 29-31 Matt Hunckler is the CEO of Powderkeg and Chris "Toph" Day is the CEO of Elevate Ventures and Chief Visionary of Rally Innovation Listen to CCS episode 170 where you'll hear Matt and Toph tell us about… ● How they each learned important life lessons early in life that are still practical to life and business today ● How each of them had several successful business ventures (with some failures along the way) prior to founding Powderkeg (Matt) and Elevate Ventures (Toph) ● How the Rally Innovation Conference came about and what the community can expect to see and who they can expect to meet at the Conference August 29-31 As always, don't forget to check out our partners and sponsors: Java House, IUPUI Jags, Migration Wealth Management, AP Engineering and Consulting, North Indy Magazine, Synergize, and our recording venue the Columbia Club. CCS Podcast Parnters ● IUPUI Athletics: https://iupuijags.com/ ● Columbia Club: https://columbia-club.org/ ● North Indy Magazine: https://townepost.com/north-indy/ ● Synergize: https://synergizeindy.com/ ● Java House: https://javahouse.com/ ● Migration Wealth Management: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/ ● AP Engineering and Consulting: https://www.apecindy.com/ Connect with CCS hosts: ● Connect with Jason: https://lnkd.in/dS82puKp ● Connect with Drew: https://lnkd.in/d-VtF9Hb ● Connect with Matt Hadley: https://lnkd.in/dhAhM36A ● Connect with Matt Carroll: https://lnkd.in/dkv7VmDx
Entrepreneurs are most successful when they fit and have passion for what they are undertaking. The answers to critical questions such as these indicate the probability of making it: How do they relate to the solution they are bringing into the world? Do they have grit and determination, especially in the early stages? Are they humble enough and willing to seek help and support when and where they need it? Are they crazy enough to invest in?In this episode, I (Daniel) interviewed Matt Hunckler, Founder and CEO of Powderkeg, and Christopher (Toph) Day, CEO of Elevate Ventures. Together with their friend, Nate Spangle, Matt and Toph are also the co-hosts of the podcast Get IN. As we spoke, Matt and Toph shared about their entrepreneurial journeys, invigorating connections, and founder market fit. They also talked about finishing well with excellent execution, safety and encouragement in community, empowering mental energy, and the upcoming Global Cross-Sector Innovation Rally Conference.“How do you relate to the problem and the pain point?... Do I see what I'm doing as part of something bigger? And not from an ego standpoint… Even if I benefit nothing from this endeavor, do I feel good about making this contribution?” -- Matt HuncklerWhat You'll LearnAddressing problemsInvigorating connectionsFounder market fitGrit and staying powerCrazy enough to invest inFinishing wellSafety and encouragement in communityEmpowering mental performanceIt's about relationshipsRally ConferenceRecommended ResourcesRally Conference: The Largest Global Cross-Sector Innovation Conference will be held in Indianapolis, IN on AUGUST 29 - 31, 2023. Rally forges and celebrates cross-sector connections between companies, entrepreneurs, investors and universities from across the globe and features a $5M cash IN-Prize pitch competition, 1:1 investor meetups, a demo arena, content sessions and more!Matt and Toph's Podcast: Get INConnect with Matt HuncklerMatt Hunckler is the Founder and CEO of Powderkeg, a digital community that helps startups and professionals thrive in the fastest growing tech hubs in the U.S. With more than 10,000 active members, Powderkeg cuts through the noise, amplifies reach, and helps high-growth tech ventures connect with the resources they need to grow and scale in areas beyond Silicon Valley. Matt believes life is too short to work at a boring job. That's why he created Powderkeg. They help match smart people with the best tech jobs so they can love their work and live their best life.In previous roles at various fast-growing tech companies, he led Marketing, Product, Sales and a smattering of just about every other role right up to the CEO and founder. He's started and bootstrapped companies and helped scale venture-backed businesses. Matt loves helping people level up in their career, connect with their calling, and reach their fullest potential.Website: powderkeg.com Innovation Capital of the World, Indiana Tech Hub:
Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Matt Hunckler who is the founder of PowderKeg - the place to plug into tech, outside of Silicon Valley.In this community conversation Matt and I talk about00:00 Start05:00 The origins of PowderKeg through Matt's own struggles of looking for opportunities in the tech startup space outside of Silicon Valley07:50 How Matt chose a different path, took a pay cut and jumped on the opportunity to become a part of what is now the PowderKeg network. PS: When is the last time you took a chance to really stretch yourself and grow?13:00 Leading back to Community, in work and Matt's life—and how this continues to serve and fuel his vision for supporting others by sharing knowledge that can be applied immediately24:30 How the first iteration of a community evolved into PowderKeg to provide that critical “density” of resources (i.e. talent, capital, partnerships) every company or organization needs30:00 The importance of finding our “niche” tribes, where we can truly geek out on our passion, but also making sure we consciously seek out other experiences so that we're consistently expanding, growing and finding our blind spots35:00 How PowderKeg is helping to bridge the gap between HigherEd and the “jobs” world, especially in the tech space.49:00 The maturing of the digital and tech space, and how this is affecting people's choices for where, how and whom they want to work withSubscribe to eLearn Magazinehttps://www.elearnmagazine.com/newsletter/
On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Erica Duignan Minnihan Returns! Erica is a long-time community member and the Founder and General Partner at Reign Ventures. She was at our 9th Annual Summit and talked with Matt Hunckler from Powderkeg about investment strategies and her interest in the new “We-Economy.” We are again continuing our segment where we highlight one startup from our community. In this episode that company is Supliful, which is an all-in-one platform for Creators to launch and operate their own food or food supplement brand effortlessly. Their approach unifies the entire business cycle – from product selection all the way through e-commerce enablement and order fulfillment – into a single digital platform with no upfront costs. Creators can do what they do best and create great content and engage with their audience, while Supliful takes care of the rest. Go to https://supliful.com to learn more! Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: www.est.us/join Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at www.est.us Checkout Startup of the Year at www.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: www.podcast.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: soty.link/ESTYouTube *** Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminate at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment. Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals. Connect with us on Twitter - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us
In this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear a conversation between Andrew Nguyen from BARK and Matt Hunckler of Powderkeg, when they talked about product strategy and the “product mindset” at our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit. Andrew is a customer obsessed product leader who builds and grows consumer products. He's a human centered problem solver with over a decade of experience leading digital product teams across BARK, Zappos, Capital One, and AOL (e-commerce, finance, media, and advertising). He has shipped several award winning, highly rated mobile app and web experiences for millions of happy customers. BARK was founded in 2012, and loyally serves dogs nationwide with monthly subscription services, BarkBox and Super Chewer; a curated e-commerce experience on www.BarkShop.com. We are also starting a new segment where we highlight one startup from our community during every episode. Our first company to be featured is PlaneAhead, which is the first organization of its kind that takes full advantage of the termination of airline change fees. The way it works is they track your purchased itinerary from the day you buy until take off. When the price of your ticket goes down, they automatically exchange the ticket and send you the airline credit from the change. Go to www.planeahead.co to learn more! We live streamed our Summit, so if you were not able to attend in-person, make sure to watch it on our Youtube channel at: soty.link/ESTYouTube Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: www.est.us/join Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at www.est.us Checkout Startup of the Year at www.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: www.podcast.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: soty.link/ESTYouTube *** Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminate at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment. Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals. Connect with us on Twitter - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us
In this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear a conversation between Jesse Middleton, who is the General Partner at Flybridge and Co-Founder at The Community Fund and Matt Hunckler of Powderkeg, which is a long time partner of Established and Startup of the Year. Flybridge is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on supporting ambitious founders leveraging the power of community. They have over $700M under management across five funds and five pre-seed funds…so Jesse definitely knows a thing or two about investing and supporting their portfolio companies. The Community Fund is a $5 million early-stage fund that invests in community-driven companies through an investment partner team. They believe that companies with community at the center of all that they do will become unicorns and produce outsized returns. We live streamed our Summit, so if you were not able to attend in-person, make sure to watch it on our Youtube channel at: soty.link/ESTYouTube Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: est.us/join Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at www.est.us Checkout Startup of the Year at www.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: www.podcast.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: soty.link/ESTYouTube *** Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminate at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment. Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals. Connect with us on Twitter - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us/.
Earlier this year, Mickey and Gary joined Matt Hunckler for the Powderkeg Unvalley Conference. Powderkeg is a network of local communities with global reach for tech entrepreneurs, investors, and top talent. Unvalley is a two-day virtual event that explores the untapped potential beyond Silicon Valley. In this special bonus episode, we're bringing their keynote session to our listeners, so you all can learn more about how The Sasha Group landed in Chattanooga, attracting talent in new cities, the value of community, and much more—directly from Mickey and Gary themselves. In this special bonus episode, you'll hear Mickey and Gary discuss: How Mickey met Gary Trusting your intuition How VaynerMedia was recruited to come to Chattanooga Building a team for a new office hub while maintaining Vayner culture The birth of The Sasha Group in 2019 Adapting business offerings to meet market needs Building the Vayner/Sasha brand in a new, mid-sized market ...and a whole lot more. Helpful Links: Stork: https://4ds.thesashagroup.com/stork/ 4Ds https://4ds.thesashagroup.com/ Mickey LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mickeycloud/ Gary LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyvaynerchuk/ Matt LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunckler/ Matt Twitter https://twitter.com/Hunckler Powderkeg Twitter https://twitter.com/powderkegco Powderkeg Instagram https://www.instagram.com/powderkeg/
Matt Hunckler is the founder and CEO of Powderkeg - a digital community (which also hosts great in-person meetups) for thousands of tech entrepreneurs and professionals, that are building innovative companies in tech hubs between the coasts. Moreover, Matt and Powderkeg, are appreciated for simultaneously helping tech startups build great companies - while also helping those startups, as well as individuals - find, get and nurture great jobs, and prosperous careers they love. Matt is also a coveted keynote speaker, and the host of an award-winning podcast “Powderkeg: Igniting Startups”, a show that shares the most fascinating stories of professional growth and innovation coming out of communities across America. Hunckler is also the author of “The Spark”, a hand-curated newsletter covering the tech news outside Silicon Valley. In this super fun and insightful episode, Matt talks about getting bit by the entrepreneur bug at a very young age, getting married during a pandemic, the “unvalley” (a place outside of Silicon Valley where untapped potential lives), creating magic (Matt even did an awesome TEDx Talk, using magic), and the pivotal moment where he decided to stay in the midwest and not move out west to Silicon Valley. Connect with Matt on LinkedIn Learn more about Powderkeg Sponsors: Talevation Ninety.io Straticos Buy your copy of Level-UP To Professional: Second Edition
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Matt Hunckler, CEO of PowderKeg talk about hiring great people. Find Startup Hustle Everywhere: https://linktr.ee/startuphustle This episode is sponsored by Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Learn more about PowderKeg: https://powderkeg.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Why Sales Executives Should Look to the Midwest When Hiring After COVID-19 Sales executives need to plan with optimism. We may not know when the pandemic will be over but when the health crisis ends, will companies be ready to launch well? Matt Hunckler is the CEO of Powderkeg. His company works with people in the tech industry to reach their full potential by helping them to get established in a career in tech, regardless of their location. Due to the pandemic, there's been a shift in the unemployment rate from 2% to almost 20%. All industries have been affected, including technology. However, many companies that are well-capitalized and those with a good business model are now getting back to hiring talent. Hiring in the Midwest Start-up companies are not for everyone, but if you can get on the front end of a rising star, there are incredible opportunities and potential for growth. For example, businesses in the midwest are raising considerable money. They are investing in talent and they are growing and selling. The opportunity is enormous. Tech hubs outside of Silicon Valley, like those that are found in the Midwest, are unique in each of their own ways and are showing encouraging growth. It should be noted that unlike the companies in Silicon Valley, these smaller startups don't have the same level of capital. They need a sound revenue model from day one and have to be profitable to survive. This should help salespeople to focus on companies with a strong revenue model in order to have the best-earning potential. Life in the Unvalley Tech hubs outside of Silicon Valley are also known as the Unvalley. The cost of living and the quality of life is different in the Unvalley in that the competition for jobs is lower. Many sales reps believe that working for a startup company in the Unvalley is more rewarding in terms of achieving success. Each tech hub is very different and there is an advantage in knowing these communities well. The startup companies aren't as well-mapped so their data is sparse. When making work-related decisions, look at the culture of the company, and make sure their values align with yours. Even with layoffs, there are enormous opportunities particularly in the tech communities in the Unvalley. “Why Sales Executives Should Look to the Midwest When Hiring After COVID-19” episode resources Connect with Matt Hunckler via his LinkedIn account. If you are interested in more sales stories, you can talk to Donald directly. Reach him via these channels: LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook about any sales concerns. This episode is brought to you in part by Crmble, the easy-peasy CRM for Trello that helps you manage your contacts and leads without investing in complicated solutions, sync all your data, manage custom fields, and get powerful reporting on your sales. Try Crmble now for free at www.crmble.com/tse. This course is also brought to you in part by TSE Certified Sales Training Program. It's a course designed to help new and struggling sellers to master the fundamentals of sales and close more deals. It will help them elevate their sales game. Sign up now and get the first two modules for free! You can go and visit www.thesalesevangelist.com/closemoredeals also call us at (561) 570-5077. We'd love for you to join us for our next episodes so tune in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify. You can also leave comments, suggestions, and ratings to every episode you listen to. You can also read more about sales or listen to audiobooks on Audible and explore this huge online library. Register now to get a free book and a 30-day free trial. Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound. Other songs used in the episodes are as follows: The Organ Grinder written by Bradley Jay Hill, performed by Bright Seed, and Produced by Brightseed and Hill.
Get your free shipping consultation and Shippo Pro Plan free for 6 months! Go to https://GoShippo.com/hack Get a free 30-day trial of FreshBooks right now, no credit card required. Go to Freshbooks.com/HACK and enter HACK THE ENTREPRENEUR in the how did you hear about us section. Matt Hunckler is an international speaker, relationship builder, entrepreneur, and firm believer that you do not need to live in silicon valley to work and succeed in tech. He was raised in a family of entrepreneurs, and he started his first business when he was still in high school – much to his mother's dismay. After a brief stint trying to follow a more traditional employment path, he inevitably ended up back on the path of entrepreneurship. Today, he is the founder and CEO of Powderkeg, a digital community for tech entrepreneurs and professionals building innovative companies in tech hubs between the coasts. He is also the host of award-winning podcast Powderkeg: Igniting Startups, a show that shares the most fascinating stories of professional growth and innovation coming out of communities across America. Now, let's hack... Matt Hunckler.
The early days of the tech startup craze would have you believe that Silicon Valley was not only the place to be, it was the only place to be. Or maybe Boston or New York City, but those were all the acceptable choices.As time went on, Seattle, Austin, and Boulder became part of the conversation. But what about Indianapolis, Nashville, and Pittsburgh?Truth is, there are vibrant startup communities all over the place. Not to mention the increasing numbers of seven figure small businesses that operate outside of the venture capital circus all together.Matt Hunckler has been working tirelessly for years making the case that the middle of America amounts to an undervalued asset, rich in markets, new business ideas, and budding entrepreneurs. His company Powderkeg brings entrepreneurs between the coasts together to find the resources they need to grow and thrive.Matt joins us this week to discuss Powerkeg’s mission. We also talk about how the pandemic is accelerating the idea of “everywhere is a startup hub,” and how Powderkeg quickly pivoted from live events to virtual value for its members out of obvious necessity.***If you’re about to start something up for yourself, or even pivot your existing business, you’ll want to take our free audio course Next Level 7. In six lessons, I’ll show you what's working right now for attracting an audience, discovering what they want to buy, and building your perfect business. Just head over to nextlevel7.com to sign up.
Interview begins: 6:10Debrief begins: 45:00Matt Hunckler is the founder and CEO of Powderkeg.Powderkeg is a platform connecting tech talent in the middle of the country to the Midwest companies they're searching for. Founded in 2017 after emerging from Verge, one of Matt's earlier companies, Powderkeg has more than 10,000 active members, all with the goal of staying connected to startup communities outside of Silicon Valley.An Orr Fellow from Indiana University, Matt has had a hand in a number of startups. He's been passionate about Midwestern startup communities for a while, and in today's interview, he shares his ideas on the current trends happening outside the Valley.We discuss: Ad: Finding experienced employees for your new business with Integrity Power Search (4:53) History of Matt and Powderkeg (9:37) Decision to rebrand Verge to Powderkeg (13:30) Powderkeg membership (14:56) Fundraising in the middle of the country (16:14) Powderkeg approach to connecting companies and talent (20:27) Talent gaps (23:38) Current Midwest movement (24:45) Changing ecosystems through Powderkeg (27:30) Cross-section of different startup cities (30:56) Novel approaches to growing startup scenes (36:50) Why not start your own fund? (40:22) What's missing from the Midwest (41:47) Learn more about Powderkeg: https://powderkeg.com/Follow Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HuncklerFollow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefmAdvertise with an upside classified: https://upside.fm/classifieds--This episode is sponsored by Integrity Power Search, the #1 full stack high growth startup recruiting firm between the coasts. They partner with venture capitalists, private equity groups and CEOs to build amazing teams for the world's most disrupting companies.Learn more about or get in touch with Integrity Power Search: https://upside.fm/integrity
In our first episode under the new name, we interview CEO and Founder of Powderkeg, Matt Hunckler, about his passion for entrepreneurship and what his company is doing to match people with the right jobs and companies.
There’s another Hunckler building community in Indianapolis? This week we chat with Matt Hunckler about the entrepreneurial career that led him to accidentally start Powderkeg. Matt, brother to alumni Josie Hunckler of Rabble Coffee, spent his youth designing buildings, desirous of being an architect. While visiting friends at IU during his freshman year at Purdue, Matt would drop-in to the #1 rated entrepreneurship school in the country where he learned how concepts like accounting and finance were the building blocks of a business. As you might expect, Matt transferred to IU, where he started his first business after listening to alumni Scott Hill's presentation about his experience as an entrepreneur. After graduation and while in the Orr Fellowship, he started a group called Verge for entrepreneurs in the tech space to get feedback on their projects. It wasn’t his intention for it to grow, but it’s now a comprehensive, curated platform to connect the right people to the right culture in tech. Specifically, in areas that do not have a dense population of talent. Take a sip of your Hotel Tango whiskey as we learn about how vital culture match is to employee retention, about the growing tech community and industry, and the struggles of growing a lifestyle business. We even have a special, uninvited guest who tunes in. Drink deep of the culture that surrounds you this week with Matt Hunckler of Powderkeg. Visit the Powderkeg website here! Review the episode on iTunes, Twitter, and Facebook! Join our community on Patreon! The drinks we tasted...Hotel Tango Whiskey Check out our sponsors for this episode: Hotel Tango Artisan Distillery - hoteltangowhiskey.com Facebook - @hoteltangowhiskey Instagram - @hoteltangodistillery Twitter - @hoteltangoindy LinkedIn YouTube 2nd St Creative - A small shop you can trust with your big ideas.http://2ndcreative.comhttps://www.instagram.com/2ndstcreative/ https://twitter.com/2NDcreative https://www.facebook.com/secondstreetcreative Sun King Brewing Co - Sun King Brewery celebrates 10 years of Independent craft beer with a party on June 22nd. Live music, food trucks, and the release of GFJ. Tickets are on sale now at sunkingbrewing.com http://www.sunkingbrewing.com https://www.instagram.com/sunkingbrewing/ https://twitter.com/sunkingbrewing Drink Culture Website: https://www.drnkcltr.com Drink Culture Newsletter: https://www.drnkcltr.com/newsletter/ Drink Culture Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/drnkcltr Drink Culture Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinkculturepodcast/ Drink Culture Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drinkculturepodcast Drink Culture YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrw7Fqfw4ZORgZMPJKio-A
On this episode, we interview Matt Hunckler of Powderkeg (https://powderkeg.com). There's no doubt of the massive impact Matt has had in Indianapolis on the technology community. From his origins as one of the first Orr Fellows (https://orrfellowship.org) to Powderkeg, he's skyrocketed and accomplished somethinging truly special. We discuss his journey and Powderkeg in this episode. Powderkeg is a network of more than 10,000 entrepreneurs, investors, developers, and supporters who are passionate about creating massive value through software, technology and their innovative businesses. They host regular tech conferences, pitch competitions, and industry events in host cities around the U.S. and publish the best strategies and methodologies for growing a technology business. Special Guest: Matt Hunckler.
When you're in a business or nonprofit or just in your house, you'll often notice that emotions are kind of like the flu. They can be easy to catch. When your friend is angry because someone is being a punk on Facebook, you often get angry, too. When your kid is sad, you can get sad. Emotions from others often seep into us, especially in a workplace. Let's say everyone is super excited at a writing conference. Are you going to get super excited, too? Probably. It's all about mirror neurons, emotional intelligence, and biomimicry. Put simply, emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and control our own emotions and the emotions of other people. Matt Hunckler for Forbes Part of emotional intelligence is understanding that we often adopt or mimic the expressions, behavior and emotion of those we spend a great deal of time with. Those bonds can help us or hurt us. Research from University of Oklahoma and University of Texas at Austin shows that when individuals dislike the same people or find a common dislike of something in general, all of a sudden those individuals have a bond that easily turns into a friendship because it’s a connection. What’s the life lesson in this? Take a minute and reflect, asking yourself: What types of emotion do I give off and how does that affect others I interact with such as my family, roommates, team mates, colleagues, etc.? How easily do I let others effect my emotions? Do I even know it is happening? Check out the Emotional Contagion Scale to see how vulnerable you are. Are the people in my social networks the type of people I really want to surround myself with? Are there actions or changes I need to make? Jodi Schulz for Michigan State University When it comes to writing, figure out how you can use the contagion of emotion to shift your main character's (or other's) world view and actions. Our characters are not static things and just like real people, they should be impacted (and impact) those around them. WRITING TiP OF THE POD: When you write, remember that relationships and characters are about connections and those around them impact their growth and emotions. DOG TIP FOR LIFE If emotions are contagious, pick your pack wisely. Don't hang around with the growling jerks. Hang around with the dogs who wag their tails and keep you happy. SHOUT OUT! The music we’ve clipped and shortened in this podcast is awesome and is made available through the Creative Commons License. Here’s a link to that and the artist’s website. Who is this artist and what is this song? It’s “Night Owl” by Broke For Free. Bar Harbor Maine - Next to our house, actually WRITING AND OTHER NEWS IN THE WOODS - READ AN EXCERPT, PREORDER NOW! My next book, IN THE WOODS, appears in July with Steve Wedel. It's scary and one of Publi --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carriejonesbooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carriejonesbooks/support
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Matt Hunckler is the founder and CEO of Verge, an event company that helps startup communities produce pitch events in their local towns. Matt spent the better part of 2016 on the road building his company and these communities and shares with us some of the techniques and tools he used to keep himself and his team productive while traveling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matt Hunckler talks about his journey of success through failure, from teenage vinyl digitizer to extremely impactful founder of Verge. Now he shares his knowledge and teaches others the ins and outs of startup culture and the growth mindset necessary to succeed within that world.
Matt is the CEO and Founder of Verge, a tech startup community throughout the Midwest. He's also the host of the Powderkeg Podcast, a podcast focused on helping startups learn from established entrepreneurs. You can follow him on Twitter here. In this episode, we discuss: His early beginnings in the Orr Fellowship His failed attempts at a startup How Verge was never supposed to be a business His lessons learned from the inventor of voicemail Show notes are available at ObsessedShow.com.
Matt Hunckler Episode Information Matt Hunckler is no stranger to being an entrepreneur. He started off his journey as a DJ and progressed towards digitizing... The post Matt Hunckler: Threads Startups Together Through Verge HQ appeared first on Launchpad.
Very few entrepreneurs in the world can say that they started their first business when they were a wee young lad – for Matt Hunckler, founder of Verge, he started his first business in high school! First, a bit about Vergehq.com. It's basically Silicon Valley's neighbor to the East, er – Midwest. More specifically, Verge is the largest platform in the Midwest for software entrepreneurs, developers and business investors. It's growing like wildfire! There are over 3,000 active members in many cities and Matt has his sites set on more than doubling the cities that are still “unlocked” in terms of having Verge presences. Okay, back to Matt. So that high-school business? It gave Matt the Fever BIG TIME – the fever to be an entrepreneur that is. Not bad for a guy who started his post-college career selling vacuums door-to-door. Verge is actually Matt's third start up, and he's still quite young (you'd never guess he has three start ups under his belt, look at his picture!). Listen in today to learn about what motivates Matt and how he's building an amazing tribe in Verge. Don't forget to subscribe and rate The Intrepid Entrepreneur on iTunes! Also, make sure to visit www.livinguber.com to learn more about the show and Kristin herself.
Matt Hunckler ( @hunckler), one of the people behind Verge, formally the Indianapolis Hackers and Founders meetup group, touches on how media and in person events are used to bring people together to share and grow ideas. While this conversation is not in the agriculture industry, Matt offers some community building approaches that easily can be used by those in ag. Click Play button below to listen to audio on line. To download an MP3 version to your desktop, right click on link below and save to your local computer. Matt Hunckler provides community building insights. Add Ag Media Conversations to your iTunes play list or favorite RSS reader.
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