Podcasts about router ventures

Connector and community builder, Jeff Slobotski shares what community means to him and what inspires him to build stronger communities, including a commitment to a vibrant entrepreneurial and creative ecosystem, evident in the founding of Silicon Prairie News, the Big Omaha conference, and efforts now at the Millwork Commons development in north downtown, all aimed at enriching the quality of our communal lives.For more than a decade, uber connector, community builder, and entrepreneur Jeff Slobotski has celebrated and championed entrepreneurs and community throughout the Midwest. His relationships, ideas, and collaborative nature are evident in his influence in the region's entrepreneurial and community ecosystem. Notable endeavors include Silicon Prairie News, the Big Omaha & Big Kansas City conferences, Router Ventures, and now his work at the Millwork Commons development in north downtown Omaha. Slobotski's efforts in a region formerly known as "flyover country" have been highlighted by the acclaimed author Seth Godin, The New York Times, CNN, TIME, Inc., Fast Company, Forbes, and Kiplinger magazines.

Sean Higgins is the founder and CEO of BetterYou, a product that “nudges” you to make better decisions and work toward your goals. He is also an entrepreneur in residence at Techstars, a partner at Router Ventures, and previously founded VidGrid. Top 3...

Sean Higgins is the founder and CEO of BetterYou, a product that “nudges” you to make better decisions and work toward your goals. He is also an entrepreneur in residence at Techstars, a partner at Router Ventures, and previously founded...

Sean Higgins is the founder and CEO of BetterYou, a product that “nudges” you to make better decisions and work toward your goals. He is also an entrepreneur in residence at Techstars, a partner at Router Ventures, and previously founded...

Ry Walker. He’s the co-founder and CEO of Astronomer.io, a big data infrastructure company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Astronomer is an AngelPad batch #9 company and has raised $2M from the likes of 500 Startups, CincyTech, Router Ventures and SocialStarts. Astronomer measures, connects and centralizes data—making it super simple for anyone from business users to data scientists to quickly create and monitor their data and pipelines. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – 7 Habits of Highly Effective People What CEO do you follow? –  Dennis Mortensen Favorite online tool? — Fabricator Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – Ry would tell himself to be bold and to be confident   Time Stamped Show Notes: 02:35 – Nathan introduces Ry to the show 03:17 – Astronomer helps companies figure out how to use their data to benefit their business 03:22 – Astronomer works with early stage startups and big companies 03:41 – Some companies in the web analytics space are Mixpanel, Amplitude, Google Analytics 03:57 – Astronomer helps companies get the right data from their inside companies 04:32 – Astronomer is called data engineering, as a service 04:39 – Astronomer does the work for their customer while building the platform 04:51 – Astronomer has a flat price of 6K and 10K monthly 05:14 – Astronomer has their private cloud edition for their customers 05:33 – Astronomer was launched in May 2015 05:36 – Astronomer was at Collision Conference when they pivoted after the first day 06:13 – They realized that their biggest problem was to get companies to send them the data to run the analysis 06:35 – The number one issue in the space is the onboarding 07:03 – Ry explains the type of company they are 08:02 – The Angelpad is one of the most important pivots Astronomer did 08:13 – Angelpad’s model 08:46 – What Ry was thinking when they got into Angelpad 09:30 – First year revenue 09:38 – 2016 revenue 09:57 – Team size and location 10:08 – Astronomer has raised $2M in 2 years 10:31 – Last round was at $1.1M and a convertible note 10:40 – Average MRR 12:04 – Astronomer currently has 20 customers 12:14 – Customer churn 12:17 – Astronomer currently has a net negative churn of 48% 12:46 – Ry explains the net negative churn of 48% 13:33 – CAC 13:38 – Astronomer just started with paid CAC this year 14:00 – Astronomer started with $600 14:21 – LTV 15:40 – Last round of funding was in August 16:21 – Ry explains the amount they are burning 16:42 – Ry is thinking now of the post-seed round 16:52 – It’s a $3-5 M upround 17:14 – The valuation Ry is aiming for 17:40 – “We don’t really want to bump our valuation too much” 20:30 – The Famous Five   3 Key Points: The number one issue in data analytics is the onboarding. Know your valuation and understand the data that had led you to that valuation. Believe in yourself—be bold and confident.   Resources Mentioned: The Top Inbox  – The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens, and follow-up with email sequences Klipfolio – Track your business performance across all departments for FREE Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible. Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books. Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

“When you cease to dream you cease to live.”  - Mark Forbes Investor Jeff Slobotski (@slobotski) joins us for a discussion on midwestern tech companies, the phrase "tech bubble", and community of startups around Omaha, Nebraska. Jeff is the Co-Founder and Chief Community Builder at Silicon Prairie News a digital media outlet that works to connect and support other entrepreneurs, investors, and creatives throughout the Greater Midwest. Additionally, he is the Founder of Router Ventures, an angel fund and consultancy that connects impactful projects and gifted people with resources and capital to grow. Jeff is active within the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Shapers, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, and in 2010 received the Midlands Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” award. It’s exciting to do this episode because I admire his caliber of work and what he's done in such a short time-frame.  In this episode, you’ll discover : Jeff's background as venture capitalist in Omaha, Nebraska The motivation behind Silicon Prairie News, it's purpose for the midwest How the midwest has been prime to grow innovative companies for a long time Tips and advice for startups looking for venture investments What to look for in an investor How to prepare for a meeting with an investor The "Founders First" approach Router Ventures takes with their partners The important work being doing within Omaha's inCOMMON Community Development group

On this episode, we are joined by the talented Jeff Slobotski who has help founded multiple different companies/organizations over the years such as Silicon Prairie News, the Big Omaha Conference and most recently, Router Ventures, an angel fund focused on finding game-changing companies in the mid-west United States. We discuss everything from why Jeff has remained in the mid-west throughout his career, his personal entrepreneurial journey, Jeff’s goals and ambitions for Router Ventures, what Jeff looks for when investing in a new company, networking and what separates a wantchapreneur from an entrepreneur. You won’t want to miss this episode. Jeff Slobotski Website: http://jeffslobotski.com Jeff Slobotski Twitter: https://twitter.com/slobotski Silicon Prairie News Website: http://siliconprairienews.com Big Omaha Website: http://bigomaha.co Router Ventures Website: http://www.routerventures.com Router Ventures Twitter: https://twitter.com/RouterVentures Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: http://www.amazon.com/Once-Youre-Lucky-Twice-Good/dp/1592404278 Ludlow Ventures Website: http://ludlowventures.com Rise of the Rest Tour Website: http://riseofrest.com Casey Nesistat Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/caseyneistat About The Pawdcast — Discussing all things entrepreneurship, startups, creativity, businesses, innovations, self-awareness and everything in-between. Hosted by Joshua Davidson, Eddie Contento and Chris Coleman. Brought to you by ChopDawg.com.

In the first episode of Inside Outside, we discuss the challenges with building a startup in the midwest. We also sit down with Jeff Slobotski, Founder of Router Ventures and Co-founder of Silicon Prairie News and Big Omaha. Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy