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Insights from the Frontlines of M&AI'm thrilled to share some highlights from our latest episode of "The Deal Scout," where I had an enlightening conversation with Shawn Flynn, a seasoned investment banker specializing in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This episode is packed with valuable insights and practical advice for anyone navigating the complex world of dealmaking. Here's a sneak peek at what we covered:Key Takeaways from the Episode:The Mindset of Dealmaking: Analogies that Resonate: Shawn likens mergers to marriages and acquisitions to getting a puppy, making complex M&A concepts relatable and easier to grasp. Emotional Rollercoaster: Selling a business is not just a financial transaction but an emotional journey. Shawn shares how entrepreneurs can prepare mentally and emotionally for this significant life event.Focus on Transaction Size: Why Size Matters: Shawn explains why his firm prioritizes transaction size over geographic or sector-specific constraints. Deals under $10 million often don't justify the involvement of investment bankers due to fee structures. Fee Structures: We dive into the financial models used in investment banking, including the Lehman model, and discuss the importance of aligning fees with the complexity of each deal.Client Relationships: Trust and Collaboration: Shawn emphasizes the importance of working with trustworthy and pleasant clients. Good relationships can make the deal process smoother, while difficult clients can create unnecessary stress.Retainers and Success Fees: Ensuring Commitment: Retainers serve multiple purposes, from ensuring client commitment to covering operational costs. Shawn highlights how retainers demonstrate a client's seriousness about the deal.The Role of Due Diligence: Thorough Preparation: Conducting thorough due diligence is crucial for understanding the nuances and potential challenges of a deal, setting appropriate expectations, and ensuring a successful outcome.Secondary Transactions: Liquidity Options: Shawn explains how secondary transactions involving private company shares work, including the valuation process and options for founders or early investors looking to cash out.Valuation of Private Company Shares: Assessing Value: Despite the lack of transparency in private companies, there are ways to assess their value based on available information, including databases and platforms that provide insights into recent transactions.Next Steps Share your thoughts with a review - https://www.thedealscout.com/reviews/ Let's connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/ Subscribe and Watch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBQN_Y3nhDGClfMxCSBDjOg Disclaimer: The content shared on this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as financial, legal, or tax advice. The views and opinions expressed are those of the host, Josh Wilson, and any guests, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any agency or organization. Josh Wilson is a licensed real estate broker and an investment banker, but this podcast is not a substitute for professional advice. We strongly recommend that you consult with a qualified financial advisor, legal counsel, and tax professional before making any financial decisions or taking any actions based on the information provided in this podcast.
In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with Shawn Flynn and Stephanie Tsatsos to discuss the increase of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2025. They will explore how roofing businesses can prepare to maximize their value, identify key trends, pass the torch to the next generation and navigate the transition process. Stephanie, an experienced EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) implementer, shares insights on how contractors can leverage EOS to position their companies for a successful acquisition. Plus, they will cover why the roofing industry remains a stable opportunity for the next decade. Learn more at RoofersCoffeeShop.com! https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/ Are you a contractor looking for resources? Become an R-Club Member today! https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/rcs-club-sign-up Sign up for the Week in Roofing! https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/sign-up Follow Us! https://www.facebook.com/rooferscoffeeshop/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/rooferscoffeeshop-com https://x.com/RoofCoffeeShop https://www.instagram.com/rooferscoffeeshop/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQTC5U3FL9M-_wcRiEEyvw https://www.pinterest.com/rcscom/ https://www.tiktok.com/@rooferscoffeeshop https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/rss #RapidRevOps #RoofersCoffeeShop #MetalCoffeeShop #AskARoofer #CoatingsCoffeeShop #RoofingProfessionals #RoofingContractors #RoofingIndustry
Shawn Flynn is a seasoned mid-market investment banker and distinguished Podcast Host. With a rich background as a successful business owner in Beijing, China, Shawn returned to Silicon Valley, where he immersed himself in the dynamic startup ecosystem. He has held diverse roles, from Head of Incubation for an AI and blockchain-focused incubator to President of the second oldest Angel group in the Valley. Leveraging his extensive experience across various business stages and sectors, Shawn currently serves as Principal at a premier middle market investment bank, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, growth capital raising, and secondaries. Shawn holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UCSD, and his global perspective is enriched by his proficiency in Mandarin and Spanish, acquired during almost 8 years of living abroad. As the host of the acclaimed "The Silicon Valley Podcast," Shawn shares valuable insights and conversations with thought leaders and industry pioneers. Feel free to connect with Shawn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/Explore his podcast here: https://link.chtbl.com/TheSiliconValleyPodcast
This week, I am joined by Shawn Flynn, an award-winning podcaster and business connoisseur who is an expert in the world of mid-market investment banking. We're rewinding the tape to our initial meeting and reminiscing about the extraordinary individuals who've transformed their dreams into reality right here in the dynamic Silicon Valley. Our exploration leads us to an in-depth discussion about the importance of in-person networking in fundraising. Shawn and I spar over the dynamism of face-to-face meetings versus virtual conversations and reveal how physical meetups can be more beneficial while fundraising for startups. We also investigate some recent happenings in Silicon Valley and delve into Shawn's podcast, which focuses on early-stage fundraising and scaling startups. Together, we venture into the intriguing domain of Mergers Acquisition Growth Capital, highlighting the widespread impact of Shawn's podcast on budding entrepreneurs worldwide. We evaluate the risks and rewards associated with US venture capitalists investing in foreign startups and delve into the cultural disparities in investment strategies between Silicon Valley and the rest of the world. Listen in as we uncover the power of networking, the advantages and disadvantages of external capital, and the necessity of being top-of-mind in your network. Join us on this knowledge-packed voyage into international entrepreneurship. You wouldn't want to miss it! In this episode, you'll hear about: International entrepreneurship and overcoming limits In-person meetings in business relationships Startup ecosystem and immigration strategies Raising capital and expanding in us Relationships and opportunities in silicon valley The power of building a network Follow and Review: We'd love for you to follow us if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. Supporting Resources: The Silicon Valley Podcast https://thesiliconvalleypodcast.com/ Alcorn Immigration Law: Subscribe to the monthly Alcorn newsletter Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast: Episode 123: Entrepreneurship and Crypto with Kevin Chou Episode 151: Exploring Global Growth Strategies for EU Founders with Daniel Zawarczynski Episode 152: Startup Funding Decoded: Securing the Investment with Michael Avent Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.
Shawn Flynn is the chief communications officer for Holy Angels, an organization in Charlotte that provides care to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Prior to his role with Holy Angels, Flynn spent 24 years as a TV news reporter. He retired after his son Liam was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2018.In this episode of The Charlotte Ledger Podcast, Flynn discusses his family's journey with pediatric cancer, his 24 years as a TV news reporter, and how he uses his storytelling skills to help others. For more information about The Charlotte Ledger, or to sign up for our newsletters, visit TheCharlotteLedger.com. This episode is part of a series in which we interview winners of The Charlotte Ledger 40 Over 40 Awards, which honor people aged 40+ who are making our community a better place. Find out information about those awards at Ledger40Over40.com.This episode of The Charlotte Ledger Podcast is hosted by Steve Dunn of Miles Mediation and Arbitration. It is produced by Lindsey Banks. Get full access to The Charlotte Ledger at charlotteledger.substack.com/subscribe
Michigan AG files felony charges against 16 fake Trump electors | Missouri regulators say federal radioactive groundwater contamination efforts are not working | MO Gov Mike Parson signs bill easing restrictions on retired educators' ability to teach | Illinois Supreme Court rules SAFE-T Act Constitutional, making Illinois the first state to ban cash bail | Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announces 800,000 student loan borrowers to receive forgiveness in the next month. Support this show and all of the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the patreon link to sign up. Membership starts at $1/month and goes up from there with extra shows and special access at the higher levels. Heartlandpod.com, click the patreon link or just go to Patreon and search for the heartland pod. No matter the level you choose, your membership helps us create these independent shows as we work together to change the conversation.INTRO: Welcome to Flyover View, a member of the Heartland Pod family of podcasts and a look at heartland news from 30,000 feet. I'm your host, Sean Diller, and I want to thank you for joining me today.Here we go! DETROIT NEWS:16 false Trump electors face felony charges in MichiganCraig MaugerBeth LeBlancThe Detroit NewsLansing — Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed felony charges against 16 Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump won Michigan's 2020 presidential election, launching criminal cases against top political figures inside the state GOP.Each of the 16 electors have been charged with eight felony counts, including forgery and conspiracy to commit election law forgery, according to Nessel's office.The revelation capped six months of investigation and produced the most serious allegations yet in Michigan over the campaign to overturn Trump's loss to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Biden won Michigan by 154,000 votes or 3 percentage points, but Trump and his supporters maintained false claims that fraud swung the result.As part of the push to undermine Biden's victory, Trump supporters gathered inside the Michigan Republican Party headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, and signed a certificate, claiming to cast the state's 16 electoral votes for Trump.Eventually the false certificate was sent to the National Archives and Congress. The document falsely claimed the Trump electors had met inside the Michigan State Capitol on Dec. 14. But that's not what happened. In fact Dec. 14 at the real state capitol is where the real electors met to cast their real electoral votes for the real winner, Joe Biden. The Michigan Attorney General said "The false electors' actions undermined the public's faith in the integrity of our elections and, we believe, also plainly violated the laws by which we administer our elections in Michigan.""My department has prosecuted numerous cases of election law violations throughout my tenure, and it would be malfeasance of the greatest magnitude if my department failed to act here in the face of overwhelming evidence of an organized effort to circumvent the lawfully cast ballots of millions of Michigan voters in a presidential election."Ryan Goodman, a law professor New York University School of Law, called the charges "a strong case" and noted the fake electors signed a sworn statement attesting "we convened and organized in the State Capitol.""In truth, they met (secretly) in GOP headquarters basement," Goodman wrote on Twitter.The felony complaints indicate the warrants for each of the electors were signed Thursday and Friday of last week, according to copies of the documents.The names and positions of the electors are available in news articles, and include several current and former state GOP committee chairs and local elected officials.Each of the 16 electors is charged with eight felonies: two counts of election law forgery; two counts of forgery; and one count each of uttering and publishing, conspiracy to commit forgery, conspiracy to commit election law forgery and conspiracy to commit forgery. Conspiracy to commit forgery carries one of the steepest penalties, punishable by up to 14 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.The conspiracy charges allege the defendants worked with specific named others to falsely make a public record: which was the false certificate of votes of the 2020 fake electors from Michigan.The 16 fake electors convened in the basement of Michigan GOP headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, and produced a certificate that claimed Trump had won the state's 16 electoral votes.An affidavit prepared by Michigan AG Nessel's office in support of the complaint indicated Republican staffers in interviews with investigators said that non-electors were blocked from entering the building and the electors themselves were required to surrender their cellphones to prevent any recording of the event. GOP elector Mayra Rodriguez would later tell the Jan. 6 Select Committee that Trump campaign aide Shawn Flynn was present and spoke to the fake electors at the site.Attorney Ian Northon attempted to deliver a manila envelope similar to the size of the false electoral vote certificate to the Michigan Senate, claiming it contained the Republican electoral votes, the filing said. The U.S. National Archives and U.S. Senate Archives reported receiving a copy of the false certificate as well. Michigan election law bans someone from knowingly making or publishing a false document "with the intent to defraud."Each defendant, or their attorneys, has been notified of the charges, and the court will provide each with a date to appear in Ingham County district court for an arraignment. In a statement, AG Nessel's office also said "This remains an ongoing investigation, and the Michigan Department of Attorney General has not ruled out charges against additional defendants," Nessel's office said.YIKES: 14 years for conspiracy to commit forgery. And I'm not a practicing attorney, but I would bet anyone connected to Rudy Giuoini, Sydney Powell, Lindsey Graham, and some of these other goofballs could be looking at conspiracy charges as well. Because the tough thing about conspiracy crimes - so here it's conspiracy to commit election forgery and conspiracy to commit forgery - so the tough part if you're a defendant, is that once you talk with another person about the plan, and anyone involved takes even the smallest step toward moving on it, the crime of conspiracy is complete. You'll be found guilty if the prosecutor can prove it. MISSOURI INDEPENDENT: Something in the water.BY: ALLISON KITE - JULY 17, 2023 4:40 PM A joint investigation by The Independent and MuckRock.In 2021, Missouri environmental regulators warned the federal government that radioactive contamination of groundwater from a uranium processing site near St. Louis was not improving despite cleanup efforts, according to documents reviewed by The Missouri Independent and MuckRock.Officials with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy in May 2021, responding to the agency's five-year review of its cleanup efforts at a Weldon Spring site where uranium was refined during the Cold War.While the radioactive waste and contaminated debris from the uranium processing site have been contained, Missouri regulators said contamination in the surrounding groundwater wasn't getting better.The letter, which has not been reported publicly, is the latest example of Missouri officials pushing the federal government to do more to protect the health of St. Louis-area residents near the litany of World War II and Cold War-era nuclear sites in the region. A six-month investigation by The Independent, MuckRock and The Associated Press found that federal agencies and private companies, for decades, downplayed concerns about radiological contamination or failed to investigate it fully at sites in St. Louis and St. Charles counties.St. Louis and surrounding areas played a key role in the development of the first atomic bomb during World War II. Uranium processed in downtown St. Louis was used in the first sustained nuclear reaction in Chicago. After the war, Mallinckrodt, which operated the downtown plant, started similar operations at a new facility on Missouri Highway 94 just north of the Missouri River.The more than 200-acre site has been contaminated for decades by radium, thorium and uranium as well as dangerous non-radioactive chemicals from its use to manufacture explosives and process uranium ore. The Weldon Spring plant was demolished and the debris buried, along with residue leftover from uranium processing, in a 41-acre containment cell covered with rock. The containment cell, the highest point in St. Charles County, is accessible to the public and has a monument to the communities displaced by the war effort and information on the cleanup effort at the top.Closer to the Missouri River, a quarry the federal government used to store radioactive waste was also contaminated. It's separated from the main site but part of the same cleanup and monitoring effort.Remediation of the plant is complete, but monitoring has shown uranium contamination is not decreasing. The Environmental Protection Agency shared some of the state's concerns that the groundwater monitoring network was insufficient and the groundwater is not projected to be restored in a reasonable timeframe. Beyond that, the state says, the extent of the contamination hasn't been sufficiently defined, meaning it could be more widespread than the Department of Energy knows based on its sampling. The federal sampling program, the state argues, is inadequate.Missouri regulators, in their letter, repeatedly corrected the Department of Energy when the federal agency said uranium levels were falling in groundwater wells at the site.In a response to the state, the federal government said it would revise its conclusion that the remedy was working. MISSOURI INDEPENDENT: Pulled out of retirementNew law tackles Missouri teacher shortage by encouraging retirees to return to classroomGov. Mike Parson signed legislation last week that allows educators to return to work without losing retirement benefitsBY: ANNELISE HANSHAW - JULY 13, 2023 9:00 AMMissouri's school districts are struggling - not just with a teacher shortage but a scarcity of bus drivers, custodians and other essential personnel.In the most recent school year, teachers with inadequate teaching certification taught over 8% of Missouri public school classes, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.The crisis has led larger school districts to consider adopting four-day school weeks to address teacher retention and recruitment problems.Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe, has been working on one way to address the problem for four years. And last week, the governor signed a bill into law, set to take effect Aug. 28, that will allow retired public-school staff to work full-time for a district for up to four years without losing retirement benefits.Prior to Black's legislation, teachers and non-certificated staff could work full-time for only two years post-retirement without losing benefits.The law also addresses other positions, like bus drivers and janitors. Retired school employees can work in positions that don't require a teaching certificate for more hours. CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS:UPDATED: Cash bail will end in Illinois as state supreme court rules the SAFE-T Act is constitutionalTuesday, July 18, 2023By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – A landmark criminal justice reform that eliminates cash bail in Illinois is constitutional, the state's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, paving the way for the change to take effect Sept. 18. The 5-2 decision – handed down on partisan lines – means that an individual's wealth will no longer play a role in whether they are incarcerated while awaiting trial. Judges can still order someone to be detained as they await trial, but the new system will instead be based on an offender's level of risk of reoffending or fleeing prosecution. With the new law's implementation, Illinois will become the first state in the U.S. to fully eliminate cash bail – and all provisions of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform will have taken full effect.Short for Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today, the wide-ranging measure was an initiative of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus that passed in the wake of a nationwide reckoning with racism in the criminal justice system following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.The act reformed police training, certification and use-of-force standards, expanded detainee rights, and gave the attorney general's office authority to investigate alleged civil rights violations by law enforcement. It also requires body cameras at all police departments by 2025. Some larger departments are already required to use body cameras under the law.State Rep. Justin Slaughter, a Chicago Democrat who sponsored the measure in the House, said the pretrial detention overhaul addresses an “overly punitive criminal justice system” for impoverished Illinoisans – especially those in Black and brown communities.It's a system that often forces innocent individuals to take plea deals – and to accept a criminal record – to obtain their freedom when they don't have money to post bail.“So this is not about being tough on crime or soft on crime,” he said. “This is about being smart on crime, reworking our system, streamlining our system to address those higher-level, more violent, dangerous alleged offenses. It's not about having someone unnecessarily sit in jail.”While opponents of the new law have argued it will strain smaller court systems and hinder judicial discretion, the lawsuit centered on the meaning of two mentions of the word “bail” in the Illinois Constitution, and the interplay between branches of government.The Supreme Court ruled on a set of consolidated cases filed against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Gov. JB Pritzker and the state's Democratic legislative leaders by state's attorneys and sheriffs from over 60 counties.The lawsuit specifically cited Article VIII of the state constitution, which states, “all persons” accused of crimes “shall be bailable by sufficient sureties.” Any changes to the language, the lawsuit argued, would require a constitutional amendment to be approved by voters.While a Kankakee County judge ruled with the state's attorneys and sheriffs late last year, Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, writing for the majority, said the lower court misinterpreted the state constitution.. She wrote, “The Illinois Constitution does not mandate that monetary bail is the only means to ensure criminal defendants appear for trials or the only means to protect the public,”Theis' majority opinion also said that the pretrial release provisions “expressly take crime victims into account.”“As we have already mentioned, those provisions require a court to consider the ‘nature and seriousness of the real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons that would be posed by the defendant's release,' including crime victims and their family members,” she wrote. The pretrial detention changes – often referred to as the Pretrial Fairness Act, or PFA – will create a “presumption” in favor of pretrial release, meaning “the state bears the burden of establishing a defendant's eligibility for pretrial detention,” Theis wrote.Advocates say the intent of that provision is to divert lower-level nonviolent offenders from pretrial incarceration while giving judges authority to detain individuals accused of more serious crimes if they are deemed dangerous or at risk of fleeing prosecution.Another facet of the reform entitles defendants to a more intensive first appearance in court. During that appearance, defendants will now have a right to legal representation and prosecutors can detail their reasons for continued detention.The new hearings replace standard bail hearings, which often last less than five minutes and end with a judge deciding the conditions of release, including how much money the defendant must post to be released.Advocates for the bail reform have noted that it gives judges greater authority to detain individuals accused of crimes such as domestic battery and violations of orders of protection prior to trial than does prior law.Kaethe Morris Hoffer, the executive director of the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, spoke in favor of the reform at a virtual news conference Tuesday. “I want to be clear – safety and interests and voices of people who have endured rape and violence in the sex trade have never been prioritized when the criminal legal system is asked to make decisions about the liberty of people who are accused of serious crimes of violence. This changes that.”While the new law directs law enforcement officers to cite and release anyone accused of a crime below a Class A misdemeanor, they would maintain discretion to make an arrest if the person is a threat or if making the arrest is necessary to prevent further lawbreaking.Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart was one of two state's attorneys in Illinois who backed the SAFE-T Act alongside Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. He noted that many smaller jurisdictions will lose revenue from cash bail payments when the system is eliminated – a point that reform advocates have repeatedly noted shows a flaw in the system.Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government. It is distributed to hundreds of print and broadcast outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, along with major contributions from the Illinois Broadcasters Foundation and Southern Illinois Editorial Association.KANSAS REFLECTOR: Promises made, promises kept.White House announces more than 800,000 student loan borrowers to have debt forgiven. You heard that right. BY: ARIANA FIGUEROA - JULY 14, 2023 10:41 AM WASHINGTON — The $39 billion in debt relief will come through fixes to mismanagement of the agency's income-driven repayment plans. Many long-time borrowers, including those who had been making payments for 20 years or more, were denied relief they were eligible for under the repayment plans. This happens when qualified payments were made but aren't being counted accurately. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement.“For far too long, borrowers fell through the cracks of a broken system that failed to keep accurate track of their progress towards forgiveness,” The Department of Education has already begun to notify those 804,000 borrowers of their forgiveness, and within 30 days their debts will be wiped out.The plan includes borrowers with Direct Loans or Federal Family Education Loans held by the department who have reached a forgiveness threshold specified by the department.Cardona said “By fixing past administrative failures, we are ensuring everyone gets the forgiveness they deserve, just as we have already done for public servants, students who were cheated by their colleges, veterans and other borrowers with permanent disabilities”A 2022 NPR investigation found numerous problems with the agency's handling of IDR plans, which are meant to help low-income borrowers. Loan servicers failed to keep track of borrowers' progress toward forgiveness and payment histories were not properly transferred from one loan servicer to another. In January of this year, The Department of Education announced plans to overhaul the income-driven repayment plan.Under the new plan, monthly payments would decline to 5% of a borrower's income — down from 10% — and the repayment timeline for loan forgiveness would be decreased to 10 years from 20 or 25 if the initial loan is less than $12,000.The announcement Friday followed the Supreme Court's decision in late June to strike down the Biden administration's student debt relief program that would have canceled up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers.Under the Biden administration, the Department of Education has canceled about $116 billion in student loan debt for borrowers who were misled by for-profit institutions, borrowers with disabilities and those with loans in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.Welp, that's it for me. From Denver I'm Sean Diller, original reporting for the stories in todays show is from Capitol News Illinois, Missouri Independent, Detroit News, and Kansas Reflector.
Michigan AG files felony charges against 16 fake Trump electors | Missouri regulators say federal radioactive groundwater contamination efforts are not working | MO Gov Mike Parson signs bill easing restrictions on retired educators' ability to teach | Illinois Supreme Court rules SAFE-T Act Constitutional, making Illinois the first state to ban cash bail | Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announces 800,000 student loan borrowers to receive forgiveness in the next month. Support this show and all of the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the patreon link to sign up. Membership starts at $1/month and goes up from there with extra shows and special access at the higher levels. Heartlandpod.com, click the patreon link or just go to Patreon and search for the heartland pod. No matter the level you choose, your membership helps us create these independent shows as we work together to change the conversation.INTRO: Welcome to Flyover View, a member of the Heartland Pod family of podcasts and a look at heartland news from 30,000 feet. I'm your host, Sean Diller, and I want to thank you for joining me today.Here we go! DETROIT NEWS:16 false Trump electors face felony charges in MichiganCraig MaugerBeth LeBlancThe Detroit NewsLansing — Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed felony charges against 16 Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump won Michigan's 2020 presidential election, launching criminal cases against top political figures inside the state GOP.Each of the 16 electors have been charged with eight felony counts, including forgery and conspiracy to commit election law forgery, according to Nessel's office.The revelation capped six months of investigation and produced the most serious allegations yet in Michigan over the campaign to overturn Trump's loss to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Biden won Michigan by 154,000 votes or 3 percentage points, but Trump and his supporters maintained false claims that fraud swung the result.As part of the push to undermine Biden's victory, Trump supporters gathered inside the Michigan Republican Party headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, and signed a certificate, claiming to cast the state's 16 electoral votes for Trump.Eventually the false certificate was sent to the National Archives and Congress. The document falsely claimed the Trump electors had met inside the Michigan State Capitol on Dec. 14. But that's not what happened. In fact Dec. 14 at the real state capitol is where the real electors met to cast their real electoral votes for the real winner, Joe Biden. The Michigan Attorney General said "The false electors' actions undermined the public's faith in the integrity of our elections and, we believe, also plainly violated the laws by which we administer our elections in Michigan.""My department has prosecuted numerous cases of election law violations throughout my tenure, and it would be malfeasance of the greatest magnitude if my department failed to act here in the face of overwhelming evidence of an organized effort to circumvent the lawfully cast ballots of millions of Michigan voters in a presidential election."Ryan Goodman, a law professor New York University School of Law, called the charges "a strong case" and noted the fake electors signed a sworn statement attesting "we convened and organized in the State Capitol.""In truth, they met (secretly) in GOP headquarters basement," Goodman wrote on Twitter.The felony complaints indicate the warrants for each of the electors were signed Thursday and Friday of last week, according to copies of the documents.The names and positions of the electors are available in news articles, and include several current and former state GOP committee chairs and local elected officials.Each of the 16 electors is charged with eight felonies: two counts of election law forgery; two counts of forgery; and one count each of uttering and publishing, conspiracy to commit forgery, conspiracy to commit election law forgery and conspiracy to commit forgery. Conspiracy to commit forgery carries one of the steepest penalties, punishable by up to 14 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.The conspiracy charges allege the defendants worked with specific named others to falsely make a public record: which was the false certificate of votes of the 2020 fake electors from Michigan.The 16 fake electors convened in the basement of Michigan GOP headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, and produced a certificate that claimed Trump had won the state's 16 electoral votes.An affidavit prepared by Michigan AG Nessel's office in support of the complaint indicated Republican staffers in interviews with investigators said that non-electors were blocked from entering the building and the electors themselves were required to surrender their cellphones to prevent any recording of the event. GOP elector Mayra Rodriguez would later tell the Jan. 6 Select Committee that Trump campaign aide Shawn Flynn was present and spoke to the fake electors at the site.Attorney Ian Northon attempted to deliver a manila envelope similar to the size of the false electoral vote certificate to the Michigan Senate, claiming it contained the Republican electoral votes, the filing said. The U.S. National Archives and U.S. Senate Archives reported receiving a copy of the false certificate as well. Michigan election law bans someone from knowingly making or publishing a false document "with the intent to defraud."Each defendant, or their attorneys, has been notified of the charges, and the court will provide each with a date to appear in Ingham County district court for an arraignment. In a statement, AG Nessel's office also said "This remains an ongoing investigation, and the Michigan Department of Attorney General has not ruled out charges against additional defendants," Nessel's office said.YIKES: 14 years for conspiracy to commit forgery. And I'm not a practicing attorney, but I would bet anyone connected to Rudy Giuoini, Sydney Powell, Lindsey Graham, and some of these other goofballs could be looking at conspiracy charges as well. Because the tough thing about conspiracy crimes - so here it's conspiracy to commit election forgery and conspiracy to commit forgery - so the tough part if you're a defendant, is that once you talk with another person about the plan, and anyone involved takes even the smallest step toward moving on it, the crime of conspiracy is complete. You'll be found guilty if the prosecutor can prove it. MISSOURI INDEPENDENT: Something in the water.BY: ALLISON KITE - JULY 17, 2023 4:40 PM A joint investigation by The Independent and MuckRock.In 2021, Missouri environmental regulators warned the federal government that radioactive contamination of groundwater from a uranium processing site near St. Louis was not improving despite cleanup efforts, according to documents reviewed by The Missouri Independent and MuckRock.Officials with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy in May 2021, responding to the agency's five-year review of its cleanup efforts at a Weldon Spring site where uranium was refined during the Cold War.While the radioactive waste and contaminated debris from the uranium processing site have been contained, Missouri regulators said contamination in the surrounding groundwater wasn't getting better.The letter, which has not been reported publicly, is the latest example of Missouri officials pushing the federal government to do more to protect the health of St. Louis-area residents near the litany of World War II and Cold War-era nuclear sites in the region. A six-month investigation by The Independent, MuckRock and The Associated Press found that federal agencies and private companies, for decades, downplayed concerns about radiological contamination or failed to investigate it fully at sites in St. Louis and St. Charles counties.St. Louis and surrounding areas played a key role in the development of the first atomic bomb during World War II. Uranium processed in downtown St. Louis was used in the first sustained nuclear reaction in Chicago. After the war, Mallinckrodt, which operated the downtown plant, started similar operations at a new facility on Missouri Highway 94 just north of the Missouri River.The more than 200-acre site has been contaminated for decades by radium, thorium and uranium as well as dangerous non-radioactive chemicals from its use to manufacture explosives and process uranium ore. The Weldon Spring plant was demolished and the debris buried, along with residue leftover from uranium processing, in a 41-acre containment cell covered with rock. The containment cell, the highest point in St. Charles County, is accessible to the public and has a monument to the communities displaced by the war effort and information on the cleanup effort at the top.Closer to the Missouri River, a quarry the federal government used to store radioactive waste was also contaminated. It's separated from the main site but part of the same cleanup and monitoring effort.Remediation of the plant is complete, but monitoring has shown uranium contamination is not decreasing. The Environmental Protection Agency shared some of the state's concerns that the groundwater monitoring network was insufficient and the groundwater is not projected to be restored in a reasonable timeframe. Beyond that, the state says, the extent of the contamination hasn't been sufficiently defined, meaning it could be more widespread than the Department of Energy knows based on its sampling. The federal sampling program, the state argues, is inadequate.Missouri regulators, in their letter, repeatedly corrected the Department of Energy when the federal agency said uranium levels were falling in groundwater wells at the site.In a response to the state, the federal government said it would revise its conclusion that the remedy was working. MISSOURI INDEPENDENT: Pulled out of retirementNew law tackles Missouri teacher shortage by encouraging retirees to return to classroomGov. Mike Parson signed legislation last week that allows educators to return to work without losing retirement benefitsBY: ANNELISE HANSHAW - JULY 13, 2023 9:00 AMMissouri's school districts are struggling - not just with a teacher shortage but a scarcity of bus drivers, custodians and other essential personnel.In the most recent school year, teachers with inadequate teaching certification taught over 8% of Missouri public school classes, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.The crisis has led larger school districts to consider adopting four-day school weeks to address teacher retention and recruitment problems.Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe, has been working on one way to address the problem for four years. And last week, the governor signed a bill into law, set to take effect Aug. 28, that will allow retired public-school staff to work full-time for a district for up to four years without losing retirement benefits.Prior to Black's legislation, teachers and non-certificated staff could work full-time for only two years post-retirement without losing benefits.The law also addresses other positions, like bus drivers and janitors. Retired school employees can work in positions that don't require a teaching certificate for more hours. CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS:UPDATED: Cash bail will end in Illinois as state supreme court rules the SAFE-T Act is constitutionalTuesday, July 18, 2023By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – A landmark criminal justice reform that eliminates cash bail in Illinois is constitutional, the state's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, paving the way for the change to take effect Sept. 18. The 5-2 decision – handed down on partisan lines – means that an individual's wealth will no longer play a role in whether they are incarcerated while awaiting trial. Judges can still order someone to be detained as they await trial, but the new system will instead be based on an offender's level of risk of reoffending or fleeing prosecution. With the new law's implementation, Illinois will become the first state in the U.S. to fully eliminate cash bail – and all provisions of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform will have taken full effect.Short for Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today, the wide-ranging measure was an initiative of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus that passed in the wake of a nationwide reckoning with racism in the criminal justice system following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.The act reformed police training, certification and use-of-force standards, expanded detainee rights, and gave the attorney general's office authority to investigate alleged civil rights violations by law enforcement. It also requires body cameras at all police departments by 2025. Some larger departments are already required to use body cameras under the law.State Rep. Justin Slaughter, a Chicago Democrat who sponsored the measure in the House, said the pretrial detention overhaul addresses an “overly punitive criminal justice system” for impoverished Illinoisans – especially those in Black and brown communities.It's a system that often forces innocent individuals to take plea deals – and to accept a criminal record – to obtain their freedom when they don't have money to post bail.“So this is not about being tough on crime or soft on crime,” he said. “This is about being smart on crime, reworking our system, streamlining our system to address those higher-level, more violent, dangerous alleged offenses. It's not about having someone unnecessarily sit in jail.”While opponents of the new law have argued it will strain smaller court systems and hinder judicial discretion, the lawsuit centered on the meaning of two mentions of the word “bail” in the Illinois Constitution, and the interplay between branches of government.The Supreme Court ruled on a set of consolidated cases filed against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Gov. JB Pritzker and the state's Democratic legislative leaders by state's attorneys and sheriffs from over 60 counties.The lawsuit specifically cited Article VIII of the state constitution, which states, “all persons” accused of crimes “shall be bailable by sufficient sureties.” Any changes to the language, the lawsuit argued, would require a constitutional amendment to be approved by voters.While a Kankakee County judge ruled with the state's attorneys and sheriffs late last year, Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, writing for the majority, said the lower court misinterpreted the state constitution.. She wrote, “The Illinois Constitution does not mandate that monetary bail is the only means to ensure criminal defendants appear for trials or the only means to protect the public,”Theis' majority opinion also said that the pretrial release provisions “expressly take crime victims into account.”“As we have already mentioned, those provisions require a court to consider the ‘nature and seriousness of the real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons that would be posed by the defendant's release,' including crime victims and their family members,” she wrote. The pretrial detention changes – often referred to as the Pretrial Fairness Act, or PFA – will create a “presumption” in favor of pretrial release, meaning “the state bears the burden of establishing a defendant's eligibility for pretrial detention,” Theis wrote.Advocates say the intent of that provision is to divert lower-level nonviolent offenders from pretrial incarceration while giving judges authority to detain individuals accused of more serious crimes if they are deemed dangerous or at risk of fleeing prosecution.Another facet of the reform entitles defendants to a more intensive first appearance in court. During that appearance, defendants will now have a right to legal representation and prosecutors can detail their reasons for continued detention.The new hearings replace standard bail hearings, which often last less than five minutes and end with a judge deciding the conditions of release, including how much money the defendant must post to be released.Advocates for the bail reform have noted that it gives judges greater authority to detain individuals accused of crimes such as domestic battery and violations of orders of protection prior to trial than does prior law.Kaethe Morris Hoffer, the executive director of the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, spoke in favor of the reform at a virtual news conference Tuesday. “I want to be clear – safety and interests and voices of people who have endured rape and violence in the sex trade have never been prioritized when the criminal legal system is asked to make decisions about the liberty of people who are accused of serious crimes of violence. This changes that.”While the new law directs law enforcement officers to cite and release anyone accused of a crime below a Class A misdemeanor, they would maintain discretion to make an arrest if the person is a threat or if making the arrest is necessary to prevent further lawbreaking.Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart was one of two state's attorneys in Illinois who backed the SAFE-T Act alongside Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. He noted that many smaller jurisdictions will lose revenue from cash bail payments when the system is eliminated – a point that reform advocates have repeatedly noted shows a flaw in the system.Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government. It is distributed to hundreds of print and broadcast outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, along with major contributions from the Illinois Broadcasters Foundation and Southern Illinois Editorial Association.KANSAS REFLECTOR: Promises made, promises kept.White House announces more than 800,000 student loan borrowers to have debt forgiven. You heard that right. BY: ARIANA FIGUEROA - JULY 14, 2023 10:41 AM WASHINGTON — The $39 billion in debt relief will come through fixes to mismanagement of the agency's income-driven repayment plans. Many long-time borrowers, including those who had been making payments for 20 years or more, were denied relief they were eligible for under the repayment plans. This happens when qualified payments were made but aren't being counted accurately. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement.“For far too long, borrowers fell through the cracks of a broken system that failed to keep accurate track of their progress towards forgiveness,” The Department of Education has already begun to notify those 804,000 borrowers of their forgiveness, and within 30 days their debts will be wiped out.The plan includes borrowers with Direct Loans or Federal Family Education Loans held by the department who have reached a forgiveness threshold specified by the department.Cardona said “By fixing past administrative failures, we are ensuring everyone gets the forgiveness they deserve, just as we have already done for public servants, students who were cheated by their colleges, veterans and other borrowers with permanent disabilities”A 2022 NPR investigation found numerous problems with the agency's handling of IDR plans, which are meant to help low-income borrowers. Loan servicers failed to keep track of borrowers' progress toward forgiveness and payment histories were not properly transferred from one loan servicer to another. In January of this year, The Department of Education announced plans to overhaul the income-driven repayment plan.Under the new plan, monthly payments would decline to 5% of a borrower's income — down from 10% — and the repayment timeline for loan forgiveness would be decreased to 10 years from 20 or 25 if the initial loan is less than $12,000.The announcement Friday followed the Supreme Court's decision in late June to strike down the Biden administration's student debt relief program that would have canceled up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers.Under the Biden administration, the Department of Education has canceled about $116 billion in student loan debt for borrowers who were misled by for-profit institutions, borrowers with disabilities and those with loans in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.Welp, that's it for me. From Denver I'm Sean Diller, original reporting for the stories in todays show is from Capitol News Illinois, Missouri Independent, Detroit News, and Kansas Reflector.
This week I make a guest appearance on The Silicon Valley podcast. Hosted by Shawn Flynn, we reveal insider secrets to buying and selling businesses that will help you navigate a potential sale in the future with greater skill to maximise your outcome. If you want to know the ins and outs of making the right moves, what to look out for in due diligence and what tricks investors play then have a listen. Here are the best bits of this week: 03:47 - How do you cover all aspects of your business as a founder? 06:51 - How do you find the right company to scale? 10:55 - 5 things you need to make the right acquisition 19:22 - What you need to know about due dilligence 24:45 - Growing a company from 3 to 50 million in four years 30:23 - What was the most difficult change to make in a business? 39:52 - Key learnings about mergers and acquisitions ------------------------------------------------------ If you got value from today's episode, you can subscribe, or review us on Apple Podcasts. Watch or listen to full episodes on: Spotify: https://loom.ly/NuK50WA Apple: https://loom.ly/-oy8jL4 YouTube: https://loom.ly/u_vibuw You can reach out to connect with our Host or our guest directly via: Sean's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seansteeleprofile/ Sean's website: www.seansteele.com.au
This is a special episode of the Slothy Llama Podcast with our guest Shawn Flynn. It is the first ever video episode for our podcast and was only made possible due to the generosity and talent of Shawn and his wonderful wife Michelle. Shawn is an Investment Banker, Host of the Silicon Valley Podcast, and President of the Bay Angels. He shares insights on how he became so successful and gained access to all these incredible opportunities and also shares some wisdom on the art of networking, or in better words, relationship building. You can use the following links to connect with Shawn or find some of his incredible work: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ The Silicon Valley Podcast: https://thesiliconvalleypodcast.com/ Slothy Llama wants to help you find the best approach to clear your mind, love and accept yourself, and experience life more fully. If you want to hear more, please like, favorite, or subscribe to be notified when more episodes are released! If you'd like to request a specific topic to be discussed, please Email us at TheNervousSystemAlchemist@gmail.com or message on Instagram: @TheNervousSystemAlcehmist . Interested in joining one of Dragon Breath Yoga's upcoming Yin Yoga or Breathwork Classes? Go to www.DragonBreathYoga.com and register for one the upcoming Online or In-Person classes. Remember to also check out Riva's Youtube channel!
In this episode, Sarah Tenisi speaks with Shawn Flynn, a Principal at a mid-market investment bank among several specialties, focusing on Mergers & Acquisitions of middle-market companies, with revenue between $10-$250 million.Shawn kicked off his career by founding, scaling, and successfully scaling a company in Beijing, China. He is also host of The Silicon Valley Podcast where he speaks to founders on a variety of topics such as building a unicorn company, raising funding, and technology trends.Listen in as Shawn gives his thoughts on IT due diligence for M&A activities. He breaks down how different parties consider IT and compliance, from investment bankers to C-suite executives.Reminding us that “time kills all deals”, Shawn speaks on preventing or at least minimizing the risks that can stop a purchase from pushing through, such as ransom attacks, unexpected economic downturns, and even deal fatigue amid the due diligence process.Finally, Shawn and Sarah discuss what it will take to accomplish the monumental task of standardizing IT due diligence.What You'll Learn in This Episode:● [01:53] Defining “IT due diligence”● [05:37] Whether investment bankers care about IT and compliance● [10:48] How Shawn got into the M&A space● [15:29] How CEOs consider IT due diligence● [21:45] Key inflection points in M&A activities● [26:03] What to do if the company was affected by phishing● [33:18] Optimizing the integration plan● [36:30] What it takes to standardize IT due diligenceKey quotes:● “It can be tied into the milestones of the company for key inflection points.”● “Time kills all deals.”● “You should be running your company as if you're going to sell it any day.”
Show notes for panel 3 Your Exit Process. The Business Capital & Exit Strategy Summit Jerome Fogel https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeromefogel/ Jerome Fogel is the co-founder of Fogel & Potamianos LLP. He is known as a dealmaker and innovator in the legal community. He represents successful entrepreneurs, small and lower middle market companies, and high-profile sports and entertainment leaders. He also serves as the go-to offsite general counsel for a number of organizations. He has participated in over 100 corporate, non-profit, and entertainment transactions including company formations, mergers & acquisitions, equity financing, high-profile partnerships, talent agreements, digital music distribution, television distribution, publishing, licensing, and commercial transactions. Shawn Flynn mid-market investment banker and Podcast Host. Shawn started his career as a business owner, founding, and growing a successful company in Beijing China before returning to the US to work with companies ranging from fast growing Silicon Valley startups to established overseas public companies. He brings his international experience working with all stages and sectors of businesses to his role as Principal at a premier middle market investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, raising growth capital, and secondaries. Shawn holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UCSD and speaks Mandarin and Spanish (lived abroad for almost 8 years) and he is the host of the award-winning Podcast "The Silicon Valley Podcast" You can connect with Shawn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ Podcast https://link.chtbl.com/TheSiliconValleyPodcast Hall Matin https://www.linkedin.com/in/halltmartin/ Through TEN Capital, I help #startup and growth companies everywhere raise #funding from #angels, family offices, venture capital and high net worth individuals. Through the Texas Entrepreneur Networks I established a funding program to match entrepreneurs with investors I also run the Wilco Funding Portal which has raised over $3M for companies based in Williamson County. Through the Texas Open Angel Network I educate angel investors on how to make investments into startups and growing companies. As part of TOAN, I host the Investor Connect podcast series in which I interview venture capital, angel, and family offices investors on how they invest in startups and growth companies. I assist in the formation and launch of startup investment groups, mentorship programs and accelerator programs which includes the First Look Forum, Idea to IP at UT, Incubation Station(SKU), AccelerateNFC, and others. I formed the TEN Advisory program consisting of highly capable professionals to provide business services to startup and growth companies. How does one do due diligence on the buyer? When should a company bring in an investment banker to help them sell their company? What is the process to sell your business? How to increase the odds of a deal closing. Who should be on your team when selling a company?
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Selling your business is a big deal. It's highly likely you'll only ever do it once, maybe twice at the most. But there's so much you can learn, and prepare for early, that will help you maximise the deal value. If you're keen to sell your business at some point in the future, you'll love this episode. Today we interview (for the second time) Shawn Flynn, Investment Banker and mergers and acquisitions specialist who not only advises others but has built and sold his own businesses. We unpack the reality and process of selling your business, tips to help you prepare well and to maximise the potential value of your sale. Here's What We Cover This Week…. 03:31 – Tips and Tricks for Nailing Management Meetings 16:35 – Flexible Terms That Can Be Leveraged to Optimise Outcomes 31:51 – Buyer Secrets –Tricks Buyers Play to Create an Advantage (for Them) 44:34 – New Focus Areas You Should Expect from Buyers 53:46 – Optimise Your Screening by Mandating Minimum Information in Buyer Letters of Interest 58:10 – How to get in touch with Shawn ------------------------------------------------------ If you got value from today's episode, please remember to: Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Register to be the first to know when new episodes drop and free tools are published at www.scaleupspodcast.com, or Drop us a question about scaling using Speakpipe on the website, or email questions@scaleupspodcast.com. Follow us on your favourite socials: • ScaleUps Podcast on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scaleupspodcast • Watch the full episode at ScaleUps Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLlvcqAuqJMYBVUBoiixChQ You can connect with Shawn at: • Website: www.TheSiliconValleyPodcast.com • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ or you can reach out to connect with Sean directly via: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seansteeleprofile/ • Website: www.seansteele.com.au
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One Blood is all about saving lives through blood drives. You can find a donor center or a Big Red Bus® and schedule your appointment today by clicking here. The first segment is with our friend, Shawn Flynn regarding his son Liam who was diagnosed with NHL Burkitts when he was 6 years old in 2018. He required 12 blood products while undergoing treatment. Shawn and his wife Stephanie were instrumental in bringing awareness to blood cancers, and organized creative blood drives in the Carolinas that reached across the map. The second segment is highlighting The Isabella Santos Foundation regarding their 15 year of raising awareness and funds. You can celebrate with us for ISF 5K for Kids Cancer Walk on Oct 15, 2022 · Presented by Hendrick Automotive Group Luxury Dealerships. Register here.
Selling your business is a big deal. It's highly likely you'll only ever do it once, maybe twice at the most. But there's so much you can learn, and prepare for early, that will help you maximise the deal value. If you're keen to sell your business at some point in the future, you'll love this episode. Today we interview Shawn Flynn, Investment Banker and mergers and acquisitions specialist who not only advises others, but has built and sold his own businesses. We unpack the reality and process of selling your business, tips to help you prepare well and to maximise the potential value of your sale. Here's What We Cover This Week…. 04:09 – Insights into Shawn's Background 12:05 – The Process and Team When Selling Your Business 19:39 – The Data Room, It's Importance and Relationship to the Deal 29:37 – Maximising Value in the Deal 33:25 – Understanding Your Walk-Away Price 38:06 – Other Deal Elements You Can Negotiate to Optimise Value 44:24 – Reducing Risk for the Buyer In Order to Maximise Value 53:34 – Strategic vs Financial Buyers 58:52 – Shaun's Podcast ------------------------------------------------------ If you got value from today's episode, please remember to: Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Register to be the first to know when new episodes drop and free tools are published at www.scaleupspodcast.com, or Drop us a question about scaling using Speakpipe on the website, or email questions@scaleupspodcast.com. Follow us on your favourite socials: • ScaleUps Podcast on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scaleupspodcast • ScaleUps Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scaleupspodcast/ • ScaleUps Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaleupspodcast • Watch the full episode at ScaleUps Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLlvcqAuqJMYBVUBoiixChQ You can connect with Shawn at: • Website: www.TheSiliconValleyPodcast.com • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ or you can reach out to connect with Sean directly via: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seansteeleprofile/ • Website: www.seansteele.com.au
It has been an incredible journey. 150 Episodes!!!! We look back at the last 50 and discuss some of the highlights and key topics that were discussed in these amazing interviews. About the Speaker: Shawn Flynn started as a business owner, founding, and growing a successful company in Beijing China before returning to the US to work with companies ranging from fast growing Silicon Valley startups to established overseas public companies. He brings his international experience working with all stages and sectors of businesses to his role as Principal at a premier middle market investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. Shawn holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UCSD and speaks Mandarin and Spanish (lived abroad for almost 8 years) and he is the host of the award-winning Podcast "The Silicon Valley Podcast" You can connect with Shawn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ Podcast https://link.chtbl.com/TheSiliconValleyPodcast
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In today's episode of If Not Now wen, we're talking with special guest Shawn Flynn. Shawn started his life as a business owner founding and growing a successful company in Beijing China before returning to the US to work with companies ranging from fast growing Silicon Valley startups to established overseas public companies. He brings his international experience working with all stages and sectors of businesses to his role as Principal at a premier middle market investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. Shawn holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UCSD. He speaks Mandarin and Spanish, which he learned by immersing himself in local communities and cultures while he lived abroad for almost 8 years. He is also the host of the award-winning Podcast "The Silicon Valley Podcast". Shawn has welcomed one challenge after another to become the amazing global leader he is today. Shawn has such an interesting journey, and his story is so inspiring! In this episode we talk about:
Our guest today is Shawn Flynn who is an investment banker and Principle at Global Capital Markets. Shawn also hosts the popular Silicon Valley podcast where he interviews famous Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists, and Leaders in Tech. In this episode we discuss the book “Results: Think Less, Achieve More” by Jamie Smart. When you transform the way you go after results you can get to it faster. Tune into this podcast to learn What are the key factors that influence your ability to create results What are the obstacles that hold you back and how to overcome them How do you increase impact and empower other people to create the results How do we do all of this in a way that's healthy, natural, and desirable
2:17 | Days away from the Pope's visit to his home territory of Ermineskin Cree Nation, Dr. Matthew Wildcat talks about the mixed feelings survivors are experiencing. Wildcat, a professor of political science at the University of Alberta, shares what he hopes will come of the papal apology. CHECK OUT "UNCOVERED: TRUTHS ABOUT INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS": https://www.ualberta.ca/prairie-indigenous-archaeology/uncoveredwebseries/index.html 18:26 | After seven years away from Alberta's Legislature, Dr. Raj Sherman wants to come back...as Alberta's premier. The ER doc and former MLA tells us what prompted him to take the plunge and raise the $150,000 entry fee, and updates us on his status (contest rules say he's ineligible). 41:46 | Our Real Talk Round Table panelists this week come from very different backgrounds. Dr. Crystal Gail Fraser is Gwichya Gwich'in, originally from NWT, and an intergenerational residential school survivor. Dr. Shawn Flynn, originally from Northern BC, is president of St. Joseph's College. They join for "uncomfortable" conversation about the Pope's visit, and what next steps look like for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada. LEARN ABOUT THE GOVERNING CIRCLE GUIDING THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION: https://nctr.ca/about/who-we-are/meet-the-governing-circle/ 1:27:34 | Lousy dishwashers and lazy commentary are in the crosshairs in this edition of Trash Talk presented by Local Environmental Services! SUBMIT YOUR TRASH TALK: talk@ryanjespersen.com
Shawn Flynn started his career in Beijing, China, by founding, scaling, and successfully exiting a company. He is now the Principal of a premier middle market investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. In this episode of Unlearn, he and Barry O'Reilly talk about acquisitions and exiting. Intro to investment banking Unlike most people in the profession, Shawn did not have an undergrad economics degree, MBA, or a jam-packed resume. He was overseas for roughly 8 years after graduating from college with a mechanical engineering degree, seizing the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica, China, Europe, and back to China, where he started a few companies. One of them did well, and the others were learning experiences. After returning to the States in 2013, he got a job as an account executive for a company that unfortunately folded, but through that experience, he was able to meet and network with many angel investors and one group who eventually took him under their wing. He became the investment director for the second oldest angel group in Silicon Valley. Debunking misconceptions The real work in investment banking is client-facing - keeping conversations and engagement going, making people feel comfortable, and asking the necessary questions so there's no skeletons in the closet about the company. “The people skill is so huge in this line of work and I had no idea going into it,” Shawn confesses. “I thought if you were good at Excel, you're a good investment banker, but in reality anyone can do that. The real skill is finding the deals, being able to build that rapport and keep everyone engaged through the entire process.” Open door policies When planning an exit, you actually want employees to not have heard from you or contact you with urgent news in months. That's a sign that things can and are operating smoothly without you - exactly what you need when exiting. Everyone knows their KPIs, the systems they're running and how to get there, and what they're doing every quarter. You want the people at the top to be able to go for vacation any time they want and not have the company destroy itself. Time is of the essence Time kills all deals, Barry says. At Nobody Studios, they value getting things done in a timely fashion. The number one deal killer is time. Stall too long, and you are very likely to lose the deal altogether. Anything can happen, Shawn comments, so when you're in the marketing phase, the prime time for closing a deal is while all parties, (the buyer and the seller) are still excited. An emotional process Having an outside advisor during the selling process is invaluable because they prepare you for everything - and preparation is something you will need, as exiting tends to be quite emotional. Building a company can consume much of your life, and letting go can get complicated, even when selling has been the plan all along. When potential acquirers come asking questions and trying to understand some of the decisions you've made, it's easy to feel like they're attacking you. Then, when it's time to go out to market and you get no response after a few days, it's disheartening. Looking forward Shawn is looking forward to resuming in-person events, like the half-day summit he held recently. He's also excited about collaborating with foreign companies interested in setting up operations in the US. “People have had all these dreams built up for the last 2 years, and now they're sharing them with the world and saying ‘I gotta catch up on 2 years of stuff, let's move fast,'” he adds. Please visit BarryO'Reilly.com for full show notes. Resources Shawn Flynn at Twitter | LinkedIn The Silicon Valley Podcast
135 Selling your Company with Shawn Flynn Shawn Flynn started as a business owner, founding, and growing a successful company in Beijing China before returning to the US to work with companies ranging from fast growing Silicon Valley startups to established overseas public companies. He brings his international experience working with all stages and sectors of businesses to his role as Principal at a premier middle market investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. Shawn holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UCSD and speaks Mandarin and Spanish (lived abroad for almost 8 years) and he is the host of the award-winning Podcast "The Silicon Valley Podcast" You can contact Shawn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ Podcast https://link.chtbl.com/TheSiliconValleyPodcast We talk about Why would someone want to work with an Investment Banker to Sell their Business? Why do companies decide to sell their business? What are the steps involved, with selling a business? How does one go about putting a value on their company? And much more... Connect with ShawnFlynn Shawn Flynn's LinkedIn Account
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Shawn Flynn started his career as a business owner, where he founded and grew a successful company in Beijing, China before returning to the US to work with companies ranging from fast growing Silicon Valley startups to established overseas public companies. He brings his international experience working with all stages and sectors of businesses to his role as Principal at an investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. Shawn is also the host of the award-winning show "The Silicon Valley Podcast".In this episode we discuss everything from living abroad and language learning to how and when to raise capital so you can scale your startup.
If you want to be featured on a podcast, or to host and produce your own podcast, learn from those who have been there, done it, such as Shawn Flynn, who has hosted 110 episodes for his own "Silicon Valley Podcast" production. Among those Shawn interviewed are Jim Mckelvey, co-Founder of Square, Melanie Perkins, Co-Founder of Canva, Patrick Lee, Founder of Rotten Tomatoes, on topics from building a unicorn company, raising funding, trends in technology, scaling a company, leadership, skill for the future, and much more. - To stay in the loop, subscribe to our Newsletter - To read it as a blog - To watch it as a video Being a podcast producer and host myself, for my own series “Interviews of Notables and Influencers”, I know how much work it takes to find the people to be interviewed, research, prepare, produce and edit… On top of that, Shawn has a full time job in middle market investment banking, in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring. Like Shawn, I also have a full time job as the CEO and Branding Expert at 10 Plus Brand, Inc., a full service, award-winning brand building, content creation and digital marketing agency. For my own 10 Plus Podcast, I invite both well known notables and influencers, billionaires, as well as ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Next month, I will feature someone who has volunteered years of service to help troubled teenage boys at a special summer camp, as well as a savvy investor who will share insights about investing money. Below are SOME of the questions I asked Shawn during this interview: Q-1: Could you give us a brief history about yourself? What is your journey leading up to where you are now? Q 2: Do you hire any help for your podcast production? Or are you doing it all by yourself? (If yes, do you ever sleep? :) Q 3: Tell us what got you into podcasting in the first place? Do you have Sponsors? Ads? Q 4: What is the relationship between your investment banking career and your podcast series? Q 5: What are the biggest challenges in continuing your podcast, episode after episode? Q 6: Do you get emails from strangers wanting to get on your podcast? What do you do with them? Q 7: From hosting your 110 podcast episodes, which ones took the most time and effort to prepare? Q 8: Could you tell us 3 stories about how you secured interviews with the Silicon Valley big names? Q 9: What have you learned from your podcast guests? Any specific stories? Did you ever disagree with your guests on air? Do you prefer edited or live? Q 10: Did your interviews have impacted your personal and professional growth? In what ways? Q 11: What makes you do investment banking? Q 12: What specific types of companies and individuals need your investment banking advice and expertise? What are your sweet spots? Q 13: What do you foresee you'd be, 10 years from now, down your career path? And your personal life, if you want to share? - Visit our Websites: https://10plusbrand.com/ https://10plusprofile.com/ - Find us online by clicking or follow these hashtags: #10PlusBrand #10PlusPodcast #10PlusInterviews OR #InterviewsofNotablesandInfluencers #30SecondsofAnything #BrandDNA - To stay in the loop, subscribe to our Newsletter
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Shawn Flynn spent 4 plus years living and conducting business in Beijing, China. While in China, he founded, grew, and profitably exited a successful education company. Shawn moved back to San Francisco to invest his experience, connections, and resources back into the world's deepest and most vibrant technology ecosystem. Shawn works with institutions, governments, and various capital sources, to help promote economic growth at a global scale. He is heavily involved in the Silicon Valley technology ecosystem of fast growing, high potential businesses. He has played a pivotal role to help multi-nationals, both pre and post-IPO companies including overseas “Unicorns”, set up operations in Silicon Valley while connecting prominent Silicon Valley companies with strategic and funding sources overseas. Shawn's contacts, talent, and energy are directed at achieving Global Capital's Clients' goal of maximizing shareholder value during liquidity and growth capital events. Shawn is the founder of the TV show “Silicon Valley Successes” and hosts the podcast “The Silicon Valley Podcast”. He is passionate about building bridges that connect Silicon Valley to the rest of the world. Shawn holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UCSD and speaks Mandarin and Spanish. He also holds FINRA Series SIE, 7, 24, 63, and 79 licenses. On today Show we Talk about: Key takeaways from interviewing some of the biggest leaders in Silicon Valley. What's next for the podcast Thank you for all the help CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn's LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn's FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com
How can you raise capital with clarity? The first step is to identify your company's core focus at the moment. Meny Hoffman's guest today is Shawn Flynn, Principal at Global Capital Markets. In this episode, Shawn reveals what happens behind the curtains when investors decide what company they'll invest in. Many business owners believe it takes a plane ride and a meeting to have that blank check. But the reality is, you'll most likely have to go through 200 meetings with investors to get that one check. That's why you need to be very clear on what your company's focus is. Otherwise, even the investors will be unsure! Tune in and learn how to raise capital with clarity and focus!
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In this week’s episode, we look at National Hug Your Cat Day (June 4th) and the seemingly endless proliferation of National “Something” Appreciation Days. And yet—no Cat Appreciators Appreciation Day! Later on, we speak with author Shawn Flynn and hear the incredible story of the outdoor cat he finally wooed indoors—after 12 years of taking care of her. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nick Hughes is joined by Shawn Flynn, an investment banker and host of the Silicon Valley Podcast. Shawns podcast unlocks the secrets of top Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists and Business Leaders, was labeled the "#1 Silicon Valley Podcast You Must Follow in 2020" and in this conversation you can tell why! Nick and Shawn quickly step into a funny, enjoyable and wide ranging conversation which starts by getting to know Shawn a bit more and then we hear how he gets established in his conversations and podcast. Interestingly, Shawn and Nick have many things in common - from early experiments in filming interviews, to their podcast pursuits as well as their love of traveling. They spend most of their time breaking down what goes into a great podcast, how to ask the right questions, how to keep conversations going and to get the most interesting tidbits out of guests. They then shift to the amazing joys of traveling and what its so addictive to certain people. They end with their thoughts and predictions on the new drop-in audio apps like Clubhouse and Facebook Hotline. This is a very fun and entertaining conversation with two podcast hosts who just want to learn from people, we hope the podcasting tips help you today on your journey.https://thesiliconvalleypodcast.com/
GET MONEY!… Well, if you are a business owner or looking at starting a business get ready to take notes! Mr. Shawn Flynn joins me on this episode. Prepare yourself for lots of laughs and a ton on knowledge! Shawn Flynn is a Principal at Global Capital Markets, a mid-market Investment bank focused on Merger & Acquisitions, […]
GET MONEY!... Well, if you are a business owner or looking at starting a business get ready to take notes! Mr. Shawn Flynn joins me on this episode. Prepare yourself for lots of laughs and a ton on knowledge! Shawn is a Principal at Global Capital Markets, a mid-market Investment bank focused on Merger & Acquisitions, Capital raising in both debt and equity along with secondaries and more. Here are several questions we get answered in this show. ~How to Meet Investors? ~Preparing your startup for Investors? ~What types of companies do Angels and Venture Capitalists look for? And what's the difference between the two? ~What do Investment Bankers do? ~What is a process for working with an Investment Banker? Shawn is also the founder of the TV show “Silicon Valley Successes” and hosts the podcast “The Silicon Valley Podcast”. We discuss what's next for the show and some of the guests he has gotten to interview. Then we wrap up the show with Shawn sharing his “Decision Hour”. Be sure to check out his podcast “The Silicon Valley Podcast” and if you have question reach out to him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/
This week we are lucky enough to be joined by Shawn Flynn, Host of The Silicon Valley Podcast.Shawn has led an impressive career in Silicon Valley working for start-ups, incubators and knows what it takes to make it in the region. Shawn's deep network has seen him interview some of the top tech executives. We delve deep into his knowledge and experience to get his take on how economic developers can work alongside incubators, his thoughts on the California business "exodus" and how working from home will impact attracting talent.
Make more money when you buy, with a well-executed negotiation. This week's special guest is Shawn Flynn, host of The Silicon Valley Podcast, who brings his depth of experience in the VC and startup scene from the Bay Area, to share knowledge and stories from travels and business life with us.
My guest today Shawn Flynn is the host of the Silicon Valley Podcast. Shawn was introduced to me by Tim Alison of Screw The Naysayers podcast. Shawn is a virtual rolodex (old school talk for contact list) of Who’s Who in Silicon Valley. He is also the Head of Innovation for TechCode which is …
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Everyone has heard about startup accelerators and incubators. So how do you approach finding or getting into them? Spoiler alert… Google is a great place to start when it comes to finding accelerators. However, what Matt DeCoursey and Shawn Flynn of the Silicon Valley Podcast discuss is how to approach them, pick the right one as well as some do's and don't regarding your applications and interviews with them. This episode is sponsored by, Tesseract Ventures: tesseractventures.io Tesseract Ventures helps companies become smarter, better connected, and more efficient through next-generation robotics, 21st-century software, and radically connected platforms. Go check out what the Inventors, Engineers, and Creatives are building over at TesseractVentures.io. From robots to flexible tech solutions for construction and beyond, the Tesseract team dream it AND make it come to life. Watch our Demo Day Presentation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1008760086261597 Watch our Demo Day Presentation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMY2laF9vEw Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Find Startup Hustle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustlexyz/ Visit Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg Suggest a Guest: https://fullscale.io/contact-us/ Learn more about: The Silicon Valley Podcast https://thesiliconvalleypodcast.com/ Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, Hall welcomes back Shawn Flynn, Head of Incubation and Managing Director of Business Development at TechCode Accelerator - U.S. Shawn is also the host of The Silicon Valley Podcast. Located in Sunnyvale, California, TechCode Accelerator - U.S. is a global innovation service operator focusing on helping technology startups scale up, and integrating global innovation resources. Shawn spent over 4 years living and conducting business in Beijing, China. After successfully founding and growing a profitable education company, he has since moved back to San Francisco to invest his experience, connections, and resources back into the startup ecosystem. He regularly works with incubators, accelerators, angel groups, VCs, local governments, and institutions to promote economic growth. Shawn has helped several companies through his work with TechCode Accelerator and has set up operations in Silicon Valley. He has also set up offices, partnerships, and funding relationships overseas. Shawn is the founder of Silicon Valley Successes a television show that features entrepreneurs and the people that work with them and is the host of The Silicon Valley Podcast where he has interviewed some of the biggest names in tech. He is passionate about building a bridge that connects Silicon Valley and the rest of the world. Shawn lives in San Francisco and practices Brazilian Jujitsu, Salsa Dancing, and has a passion for learning about languages and cultures. Shawn updates Hall on what he’s been doing since they last spoke. He shares his thoughts on the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare and EdTech, what the future of manufacturing looks like, new opportunities for entrepreneurs, and the multiple facets of the growing cannabis market. You can visit TechCode Accelerator - U.S. at . Check out The Silicon Valley Podcast at . Shawn can be contacted via LinkedIn at , via Twitter at , and via email at shawnpflynn@gmail.com.
Regularly working with incubators, accelerators, VCs, local governments, and institutions to promote economic growth. Shawn is passionate about building a bridge that connects Silicon Valley and the rest of the world. https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/
Brett Sharenow is a trusted advisor on raising capital from VCs, PE, and Angel investors, for start-up, growth, pivot, and exit. Since 1995 he has helped companies raise more than $750 million and have facilitated exits valued at more than $6 billion. Some of Brett's client companies: Venture and Private Equity Backed • Verio (acq. by NTT) • Viator (acq. by Trip Advisor) • Dial Page/Dial Call (acq. by Nextel) • Switch Lighting • Vistard • VirtualLan • Ethernetworks • GroWiseBeWell Academy • Puronyx • Skylights • Husk Power Systems • Yonder Private Companies • King's Hawaiian • Astrology.net (acq. by iVillage) • MagniGyro srl • MarCom International • Putnam Consulting • Strozzi Institute • Skyline International • SensoryScapes • Say it Better Center • Indy Electronics • Generative Somatics Public Companies • USWestDex • Pacific Bell • Pacific Telesis • BFGoodrich • Fujitsu • Bay Area Cellular Telephone • Olin Corporation • Pacific Bell Mobile Services Help us out! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Guest: Brett Sharenow on LinkedIn Email Brett Sharenow Website This episode we talk about: How does a founder/CEO know that their strategy will work? Should a company's strategybe influenced by a financial model? What are the typical inputs and outputs in a financial model? What can a good financial model do for a company? I want to thank Shmuel Silverman who made the introduction to Brett allowing this interview to happen. CONNECT WITH SHAWN: https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn's Twitter Account Shawn Flynn's LinkedIn Account Silicon Valley LinkedIn Group Account Shawn Flynn's Facebook Account Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com Tweet your comments about this episode directly to Shawn Flynn and the rest of The Investor's Podcast Community using #TIPSiliconValley. Help us out! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about Brett Sharenow LinkedIn Email brett@broadscope.com Website https://www.broadscope.com/ Connect with Shawn: Shawn Flynn's Twitter Account Shawn Flynn's LinkedIn Account Silicon Valley LinkedIn Group Account Shawn Flynn's Facebook Account Email Shawn@TheInvestorsPodcast.com
Straight from the heart chat with Shawn Flynn from Silicon Valley Shawn Flynn - Head of Incubation | Host I Speaker | Best Selling Author I Mentor | Advisor | Board Member Hosts: Abhinav Raje & Madhu Sundararajan Great interview with Shawn Flynn from TechCode Accelerator - US where he spoke about his life journey and success stories from Silicon Valley start-ups. He is the head of incubation at Tech code accelerator. He is also the founder of Silicon Valley Successes, a television show and The Silicon Valley Podcast where he has interviewed some of the biggest names in tech. He is passionate about building a bridge that connects Silicon Valley and the rest of the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inspiringideas/message
The startup world is full of challenges. Best practices can serve as a lighthouse for businesses navigating choppy waters. In this episode, Adam Torres and Shawn Flynn, Head of Incubation at a Global Accelerator, Investment Banker and Host of The Silicon Valley Podcast, explore startup best practices founders should know.Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule.Apply to be interviewed by Adam on our podcast:https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/Visit our website:https://missionmatters.com/
Shawn is an entrepreneur, he’s Director of Business Development at Tech Code Accelerator, And he’s a best selling author. Shawn spent over 4 years living and conducting business in Beijing, China. After successfully founding and growing a profitable education company, he moved back to San Francisco to invest his experience, connections, and resources back into the startup ecosystem. He has helped several companies through his work with Techcode land and set-up operations in Silicon Valley as well as Silicon Valley companies set up offices, partnerships, and funding relationships overseas. Shawn is also the founder of Silicon Valley Successes a television show that features Entrepreneurs and the people that work with them and is the host of The Silicon Valley Podcast where he has interviewed some of the biggest names in tech including Jim Mckelvey co-Founder of Square, Melanie Perkins Co-Founder Canva, and Patrick Lee Founder of Rotten Tomatoes Aside from Brazilian Jujitsu and Salsa Dancing, Shawn’s passion is building a bridge that connects Silicon Valley and the rest of the world. You can contact Shawn at: Podcast: Thesilicon Website: https://shawnflynnsv.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ Contact Tim: Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Screw-The-Naysayers Website: www.screwthenaysayers.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClMAFSvihsdBYk5OSG4SY8A
Three weeks in a row! And this week is a treat for all of you mothers out there. Kyley Flynn is the better half of our fearless founder, Shawn Flynn. Okay, it's his wife, but let's be honest - that's probably accurate. This week we get to hear from Kyley and a friend of mine who I tricked into being a guest host (mwahahaha) about their experiences with #icare, and what it's like being a mother both from the aspects of protective mama-bear mode as well as varying struggles with their own mental health that can affect all mothers (and parents as a whole) out there. Make sure you subscribe, follow, rate, review - or whatever else you feel like doing if you enjoy what we're doing! We love hearing about how we're doing especially this early into the process. If you have topic ideas, or you want to comment on the show anonymously, or you even want to be on the show as a guest to tell your story and talk about issues that mean something to you; send me an email at podcast@hashtagicare.com And remember, we love you. Take care, #icare. Apple PodcastsSpotifyStitcherGoogle Podcasts Join the movement! FB GroupFB Page:InstagramTwitter
We have Scott Orn on the show. Scott runs Operations at Kruze Consulting, a fast-growing Startup CFO Consulting firm that works with over 160 startup clients. Kruze is based in San Francisco with clients in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York. In addition to his Operations responsibilities, Scott runs the Venture Debt Consulting practice at Kruze. In his spare time, Scott publishes the Founders & Friends Podcast, which interviews Startup CEO's, Investors and other service providers in the startup ecosystem. Before Kruze Consulting, Scott was a Partner at Lighthouse Capital, a private debt fund that lends to startups. In addition, Scott ran Community Products at Callisto Media. Prior to joining Lighthouse, Scott spent three years in Technology Mergers & Acquisitions at Hambrecht & Quist which was later acquired by JPMorgan Chase. Scott has an MBA from Kellogg, and an undergraduate business degree from CAL Berkeley. He also has a CFA and has passed the Series 7. In this episode, you'll learn: How do companies get into trouble by having sloppy financials? What are common tax mistakes that startups make? When should a company bring in a CFO consultant? What are some stories from Venture Debt Consulting with startups? What is it like to grow a company while at the same time becoming a new parent? Help us out! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a review and rating! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Tweet your comments about this episode directly to Shawn Flynn and the rest of The Investor's Podcast Community using #TIPSiliconValley. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Download yourfree audiobook at Audible. Find the best job candidate at Ziprecruiter. Connect with Scott on LinkedIn and Twitter. Kruze Consulting Founders & Friends Podcast CONNECT WITH SHAWN: https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn's Twitter Account Shawn Flynn's LinkedIn Account Silicon Valley LinkedIn Group Account Shawn Flynn's Facebook Account Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com
On April 30, we're launching the Silicon Valley podcast. I will be your host Shawn Flynn and I'm excited to say we've already interviewed: CEO and co founder of the unicorn company Canva Miss Melanie Perkins, Square co-founder Jim McCovey, Rotten Tomatoes co founder and first CEO Patrick Lee, and many more of the top entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and leaders in tech. And this is just the beginning. The interviews we have scheduled will excite and amaze as we will be talking about the future. What is beyond 5g technology? What is digital wins? Where are the venture capitalists looking to invest? What they're excited about and what they see lies in our futures. You're going to get to enter the minds of some of the most brilliant people and learn from their knowledge and experiences. We want you our listeners to be connected to the knowledge and resources in Silicon Valley to help you and your lifelong path to education. See how some of the top in their fields, look at problems, solve them and move on to the next challenge and overcome those as well. All this on the Silicon Valley podcast, officially launch it on April 30 2020. https://link.chtbl.com/sGEIIP9p click to find us
In this episode, Hall is joined by Shawn Flynn of Silicon Valley-based TechCode. Before Shawn began investing in early-stage companies, he spent over 4 years living and conducting business in Beijing, China. While there, he founded three companies, one of which succeeded. Returning to the U.S., he ended up in Silicon Valley working at a startup in sales. After making contacts and meeting angel investors, he started volunteering, working his way up to the investment director of the Angel Group. Eventually, he was recruited by TechCode to work in business development and screen potential companies. Shawn shares his advice on investing in startups, especially for those who are just now beginning their career. Shawn advises investors to have a long-term mindset and ask a lot of questions before they write their first check. He also talks about trends in the venture market, such as overseas companies being further along before they try to enter the Silicon Valley market. Shawn speaks about TechCode's investment thesis, and some of the companies they've brought on. He also discusses some of the challenges, such as uncertainty with regulatory issues as it relates to overseas investing. Shawn goes over some of the sectors he feels are especially promising for the future. Finally, he emphasizes the importance of long-term strategy, patience when it comes to raising funding, and building relationships.
Episode: In this episode, we discuss the Mesopotamian texts about matters of children to deity relations, families roles, abandonment, child death, and more for the sake of understanding some of the […] The post Shawn Flynn – Children in Ancient Israel first appeared on OnScript.
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