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Stock Investing Info from Earnings Hub w/ Hamid Shojaee – Part 2   AZ TRT S05 EP24 (239) 6-16-2024    What We Learned This Week: Earnings Hub is a platform where you can find all the information on a company, when their earnings are coming out, & quarterly calls Earnings info for Public Co's is often hard to find, and the income for stocks is crucial to the price Hamid is a long term investor like Buffet, more of buy and hold of good stocks, only owns 8 stocks Concentration Builds Wealth – Diversification Preserves it. Looking for companies that can grow 10x over the next few years, and this is hard with massive companies worth $ trillions like Apple or Microsoft   Guests: Hamid Shojaee https://aztechbeat.com/   Hamid talks all thing AZ tech, Startups and what the world of an Angel Investor really looks like. His 2 decades + of experience is laid out, from starting and running software companies, plus exited the industry to now an Angel Investor mentoring the next generation of Startups. Hamid (Founder of Axosoft and Pure Chat) has always had a passion in helping Arizona's up-and-coming tech talent. Since 2010, Hamid has been involved with various AZ tech initiatives, including bringing tech founder and CEOs together, investing in startups and helping push the #YesPHX community forward. Axosoft – software tools for software development PureChat – live chat software for websites Hamid is a 20 year + software veteran who's built four different multi-million dollar SaaS products in the last twenty years. He recently sold two software companies, Axosoft and Pure Chat, and has been advising and investing in Arizona-based startups for nearly a decade. He recently announced he'll be investing $10 million in promising Arizona tech startups. Hamid is also host of the AZ Tech Podcast, where he interviews Arizona's most successful founders, investors and doers.       https://savvytrader.com/ What is Savvy Trader? Create Create a virtual portfolio of your stocks and crypto. Buy or sell your investments at any time to keep your portfolio up to date. Share Share your portfolio for free, or set a price, for your followers to get access to your portfolio and notified about your trades. Notify Notify your subscribers when you make a trade. Savvy Trader will send a text or email to everyone subscribed to your portfolio.   Savvy Trader is on a mission to make investment information more accessible. Learning about stocks and crypto can be intimidating and overwhelming with incredibly high levels of noise and very little signal. Savvy Trader helps solve this problem in two ways: Create and trade stocks and crypto in a safe virtual portfolio environment. The Savvy Trader virtual portfolios work a lot like a real brokerage account, except the trades are not real, allowing users to experiment and learn. Portfolio Creators can also share their virtual portfolios. A great way to learn about stocks and crypto is to see the virtual portfolios of others, see the actual performance of those portfolios as if they were real, and learn about the reasons behind the creators decisions for buying or selling each holding. So go ahead, create a virtual portfolio and share it with the world. Speaking of, I have a Savvy Trader virtual portfolio myself. Truth be told, I wanted to create Savvy Trader for myself as an easy way for me to consolidate my holdings in multiple accounts into a single virtual portfolio that represents my actual investments, and I wanted an easy way to share my portfolio details with friends and family. You can subscribe to my portfolio below - it's free!     Notes:   Savvy trader a website created by Hamid for portfolio sharing. You can see what stocks other people are buying. You can also create custom portfolio as well as build an audience. They pay creators $25 a month.   Under the Savvy Trader brand, they created Earnings Hub, which gives the quarterly earnings reports of Companies and their stocks. You can get a summary of the quarterly calls, analyst expectations, analyst analysis, the actual earnings, and the calendar on when the earnings come out.   Hamid is a long-term investor who looks for growth, earnings, and earnings validation. The old mantra of, trust but verify. He is definitely a fundamental investor like Buffet, who looks at the numbers of the company. Also believes in companies who make investments in R&D. Looking for great companies with a growing Market Cap.     Part 2   Another company Hamid likes is called Rocket Lab. Stock is $4 and they have a Market Cap of $2 billion vs a competitor like SpaceX valued at $180 billion. Just like SpaceX, Rocket Lab will be putting satellites into orbit.   Over speculation on a stock, and making a problem more than it is, can hurt a stock price. This can create opportunities, if it's a good company, can withstand the short term problems. Investors need to see through those problems, and see how serious it is. What will be the short term cost to the company.   You want to buy good companies, at a great price. Stocks in 2022 at a great price, lots of opportunities. In 2024, stock price is high. It's now just a good price even though the company still good.   A good investor can take advantage of short term volatility. An example of this. is Tesla. That has both benefited, and then sometimes been hurt by volatility. The story behind Tesla sometimes is a growth story based around EV cars, and the mystique of its CEO Elon Musk.   On the downside, when he does some controversy on Twitter, it can hurt the stock. 2023 into 2024, Tesla is facing some issues with slowing growth. Hamid believes that the story of Tesla is actually helping to prop up the stock.   Elon Musk has diversified through the years, not only is their Tesla, now owns Twitter, he owns SpaceX, and has moved into NeuroLink.   Savvy trader, you can share your portfolio. Anyone who joins can see her needs portfolio. Once you make a change on a stock, it is shared in real time.       Part 2 -  OT   When do you sell? Try to sell high, when stocks are at prices of euphoria and take some profits. Take money off the table.   For example, Hamid has been trimming Netflix stock holdings as the price has gone up. He's also trimmed some of his Meta-Facebook stock, as it had grown to 30% of his portfolio. He is even trimming Robin Hood, even though he thinks the stock has more potential to run up.   Hamid monitors about 20 stocks, and then will buy one or two.   He's a big fan of Rocket Lab, which is in competition with SpaceX and its subsidiary Starlink providing satellite internet. This is all about putting satellites into space. Curious to see if Amazon Jeff Bezos space company, Blue Origin will be in the mix later.   One book Hamid likes is Innovators Dilemma by Clayton Christiansen, that discusses the problem of disruption from smaller companies. Culture of successful Company typically is it married to their current business model and technology. Rarely do innovators innovate a second time. They become a prisoner of their current business and cannot see what the next stage is going to be.   For example - Kodak originally had the digital camera, but was stuck in their current business model, and did not become a leader in that technology.   Have to see what's going to be the next phase of some big tech companies like Google or Amazon, what do they have on the radar? Amazon seems to be moving into AWS and AI. Google with Bard is also moving into AI to get a better search engine.   It's a lot harder for a $1 trillion company like Microsoft to have massive growth. Hamid is looking for stocks that are worth multi billions versus hundreds of billions. The stocks then have the potential for 5 or 10X growth.   A division of SpaceX is Starlink. They are giving satellite Internet feeds to rural areas.   This is a disruptive technology versus companies like AMT American Tower and the cell tower business or traditional fiber optic Internet. They are launching 20 satellites per week and growing the business.         MB Host on Disruption – Show HERE       Reference Show: Create Your Investing Profile & Share It on Savvy Trader w/ Hamid Shojaee BRT S03 EP58 (157) 11-20-2022   What We Learned This Week Savvy Trader allows you to share your portfolio Investing Track Record - see how people actually invest & their results Why Software is Such a Good Business Model, Build 1x, sell multiple X VCs want to see Traction in Startups Cost of Customer Acquisition (CAC) & Long term Value of a Custer (LTV) are critical in scaling a startup long term, how much does it cost to get a customer, and how long do you keep them    Full Show: HERE     Hamid of AZ Tech Beat on Technology, Software, Startups & Angel Investing in Arizona - BRT S02 EP 37 (84) 9-12-21                    5 Things We Learned This Week... Difference of Angel Investing vs Venture Capital Working With & Advising a Startup Valuations of Tech Co's vs Standard Business Why Software is Such a Good Business Model Importance of Teams in Software Co's   Guests: Hamid Shojaee AZ Tech Beat https://aztechbeat.com/   Full Show: HERE   Tech Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Tech-Startup-VC-Cybersecurity-Energy-Science   Best of Tech: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=best+of+tech     Investing Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Investing-Stocks-Bonds-Retirement     ‘Best Of' Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Best+of+BRT     Thanks for Listening. Please Subscribe to the BRT Podcast.     AZ Tech Roundtable 2.0 with Matt Battaglia The show where Entrepreneurs, Top Executives, Founders, and Investors come to share insights about the future of business.  AZ TRT 2.0 looks at the new trends in business, & how classic industries are evolving.  Common Topics Discussed: Startups, Founders, Funds & Venture Capital, Business, Entrepreneurship, Biotech, Blockchain / Crypto, Executive Comp, Investing, Stocks, Real Estate + Alternative Investments, and more…    AZ TRT Podcast Home Page: http://aztrtshow.com/ ‘Best Of' AZ TRT Podcast: Click Here Podcast on Google: Click Here Podcast on Spotify: Click Here                    More Info: https://www.economicknight.com/azpodcast/ KFNX Info: https://1100kfnx.com/weekend-featured-shows/   Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the Hosts, Guests and Speakers, and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent (or affiliates, members, managers, employees or partners), or any Station, Podcast Platform, Website or Social Media that this show may air on. All information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing said on this program should be considered advice or recommendations in: business, legal, real estate, crypto, tax accounting, investment, etc. Always seek the advice of a professional in all business ventures, including but not limited to: investments, tax, loans, legal, accounting, real estate, crypto, contracts, sales, marketing, other business arrangements, etc.

Stock Investing Info from Earnings Hub w/ Hamid Shojaee   AZ TRT S05 EP23 (238) 6-9-2024    What We Learned This Week: Earnings Hub is a platform where you can find all the information on a company, when their earnings are coming out, & quarterly calls Earnings info for Public Co's is often hard to find, and the income for stocks is crucial to the price Hamid is a long term investor like Buffet, more of buy and hold of good stocks, only owns 8 stocks Concentration Builds Wealth – Diversification Preserves it. Looking for companies that can grow 10x over the next few years, and this is hard with massive companies worth $ trillions like Apple or Microsoft   Guests: Hamid Shojaee  https://aztechbeat.com/   Hamid talks all thing AZ tech, Startups and what the world of an Angel Investor really looks like. His 2 decades + of experience is laid out, from starting and running software companies, plus exited the industry to now an Angel Investor mentoring the next generation of Startups. Hamid (Founder of Axosoft and Pure Chat) has always had a passion in helping Arizona's up-and-coming tech talent. Since 2010, Hamid has been involved with various AZ tech initiatives, including bringing tech founder and CEOs together, investing in startups and helping push the #YesPHX community forward. Axosoft – software tools for software development PureChat – live chat software for websites Hamid is a 20 year + software veteran who's built four different multi-million dollar SaaS products in the last twenty years. He recently sold two software companies, Axosoft and Pure Chat, and has been advising and investing in Arizona-based startups for nearly a decade. He recently announced he'll be investing $10 million in promising Arizona tech startups. Hamid is also host of the AZ Tech Podcast, where he interviews Arizona's most successful founders, investors and doers.     https://savvytrader.com/ What is Savvy Trader? Create Create a virtual portfolio of your stocks and crypto. Buy or sell your investments at any time to keep your portfolio up to date. Share Share your portfolio for free, or set a price, for your followers to get access to your portfolio and notified about your trades. Notify Notify your subscribers when you make a trade. Savvy Trader will send a text or email to everyone subscribed to your portfolio.   Savvy Trader is on a mission to make investment information more accessible. Learning about stocks and crypto can be intimidating and overwhelming with incredibly high levels of noise and very little signal. Savvy Trader helps solve this problem in two ways: Create and trade stocks and crypto in a safe virtual portfolio environment. The Savvy Trader virtual portfolios work a lot like a real brokerage account, except the trades are not real, allowing users to experiment and learn. Portfolio Creators can also share their virtual portfolios. A great way to learn about stocks and crypto is to see the virtual portfolios of others, see the actual performance of those portfolios as if they were real, and learn about the reasons behind the creators decisions for buying or selling each holding. So go ahead, create a virtual portfolio and share it with the world. Speaking of, I have a Savvy Trader virtual portfolio myself. Truth be told, I wanted to create Savvy Trader for myself as an easy way for me to consolidate my holdings in multiple accounts into a single virtual portfolio that represents my actual investments, and I wanted an easy way to share my portfolio details with friends and family. You can subscribe to my portfolio below - it's free!     Notes: Savvy trader a website created by Hamid for portfolio sharing. You can see what stocks other people are buying. You can also create custom portfolio as well as build an audience. They pay creators $25 a month. Under the Savvy Trader brand, they created Earnings Hub, which gives the quarterly earnings reports of Companies and their stocks. You can get a summary of the quarterly calls, analyst expectations, analyst analysis, the actual earnings, and the calendar on when the earnings come out. Hamid is a long-term investor who looks for growth, earnings, and earnings validation. The old mantra of, trust but verify. He is definitely a fundamental investor like Buffet, who looks at the numbers of the company. Also believes in companies who make investments in R&D. Looking for great companies with a growing Market Cap.     Part 1 Seg 1 Public companies release earnings on a quarterly basis. Then the CEO has to conduct a call with analyst where they answer questions. This is the only public information available. It's a chance each quarter to see what's really going on with the company. Earnings information is tough to find, and you have to search for it in multiple places.  They created Earnings Hub where the information is all in one place. Can see the calendar of who's reporting earnings and when. You also have access to past quarterly calls and a summary of the call. This way you can see the information the public companies are required to file on earnings in the status of the company. Hamid is also an angel investor where you invest in startups Founders. Private investor with no guarantees. The way they typically operate, is they push out financial and sales  updates monthly or quarterly. Most startups fail, so Hamid understands anyone he invests in, could lose the money. He is basically a hands off investor. Earnings Hub is set up where traffic on the site will spike when big companies like a Tesla or Amazon are reporting. They also just launched a feature where you can listen to the earnings call live as well as do live chat with other members. Cost for Earnings Hub is $100 a year. Right now they have an intro offer where it's just $1 - one dollar.     Seg 2 They created a joke feature with Earnings Hub logo. Currently the A in the logo is a pyramid. When a stock is down, the logo will change to a

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The Founders – How Tech Impacts All Areas of Business from Clean Energy to Smartwatches, E Bikes, Data & Investing - BRT Best of Tech 2022 Part 2 BRT S03 EP61 (162) 12-25-2022  Clips from Previous BRT Tech Shows in 2022 Part 2   Things We Learned This Week PayPal Mafia– alumni created or involved many other co's – Tesla, SpaceX, Palantir, Yelp, Yammer, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube & more Delfast E Bikes – smart bike, connects to E Bike, range of 220 miles on 1 charge, & speed of 50 mph, can drive on all different terrain  Clean Energy - many AZ Tech Co's working on zero emission plan Agile + Intelligence = Agilence, bringing great data analysis to companies Savvy Trader allows you to share your portfolio GoX Labs & ‘Pre-care' – preventive care can save lives, prevent injuries + save $ billions Array Technologies is a global leader advancing the future of clean energy. With over 30 years of innovations that have powered the solar industry       Notes: Clips from Previous BRT Tech Shows in the 2nd Half of 2022     Clip from 8/7/2022 - w/ Jimmy Soni on the start of PayPal and their battle w/ EBAY From Seg. 3 - FULL SHOW: HERE       Guest: Jimmy Soni, Author https://jimmysoni.com/ https://twitter.com/jimmyasoni   https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmysoni/ My books are passion projects. My topics come because I look for a book to buy on the subject and can't find one. I know it's supposed to be fancier than that, or that there must be some grand theory of my work, but there isn't one. That said, my readers seem to enjoy what I've written, so maybe it's fine? I am inspired by my literary heroes, including Robert Caro, Laura Hillenbrand, Candice Millard, Daniel James Brown, and Barbara Tuchman, among many others. They are all rigorous researchers—but reading their books doesn't feel like doing homework. That's what I'm going for, and hopefully I hit the mark a few times. The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley A definitive, deeply reported look at the origin of PayPal and its founding team, including Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Max Levchin, and others whose stories have never before been told. They defined the modern world. This experience defined them.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal_Mafia     Clip from 9/18/2022 – w/ Daniel Tonkopiy, CEO, Delfast Bikes     Replay Seg. 4 – on VC Funding and competition FULL SHOW: HERE   Guest: Daniel Tonkopiy, CEO, Founder, Chairman Delfast Bikes https://us.delfastbikes.com/ Daniel Tonkopiy is founder and chief executive officer of Delfast, Inc. Daniel is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of successful business experience. His previous entrepreneurial endeavors include best.ua, a Ukrainian business reviews service; X-Rift, an augmented reality mobile game; and Million Dollar Startup, a Kyiv-based startup school. In 2014, Daniel set out to transform the future of transportation and combat climate change with Delfast's innovative E-bikes. He has since grown the company into a disruptive global e-bike leader that holds a Guinness World Record for greatest distance (228 miles) traveled on a single charge. In addition to Delfast, Daniel also serves as a business and entrepreneurial mentor for MiniBoss School, Startup Ukraine, and the Central Asia FLEX business program. He is an author, a former radio host, and is a dynamic and sought-after speaker inspiring entrepreneurs and sustainability enthusiasts globally at more than 50 conferences to date. Daniel holds a Bachelor's degree in International Economic Relations from Kazakh Economic University.   Delfast Bikes ECO-FRIENDLY - No air emissions and subsequently ― negative impact on environment. SIGNIFICANT RANGE - In-house developed Battery Management System allows to travel up to 370 km on a single charge. RELATIVELY CHEAP - We help to save your money for expensive fuel and insurance. LESS STRESS, MORE FREE TIME - Delfast bike is the best choice to avoid annoying traffic jams. CONVENIENCE - You can easily switch on bicycle mode and do sports when you want; and use e-bike mode when you are tired.     Clip from 10/30/2022 – w/ Steve Zylstra, President / CEO AZ Tech Council Replay Seg. 4 – on Clean Energy and tech FULL SHOW: HERE   Guest: Steve Zylstra, President / CEO AZ Tech Council https://www.aztechcouncil.org/ https://www.aztechcouncil.org/kfnx_july2021/   Steve Zylstra of AZ Tech Council joins BRT to talk all things technology in the Valley. The Arizona Technology Council is one of the largest technology-driven trade associations in North America, with over 850 members and growing, the only organization specifically serving technology companies statewide. They protect innovators and truly believe that technology moves all of us forward; and are dedicated to the future of Arizona.   Steve Zylstra advocates for AZ tech, as well as his recurring writing about the industry. Steve, and the Council are a major source for updates on technology, business growth, and what legislation is being drafted.       Clip from 11/13/2022 – w/ Russ Hawkins, CEO Agilence   Replay Seg. 3 – on how CEOs run companies & use the data FULL SHOW: HERE   Guest: Russ Hawkins, CEO Agilence https://www.agilenceinc.com/ Agilence is the leader in data analytics and reporting in the retail, restaurant, grocery, convenience, and pharmacy industries. We develop intelligent data analytics and reporting technology that enables organizations to easily connect the dots within their stores or restaurants by automatically collecting and summarizing data to identify anomalies and trends that can improve operations, measure enterprise-wide performance, and boost profits. Agilence provides users with a complete view of their business, empowering them to make informed decisions faster and improving efficiency across the enterprise.   Bio: Russ Hawkins is the President and CEO of the leading data technology company, Agilence. Russ has spent over 35-years in the technology industry, helping established organizations and small start-ups reach their full potential by driving change from the "inside." Russ is responsible for developing the overall strategy and leading the growth of SAAS Analytics & Reporting company Agilence, which helps retailers, grocers, and restaurants improve their operational effectiveness and uncover preventable losses using the data already in their hands. Before Agilence, he transformed two early-stage technology companies into successful businesses by leading go-to-market strategies focused on product development, re-brands, and customer profile analysis resulting in exponential growth and success.     Clip from 11/20/2022 – w/ Hamid Shojaee Savvy Trader    Replay Seg. 2 – on sharing your trading playbook FULL SHOW: HERE   Guests: Hamid Shojaee AZ Tech Beat https://aztechbeat.com/ https://azdisruptors.com/ https://www.azcowork.com/          Hamid talks all thing AZ tech, Startups and what the world of an Angel Investor really looks like. His 2 decades + of experience is laid out, from starting and running software companies, plus exited the industry to now an Angel Investor mentoring the next generation of Startups. Hamid (Founder of Axosoft and Pure Chat) has always had a passion in helping Arizona's up-and-coming tech talent. Since 2010, Hamid has been involved with various AZ tech initiatives, including bringing tech founder and CEOs together, investing in startups and helping push the #YesPHX community forward. Axosoft – software tools for software development PureChat – live chat software for websites https://savvytrader.com/ What is Savvy Trader? Create Create a virtual portfolio of your stocks and crypto. Buy or sell your investments at any time to keep your portfolio up to date. Share Share your portfolio for free, or set a price, for your followers to get access to your portfolio and notified about your trades. Notify Notify your subscribers when you make a trade. Savvy Trader will send a text or email to everyone subscribed to your portfolio.   Savvy Trader is on a mission to make investment information more accessible. Learning about stocks and crypto can be intimidating and overwhelming with incredibly high levels of noise and very little signal.       Clip from 12/4/2022 – w/ Joseph Hitt, PhD & Co-Founder of GoX Labs  Replay Seg. 3 – on who pays the bill in workplace injuries FULL SHOW: HERE   Guests: Joseph Hitt, PhD & Co-Founder of GoX Labs  https://www.goxlabs.com/ https://www.fitt-sci.net/   https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-hitt-ph-d-70933752 https://www.fitt-sci.net/copy-of-bio-page-bruce-floersheim   Dr. Joe Hitt served 25+ years on Active Duty in the US Army, culminating his career as a DARPA program manager. He has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus in robotics. He started and managed the largest government funded wearable robotics R&D program - Warrior Web. He formulated the strategy for Squad-X, a current DARPA program designed to link human, autonomous and semi autonomous ‘members' of a small unit together in a seamless fashion for tactical operations. He is also a co-founder and current Chief Executive Officer for GoX Labs (www.goxlabs.com ) GoX Labs: Protect your team from the top three workplace injuries using Boost's AI and machine learning.       Clip from 12/18/2022 – w/ Erica Brinker of Array Technologies     Replay Seg. 3 – on Solar and Clean Energy FULL SHOW: HERE   What is the Future of Solar Energy w/ Erica Brinker of Array Technologies - BRT S03 EP62 (161) 12-18-2022   https://arraytechinc.com/ Who We Are Array Technologies is a global leader advancing the future of clean energy. With over 30 years of innovations that have powered the solar industry, Array is uniquely positioned to deliver renewable energy solutions for customers seeking clean energy adoption in markets around the globe. While our strength lies in building the world's most reliable and efficient utility-scale solar trackers, our expertise, capabilities, and resources position us to extend into additional renewable energy solutions. As pioneers, innovators, and visionaries, we are committed to generating energy with integrity for a sustainable world.   https://arraytechinc.com/executive-team/ https://arraytechinc.com/team-member/erica-brinker/ erica.brinker@arraytechinc.com   Erica Brinker Chief Commercial Officer A technology and data-driven executive with over 20 years of diverse marketing, brand management, corporate communications and business development experience, Brinker joins Array from Honeywell International, where she served most recently as CMO, Vice President Marketing & Sales Excellence. Brinker also led business development for the Services, Software and Connectivity business of Honeywell Aerospace. Prior to joining Honeywell in 2011, Brinker held various leadership roles within software, technology, industrial, healthcare, aerospace, retail and hospitality companies with brands including Polo Ralph Lauren, Tiffany & Company and Kate Spade. Brinker earned a Bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and earned her MBA in International Business from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.           Tech Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Tech-Startup-VC-Cybersecurity-Energy-Science   Best of Tech: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=best+of+tech     Investing Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Investing-Stocks-Bonds-Retirement     ‘Best Of' Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Best+of+BRT     Thanks for Listening. Please Subscribe to the BRT Podcast.      Business Roundtable with Matt Battaglia The show where Entrepreneurs, High Level Executives, Business Owners, and Investors come to share insight and ideas about the future of business. BRT 2.0 looks at the new trends in business, and how classic industries are evolving.  Common Topics Discussed: Business, Entrepreneurship, Investing, Stocks, Cannabis, Tech, Blockchain / Crypto, Real Estate, Legal, Sales, Charity, and more…  BRT Podcast Home Page: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/ ‘Best Of' BRT Podcast: Click Here BRT Podcast on Google: Click Here BRT Podcast on Spotify: Click Here                    More Info: https://www.economicknight.com/podcast-brt-home/ KFNX Info: https://1100kfnx.com/weekend-featured-shows/   Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the Hosts, Guests and Speakers, and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent (or affiliates, members, managers, employees or partners), or any Station, Podcast Platform, Website or Social Media that this show may air on. All information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing said on this program should be considered advice or recommendations in: business, legal, real estate, crypto, tax accounting, investment, etc. Always seek the advice of a professional in all business ventures, including but not limited to: investments, tax, loans, legal, accounting, real estate, crypto, contracts, sales, marketing, other business arrangements, etc.

Create Your Investing Profile & Share It on Savvy Trader w/ Hamid Shojaee BRT S03 EP58 (157) 11-20-2022   What We Learned This Week Savvy Trader allows you to share your portfolio Investing Track Record - see how people actually invest & their results Why Software is Such a Good Business Model, Build 1x, sell multiple X VCs want to see Traction in Startups Cost of Customer Acquisition (CAC) & Long term Value of a Custer (LTV) are critical in scaling a startup long term, how much does it cost to get a customer, and how long do you keep them        Guests: Hamid Shojaee AZ Tech Beat https://aztechbeat.com/ https://azdisruptors.com/ https://www.azcowork.com/          Hamid talks all thing AZ tech, Startups and what the world of an Angel Investor really looks like. His 2 decades + of experience is laid out, from starting and running software companies, plus exited the industry to now an Angel Investor mentoring the next generation of Startups. Hamid (Founder of Axosoft and Pure Chat) has always had a passion in helping Arizona's up-and-coming tech talent. Since 2010, Hamid has been involved with various AZ tech initiatives, including bringing tech founder and CEOs together, investing in startups and helping push the #YesPHX community forward. Axosoft – software tools for software development PureChat – live chat software for websites Hamid is a 20 year + software veteran who's built four different multi-million dollar SaaS products in the last twenty years. He recently sold two software companies, Axosoft and Pure Chat, and has been advising and investing in Arizona-based startups for nearly a decade. He recently announced he'll be investing $10 million in promising Arizona tech startups. Hamid is also host of the AZ Tech Podcast, where he interviews Arizona's most successful founders, investors and doers. AZ Disruptors is founded by Hamid Shojaee (@hamids) and Lawdan Shojaee (@lawdan) as a vehicle to invest in for-profit companies that want to make the world a better place, with a geographical focus on Arizona's tech ecosystem. Working with startups and investing (20 companies). The criteria listed on the website for a Startup to be considered for investment. AZ CoWork was founded by Hamid and Lawdan Shojaee as a way to support and foster the next generation of fast-growing tech companies in Arizona. They designed the 12,000 square-foot space, which conveniently sits directly below Axosoft and PureChat, to cater specifically towards tech startups through hosting various local startup groups and events, providing mentorship opportunities, and cultivating a community of like-minded founders.  AZ Tech Beat is Arizona's online news source for everything related to technology and science. We aim to highlight the efforts of the talented Arizonans trying to make a positive impact in the world. We also produce AZ Tech Podcast (https://aztechbeat.com/category/podcast/), a weekly show featuring conversations with some of Arizona's most interesting founders, investors, scientists and other doers. Covers the AZ Startup community, the struggles and people involved. Find the podcast library here, watch the interviews on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast app. AZ Tech Beat is founded by Hamid Shojaee and financially supported by the Shojaee Foundation. Stories are written and reported by Adrienne St. Clair (@agestclair) and Abby Sharpe (@byabbysharpe).     https://savvytrader.com/ What is Savvy Trader? Create Create a virtual portfolio of your stocks and crypto. Buy or sell your investments at any time to keep your portfolio up to date. Share Share your portfolio for free, or set a price, for your followers to get access to your portfolio and notified about your trades. Notify Notify your subscribers when you make a trade. Savvy Trader will send a text or email to everyone subscribed to your portfolio.   Savvy Trader is on a mission to make investment information more accessible. Learning about stocks and crypto can be intimidating and overwhelming with incredibly high levels of noise and very little signal. Savvy Trader helps solve this problem in two ways: Create and trade stocks and crypto in a safe virtual portfolio environment. The Savvy Trader virtual portfolios work a lot like a real brokerage account, except the trades are not real, allowing users to experiment and learn. Portfolio Creators can also share their virtual portfolios. A great way to learn about stocks and crypto is to see the virtual portfolios of others, see the actual performance of those portfolios as if they were real, and learn about the reasons behind the creators decisions for buying or selling each holding. So go ahead, create a virtual portfolio and share it with the world. Speaking of, I have a Savvy Trader virtual portfolio myself. Truth be told, I wanted to create Savvy Trader for myself as an easy way for me to consolidate my holdings in multiple accounts into a single virtual portfolio that represents my actual investments, and I wanted an easy way to share my portfolio details with friends and family. You can subscribe to my portfolio below - it's free!   Notes:   Seg 1 Hamid has a long history in tech, 20+ years and software. Sold his company in 2020. Software is a great and unique business model. You can build the software utility one time and then sell it many times. Build 1x, sell it many x The cost is with the software development team, and heavy costs upfront. There is very little traditional capEx long term, as you do not need to build multiple physical products. It does not matter if you have one customer, 10,000 customers, or 1,000,000+ customers, all costs the same. It is a high margin business with lower expenses, and now you can manage it and host it in the cloud. The classic Marc Andreessen quote software will eat in the world There is a high bar on user experience which is why you need the best software engineers and they cost a lot of money. With those engineers you can build a great product and scale to millions of users. You will always have the cost of the team on going with maintenance & upgrades needed to the software. Software is a never done story, you're always in development. With some small start ups the founder may be the developer and now you're just talking the cost of their time and the opportunity cost. Venture capitalist want to see traction in a start up, they want the graph to go up into the right. VC are looking for the ability to scale and have a product that can play in a big market. VC is looking for the type of market to 10x their invested money, get an ROI to make it worth their time. VC makes many bets because most of them fail, and they need their few successes to be large. VC looking for that start up that can become a unicorn, as guy Kawasaki said it is unique and valuable. Question does the market or the product come first? Hamid built Savvy Trader to solve a problem. He had looked for a solution and could not find it.   Seg 2 Savvy Trader - what is your performance? Track your portfolio online Internet of investing w s Wild West, No idea what peoples track record is Get ideas or virtual portfolio to learn, can use portfolio to teach people with case study Skin in the game - where people put $ Follow investors online, know if full of crap or not, not cherry picking winners, and post with survivor bias. Hamid portfolio is down in 2022 and you can see it Long time investor in the Buffett mode Investment style - buy cos you know and understand Good valuation, market cap not ridiculous What is the revenue? Any profit? Strong financials vs market cap Investing is 10% identifying cos to buy and 90% wait, as can't impact outcome Could be years before know if investing choice was right Pandemic valuations during 2020 were way too high. Case study of looking at investment potential. Apple is a $2 trillion company so there is diminished potential to have a 10x return as it would then need to become a $20 trillion company. When a company is so large it is hard to move the needle. The entire stock market valuation is $46 trillion. Netflix is $128 billion company so 10 X is Plausible through user growth, ad revenue, and raising rates. Micro cap stocks are smaller companies with higher risk but the potential to 10x. You want to look for stocks with the potential of growth, that not have not achieve success yet.   Seg 3 Hamid owns Tesla, Netflix, FB, Uber How to think about diversification, Hamid makes 2 to 3 bigger bats in the past when is risk tolerance was higher, now it is lower so he makes 4 to 5 bets. If you have too much diversification, your returns will be subdued. Facebook stock as a case study, over the short term the market over reacts and is very emotional. the.com boom and bust of 2000 or the 2008 housing market crash, or current 2022 and people are sour on tech stocks. Netflix stock was $600 in late 2021 and drop two as low as 170 in the summer of 2022. Financially Netflix lost 1 million users or a half a percent of their 200 million user base. Contrast that the stock lost 70% of its value. It has rebounded back up to 310. Market over reacts on the highs and lows stocks are over bought of times and then oversold. Facebook was at 380 in late 2021, and now is at 100 in the fall of 2022. Seems like Facebook is at a discount? Did the market overreact or did Mark Zuckerberg become an idiot overnight? Same people bought Facebook at $300 plus and then sold it at 150. Stock analyst give buy ratings to stocks when they're at their high and sell ratings when they're at that low. Analyst seem to follow momentum. Some selling in the market creates more selling. This has to do with momentum and fund managers who have to dump losers, boat with high speed traders selling.   Seg 4 Tesla stock has seen a bomb in the last few years. Turns out the retail investor was right for a stock analyst who would recommend Tesla to be sold. Tesla has 70% of the EV market. SpaceX is building reusable rockets, a feet that even NASA could not do. Obviously Musk knows something. Facebook has 2 billion users daily and is still making billions and add revenue. When you're investing in the start up world anymore diversification versus public markets has 80% of startups fail. You need the one or two that succeed to vastly make up for the money invested in all start ups. Hamid advises founders on a limited basis. Common piece of advice is that they're going to need a long runway, and it will be difficult to raise money in the current environment. He believes there will be less start ups being created with huge money behind them in 2023. More start ups will fail in 2023. Cost of money / debt is higher. On the positive side there may be less competition for start ups. hamid personally saw some unreal valuations over the last year. One example is he was offered to invest in a company that claim their own valuation was at $1 billion when they only had $17 million in sales. Early stage start ups are not expected to have a valuation, sales or profitability. Later on though your valuation goes hand-in-hand with revenue. Expected valuations are 3x to 7x of revenues. FTX downfall was through exuberance. At one point they were rumored to be buying more Robin Hood as well as other crypto companies. Their exchange always seemed a little shady, like a black box with no info on financials, no one knew what was behind the veil. It's a common red flag if a company is churning through cash too quickly. Uber was the company at one point that had serious churn in the beginning, but now seems to be a better investment. They are profitable and seem to be sustainable. Uber customers will stay just like Netflix they're likely not to cancel. The cost of the customer acquisition plus the lifetime value of the customer is very solid. Uber valuation is 62 billion with limited profitability right now. Oddly enough it's a lower market cap than it was five years ago when I wasn't profitable at all. value investors get frustrated with tech valuations being so wide-eyed. Uber will continue to grow, as now it has three revenue sources. It makes money from the rides, the eats, and the freight division. The eats plus freight division is a little over half their income and actually more income for us the rides. Per Elon Mosk Robo taxis will be available in the next five years which will make rideshare is bigger. This may not happen in five years but likely in the future. Uber CEO Dara K ran Expedia prior to Uber so obviously you know something about running a big company. Uber followed the same story as Google did 20 years ago when they needed to hire an adult in the room, professional manager. This mirrors when Google hired Eric Schmidt.         Tech Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Tech-Startup-VC-Cybersecurity-Energy-Science   ‘Best Of' Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Best+of+BRT   Thanks for Listening. 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Hamid Shojaee is a technical founder and serial entrepreneur who created several software companies and dozens of products in the last 25 years. He sold his two software companies in 2021—Axosoft and Pure Chat—and now is an active investor and has a new startup to keep him busy. Axosoft was popular project management and bug-tracking software for developers that he bootstrapped to launch in 2002. It grew profitably for years until it met stiff competition despite active efforts to grow. Dozens of product experiments finally produced a hit, the popular software GitKraken. In this episode, Hamid shares some hard lessons learned: How he and his team experimented to test new product ideas and don't invest until they prove real user traction (DAUs) The challenges of raising money from investors who want faster revenue traction too early in the product-led growth cycle The challenges of not being the dominant leader in your market in the long-run Selling one business to a strategic buyer without help: selling the other business to a financial buyer using M&A investment bankers The modest changes in his life after selling two companies for life-changing wealth in 2021 Why he's starting and building another software company Check out all our episodes and articles at https://practicalfounders.com.

Hamid Shojaee is an entrepreneur and investor. He moved to Arizona from Iran when he was 10 years old, and has called Arizona his home ever since. Since he was 12 years old, Hamid was passionate about programming and wanted to one day be an entrepreneur like his parents. He absolutely achieved that goal and has started several successful businesses throughout his career. “By the end of high school, I knew I was going to do something in software for myself one day. So, I kept dabbling and putting out software products and putting them on the internet for free.”In college, Hamid started his first software business with his roommate. After 5 years, he left his business to go work at Microsoft for a couple years. It was during those years that Hamid worked nights and weekends developing software for project management, which eventually turned into Axosoft. Axosoft is an organization that develops software to help companies with project management needs. In 2014, he left his position at Axosoft to become the CEO of Pure Chat, a company he had started during his time there. Hamid recently sold both Axosoft and Pure Chat last year in 2020. Since having two large exits last year, he and his wife decided they wanted to invest 10 million dollars into Arizona startups. What inspired you to invest 10 million into Arizona tech startups?“When we decided to invest, I wanted to focus on making Arizona that much better, because Arizona has given so much to me.”What is one thing you learned from your first software company that you applied to starting Axosoft? “The one major mistake we made in our first company was that we tried to do 4 or 5 different things right off the bat, and that was a huge mistake. Coming off of that, focus was a big lesson I had learned… As an entrepreneur, it's hard not to pursue your ideas because you don't just have one idea. You have lots of them.” What is the “30 days off” philosophy?At Axosoft, “once a year, we would take 30 days off and do other things. We made that part of our system. Every year, we would take a month and dedicate it to all of us working on other products that have nothing to do with our business… Those side projects ended up creating two other products that they themselves became million dollar companies.”Advice on starting a business:“One of the discussions that I had recently was how important it is to accept that 90% of what you're doing is probably a mistake. That is okay, because that 10% that works ends up making up for the 90% that doesn't work.”Additional Links:Follow him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamidshojaee/Learn more about AZ Disruptors https://azdisruptors.com/Listen to Hamid's AZ Tech Podcast https://aztechbeat.com/podcast/

One of the reasons I started this channel was to promote the culture of actionable tips, actionable knowledge. Fixes that you could implement today!6 Fast Ways to Improve Your Online Business-----------------------1. Install online chat component on your website.a. http://Livechatinc.com or free equivalent such as Purechat or Tawk.to.b. Simple implementation.c. You can also use Marketing Automation tools such as http://Intercom.io, http://Userengage.io or http://Synerise.com but they are typically more expensive (but also more capable).d. Mobile app makes it convenient.DISCLAIMER: Livechat founders are shareholders in my company. That being said I do not benefit from recommending LiveChat or any other product here (obviously apart from Brand24). Moreover, we were recommending LiveChat long before they bought Brand24 shares.2. Find top online conversation for your industry and engage.3. Start a campaign based on Google Smart Goals4. Setup a welcome message through http://Appcues.com or equivalent.5. Start a review page and Link to your review page at the top of your site. 6. Use Live Testimonials.

Welcome to Episode 114 of the Mobile Home Park Investors podcast, hosted by Jefferson Lilly and Brad Johnson, with the Park Street Partners. Jefferson is back with another SECO Trade Show Recap. Find out more about some of the interesting things that were featured in this year’s conference and we hope to see you next year!   Key Takeaways: [1:00] This week, Jefferson is doing a review of the SECO Conference he just attended last month. [1:50] The conference first started off with a session on social media marketing that was very interesting and filled with some great resources. [4:25] The next session was about five key ways to bringing in new homes. [7:00] There’s really always a risk and that includes even doing nothing. [8:30] Craigslist tends to attract a lower quality tenant, so it’s best to advertise on Facebook, Zillow, Instagram, and Mhvillage instead. [12:10] The next session was about internet marketing and the importance of mobile-friendly websites. [13:35] It is estimated that by 2020, all search will be done by voice. [15:45] HUD has filed a complaint against Facebook for violating fair housing. [18:25] Video media still dominates the internet! [20:15] Credit Human was there and they directly lend to mobile home owners. [21:10] Next session was about lessons that were learned from new park owners. [23:55] Have conversations with your tenants! Don’t make improvements that they won’t want. [25:15] The next talk was about determining the value of your mobile home park. [27:00] Thinking of selling? Plan a year or two in advance. [31:05] You should have roughly 10% of the purchase price in cash reserves when you purchase a property. [32:25] Ozone generators are a great way to remove smells from a house as well as kill bed bugs. [33:05] Jefferson lists some excellent resources for mobile home financing. [34:55] Like what you heard? Please rate us on iTunes!   Mentioned in This Episode: Park Street Partners Investment Opportunities Park Street Partners Business Resources LinkedIn: Mobile Home Park Investors Group Send deals to Deals@parkstreetpartners.com Secoconference.com Mhvillage.com Nos.twnsnd.co Hootsuite.com Purechat.com Fourleafprop.com Buy.matterport.com Usertesting.com Gatherup.com Sproutsocial.com Adespresso.com Rightcolumn.com Credithuman.com Rustiquerapidwall.com Designcrowd.com Freelancer.com Renttext.com Americancommercebank.com Vmf.com

Welcome to Episode 114 of the Mobile Home Park Investors podcast, hosted by Jefferson Lilly and Brad Johnson, with the Park Street Partners. Jefferson is back with another SECO Trade Show Recap. Find out more about some of the interesting things that were featured in this year’s conference and we hope to see you next year!   Key Takeaways: [1:00] This week, Jefferson is doing a review of the SECO Conference he just attended last month. [1:50] The conference first started off with a session on social media marketing that was very interesting and filled with some great resources. [4:25] The next session was about five key ways to bringing in new homes. [7:00] There’s really always a risk and that includes even doing nothing. [8:30] Craigslist tends to attract a lower quality tenant, so it’s best to advertise on Facebook, Zillow, Instagram, and Mhvillage instead. [12:10] The next session was about internet marketing and the importance of mobile-friendly websites. [13:35] It is estimated that by 2020, all search will be done by voice. [15:45] HUD has filed a complaint against Facebook for violating fair housing. [18:25] Video media still dominates the internet! [20:15] Credit Human was there and they directly lend to mobile home owners. [21:10] Next session was about lessons that were learned from new park owners. [23:55] Have conversations with your tenants! Don’t make improvements that they won’t want. [25:15] The next talk was about determining the value of your mobile home park. [27:00] Thinking of selling? Plan a year or two in advance. [31:05] You should have roughly 10% of the purchase price in cash reserves when you purchase a property. [32:25] Ozone generators are a great way to remove smells from a house as well as kill bed bugs. [33:05] Jefferson lists some excellent resources for mobile home financing. [34:55] Like what you heard? Please rate us on iTunes!   Mentioned in This Episode: Park Street Partners Investment Opportunities Park Street Partners Business Resources LinkedIn: Mobile Home Park Investors Group Send deals to Deals@parkstreetpartners.com Secoconference.com Mhvillage.com Nos.twnsnd.co Hootsuite.com Purechat.com Fourleafprop.com Buy.matterport.com Usertesting.com Gatherup.com Sproutsocial.com Adespresso.com Rightcolumn.com Credithuman.com Rustiquerapidwall.com Designcrowd.com Freelancer.com Renttext.com Americancommercebank.com Vmf.com

Edward talks with Hamid Shojaee about GitKraken, the popular Git client. They discuss GitKraken's origins as a "30 day project", developer productivity, and building developer tools that are easy to use and likeable. Hamid is the founder of Axosoft, the company behind GitKraken, the popular cross-platform Git client. His background is in software development, but he has also founded 3 software companies and is behind several successful SaaS products, including Axosoft, GitKraken and Pure Chat. Show Notes GitKraken is the popular cross-platform Git client from Axosoft. Twitter: @GitKraken YouTube: gitkraken Facebook: GitKraken GitKraken is built on Electron and React Teamprise was the predecessor to Microsoft Team Explorer Everywhere and how Edward and Martin ended up working at Microsoft. Version Control by Example is Eric Sink's excellent book on version control, which is available as a proper book and digitally. (Pro-tip: get the book.) The Night Before GitMas, a holiday video from the GitKraken team. (And if you missed last year's video, it was The Twelve Days of GitMas.) GitKraken Glo, it's what's next from the GitKraken team.

Kyle Bollinger (@WhoaKB) and Kristin Burkhart are the in-house design team for PureChat, an software tool enabling websites to offer chat-based support. Dividing their duties between product and marketing, Kyle and Kristin have developed a workflow that allows them to work swiftly and efficiently, while still experimenting with new industry practices. In this conversation, we discuss company culture for a small SAAS startup, how the designer collaborate with internal stakeholders, and some unravel technical challenges around versioning and fast iteration. GET THE EPISODE Download The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 83 (MP3, 37:04, 17.9 MB) Download The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 83 (OGG, 37:04, 16.5 MB) SUBSCRIBE TO GET NEW EPISODES   Subscribe to The Busy Creator Podcast on iTunes or on Android Show Notes & Links Kyle is a product-focused UI/UX designer Kristin is a marketing and web focused-design PureChat is chat software for websites SAAS Both Kyle and Kristin started at agencies, working for multiple clients, before going in-house with PureChat "Creating something from scratch is very different than iterating on something." —Kyle Bollinger Tweet This Prescott hates calling software-as-a-service a "product" Austin Kleon Show Your Work by Austin Kleon on Amazon Self-licking ice cream cone "We're creating a living document through each other's work." —Kyle Bollinger Tweet This TechCrunch "The speed at which a company can operate is inversely proportional to how much time it takes to find the answer to a question." —Prescott Perez-Fox Tweet This AxoSoft Nerf Guns Gangplank, co-working space in Chandler, AZ RIP LayerVault Wake Split-testing aka A-B testing The Information Diet by Clay A. Johnson on Amazon Sidebar.io by Sasha Medium, and the occassional article about Millennials and their cereal-buying habits Audible The Three Laws of Performance by Steve Zaffron & Dave Logan on Amazonand on Audible Sprint by Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky on Amazon and on Audible KyleBollinger.com KristinAshley.org  Kyle Bollinger on Twitter  Kyle Bollinger on LinkedIn  Kristin Burkhart on LinkedIn Tools Slack InVision Illustrator Photoshop Sketch Google Docs Moleskine AxoSoft GitHub Medium Techniques Continuous gather user insight, even if it's only images or screenshot review Find a "theme" with each release or feature-set Get quick feedback from your teammates; no need for formal gatherings Work off the same agile board as your dev team Screenshare with your remote teammates Use InVision to create Brand Guidelines Try to answer the questions "Who do I talk to ..." before they arise Keep your micro-iterations in a document; use a version-style naming system, eg. screen1a-kyle-001 Habits Prank your officemates Continually monitor the site (heatmaps, split testing) Wake up early, get into the office and be creative Join office workouts and activities Share resources and findings with teammates TRY AUDIBLE.COM FREE FOR 30-DAYS Visit BusyCreatorBook.com for your free trial Get The Three Laws of Performance by Steve Zaffron & Dave Logan as a free audiobook

Lindsay Bayuk, head of Product for Pure Chat, shares how integrating chat capabilities into your website can help small businesses convert more site visits into transactions, email list signups, and other important conversions that allow you to create long-lasting relationships with more customers.

Segment 1:Bob Frisch, managing partner of the Strategic Offsites Group, is considered one of the world's leading strategic facilitators, having worked with executives and boards in sixteen countries on five continents. He is the author of Simple Sabotage: A Modern Field Manual for Detecting and Rooting Out Everyday Behaviors That Undermine Your Workplace.Segment 2: Elizabeth Gore is the Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) at Dell, where she is working with Dell to extend its global advocacy efforts to raise entrepreneurship to the public policy agenda, encouraging policies and practices that support and enable entrepreneurial growth globally. Segment 3: Bryan Mattimore is co-founder and chief idea guy at the sixteen-year old Growth Engine Company, an innovation agency based in Norwalk, CT. Bryan and his firm have managed over 200 successful innovation projects leading to over $3 Billion in new revenue for his clients.  He is the author of three books on business creativity and innovation including the recently re-leased, 21 Days to a Big Idea.Segment 4: Katherine Darnstadt is founder of Latent Design, which specializes in ideation, strategy, and execution of scalable and highly experiential architecture and urban design. They have created Boombox which is a prefabricated micro retail kiosk installed in high volume public spaces to provide short-term pop up commercial opportunities and cultural experiences. Erik Harmon is of Executive Director of the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce in Chicago.Segment 5: Aaron T. Walker is a Businessman and Life Coach who has inspired many through his leadership, mentorship, and consistent pursuit of excellence.Sponsored by Sage, Nextiva, and Pure Chat. 

Segment 1: Dr. Peter Sacco is a bestselling author, psychology professor and former private practitioner. Peter has also written over 700 articles in media/magazines as well as several book reviews for Prentice-Hall Publishing. His new book is called “The Internet Apocalypse: The world without the Internet… How would you survive?”Segment 2: May McCarthy is the author of the best-selling book The Path to Wealth: Seven Spiritual Steps for Financial Success. Since 1982, May McCarthy has helped to start and grow six successful companies as large as $100 million in annual revenues.  She is a best-selling author, speaker, university lecturer and angel investor.  Segment 3: Gary Douglas is an innovator, investor, author, antique storeowner and breeder of Costa Rican horses. He is the founder of Access Consciousness and has written 17 books so far. In 2010, his book “The Place” became a Barnes and Nobles #1 Bestseller. Segment 4: Mike Agron is the executive webinar producer for WebAttract which he co-founded in 2008.  He is also an award-winning author, coach and a frequent guest speaker on webinar demand generation best practices for the American Marketing Association and Content Marketing Institute. Segment 5: Dan Castro is a serial entrepreneur, award-winning author, and attorney who has built many different businesses. His latest book is Hidden Solutions “All around you; Why Some people Can See them and Some Can't”.Sponsored by Sage, Nextiva, and Pure Chat.

Segment 1: Jamie Gerdsen is CEO of Apollo Home in Cincinnati, and author of ZOMBIES ATE MY BUSINESS:  How To Keep Your Traditional Business From Becoming One Of The Undead.  Segment 2: Dan Gliatta, co-founder of Cargo, has used a 20+ year marketing career to hone his knowledge and understanding of the small business decision maker. Working with major brands such as Microsoft, Intel, 3M, Mercedes-Benz, Citrix, and others, Dan has become a leading marketing expert and strategic guru on helping bigger brands market to smaller businesses.Segment 3: Barry Moltzshows you how to get your business unstuck.Segment 4: Chris Lee is the CEO of R.E. Lee Companies based in Charlottesville, VA. Segment 5: Carol Heiberger believes that glossaries and lexicons need to be re-recognized as valuable tools. Carol is the author of the original ExecuSpeak Dictionary®.  That book served as both the model for the company's product and service offerings and the inspiration for the research that is in Business IS Another Language, the e-book that she is sharing with us.  Sponsored by Sage, Nextiva and Pure Chat. 

Segment 1: Brett Graff is a former US government economist who today writes the nationally syndicated column THE HOME ECONOMIST. Her book, NOT BUYING IT: How to Stop Overspending and Start Raising Happier, Healthier and More Successful Kids proves that much of the things we buy for our kids offer no guarantees and have the potential to harm our kids as much as help them.Segment 2: Maria Serbina is a business strategist and social influence online expert, an author, and speaker. She is the founder of List Wealth Model Business School. Maria is the author of the book “If I can't Find You in 3 Seconds You Don't Exist: Being Findable Online for Ultimate Visibility & Profits” and co-author of # 1 Amazon bestseller “Savvy Women Revving Up for Success.”Segment 3: Barry Moltz shows you how to get your business unstuck.Segment 4: Cory McFarlane is the Chief Visionary of Pinnacle/CSG, a high-tech construction management company.Segment 5: Betsy Teutsch is passionate about mobilizing resources for the world's poorest women. She has pursued Encore Careers as blogger, columnist, community organizer and eco-activist. In addition to her profession as a Judaica artist, she served as Communications Director of Green Microfinance, promoting affordable paths out of rural poverty. She is the author of 100 Under 100: 100 Tools for Empowering Global Women. Sponsored by Sage, Nextiva, and Pure Chat. 

Hamid Shojaee, CEO of Pure Chat Inc has founded 3 software companies and has a ton of experience to impart. After 20 years in technology and having built 3 companies, he's learned a lot about building great products that solve a real need in the marketplace. He has bootstrapped Axosoft and built it into a multi-million dollar business and most recently he launched and raised money for Pure Chat. His philosophy is that If you don't start a project with a “hell ya!” then just don't do it at all.

Segment 1: Larry Weidel is the author of SERIAL WINNER: 5 Actions to Create Your Cycle of Success.  He has spent the past forty years building a national financial services organization and helping the people on his team achieve the success they want. Segment 2: Dee Ann Turner is Vice President, Corporate Talent, for Chick-fil-A, where she began her career more than 30 years ago, and author of the new book IT'S MY PLEASURE: The Impact of Extraordinary Talent and a Compelling Culture. Dee Ann believes people are the most powerful commodity in any organization, and companies that recognize the value of individuals can succeed not just ethically, but financially as well. Segment 3: David Horsager, MA, CSP, is a business strategist, entrepreneur, and author of the national bestseller The Trust Edge, and the new book THE DAILY EDGE:  Simple Strategies to Increase Efficiency and Make an Impact Every Day.Segment 4: Alex Fein is General Manager at the Court of Two Sisters restaurant in New Orleans. Segment 5: Seema and Eric Brodie are the creators of BikeBus, a mobile indoor cycling studio. Sponsored by Sage, Nextiva, and Pure Chat. 

Segment 1: Mike Song is a leading productivity expert and CEO of GetControl.net. He is the lead author of The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You (Berrett-Koehler, $19.95) which is a best-seller published in 12 languages around the world.  Segment 2: Asoka Jinadasa is the winner of the 2015 MTC Global Outstanding Corporate Award for Consulting. Having created a holistic six-dimensional model of success and leadership, he explains how to develop each dimension in his book, “Flying Penguin: How to create miracles in your life using the six dimensions of success”. Segment 3: Julie Marie McDonough has more than twenty-eight years' experience as a real estate broker, loan broker, and credit consultant.  She is a consumer advocate and speaker who has helped countless people correct errors on their credit reports so they can optimize their credit scores.Segment 4: Andreas Buergi is a bestselling author and the Managing Partner of the Living Water Institute Ltd. based in Switzerland. He is an expert executive coach and corporate management consultant with more than 26 years of hands-on leadership experience in business, servicing clients around the world. Segment 5: David Messenger is the CEO and cofounder of MAST Mobile and a leading executive in mobile services and digital commerce. He was previously with Virgin mobile where he was chief administrative and corporate development officer. He played a lead role in the sale of the company for $730 M to Sprint. Sponsored by Sage, Nextiva, and Pure Chat. 

Segment 1: Tom Scarda is a small business and franchise expert and one of only a few officially Certified Franchise Experts in the world. Tom has written two books, The Magic of Choosing Uncertainty: How to Manager Change, Embrace Fear and Live a Fulfilled Life, and his #1 bestseller, Franchise Savvy. He was recently named one of the top 50 business leaders on Long Island. Segment 2: Gabriel Weinberg is the founder and CEO of DuckDuckGo, the search engine that doesn't track you, receiving more than three billion searches in 2015. Previously he was the cofounder and CEO of Opobox, which was sold for $10 million. He co-wrote TRACTION: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth with Justin Mares. Segment 3: Janette Hillis-Jaffe is the author of “Everyday Healing: Stand Up, Take Charge and Get Your Health Back . . . One Day at a Time”. She is a sought-after speaker, consultant and coach with a Master's Degree in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Segment 4: Kenny Rubenstein is owner and general manager of Rubenstein's, a 91-year-old fine men's clothing store on a canal in St. Charles in New Orleans. Kenny is a third generation owner of the store. Segment 5: Irina Baker is a Spiritual Awareness Mentor and author of several books, including a best-seller and her upcoming book “Bridging Your Soul with Your Bank Account”. Irina has 3 Master's degrees, including a Master's in Counseling and has devoted 20 years to personal spiritual growth.  Sponsored by Sage, Nextiva, and Pure Chat.

Segment 1:Dr. Pamela Dennis has helped some of the world's top leaders successfully lead their organizations—like Jeff Immelt, at GE and Eric Schmidt at Google. She speaks to international and national organizations on leadership and change, with the emphasis on leading transitions. Segment 2: Hamid Shojaee is addicted to the high of making products that people love to use. Along the way, he's made a couple of companies including Axosoft and Pure Chat and has helped Arizona's tech scene create its voice with AZTechBeat.com.Segment 3: David Arison is part of the senior executive team of an established multi-generational family. David's position centers on representing his family's shared legacy and values, which stem from the vision of Doing Good. Segment 4: Steve Cohen is Vice President and General Counsel at James H. Cohen and Sons, Inc. They are a dealer in rare coins, currency and antique arms and armor, operating on Royal Street in New Orleans' French Quarter since 1898. Segment 5: Dr. Carla Hightower is a physician and the founder of Living Health Works, a health coaching service. Dr. Hightower teaches individuals to use plant-based nutrition to prevent and reverse chronic diseases. She writes a blog on the subject of “food as medicine” at livinghealthworks.com Sponsored by Sage, Nextiva, and Pure Chat. 

Hamid is addicted to the high of making products that people love to use. Sometimes, the users even pay for them, which is how he funds his enormously high cost of body-hair removal. Along the way, he’s made a couple of companies including Axosoft and Pure Chat and has helped Arizona’s tech scene create its voice with AZTechBeat.com. He’s passionate not only about achieving financial success in business but also success in health and wellness as an owner and also for his employees.   Secret -- timesaving technique Hamid tries to focus on one task at a time -- don’t get caught up in the daily complexities that tie business owners down. ONWARD! Daily habit that contributes to success Coffee! Hamid drinks three cups a day to refuel his energy reserve -- it’s a great decision-making partner. Could have ruined your business -- but now -- an invaluable learning experience Hamid learned through experimentation -- and Hamid tells the whole story here. Most critical skill you think business owners need to master to be successful “Business owners should learn to make the best decision for their company by first determining the correct path.” Most influential lesson learned from a mentor “Entrepreneurs have to understand the more is better attitude is a complex and dangerous strategy.”     Final Round -- “Breaking Down the Recipe for Success”   What systems would you go back and put into place sooner? I would have gone back and implemented a system to help our team gain market share through sustainable resourcing. What one strategy or “recipe” would compound into big wins for business owners? Business owners need to think outside of their wheelhouse of expertise and continually evaluate consumer sentiments. How to exceed expectations and add the most value? An individual who looks at work as a personal craft -- it’s viewed as a major contribution to the universe. What strategy would you recommend new business owners focus on to best ensure success? Self-doubt can be conquered Simplify your business -- less is more How best to connect with Hamid: http://www.hamidshojaee.com/   You can also find us here: ------ OnwardNation.com ------

Today we have a really interesting fireside chat with a great arizona based entrepreneur. Hamid Shojaee is the iranian born founder of axosoft which makes the successful live chat software pure chat. Hamid is an ASU graduate and former microsoft employee. He’s very passionate about supporting the entrepreneurial community in Arizona and started the website aztechbeat and even an arizona based incubator. Lets listen into this great chat with hamid interviewed by our phoenix chapter director christie kerner.    Before You Go I just wanted to let you know that 2 for 1 tickets to  our global event go on sale tomorrow. They are the cheapest tickets we have to offer and the event sold out early last year. Come and hear from key note speakers like the founders of the social + capital partnership, wanelo, thumbtack, cloud flare, joyous, Plus clayton christensen steve blank and the editor at large for the atlantic. Get tickets and more information at startup grind .com/conference. 

The new PureChat 2008 ships with an OnTime plug-in that allows you to quickly turn live web chat conversations into defects, feature requests, incidents or tasks in OnTime -- with just a few mouse clicks! This week's episode shows the technical details of setting up the integration between OnTime and Purechat. Watch this episode to see how to set up this time-saving functionality for your PureChat operators.

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