Podcasts about software startups

In this episode of Confessions of a B2B Entrepreneur, host Tom Hunt chats with the legendary Rob Walling. A true veteran of the SaaS bootstrapping world, Rob shares insights from his two decades in the game, from building and selling Drip, starting the influential MicroConf community and the TinySeed accelerator, to hosting the 'Startup for the Rest of Us' podcast. They discuss the power of compounding effort, the crucial lesson of following market feedback, iterating your approach based on what the market wants, and the journey of building multiple successful ventures without relying on traditional VC. Rob reflects on the lessons learned over twenty years, offering invaluable perspective for any entrepreneur looking to build sustainable, long-term growth.

As an AI engineer at Meta, Boris Valkov helped build PyTorch, one of the world's largest machine learning libraries. During his time there, Valkov realized that artificial intelligence “was about to unlock capabilities…in the application layer in the software stack.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wusstest du, dass wenn Camunda nicht funktioniert, du bei Zalando nichts bestellen und bei deiner Bank keine Überweisung tätigen kannst? Das Berliner Software Scale-Up macht inzwischen mehr als 100 Millionen Euro Umsatz mit Großkunden für ihre Software zur Prozessorchestrierung. Doch wie funktioniert eigentlich der Vertrieb in einer Firma, die extrem viel Vertrauen von ihren Kunden braucht? Denn wenn Camunda mal nicht funktionieren würde, kannst du bei Zalando nichts bestellen. Sales Bakery Gast-Host Florian Dostert hat Jakob Freund, Co-Founder und CEO von Camunda, zur Sales Bakery eingeladen. Die beiden sprechen über den beeindruckenden Weg von Jakobs Unternehmens – von einer kleinen Berliner Beratung hin zu einem internationalen Marktführer für Prozessautomatisierung mit über 100 Millionen Euro ARR. Jakob teilt seine Erfahrungen aus über 15 Jahren Unternehmertum: Wie Camunda von bootstrapped auf Venture Capital umgestiegen ist, warum Kundenbeziehungen und technische Exzellenz entscheidend für den Erfolg sind, und wie er es geschafft hat, eine Organisation mit über 500 Mitarbeitern weltweit zu skalieren.  Was du lernst: Von der Beratung zur SaaS-Plattform: Warum Jakob und sein Co-Founder Bernd Hücker aus einer technischen Leidenschaft heraus Camunda gegründet haben Wie der Übergang von Consulting zu einem skalierbaren SaaS-Geschäftsmodell gelungen ist Predictability und Wachstum: Wie Camunda Sales-Ziele setzt und langfristig plant, ohne dabei an Flexibilität zu verlieren Warum Pipeline-Management und langfristige Forecasts entscheidend für nachhaltige Skalierung sind Sales im Enterprise-Bereich: Wie man technische Produkte erfolgreich an große Unternehmen verkauft und dabei komplexe Entscheidungsprozesse durchläuft Die Rolle von Technical Fit und warum der Fokus auf Entwickler und Architekten der Schlüssel zu Camundas Erfolg war Kundenbeziehungen und Expansion: Warum es entscheidend ist, neben technischer Exzellenz auch vertrauensvolle Beziehungen zu Kunden aufzubauen Wie Camunda bestehende Kunden durch vertikale und horizontale Expansion weiterentwickelt und langfristig bindet Kulturelle Transformation und Leadership: Wie Jakob es geschafft hat, sein Team und die Organisation durch verschiedene Wachstumsphasen und sich verändernde Anforderungen zu führen Warum Ambition und kontinuierliches Lernen zentrale Werte bei Camunda sind ALLES ZU UNICORN BAKERY: https://zez.am/unicornbakery  Mehr zu Jakob: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakob-freund-camunda/  Camunda: https://camunda.com/  Hier findest du Co-Host Florian: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-dostert/  Syntinels: https://www.syntinels.com/ Join our Founder Tactics Newsletter: 2x die Woche bekommst du die Taktiken der besten Gründer der Welt direkt ins Postfach: https://www.tactics.unicornbakery.de/  Kapitel: (00:00:00) Camunda: von Berliner Beratung zu Softwarefirma mit 100 Millionen Euro Umsatz (00:03:54) Wie vorhersehbar war das Wachstum von Camunda? (00:08:58) Sales-Ziele setzen und managen (00:13:44) Wie kommt es zum Deal? - Ein Blick auf die Prozesse (00:22:14) Wie sich die Vertriebsperspektive über die Zeit verändert (00:28:45) Die Balance von Customer Relation Expansion & Geschäftsmodell (00:32:47) Angebote aus Founder Sales-Sicht (00:38:01) Ist Camunda je vom Value-Weg abgekommen? (00:44:57) So sicherst du Wachstum in deinem Sales-Team (00:50:02) Wie baut Camunda Kunden-Experience auf (00:54:56) Die Relevanz von Methodik und einer klaren Idee (00:59:05) Hilfe bei der Entscheidungsfindung

In this engaging conversation, SK Vaughn and Virginia discuss the evolution of event planning and the launch of Virginia's software startup, Partytrick. They explore the importance of creating memorable experiences, the transition from consumer to B2B platforms, and the significance of resilience and execution in entrepreneurship. Virginia shares her insights on modern hosting, the experience economy, and the lessons learned while scaling her business. The episode concludes with a look at future projects and the importance of celebrating everyday moments.TakeawaysGatherings are essential for human connection.Efficiency and productivity are key in event planning.Transitioning from event planning to software can create a larger impact.Modern hosting focuses on the experience rather than perfection.The experience economy emphasizes meaningful interactions.Scaling a business requires listening to market demands.Execution is more important than just having ideas.Resilience and flexibility are crucial for entrepreneurs.Creating memorable experiences can foster brand loyalty.Celebrating everyday moments enhances community and connection.Chapters00:00 Surviving and Thriving: Personal Updates02:58 Virginia's Journey: From Event Planning to Software05:58 The Transition: Building Efficiency in Event Planning09:05 Introducing Party Trick: A New Way to Host12:02 Modern Hosting: Creating Memorable Experiences15:13 The Experience Economy: Redefining Gatherings17:49 Scaling a Business: Lessons Learned21:06 Defining Success: Impact and Integrity24:05 Looking Ahead: Future Projects and GoalsResourcesExclusive Membership Group ✨ Sign Up!New Merch Dropping

Wie kommst du von Software Idee zu ersten Nutzern und Kunden ohne dich zu verzetteln?Marc Klingen baut mit seinem Team Langfuse. Langfuse ist eine Open-Source Software für die Entwicklung von Tools basierend auf Large Language Models (LLMs).Mehr als 4 Millionen Dollar haben unter anderem Y Combinator, La Famiglia und Lightspeed Venture Partners in das Berliner Startup investiert.Aus Berlin heraus bedient das Langfuse Team Kunden in der ganzen Welt und unser Gast Host Mike Mahlkow (2-facher Y Combinator Gründer) spricht mit Marc über den Aufbau der Firma.Du erfährst alles über die Herausforderungen der frühen Produktentwicklung, wie man erste Kunden gewinnt, warum Geschwindigkeit wichtiger ist als Perfektion und wie man aus Feedback iteriert, um echten Mehrwert zu schaffen. Was du lernst:Wie Langfuse Unternehmen wie Khan Academy, Twilio und Merck hilft, ihre LLM-Anwendungen effizienter zu entwickeln und zu testen.Warum der Fokus auf Geschwindigkeit und ein kleiner Scope in der frühen Phase entscheidend sind.Wie man Champions und Economic Buyer in großen Unternehmen identifiziert und mit ihnen arbeitet.Warum es wichtig ist, Kundenfeedback strukturiert zu nutzen und iterativ zu arbeiten.Wie Open-Source-Ansätze und Partnerschaften helfen können, Nutzer zu gewinnen und zu skalieren.Welche Unterschiede es gibt, wenn man an Startups vs. Enterprise-Kunden verkauft und wie man sich darauf vorbereitet.ALLES ZU UNICORN BAKERY:https://zez.am/unicornbakery Mehr zu Marc:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcklingen Website: https://langfuse.com/ Mehr zu Co-Host Mike:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemahlkow/ Website: https://fastgen.com/ Join our Founder Tactics Newsletter:2x die Woche bekommst du die Taktiken der besten Gründer der Welt direkt ins Postfach:https://www.tactics.unicornbakery.de/ Kapitel:(00:00:00) Welches Problem löst Langfuse(00:11:17) Von Idee zu ersten Kunden(00:21:54) Kunden von der Nutzung überzeugen(00:25:18) Der AHA-Moment bei Langfuse: Hallo, User 1!(00:37:56) How to: An größere Unternehmen verkaufen (B2B & Enterprise Sales)(00:48:06) Die Relevanz von Mehrwert & Nutzen: Beispiel Figma(00:51:35) How to: von 1 auf 10 Nutzer skalieren(00:58:42) Unterschied zwischen B2B und B2C-Produkten(01:00:39) Wann sollte man aufhören?(01:08:36) How to: von 10 auf 100 Nutzer skalieren(01:18:25) ... doch was, wenn ich viel länger bauen muss? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of All Things Policy, Shobhankita and Avinash discuss deep tech software startups. They ponder how we can measure its impact without software patents as a concept in India. They also discuss software patents and alternative frameworks to classify a startup as deep tech software without relying on patents or IP. Link to our earlier podcast on deep tech startup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fG8onO5I5s, All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru. The Takshashila Institution has designed the 'Technopolitik: A Technology Geopolitics Survey' to understand and assess what people think about how India should navigate high-tech geopolitics. Please take this 5-minute survey at the following link: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/technopolitik_survey⁠⁠ Find out more on our research and other work here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://takshashila.org.in/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our public policy courses here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://school.takshashila.org.in⁠

Co-Founder of Secchi Ken Debauche talks about what his software startup company does to help workforces improve and the role AI plays.

Candace Mitchell, CEO of hair platform Myavana, says the hair care recommendation platform raised $5.9 million from investors and is now valued at $50 million. Mitchell joined Forbes at the Nasdaq MarketSite to discuss her early-stage tech startup.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this insightful interview, Josh Pappas shares his inspiring personal story of transformation from sports teacher to Pharma Rep, and finally to his dream role in Software Sales within the healthcare and medical sales industry. Josh discusses his journey, detailing the challenges he overcame and the pivotal moments that propelled his career forward. Learn from Josh's experiences, as he offers valuable tips and advice for anyone looking to break into or advance in the medical sales field. This video is all about his remarkable journey and the lessons he's learned along the way. _______________________ Follow Medical Sales U:  https://medicalsalesu.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MedicalSalesU1 https://www.instagram.com/medicalsalesu/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/medical-sales-u/ https://www.tiktok.com/@medicalsalesu https://twitter.com/medicalsalesu

Ian Manners was a successful consultant for pharmaceutical companies in the US when he discovered a major problem that needed a software solution. Big pharma companies provide financial assistance funding for patients who require their drugs but struggle with high costs, but these funds are difficult to access and manage for patients and healthcare providers.  Ian and his cofounder created Vivor in 2014 to connect this financial assistance funding to patients through healthcare providers like hospitals, medical offices, and healthcare networks. The bootstrapped software startup grew slowly at first but eventually became profitable as it scaled up. Since inception, Vivor has helped over 100,000 patients receive over $2 billion in financial assistance to offset the high costs of prescriptions.  During the COVID crisis that hit the US healthcare industry, Ian decided to merge Vivor with TailorMed, a VC-funded competitor, in a cash and stock deal. He stayed on for two years during the transition and is now looking for his next entrepreneurial adventure in healthcare software.  Quote from Ian Manners, cofounder and former CEO of Vivor “The overall idea of merging our companies and having stock and some cash in our acquisition structure made sense for both parties. If the company that's acquiring your company is huge and they've got big cash reserves, they buy someone out. But if you're combining with another startup, that cash is precious. They don't want to spend all of it.  “So it really makes sense to do a combination of the two and to include equity in the deal. I think that part was absolutely a win-win, even when, as you're going through that process, you negotiate all the details. “It's a huge bet for us to take equity as part of our deal, We became an investor in the company that bought us.. I think for anyone facing something similar, my advice would be to just slow down that part of it and really think about and digest the fact that you're becoming an investor in the combined company. “ Links Ian Manners on LinkedIn Vivor website TailorMed on LinkedIn TailorMed website The Practical Founders Podcast Tune into the Practical Founders Podcast for weekly in-depth interviews with founders who have built valuable software companies without big funding. Subscribe to the Practical Founders Podcast using your favorite podcast app. Get the weekly Practical Founders newsletter and podcast updates at practicalfounders.com. 

Manav Garg is the founder of Eka and Together Fund.Manav started Eka before SaaS was even a word. We start with Manav's journey from a small town in Punjab to founding Eka, one of India's first vertical SaaS companies. He shares all the ups and down in Eka & his life in the last 20 years. From building and selling from India to global businesses. From pivoting, which few companies survive, to coming out not just alive but highly profitable again. We also discuss his work with SaaS Bhoomi, future of Indian B2B SaaS, Together fund and Manav's next mission.-------------------------------------Timestamps00:00 - Introduction00:39 - From Small Town Punjab to International Trading12:08 - Quitting Job & Now What17:00 - Fundraising Struggles & Launching Eka23:07 - Scaling Eka from $3-4 million to $10-20 million26:57 - The Journey of Scaling a SaaS Business From India30:00 - The Time To Pivot & How to Come Out Alive35:23 - Build SaaS From India: But Where Are The Lessons?36:26 - Reaching Revenue Peaks Again After The Pivot37:23 - Next Mission After Eka41:14 - How To Plan An Exit Like a Pro48:30 - Together Fund and Its Mission54:17 - AI Wave & SaaS: What's Changed?1:00:08 - The Growth of Indian B2B SaaS1:03:33 - AI-First Tools From India1:08:08 - AI and New(&Old) Industries1:12:00 - Business Runs On Trust1:17:20 - Don't Be Indisciplined About Discipline1:21:14 - Lessons From 20-year journey with Eka___________________________________Hi, I am your host Siddhartha! I have been an entrepreneur from 2012-2017 building two products AddoDoc and Babygogo. After selling my company to SHEROES, I and my partner Nansi decided to start up again. But we felt unequipped in our skillset in 2018 to build a large company. We had known 0-1 journeys from our startups but lacked the experience of building 1-10 journeys. Hence was born The Neon Show (Earlier 100x Entrepreneur) to learn from founders and investors, the mindset to scale yourself and your company. This quest still keeps us excited even after 5 years and doing 200+ episodes. We welcome you to our journey to understand what goes behind building a super successful company. Every episode is done with a very selfish motive, that I and Nansi should come out as a better entrepreneur and professional after absorbing the learnings. ___________________________________Visit our Website: https://neon.fund/Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theneonshoww/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheNeonShowwFollow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beneon/___________________________________*Sponsor Shout Out*Looking to build a differentiated tech startup with a 10X better solution? Prime is the high conviction, high support investor you need. With its fourth fund of $120M, Prime actively works with star teams to accelerate building great companies.To know more, visit https://primevp.in/___________________________________

David West, co-founder and CEO of Proscia, shares his journey from student/researcher to founding and building a medical software company whose goal is to improve cancer diagnosis through technology.We discussed how he developed his vision of authentic leadership while building the company as he transitioned from a scientist/hands-on entrepreneur to a leader who fosters a problem-solving mindset within his team. He shared the importance of finding the right investors and how transparency and effective communication are key in building trust with the venture capitalists on the board of directors.Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.comWebsites:Proscia.comal4ep.comAdditional Guest Links:David WestLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/david-r-westTwitter / X: @davidwest_irl ProsciaLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/prosciaTwitter / X: @ProsciaAuthentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edpMusicSusan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Rowing8 was inspired by the premium class of team rowing, the Olympic eight. It takes much more than just eight outstanding athletes and a coxswain to win an Olympic gold. For us B2B growth is a team sport. Selling to digitally empowered B2B customers requires a wider variety of functional roles, a broader set of tools and tactics, and much more communication and coordination.

Mike Droesch and Joe Lynch discuss the supply chain road map. Mike is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, a venture capital firm that backs promising startups in technology, supply chain, healthcare, and consumer markets. Mike's focus is on logistics and supply chain. Click the link to see Mike review BVP's Supply Chain Roadmap.  Summary: The Supply Chain Road Map In this podcast, Mike Droesch from Bessemer Venture Partners shares insights on the importance of a supply chain roadmap and how technology is transforming the logistics industry. He discusses their firm's focus on investing in early-stage companies that bring innovation to the sector, and highlights key areas such as workflow optimization, digital connectivity, and automated financial workflows. Mike also emphasizes the significance of having a founding team with industry expertise and a deep understanding of pain points, and how venture capital funding enables the development of cutting-edge solutions in a competitive market. #SupplyChainRoadmap #LogisticsTech #VentureCapitalInsights About Mike Droesch Mike Droesch is a Partner in the Cambridge office primarily focusing on AI applications, cybersecurity, supply chain software, and B2B marketplaces. He currently serves on the board of directors for Tackle, Curri, Raft, Cypress, Netography, Optimal Dynamics, and VendorPM. Previously, Mike worked with a few venture-backed startups in Boston, including two Bessemer portfolio companies, Fuze and InsightSquared, where he supported sales operations and analytics efforts. He started his career as a systems engineer and then spent nearly three years in management consulting at Navigant, where he helped companies build new businesses around emerging energy and infrastructure technologies in the U.S. and Middle East. He holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a Master's Degree in naval architecture and engineering from the University of Michigan, and a degree in mechanical engineering from Tufts University. About Bessemer Venture Partners Bessemer Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations to build and forge long-standing companies. With more than 145 IPOs and 300 portfolio companies in the enterprise, consumer and healthcare spaces, Bessemer supports founders and CEOs from their early days through every stage of growth. Bessemer's global portfolio has included Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, LinkedIn, PagerDuty, DocuSign, Wix, Fiverr, and Toast and has more than $18 billion of assets under management. Bessemer has teams of investors and partners located in Tel Aviv, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, New York, London, Hong Kong, Boston, and Bangalore. Born from innovations in steel more than a century ago, Bessemer's storied history has afforded its partners the opportunity to celebrate and scrutinize its best investment decisions (see Memos) and also learn from its mistakes (see Anti-Portfolio). Key Takeaways: The Supply Chain Road Map The importance of having a supply chain roadmap aligned with company goals and objectives. Bessemer Venture Partners' focus on investing in early-stage technology companies. The impact of COVID on the supply chain logistics technology industry and market volatility. Venture capital's preference for software businesses over hardware due to scalability and capital requirements. Mike Droesch's journey from mechanical engineering to venture capital at Bessemer Venture Partners. The supply chain roadmap: identifying opportunities for technology to impact the supply chain and logistics industry. Workflow optimization software helping trucking companies improve efficiency and profitability through data-driven decisions. Timestamps (00:00:00) The Supply Chain Roadmap (00:00:19) The History of Bessemer Venture Partners (00:02:00) Venture Capital in Supply Chain Logistics (00:06:31) Venture Capital's Focus on Software Startups (00:08:57) Discovering Venture Capital and BVP (00:12:13) Exploring the Supply Chain Technology Landscape (00:18:21) Optimizing Trucking with Workflow Optimization Software (00:24:35) Unlocking Supply Chain Efficiency with Digital Connectivity (00:29:02) Logistics Visibility: Bridging Silos and Automation (00:35:16) AI Readiness: Cleaning Data for Future Decisions (00:36:44) Automating Financial Workflows with AI (00:38:08) Improving Invoicing and Payment with AI (00:42:11) VC Funding Drives Logistics Industry Innovation (00:42:48) Streamlining Supply Chains for Competitive Advantage (00:44:14) Investing in Early-Stage Supply Chain Tech (00:46:56) Industry Expertise Trumps Finance in Supply Chain Startups (00:48:49) Investing in Supply Chain Startups Learn More About The Supply Chain Road Map Mike Droesch | Linkedin Bessemer Venture Partners | Linkedin Bessemer Venture Partners The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. 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Welcome back to another episode of The Richer Geek Podcast! Today, we are joined by Paul Bianco, founder and CEO of Graphite, to discuss a recent change in tax regulations that could significantly impact software companies, especially those with a large engineering team. We'll explore the details of the new law, its potential consequences, and some potential strategies to mitigate the tax burden. We also explore the broader challenges faced by entrepreneurs in today's economic climate.  Paul Bianco, formerly a Director at ff Venture Capital, brings his expertise to shed light on how this new regulation might impact your startup. In this episode, we're discussing… Complexity of tax laws for startups Importance of strong accounting team New Regulation: Companies must amortize R&D employee salaries over 5 years (US) or 15 years (offshore). Impact: This increases taxable income for software companies with high engineering costs. Potential Mitigation: Consultation with tax accountants and R&D tax credits Bonus Tip: Follow your gut instinct and prioritize attention to detail    Resources from Paul: Email | Graphite | LinkedIn   Resources from Mike and Nichole: Gateway Private Equity Group | REI Words | Nic's guide

In this episode of Eating Glass, we dive into the rollercoaster journey of Chris Savage, co-founder and CEO of Wistia, as he takes us behind the scenes of building a successful video marketing platform from scratch. From failed viral ideas, living on a shoestring budget to discovering product-market fit and growing a loyal customer base, Chris shares the ups and downs of bootstrapping a tech company in the early days of online video. Tune in for valuable insights on pivoting, marketing strategies, and the power of perseverance in the face of entrepreneurial challenges. Don't miss this inspiring story of turning a passion for video into a thriving business.Chapters:00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:56 - Motivations for starting a company00:05:18 - Early failed ideas and pivots00:11:04 - Surviving on a shoestring budget00:16:50 - Building a simple solution for customers 00:20:35 - Raising angel money00:22:29 - Navigating 200800:24:02 - Marketing strategies and content creation00:26:40 - Growing the team and revenue00:33:48 - Personal content creation00:37:12 - Keeping creativity alive00:41:40 - Balancing family and work00:43:00 - Dealing with burnout and stress00:49:43 - Trial and error as the best strategy 00:52:07 - Avoiding boredom00:57:27 - The Next Decade01:02:56 - Rapid-fire questions01:13:13 - Wrap-upABOUT THE HOSTS:Will Nitze is the Founder & CEO at IQBAR - America's leading "brain + body" nutrition startup. With minimal funding, Will has taken IQBAR from zero locations and zero in revenue in 2018 to 10,000+ doors and a projected $50 million in sales in 2024.Joe Lemay founded Rocketbook with business partner Jake Epstein. After being featured on “Shark Tank”, where the sharks passed on a chance to invest – Joe would go on to grow Rocketbook and sell it to BIC for 40 million dollars just three years later.Connect with Chris Savage:Chris' Podcast: https://wistia.com/series/talking-too-loudWistia Website: https://wistia.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjsavageX: https://twitter.com/csavageInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/csavage

Calvin Correli is a serial entrepreneur passionate about software and spirituality. So he founded Simplero, a fully integrated platform for coaches to transform lives at scale. In this episode, he talks about his unique journey as a child of an entrepreneurial family, and the lessons he learned along the way.

Episode 87: Der Leuphana-Alumnus Oliver Wegner ist der Gründer und Chief Product Officer (CPO) von »cofenster«. Das Hamburger Startup bietet eine Video-Software für große Unternehmen an, die es den Nutzer*innen ermöglicht, selbstständig Videos zu planen, aufzunehmen und zu bearbeiten. Oliver Wegners Fokus liegt bei allen Themen rund um das Produkt, insbesondere bei der Produktstrategie. Die Software wird insbesondere genutzt, um Videobeiträge für die interne Kommunikation zu erstellen, sowie im Bereich Human Resources, beispielsweise im Rahmen von Recruitingprozessen. Darüber spricht Oliver Wegner im »Karriere leupht - Studium und dann?«-Interview und gibt uns spannende Antworten auf Fragen wie: Wie gestaltet sich die Zusammenarbeit mit seinen Kundinnen konkret? Welche psychologischen Barrieren bei der Videoproduktion begegnen ihm während seiner Arbeit? Wie können Gründerinnen Fundraising-Angebote für sich nutzen? Welche Fähigkeiten und Eigenschaften sollten Gründungsinteressierte mitbringen? Über was spricht er in seinen wöchentlichen Videotutorials? Was hat es mit dem Spotlight-Effekt auf sich? Welches Buch hat seine Sicht auf die Arbeitswelt stark geprägt? Zudem spricht Oliver Wegner über seine Zeit des Bachelor-Studiums an der Leuphana. Was zeichnete den Bachelor »Business Administration« aus? Wieso hat der Alumnus sich für die Leuphana und den englischsprachigen Studiengang entschieden? Was hat er aus seiner Studienzeit mitgenommen? Welche Veranstaltungen sind ihm besonders in Erinnerung geblieben? Und was zeichnet das interdisziplinäre Leuphana-Semester aus? Hört rein und findet es heraus! Viel Spaß mit dem heutigen Erfahrungsbericht bei »Karriere leupht - Studium und dann?«! Moderiert wird diese Episode von: Sophia Overbeck Weitere Informatinen zu dieser Episode findet ihr hier: https://podcast.leuphana.de/karriere-leupht-als-mitgruender-des-startups-cofenster/ Kapitelmarken: 00:00 Karriere leupht mit Oliver Wegner 00:54 Was macht das Software-Startup »cofenster« genau? 03:59 Oliver Wegners Aufgaben als CPO 08:36 Das spannendeste Projekt bisher 11:41 Oliver Wegners erstes Startup: Collective Brain 15:18 Welche Fähigkeiten und Eigenschaften sollten Gründer*innen mitbringen? 16:40 Der Umgang mit Rückschlägen 18:42 Was wolltest du als Kind werden? 19:26 Die wöchentlichen Video-Tutorials 20:44 Der Spotlight-Effekt 23:52 »Business Administration« an der Leuphana 28:17 Warum gerade die Leuphana? 29:20 Das Studierendenleben in Lüneburg 30:30 »Wenn die Leuphana eine Person wäre, dann würde sie…« 31:50 Oliver Wegners Bucketlist 33:30 Das Lebenspuzzle 35.49 Tipps für den Berufseinstieg

This is our very last regular news roundup of the year. We still have a lot planned for you, though, with special interviews, guest appearances, and predictions. But that's all to come. This time 'round we once again had Mary Ann Azevedo and Alex Wilhelm together to hammer through the key news from the week:Cruise layoffs: Breaking as we went to record, self-driving company Cruise is cutting a simply massive number of staff.Deals of the Week: Prevu's $6 million Series A and why proptech is Not Dead Yet, and why Verve Motion just raised $20 million for supportive lifting suits.What's up with France? With Mistral AI making waves, other French startups are also snagging our attention. This includes Pivot which just raised $21.6 million, and what's going on with startup studio Hexa.And then there's AI: We can't not talk about it, yeah? Sorry if you are a bit over AI, but while deals keep happening and founders keep building, it's going to be in the rundown. This time we're digging how a few mega-deals are changing the numbers, and also how AI might need to pay for itself.We are back Monday with some really fun stuff! Stay tuned, we have done work just for you!Connect with Equity on X and Threads @EquityPods, and keep up with all of TechCrunch's podcasts @TechCrunchPods on TikTok.For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity's Simplecast website.Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more! Credits: Equity is hosted by Editor in Chief of TechCrunch+ Alex Wilhelm and TechCrunch Senior Reporter Mary Ann Azevedo. We are produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

French startup Pivot is an interesting startup story as it is scaling at a rapid pace even though startup investments are down in Europe.

This week Mary Ann Azevedo, Kirsten Korosec, and Alex Wilhelm gathered to hash out the news over some coffee and good times. Here's what the gang got into today:Deals of the Week: Simply Homes raises $22 million for an interesting property play, SoftBank buys majority share of connected-vehicles company Cubic Telecom, and OurSky raises $9.2 million for its space-viewing software system.Troubles in Fintech: With ZestMoney shutting down, and layoffs at Navan (fka TripAction) it seems that fintech is not out of the woods yet. That said, Alex has some notes on enthusiasm in one area of financial technology.What's up with software? TechCrunch coverage of tech earnings is leading to a mess of mixed signals for startups, and VCs to interpolate; are valuations rising again, or will 2023 end as it began? For more on the software market today, head here.For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity's Simplecast website.Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews foundersand more! Credits: Equity is hosted by Editor in Chief of TechCrunch+ Alex Wilhelm and TechCrunch Senior Reporter Mary Ann Azevedo. We are produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we're featuring a panel discussion from the recent GeekWire Summit in Seattle, with three technology and business leaders offering first-hand insights into the new era of artificial intelligence. Bridget Frey, CTO at Redfin, the tech-powered real estate company that operates in more than 100 markets in the U.S. and Canada. Inbal Shani, chief product officer at GitHub, the software development platform used by more than 100 million developers around the world. David Shim, CEO at Read AI, a Seattle-based startup using AI to provide a new window into meetings, and transform them in the process. Frey, Shani and Shim share real-world examples of AI impacting software development, real estate, and meetings. They address topics like privacy, bias, education, and the future of work. They also discuss the changing nature of technical jobs, and a blurring of the line between developers and non-developers. From the audience, we get questions about adapting AI to account for emotional intelligence; advice for aspiring engineers; preventing synthetic content from corrupting human experiences; protecting proprietary corporate data; and the prospects for improving work-life balance as AI increases productivity. See GeekWire.com for notes and takeaways. Hosted by GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop. Podcast audio editing by Curt Milton. On-site A/V by Adavanza. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KIT Plugins, a music software development startup, has raised $1 million in Series A funding led by Copycat Holdings.

In this episode, we uncover an astonishing experiment where AI chatbots were tasked with founding a tech company and developing software in just seven minutes, all with a budget of $1. Explore the incredible results of this unique challenge and the implications it holds for the future of automation and entrepreneurship. Join us for a mind-bending discussion on the limitless potential of AI in reshaping the business landscape. Get on the AI Box Waitlist: https://AIBox.ai/Join our ChatGPT Community: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/739308654562189/⁠Follow me on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/jaeden_ai⁠

Get ready to be inspired in this thought-provoking episode featuring Ryan Shank, the brain behind the innovative profit sharing software startup, ShareWillow. We delve into Ryan’s entrepreneurial journey, past experiences, and his reasons for creating ShareWillow. In the course of this conversation, we’ll explore: How have your past experiences shaped your entrepreneurial journey? What sparked…

In this episode, Larry speaks with the founder of M.C. Squares Anthony Franco about the transition from software startups to producing a physical product. A true self-taught serial entrepreneur, he learned the manufacturing process himself and managed...

Nesta semana, o CEO da Tegra, William Polis, é o convidado do Agro Resenha. Apaixonado por tecnologia, ele atua com programação desde cedo e possui vasta experiência no varejo. Entretanto, sendo sempre atento a dados e tendências, William percebeu as extensas oportunidades que o agronegócio oferece e decidiu ingressar nesse segmento. Ele fala sobre as estratégias e metas que seguiu para investir no setor com segurança. Atualmente, cursando um MBA em Agronegócio, William defende a importância de um empreendedor se aprofundar na cultura do mercado que almeja conquistar. Além disso, ele menciona suas iniciativas que estão solucionando demandas do agro por meio da tecnologia. Ah! Também falamos sobre nosso primeiro contato e os frutos que nossa parceria gerou: o AGcontent, o primeiro aplicativo focado em conteúdo para podcasts no Agronegócio. Ouça e saiba em primeira mão os detalhes dessa novidade! SIGA A TEGRA: Instagram: instagram.com/tegrasoftware PARCEIROS DESTE EPISÓDIO Este episódio foi trazido até você pela Nutripura Nutrição e Pastagem! A Nutripura, que tem como base valores como honestidade, qualidade e inovação nos produtos e excelência no atendimento, atua há mais de 20 anos no segmento pecuário, oferecendo os melhores produtos e serviços aos pecuaristas. Fique ligado nos artigos que saem no Blog Canivete e no podcast CaniveteCast! Com certeza é o melhor conteúdo sobre pecuária que você irá encontrar na internet. Nutripura: O produto certo, na hora certa. Site: nutripura.com.brBlog Canivete: nutripura.com.br/pub/blog-canivete/Instagram: instagram.com/nutripura/Facebook: http://facebook.com/Nutripura/LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/nutripura/YouTube: http://youtube.com/user/TvNutripura   Este episódio também foi trazido até você pela Stoller! A missão da Stoller é transformar conhecimento em inovação para a agricultura, gerando valor a todos os envolvidos, impulsionando as culturas a alcançarem seu máximo potencial genético para atingir altas produtividades. Aprimore o seu conhecimento sobre fisiologia, nutrição e biologia de plantas no podcast Campo On e enfrente os desafios da agricultura do futuro! Isso é inovação. Isso é Stoller! Site: stoller.com.br/Instagram: instagram.com/stoller_brasil/Podcast Campo On: http://bit.ly/campo0n   Este episódio também foi trazido até você pela Formação Leadcultura! Esta é a formação em marketing digital para o agronegócio mais completa do Brasil, com vídeos, materiais de apoio e tutoriais completos para aprender tudo sobre o universo do marketing digital agro. Site: leadcultura.com.br/Instagram: instagram.com/leadcultura/YouTube: youtube.com/@leadcultura Este episódio também foi trazido até você por Glue HR Solutions! Glue HR Solutions é mais que uma consultoria de Recrutamento e Seleção. Ela cuida de todo o processo de aquisição de talentos para sua empresa do agro de uma maneira integrada. Aumente a atratividade e lucratividade de seu negócio por meio de colaboradores engajados. Glue HR Solutions: contratar pode ser mais simples. Site: gluehr.com.br/Instagram: instagram.com/glue.hr/YouTube: youtube.com/@gluehr INTERAJA COM O AGRO RESENHAInstagram: instagram.com/agroresenhaTwitter: http://twitter.com/agroresenhaFacebook: facebook.com/agroresenhaYouTube: http://youtube.com/agroresenhaCanal do Telegram: https://t.me/agroresenhaCanal do WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/arp-zap-01 E-MAILSe você tem alguma sugestão de pauta, reclamação ou dúvida, envie um e-mail para contato@agroresenha.com.br ACOMPANHE A REDE AGROCASTInstagram: instagram.com/redeagrocast/Facebook: facebook.com/redeagrocast/Twitter: twitter.com/redeagrocast FICHA TÉCNICAApresentação: Paulo OzakiProdução: Agro ResenhaConvidado: Willian PollisEdição: Senhor ASee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neil Koenig, ideaXme board advisor and former BBC Series Producer interviews Gyri Reiersen, Co-founder and CPO, Tanso. Neil comments: Despite countless warnings from scientists about the dangers that greenhouse gas emissions pose to our environment, it seems that many businesses have still to wake up to the gravity of the situation. “It always surprises me how little companies know about their emissions” says Gyri Reiersen. An activist, entrepreneur, and self-confessed “nerd”, she is also co-founder of Tanso, a start-up based in Munich that offers software to help industrial companies understand and manage their carbon footprint. Although Tanso was only recently founded, it has attracted support from a range of venture capital and angel investors, whilst its products are already being used by some large German industrial enterprises. I had the chance to interview Gyri at this year's Symposium, an annual event organised by the students at the university of St Gallen in Switzerland. In this interview for ideaXme, Gyri Reiersen talks about how the idea for her start-up came about, the challenges of helping enterprises to understand the role they need to play in tackling climate change, and her optimistic belief that, if we all work together, we can solve the difficult challenges that lie ahead. Gyri Reiersen Biography: Gyri is a climate activist, co-founder, and CPO of the ClimateTech startup Tanso. Driven by the urgency and importance of mitigating climate change, Tanso aims to remove the structural barriers that hinder corporations to decarbonize. They leverage the power of data and machine learning to help industrial manufacturing companies transition towards a lower carbon economy. Tanso are a product-driven company using state-of-the-art technology and scientific research to tackle climate change and making sustainability accounting as integrated, transparent, and verifiable as financial accounting. Passionate about leveraging tech and innovation to solve society's largest issues, she recently worked on research together with TUM, ETH Zurich, and MIT using machine learning to estimate carbon storage in reforestation projects through satellite and drone imagery. As an active member of the Global Shapers, an initiative for young leaders, and other organizations, she has launched multiple initiatives to empower founders to tackle climate change, increase diversity in tech, and break the stigma around mental health. IMAGE CREDITS Portrait of Gyri Reiersen courtesy of Tanso Technologies. Video credits: Video footage from Canva. Voice over for ideaXme introduction: Neil Koenig former Senior BBC @BBC producer and journalist and current ideaXme board advisor and guest interviewer.  Music for ideaXme introduction: Music: Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Neil Koenig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilkoenig/ https://twitter.com/neilkoenig?lang=en ideaXme links: ideaXme https://radioideaxme.com Founder ideaXme: Andrea Macdonald. ideaXme is a global network - podcast on 12 platforms, 40 countries, mentor programme and creator series. Mission: To share knowledge of the future. Our passion: Rich Connectedness™!

#67. On this episode of the Startup Savant Podcast, Ethan interviews Joe Calderon, founder, and CEO of Pelipost. Joe's mother's incarceration ignited the idea for Pelipost, a print-on-demand photo company that serves families of incarcerated individuals across the US. Joe discusses the challenges of starting Pelipost while being self-funded and facing competition. The episode also delves into the importance of effective communication with facilities and the power of a strong social media strategy.Pelipost Links: https://www.pelipost.com/https://www.instagram.com/pelipostapp/https://www.tiktok.com/@peliposthttps://twitter.com/pelipostappStartup Savant Links: https://startupsavant.com/podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@StartupSavantPodcast/https://www.instagram.com/startupsavantpodcast/https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-savant/

Are you struggling with managing compensation and workforce processes in your business? You're not alone. As Lisa Wallace, co-founder of Assemble, a compensation management platform, notes in this episode, many large organizations struggle with this challenge. But the good news is that there are solutions out there.Lisa believes that pay transparency is here to stay and that companies will need to manage it, along with paid data reporting. She emphasizes that pay transparency is a continuum and that companies fall somewhere between minimal compliance and full transparency, depending on their culture and program maturity.Overall, this episode highlights the importance of fair compensation management in businesses and how it can lead to positive impacts on business efficiency. If you want to learn more about compensation management and how it can benefit your business, be sure to listen to this episode of The Long Game.TopicsThe Pain of Compensation ManagementThe Challenge of Managing CompensationEmployee Portal and Comp PlanningPay Transparency LawsCompensation AnalyticsPay Equity Challenges The Progress of Wage Gap Importance of Measuring Workforce Data Show LinksVisit AssembleConnect with Lisa Wallace on LinkedIn and TwitterConnect with David Khim on LinkedIn and TwitterConnect with Omniscient Digital on LinkedIn or TwitterPast guests on The Long Game podcast include: Morgan Brown (Shopify), Ryan Law (Animalz), Dan Shure (Evolving SEO), Kaleigh Moore (freelancer), Eric Siu (Clickflow), Peep Laja (CXL), Chelsea Castle (Chili Piper), Tracey Wallace (Klaviyo), Tim Soulo (Ahrefs), Ryan McReady (Reforge), and many more.Some interviews you might enjoy and learn from:Actionable Tips and Secrets to SEO Strategy with Dan Shure (Evolving SEO)Building Competitive Marketing Content with Sam Chapman (Aprimo)How to Build the Right Data Workflow with Blake Burch (Shipyard)Data-Driven Thought Leadership with Alicia Johnston (Sprout Social)Purpose-Driven Leadership & Building a Content Team with Ty Magnin (UiPath)Also, check out our Kitchen Side series where we take you behind the scenes to see how the sausage is made at our agency:Blue Ocean vs Red Ocean SEOShould You Hire Writers or Subject Matter Experts?How Do Growth and Content Overlap?Connect with Omniscient Digital on social:Twitter: @beomniscientLinkedin: Be OmniscientListen to more episodes of The Long Game podcast here: https://beomniscient.com/podcast/

In this episode, James Wang, General Partner at Creative Ventures, talks about his journey from working in hedge funds to investing in startups, the importance of finding a career that aligns with one's values and passions, and explores the differences between deep tech and software startups, addressing concerns about automation taking away jobs and discusses the impact of technology on climate change and much more!TimestampsStartups and Hedge Funds [00:00:02] James talks about his experience working in hedge funds and how it exposed him to different people and ideas. He also explains how hedge funds are like a math puzzle and how they help in understanding the interactions of the global economy.Revolution in Technology [00:02:35] James discusses the fundamental shift in the technology landscape that happened around 2015, where technology was able to have capabilities matching or beyond what humans can do. He mentions that this was an exciting time for AI, synthetic biology, and other areas.Challenges in Nonprofits [00:04:12] James talks about his background in nonprofits and social impact and why he eventually left that space. He explains that he left because he thought nonprofits wouldn't be able to make as large of an impact as he wanted, and that the ways nonprofits work are pretty non-sustainable and hard to measure.Nonprofit space optimization [00:05:03] Discussion on the challenges of measuring impact in the nonprofit space and the importance of scale in venture capital.Women's health tech startup [00:07:35] The founding of a women's health tech startup, Liners, and the potential for integrating cheaper sensor technologies and AI to bring more insights to the field.Evaluation of deep tech companies [00:09:42] The differences in evaluating deep tech companies versus software companies and the potential for new technologies, such as AI and cheaper sensors, to create new capabilities and provide better care.Deep Tech vs Software Startups [00:10:10] The speaker explains the difference between deep tech and software startups, particularly in terms of the importance of having a specific target market and the difficulty of pivoting in deep tech.Importance of Traction in Deep Tech [00:13:46] The speaker emphasizes the importance of having traction in deep tech, particularly in finding a target market that is desperate for a solution and willing to pay upfront.Labor Automation [00:14:35] The speaker gives an example of a specific industry, labor automation, that is in crisis and desperate for a solution, making it an ideal target market for deep tech companies.Automation and job shortage [00:15:43] Discussion on the implications of automation and AI on job opportunities and shortages, with examples from the restaurant industry.Automation and higher-paying jobs [00:17:08] Automation can actually create better and higher-paying jobs for workers, as it increases productivity and expands margins for businesses.Automation and knowledge workers [00:18:49] Automation is easier to implement for knowledge workers, but it is still a tool that can supplement and change the nature of their work, rather than replace them entirely.Aging populations and labor shortage [00:20:42-00:22:13] * Discussion on the aging population and labor shortage in different countries, including developing countries, and the impact on manual labor and healthcare costs.Retirement age and healthcare costs [00:23:11-00:24:18] * The possibility of people working longer and changing retirement ages to keep the system solvent, but the fundamental imbalance in terms of labor productivity and healthcare costs remains.Opportunities and challenges in climate change...

If you buy or approve the acquisition of software for the government, you probably already know. You're going to have to deal with something called a software bill of materials, or S-BOM as part of understanding what you're getting. Now the Science and Technology Directorate of the Homeland Security Department is aiming to help with the whole software provenance and supply chain issues. It's calling the Silicon Valley Innovation Program. Here with details, the program technical director, Anil John. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you buy or approve the acquisition of software for the government, you probably already know. You're going to have to deal with something called a software bill of materials, or S-BOM as part of understanding what you're getting. Now the Science and Technology Directorate of the Homeland Security Department is aiming to help with the whole software provenance and supply chain issues. It's calling the Silicon Valley Innovation Program. Here with details, the program technical director, Anil John. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Powerhouse Ventures invests in early-stage software companies that save energy, save time – or both. Of the 33 companies in Powerhouse portfolio, several operate in the battery and electric charging arena. A few years ago, Ms Thompson made a monumental shift from the oil and gas industry in Texas to the clean energy focus that defines her work at Powerhouse. In our conversation, she introduces us to her approach to assessing software startups. What does she look for in the founder? And what does she look for in the business model? What are some examples of software companies that are making a real-time impact on the overall battery and charging experience? #DrivingWithDunne / #ZozoGo https://twitter.com/Dunne_ZoZoGohttps://www.instagram.com/zo.zo.go/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dunne-a696901a/

Taking calculated risks can often lead to great rewards if done correctly. In this chat with Alexandru Anghel, co-founder of Solo, Alexandru shares journey from management consultant to startup founder. To begin, Alex quit his job as a management consultant and joined an incubator run by an experienced entrepreneur who became the first investor of Solo. From this experience, he learned how to hire, manage money, build a product that people love to use, and bootstrap for as long as possible before seeking out investors.Solo solves a problem for customers by providing them with an easy way to manage their finances and investments. It provides an automated system with transparent information on income, taxes, and paperwork filing that is easy to access and understand.What I love about this conversation is that Alex shares wonderful advice when seeking fundraising for the first time, his approach to creating a winning culture, and why bootstrapping for as long as you can has its advantages.Show highlights:0:50 – when was the first time you got your first taste of entrepreneurship?2:35 – you didn't think of another profession like being a lockpicker?6:33 – is there a lockpicking community in Romania?

Brandon and Jordan speak with Casey McMullen in the United Commercial Insurance studio. Casey McMullen is currently working on the startup, "Another Biz", which includes both "Another Self" and "Another Hire". Hear more about his story through software engineering and software startups! You can find out more about Another Biz here - https://www.another.biz/

Interview mit Gero Keil, CEO und Co-Founder von Levity In der Mittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Gero Keil, CEO und Co-Founder von Levity, über die erfolgreich abgeschlossene Seed-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 8,3 Millionen US-Dollar. Levity hat eine No-Code-KI-Automatisierungsplattform entwickelt, die es Unternehmen ermöglicht, Prozesse zu beschleunigen, Kosten zu senken und Mitarbeitende von alltäglichen, zeitaufwändigen Aufgaben zu befreien. Die Plattform kombiniert eine Reihe von Tools für maschinelles Lernen mit einem einfachen, benutzerfreundlichen AI Block Builder und Vorlagen. Das Technologie-Startup hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, Unternehmen aller Größenordnungen die Verarbeitung unstrukturierter Daten zu erleichtern und die Leistung von maßgeschneiderter KI zu nutzen. Dabei werden fortschrittliche Technologien wie natürliche Sprachverarbeitung und Computer Vision kombiniert, um den Usern mit nur einer Plattform zu ermöglichen, eine breite Palette von Prozessen zu automatisieren. Das Besondere an diesem Ansatz ist, dass die Lösung auch auf unstrukturierte Datentypen wie Bilder, Texte und Dokumente angewendet werden kann. Der gesamte Einführungsprozess, einschließlich der Anmeldung, der Erstellung eines KI-Blocks und der ersten Vorhersagen, kann in nur fünf Minuten abgeschlossen werden. Levity wurde im Jahr 2020 von Gero Keil und Thilo Hüllmann in Berlin gegründet und hat seine offene Beta-Version nun live geschaltet. Die Kunden des Jungunternehmens reichen von der Mode- und Immobilienbranche bis hin zur Schifffahrt, dem Marketing, den sozialen Medien, der wissenschaftlichen Forschung und mehr. In einer Seed-Finanzierungsrunde hat das Berliner Technologie-Startup nun 8,3 Millionen US-Dollar unter der Führung von Balderton Capital und Chalfen Ventures eingesammelt. Balderton Capital ist ein Londoner Risikokapitalgeber, der neben dem Kapital auch in jeder Phase seine europäischen Portfoliounternehmen strategisch unterstützt. Chalfen Ventures ist das Unternehmen des Solo-VCs Mike Chalfen, mit dem er Software-Startups bis zur Serie A unterstützt. Die bestehenden Investoren wie u.a. Angular Ventures, System.One, Scott Belsky, Des Traynor und Kevin Gidney haben sich ebenfalls an der Runde beteiligt. Das frische Kapital soll für den weiteren Ausbau des Teams und die Beschleunigung der Produktentwicklung verwendet werden.

In der Mittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Hanna Asmussen, CEO und Co-Founder von Localyze, über die erfolgreich abgeschlossene Series-B-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 35 Millionen US-Dollar. Localyze hat eine Softwarelösung entwickelt, die alle Aspekte der Mobilität von Mitarbeitenden vereinfachen soll. Diese reicht in ihrem Umfang von internationalen Relocations bis hin zu temporären Versetzungen. Die All-in-One Lösung hilft HR-Teams bei den administrativen Herausforderungen, die den steigenden Anforderungen von Mitarbeitenden an die Standort-Flexibilität gerecht werden müssen. Zum Angebotsportfolio gehört somit auch die Automatisierung von Visums- und Anmeldungsprozessen sowie die Unterstützung bei der Einrichtung eines Bankkontos oder dem Abschließen einer Versicherung. Localyze wurde im Jahr 2018 von Hanna Asmussen, Lisa Dahlke und Franzi Löw in Hamburg gegründet. Seit der Series-A-Finanzierungsrunde im Jahr 2021 hat sich der Umsatz des Unternehmens versechsfacht und der Kundenstamm mehr als verdreifacht. Bis 2030 möchte das Unternehmen 100 Millionen Menschen ermöglichen, über Grenzen hinweg zu arbeiten. Nun hat das Software-Startup bekanntgegeben, dass es in einer Series-B-Finanzierungsrunde unter der Führung von General Catalyst 35 Millionen US-Dollar eingesammelt hat. General Catalyst ist eine Risikokapitalgesellschaft, die Frühphasen- und Wachstumsinvestitionen in Unternehmen tätigt, die einen positiven Einfluss auf die Gesellschaft haben. Zum Portfolio gehören u.a. Airbnb, GitLab, Kayak, Deliveroo, Spinny, Snapchat, Qumas, Highfive, Fundbox, Cozy, Big Fish, AiDoc und Stripe. Zudem beteiligten sich u.a. auch der Visionaries Club, der Web Summit Fund, Frontline Ventures sowie Business Angel und CEO von Remote namens Job van der Voort an der Serie B. Das Global Mobility Unternehmen möchte bis Ende des Jahres in die USA und Kanada expandieren und im Jahr 2023 die ersten Länder in Asien erschließen. Neben der Marktexpansion wird Localyze auch stark in die Produktentwicklung investieren, um die Userexperience weiter zu verbessern. Um diese ambitionierten Ziele zu erreichen, initiierte Localyze die Übernahme von Trueplan, welches ein Portfoliounternehmen von Lead Investor General Catalyst ist. Die neu dazugewonnenen Mitarbeitenden aus den Engineering- und Sales-Abteilungen werden das Hamburger Jungunternehmen dabei unterstützen, das Produkt zu verbessern und den US-Markt zu erschließen. One more thing wird präsentiert von OMR Reviews – Finde die richtige Software für Dein Business. Wenn auch Du Dein Lieblingstool bewerten willst, schreibe eine Review auf OMR Reviews unter https://moin.omr.com/insider. Dafür erhältst du einen 20€ Amazon Gutschein.

In der Mittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Sebastian Schaal, Co-Founder und Managing Director von Luminovo, über die erfolgreich abgeschlossene Seed-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 11 Millionen Euro. Luminovo hat eine Cloud-native End-to-End-Software-Suite für die Elektroindustrie entwickelt. Diese verbindet Akteure und Datensilos digital miteinander, um intelligente Automatisierung und Zusammenarbeit in Echtzeit zu ermöglichen. Durch die Integration in jeder Station der Wertschöpfungskette reduziert die Lösung des Startups die Zeit und Ressourcen, die für den Weg von der Idee bis zum marktreifen Elektronikprodukt benötigt werden. Leiterplattenhersteller nutzen Luminovo beispielsweise, um die Visualisierung, Analyse und Annahme von Leiterplatten in einem zentralisierten und gestrafften Arbeitsablauf zu vereinen und so die Angebotszeit zu verkürzen und die Effizienz zu steigern. Original Equipment Manufacturers hingegen ziehen ihren Vorteil aus der Softwareanwendung, indem relevante Bauteilinformationen wie Lebenszyklus, Verfügbarkeit, Vorlaufzeit, Preis und Konformität der Teile in Echtzeit zur Verfügung gestellt werden. So wird das Risiko von Neuentwicklungen auf dem Weg zur Produktionsreife und von Engpässen während des gesamten Produktlebenszyklus signifikant gesenkt. Das SaaS-Startup wurde im Jahr 2020 von Sebastian Schaal und Timon Ruban in München gegründet. Nun hat das junge Softwareunternehmen in einer Seed-Finanzierungsrunde 11 Millionen Euro unter Führung von Chalfen Ventures eingesammelt. Chalfen Ventures ist das Unternehmen des Solo-VCs Mike Chalfen, mit dem er Software Startups bis zur Serie A unterstützt. Zum Portfolio gehören u.a. Zaptic, Bryter, Amenitiz, Bridebook, Flexciton, Harbr, Lokalise, Nous, Opply, Reveal, Snyk, Vault und General Index. Das chinesische Internet-Unternehmen Tencent, der Schweizer Risikokapitalgeber Verve Ventures und die Münchner Investmentgesellschaft Khadjavi Capital Partners haben sich auch an der Runde beteiligt. Die bestehenden Investoren La Famiglia und Cherry Ventures haben die Seed-Finanzierung ebenfalls unterstützt. Mit dem frischen Kapital möchte das Münchner Startup die Software weiterentwickeln. One more thing wird präsentiert von OMR Reviews – Finde die richtige Software für Dein Business. Wenn auch Du Dein Lieblingstool bewerten willst, schreibe eine Review auf OMR Reviews unter https://moin.omr.com/insider. Dafür erhältst du einen 20€ Amazon Gutschein.

Executive Summary Kenjo is Germany's rising HR Tech star. They are the main competitor of Personio but are more standardized with a larger potential customer base. Despite being very young, they have already customers across Europe and the US. They count amongst their early investors the co-founders of the unicorns Taxfix and Wefox. "Kenjo is the number one challenger of unicorn Personio"David Padilla, Co-Founder and CEO Kenjo Subscribe Here We are always sharing new resources with you. Find all of our options below. We want to make sure that we provide what's best for your growing team, so please take a look at these additional ways in which can help! https://linktr.ee/startupradio “I thought always I was ending up in London, but then Julian Teicke — now the founder and CEO unicorn WeFox — called me up … .”David Padilla, Co-Founder and CEO Kenjo Blog Post Find the blog post containing all links and our show notes here: https://medium.com/startuprad-io/meet-germanys-effortless-all-in-one-hr-software-startup-kenjo-aaa68161aba3 

Devon Copley is the founder and CEO of Avatour, a company working to share real places in real time without the need for travel. While at Nokia, Devon worked on a similar product bringing VR technology to cameras. However, Nokia ended up scrapping the project and making cuts to the team. Devon, having had experience working at a variety of startups, chose to continue pursuing his vision for VR technology and created Avatour.Episode Notes Finding the right cofounder to partner with can be essential to success [4:11]A clear division of responsibilities is key to an effective partnership [10:15]                                                                                        From prototyping a VR product to building a business [13:22]VR and spacial communicators allow Avatour users to feel like they are physically present in the space, which can be useful for audits and inspections [16:47]Listening to customers to better understand feedback and uncover use cases. Avatour's main use cases include presenting “show” and investigating “look” [21:31]Working with multiple verticles and finding the balance between going broad and going deep with customer discovery [25:28]Following the customers' needs and desires to keep up with current demand [30:46]Marketing to adapt to shifting landscapes, develop leads, and establish the brand [34:44]Focusing on the problem in order to build awareness, showcase the solution, and generate traction [39:11]The startup survivor bias — startups that receive press are those that survived, and we rarely hear from startups that failed [48:16]There are opportunities to grow your business and succeed, but it's important to define success and remind yourself that your own self worth is not tied to your business's success [53:21]You don't necessarily have to get VC backing to grow an enterprise [57:12]Develop a strategy and be able to clearly and succinctly explain your company [1:02:14]Devon's philosophy on creating an efficient management structure: he provides the goal and removes blockers that the team encounters [1:03:01]How to pay bills and survive during the initial phase of a startup? [1:05:18]Devon's advice — “If you're looking to get rich, there are much better ways to get rich than starting a startup” [1:09:41]Get more exciting entrepreneur content and podcast exclusives on StartupSavant.com. Watch Startup Savant founder interviews on YouTube and follow us on social media: Instagram TwitterLinkedIn

In der Mittagsfolge begrüßen wir heute Ulrich Pietsch, Managing Director und Co-Founder von Ecolytiq, und sprechen mit ihm über die erfolgreiche Finanzierungsrunde mit einer Gesamtsumme von 13,5 Millionen Euro. Ecolytiq hat eine Sustainability-as-a-Service Lösung entwickelt, die Kundinnen und Kunden von Banken über ihren CO2-Verbrauch aufklärt. Dafür analysiert die Software die Zahlungsdaten und berät sie auf dieser Grundlage zu nachhaltigen Investments. Seit November 2020 arbeitet das Software-Startup mit Visa zusammen. Mit einem Carbon Footprint Tracker wird es Banken ermöglicht, ihrem Kundenstamm nachhaltigkeitsorientierte Vorteile zu bieten. So können die Auswirkungen des Ausgabeverhaltens auf die Umwelt transparent gemacht und ein nachhaltiges Konsumverhalten gefördert werden. Zu den Kunden des Social Impact Startups zählen u.a. die Rabobank, Tatra Bank, Tomorrow Bank und Novus. In einer Finanzierungsrunde hat Ecolytiqs nun 13,5 Millionen Euro eingesammelt. Visa hat bei der Runde die Rolle des Leads übernommen. Zum weiteren Portfolio von Visa zählen u.a. Klarna, Interswitch, Deserve und Stripe. Außerdem hat sich die Big Four Beratungs- und Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft PricewaterhouseCoopers über einen Fonds von Segenia Capital an dem Startup beteiligt. Der institutionelle US-Investor und private Beteiligungsfonds VCM Global Asset Management sowie der europäische Risikokapitalgeber btov, der u.a. in DeepL, Sum Up, Edurino, Nelly, Decentriq, Ledgy, Volocopter, Raisin, Predium und Weaver investiert hat, haben sich ebenfalls an der Finanzierung beteiligt. Mit dem frischen Kapital möchte das datengesteuerte FinTech das Angebot in den bestehenden Märkten Deutschland, USA und Kanada erweitern.

Armand Paradis is the co-founder and CEO of ComboCurve, a cloud-based energy analytics and operating platform that more effectively forecasts and reports on energy assets. Armand discusses his career and the problems his software is solving, as well as how he's managed to scale so quickly and raise over $60 million dollars in venture funding to support the company's growth.

For Jen Crichlow, art and technology are inseparable.Her involvement at arts festivals of all stripes revealed the digital divide that affects everything from event management to the preservation of culture. So she enrolled in grad school to explore how tech inequity disproportionately affects underrepresented and marginalized arts communities and movements. Now as an executive at SAVVI AI, she's making machine learning accessible to companies and nonprofits that don't have legions of data scientists and software developers at their disposal. And Jen gets to work with artists every day as she and her SAVVI colleagues are building something that doesn't exist. While she might have debated that classification ten years ago, her answer today is unequivocal: “Yes, it's art. It's absolutely novel. It's creative.”Resources mentionedAsk a Manager The Nap Ministry Where to find Jen and SAVVI AIJen on LinkedInSAVVIAI.comSAVVI on LinkedIn and TwitterCheck out more from The Work SeminarVisit theworkseminar.com or find @TheWorkSeminar on social media. Sign up for The Work Seminar newsletter to receive updates straight to your inbox.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theworkseminar)

In this panel-style discussion hosted by Daden LLC, Gas Money co-founders Robert Walker and Austin Pariseau discuss their entrepreneurial journey, challenges, successes, and future roadmap for their newly released Gas Money App. Gas Money is a platform that enables clients to find and hire young adults in their area for the completion of home- and yard-based services. These services include jobs such as lawn mowing, landscaping, and car washing, to name a few, but our goal is to eventually accommodate any service that can be completed by a high school or college student. Unlike other gig-based platforms, Gas Money is fully student-led, and all contractors that offer services on the Gas Money App are 16-24 years old. Gas Money contractors can create their own schedules and communicate directly with clients through the app, and they also have the ability to collaborate with other contractors in their area. The Gas Money App is completely free to use, and it generates revenue on a commission-based model from completed jobs. Our mission is to provide young adults with the opportunity to become their own boss and develop real-world skills in communication, leadership, and accountability. Gas Money is more than just a service platform: we are the workforce of the future. Speakers: Chris Daden, CEO & Chief Architect, DADEN Software Robert Walker, Co-Founder & Co-Owner, Gas Money LLC Austin Pariseau, Co-Founder & Co-Owner, Gas Money LLC Moderated by: Karley Velasquezariseau --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/insidegasmoney/support

Chuck Gibbs is the founder and chairman of ChildcareCRM, one of the leading global software providers that serves the childcare industry. Chuck is a serial founder of industry-focused software companies, including software businesses for the oil and gas industry. Chuck started ChildcareCRM in 2010 and is now chairman after bringing in experienced SaaS CEO Matt Amoia to lead the company in 2020. (Check out the Dallas Software Podcast interview #2 with Matt Amoia). ChildcareCRM is the leading CRM (customer relationship management) and marketing software designed specifically for the childcare industry that dramatically increases inquiry-to-enrollment rates. The fast-growing Las Colinas company is funded by growth equity venture investors and currently has over 50 employees. In this episode, Chuck shares his self-funded journey of identifying a worthy problem, creating their first software solution for early customers, growing the company to $3M annual revenues, bringing in investment partners to grow bigger, and then hiring an experienced CEO to take the company to the next level. Chuck shares savvy insights for new founders on bootstrapping, hiring, funding, and more. 

Chuck Myers, CEO of Cogniac Corporation, joins Ledge on today's Leaders of B2B podcast. The podcast talks about Myers' journey as a serial entrepreneur and serial CEO. The discussion is full of great leadership lessons from his various career iterations and experiences. Cogniac is a platform that powers visual AI for various companies and industries. The applications are varied and valuable, with examples ranging from visual safety checks in trains to very particular quality assurance in manufacturing.Myers talks about various business cases in terms of startups. He also imparts advice on career. These include who to work with or invest your time in—just some of the great leadership principles in this discussion.Business leaders and founders will find the discussion full of sage advice, with relevant learning on business cases for startups. It also includes key people leadership learning.chuck@cogniac.aiThis episode is brought to you by Content Allies.Content Allies helps B2B tech companies launch revenue-generating podcasts. Build relationships that drive revenue through podcast networking. We schedule interviews with your ideal prospects and strategic partners so that you can build relationships & grow your business. You show up and have conversations, we handle everything else. Learn more at ContentAllies.com

Spencer is a creators creator. He's travel all around the globe creating videos and taking photos. He's worked with massive creators. It's such a fun conversation. He talks about practical steps to chase WHO you want to be. We will be doing a follow up interview when his start-up launches. Wyatt @lifeofwyattspy

Baird is a really cool guy and I truly enjoyed chatting with him about software and startups. Be sure to check out his software below! Wavve: Share your audio on social media with beautiful, dynamically animated audio waveforms → https://wavve.co/ Zubtitle: Add subtitles/captions to any video (great for IG and Facebook) → https://zubtitle.com/ Duplikit: Convert your podcast/video or audio into a full-blown blog post → https://www.duplikit.co/ You can easily find Baird on his social handles or IndieHackers (like I did).