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Renowned start-up coach and author Alyssa Cohn joins us to share powerful insights into the critical steps for transformative leadership. With her book "From Startup to Grownup" as a guide, Alyssa explores the essential growth that founders undergo as they evolve into effective leaders. She sheds light on often overlooked yet vital leadership skills, including managing budgets, leading productive meetings, and handling tough conversations. Her extensive experience with both startups and Fortune 500 companies provides a rich backdrop for her advice, making this episode invaluable for anyone looking to elevate their leadership journey. Alisa delves into the critical nature of self-awareness for leaders, especially those thrust into leadership roles without formal training. She emphasizes that leaders' actions and words carry more weight than they might realize, often being scrutinized by their teams. Through practical tools like journaling, Alyssa guides leaders to better understand their motivations and emotional impacts, offering ways to manage imposter syndrome by challenging negative self-talk and embracing a growth mindset. Our discussion includes techniques for receiving and acting on 360-degree feedback, helping leaders identify strengths and blind spots. Building and nurturing effective teams is another focal point of this conversation. Alyssa stresses the importance of personalizing leadership routines to align with individual strengths and optimizing existing teams before expanding. She offers strategies for creating clarity in hiring processes and ensuring cultural fit, while also sharing scripts for handling difficult conversations, available on her website. This episode is packed with actionable insights and tools, making it a treasure trove for aspiring leaders eager to grow their businesses and themselves. What You'll Learn: • Transitioning from founder to effective leader. • Unlocking leadership potential through self-awareness. • Mastering team dynamics and optimizing team strengths. • Overcoming imposter syndrome with a growth mindset. • Techniques for receiving and acting on 360-degree feedback. Podcast Timestamps: (00:00) Lessons in Leadership: From Startups to Fortune 500 CEOs (06:44) Self-Awareness as the Foundation for Leadership Development (15:53) Optimizing 360 Feedback with a Growth Mindset (22:03) Managing Imposter Syndrome (27:30) Building Effective Leadership Routines (32:52) Effective Team Building (37:10) Values-Based Leadership  (44:49) Difficult Conversations as Opportunities More of Alisa: Alisa Cohn is a globally recognized executive coach, named the #1 Startup Coach in the world at the Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Leading Coaches Awards and one of the Top 30 Global Gurus for Startups. Based in New York City, she works with startup CEOs, co-founders, executives, and Fortune 500 leaders from companies such as Venmo, Etsy, Pfizer, IBM, and The New York Times. Alisa is the author of From Start-Up to Grown-Up, a multi-award-winning book and podcast. She frequently speaks at prestigious institutions, including Harvard and Cornell, and has been featured in the New York Times, BBC, and more. With expertise in executive presence, strategic decision-making, and personal branding, Alisa also designs workshops for leaders and teams. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisacohn/ Website: https://www.alisacohn.com/ Podcast: https://www.alisacohn.com/podcast/ Mentions: From Start-Up to Grown-Up by Alisa Cohn 5 Scripts: https://www.alisacohn.com/5scripts/ Key Topics Discussed: Positive Leadership, Startup Leadership, From Startup to Grownup, Leadership Skills, Effective Meetings, Tough Conversations, Self-Awareness, Emotional Impact, Imposter Syndrome, Growth Mindset, 360 Feedback, Hiring Processes, Cultural Fit, Leading with Values, Difficult Conversations, Communication Scripts, Leadership Journey, CEO Success More of Do Good to Lead Well: Website: https://craigdowden.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigdowden/

In the latest episode of the "Giant Robots On Tour" podcast, hosts Rémy Hannequin and Sami Birnbaum welcome Marc G. Gauthier, a solopreneur and startup coach, who shares his journey from software development to becoming the founder and developer of The Shadow Boxing App. Marc describes how his interest in software engineering began at a young age with QBasic and evolved through various leadership roles at companies like Drivy (now Getaround) and Back Market. His early passion for gaming led him to learn coding, and over time, he naturally transitioned into management roles, finding excitement in organizing and leading teams while maintaining his love for building products. During the episode, Marc discusses the challenges and intricacies of scaling startups, emphasizing the importance of balancing speed and reliability in software development. He recounts his experiences in leadership positions, where he faced the dual task of managing rapid team growth and maintaining software efficiency. Marc also shares insights into the startup ecosystem, noting that most startups struggle to achieve success due to a combination of market timing, team dynamics, and resource management. His own venture, The Shadow Boxing App, represents his attempt to return to hands-on coding while leveraging his extensive experience in startup coaching and advising. Marc also touches on the role of AI in the future of software development, expressing cautious optimism about its potential to augment human workflows and automate repetitive tasks. He advises current and aspiring developers to embrace AI as a tool to enhance their capabilities rather than a replacement for human ingenuity. Marc concludes by highlighting the importance of realistic expectations in the startup world and the need for continuous learning and adaptation in the ever-evolving tech landscape. Getaround (https://getaround.com/) Follow Getaround on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/getaround/), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/getaround), X (https://twitter.com/getaround), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/getaround), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/getaround/). Back Market (https://www.backmarket.com/en-us) Follow Back Market on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/back-market/), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BackMarketCom), X (https://x.com/backmarket), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/backmarket). The Shadow Boxing App (https://shadowboxingapp.com/) Follow Marc Gauthier on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcggauthier/). Follow thoughtbot on X (https://twitter.com/thoughtbot) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/150727/). Transcript: RÉMY:  This is the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots podcast, the Giant Robots on Tour series coming to you from Europe, West Asia, and Africa, where we explore the design, development, and business of great products. I'm your host, Rémy Hannequin. SAMI: And I'm your other host, Sami Birnbaum. RÉMY: If you are wondering who we are, make sure you find the previous podcast where we introduced the Giant Robots on Tour series by throwing random icebreakers at each other. And find out that Jared likes it when someone takes the time to understand someone else's point of view. Joining us today is Marc G Gauthier, a Solopreneur and Startup Coach. Marc, you used to be VP of Engineering at Drivy, now known as Getaround, and also Director of Engineering at Back Market. You also have been a coach and advisor to a startup for over a decade. Currently, your current adventure is being the Founder and Developer of The Shadow Boxing App available on the Apple App Store. We always like to go back to the start with our guests. Everyone has a story, and we are interested in your journey. So, Marc, what led you into the world of software engineering in the first place? MARC: Hello. Well, happy to be here. And, yeah, I started getting into software development quite a long time ago. I actually learned software development with QBasic when I was something like seven. And, from there, I just kept on learning, learning, and learning and got into school for it, then worked in different startups, and then moved into more leadership position management. And I'm now, like, coaching people and building my own product. What do you want to get? Because it's broad. I've been doing it for quite a while. Like, I don't think the QBasic days are that insightful. The only thing I remember from that time is being confused by the print comment that I would expect it to print on my printer or something, but it didn't; it just printed on the screen. That's the only thing I have from back then. SAMI: Why at seven years old? And I'm taking you back too far, but at seven years old, I was probably collecting Pokémon cards and possibly like, you know, those football stickers. I don't know if you had the Panini stickers. MARC: Oh yeah, I was doing that as well. SAMI: But you were doing that as well. But then what drove you at that age? What do you think it was that made you think, I want to start learning to code, or play around with the computer, or get into tech? MARC: [laughs] Yeah. Well, I remember, back then, I really wanted a computer to play games. Like, I had a friend who had a computer. He was playing games, and I wanted to do that. So, I was asking my mom to have a computer, and she told me, "Yeah, you can have one." And she found a really old computer she bought from a neighbor, I think. But she told me like, "I don't know anything about it. So, you have to figure it out and set it up." And she just found someone to kind of help me. And this person told me to, like, take the computer apart. She taught me a bit of software development, and I kind of liked it. And I was always trying to change the games. Back then, it was way easier. You could just edit a sound file, and you would just edit the sound file in the game, so yeah, just learning like this. It wasn't really my intent to learn programming. It just kind of happened because I wanted to play video games really. SAMI: That's really cool. It's really interesting. Rémy, do you remember how...how did you first get...do you remember your first computer, Rémy? RÉMY: My first computer, I think I remember, but the first one I used it was, first, a very long time ago. I discovered that it was an Apple computer way, way later when I discovered what Apple was and what computers were actually. And I just remember playing SimCity 2000 on it, and it was amazing. And we had to, you know, cancel people from making phone calls while we were on the computer because of the internet and all the way we had to connect to the internet back then. And after that, just, I think, Windows 95 at home. Yeah, that's the only thing I can remember actually. Because I think I was lucky, so I got one quite early. And I don't really remember not having one, so I was quite lucky with that. And so, I was always kind of in the computer game without being too much [inaudible 05:02] [laughs]. SAMI: Yeah, I think that's similar to me as well. Like, it's interesting because my initial introduction to computers would have been watching my older brothers kind of play computer games and actually being told to get out the room, or like, you know, "We're busy now. Don't bother us." And then, what actually happened is when they left the room, I managed to play what they were playing, which was the first ever GTA. I don't know if anyone ever played this, but it is so cool if you look back on it. You could probably find emulators online, but it was, like, a bird's eye view, like, way of operating. And it was probably also that drive where you get frustrated on a computer because you want to do something, so, like you were saying, Marc, where you went to edit the sound files because you want to change something. You want to do something. I definitely think that is something which I felt as well is that frustration of I want to change this thing. And then, that kind of gets into well, how does it work? And if I know how it works, then I can probably change it. MARC: Yeah. And once you figure out how things work, it's also really exciting. Like, once you figure out the initialization file on Windows, like, you can edit, like, what level is unlocked right away. It's kind of cheat codes but not really. And there are some really fun ones. Like, I would edit sound files for racing games. And, usually, it's just a base sound file, and then they would pitch shift the sound to make it sound like an engine. So, if you record your voice, it's just really funny. RÉMY: So, Marc, you mentioned moving to management positions quite early. Do you remember what made you do this move? Was it for, like, a natural path in your career, or was it something you really wanted from the first part of your career as a developer? What happened at this moment? MARC: Yeah, that was not completely planned. Like, I don't think I really plan my career precisely. It's just something that happens. So, I joined Drivy after, like, I was already a software engineer for, like, five years at that point. I joined as a lead backend engineer. I did that for three years. And after three years, the company went from...I think there was, like, three software engineers to a dozen. There was a need for more structure, and the CTO, at the time so, Nicolas, wanted to focus more on products. And it was hard to do both, like do the product side, the design, the data, and do the engineering, the software, and so on. So, he wanted to get a bit away from software engineering and more into product. So, there was a gap in the organization. I was there. I was interested to try, and I was already doing some more things on the human side, so talking to people, organizing, internal communication. I kind of liked it. So, I was excited to try, give it a try. It was really interesting. I found that it was a different way to have an impact on the team. I just kept doing it. And my plan was to keep doing it until I'm bored with it. And I'm still not bored with it, even though you kind of miss just actually building the software yourselves, actually coding. So, that's also why I'm trying something different right now with my mobile app adventure. SAMI: Right. So, on the side, you've got this Shadow Boxing App, which, in my dedicated research, I downloaded and had a go with it. MARC: Did you actually try it, or did you just click around? SAMI: I did a proper workout, mate. I did. I put myself as, like, the absolute beginner. I did it on my MacBook Pro. I know it's built for iPad or iPhone, but it still worked amazingly well. And it kind of reminded me why I stopped doing boxing because it's hard work. MARC: [laughs] Yeah, it is. SAMI: It's not a gimmick this thing, right? So, it's like, the best way to describe it is it's essentially replacing if I was to go to the gym and have a trainer who's telling me kind of the moves to make or how to do it, then this kind of replaces that trainer. So, it's something you can do at home. It was really cool. I was surprised, actually. I thought, at the beginning, it's not going to be that interactive, or it won't actually be as hard or difficult as a workout, and it really was. So, it's, yeah, it was really cool, really interesting to try it. And going into that, you say you wanted to get back more into coding, and that's why you are doing this kind of, like, app on the side, or it allowed you to kind of do a bit more coding away from the people management. You've been involved in a lot of startups, and I actually often get...as consultants, when we work at thoughtbot, we get a lot of people who come with different startup ideas. When you look back at all the startups you've been involved with, do you think more startups are successful than those that fail? Or have you seen a lot of startups...actually, people come with these great ideas; they want to build this amazing product, but it's actually really hard to be a successful product? MARC: I think it's [inaudible 10:22] how to have the right idea, be at the right spot at the right time, build the right team, get enough momentum. I think most startups fail, and even startups that are successful often can be the result of a pivot. Like, I know companies that pivoted a bunch of times before finding any success. So, it's really hard actually...if I take my past four companies, only two are still alive. Like, the first two went under. Actually, there's even more companies that went under after I left. Yeah, it's just really hard to get anything off the ground. So, yeah, it's complicated, and I have a lot of respect for all the founders that go through it. For The Shadow Boxing App, I worked on it for the past three years, but I'm only working on it almost full-time for the past two months. And it was way safer. I could check the product-market fit. I could check if I enjoyed working on it. So, I guess it was easier. I had the luxury of having a full-time job. Building the app didn't take that much time. But to answer your question, I think, from my experience, most startups fail. And the ones that succeed it's kind of lightning in a bottle, or, like, there's a lot of factors that get into it. It's hard to replicate. A lot of people try to replicate some science, some ideas. They go, oh, we'll do this, and we'll do that. And we use this technique that Google uses and so on, but it's never that straightforward. SAMI: Yeah, I'm so happy you said that because I think it's a real brutal truth that I'd also say most of the startup projects that I've worked on probably have failed. Like, there's very few that actually make it. It's such a saturated market. And I think, I guess, in your role as advising startups, it's really good to come in with that honesty at the beginning and to say, "It's a big investment if you want to build something. Most people probably aren't successful." And then, when you work from that perspective, you can have, like, way more transparent and open discussions from the get-go. Because when you're outside of tech...and a lot of people have this idea of if I could just get an app to do my idea, I'm going to be the next Facebook. I'm going to be the next, you know, Amazon Marketplace. And it just kind of isn't like that. You've got these massive leaders in Facebook, Amazon, Google, Netflix. But below that, there's a lot of failures and a massively saturated market. So, yeah, just, it's so interesting that you also see it in a similar way. MARC: What I saw evolve in the past 10 years is the fact that people got more realistic with it. So, maybe 10 years ago, I would have people coming to me with just the most ridiculous idea, like, you know, I'll do Airbnb for cats. And really think, yeah, I just need a good idea, and that's it. But now I feel like people kind of understand that it's more complicated. There's way more resources online. People are more educated. They also see way more successes. Failures are also a bit more advertised. We saw a bunch of startups just go under. It feels like every month I get an email from a tool I used in the past saying, "Oh, we're shutting down," and so on. So, I think it's not as bad as 10 years ago where weekly I would have just people asking me, "I want to build this app," and the app would be just the most ridiculous thing or something that would be really smart, but it's really like, "Oh, I want to do, like, food delivery but better than what exists." It's like, yeah, that's a really good idea, but then you need...it's not only software. There's logistics. There's so much behind it that you don't seem to understand just yet. But, as a coach, so, what I'm doing is I'm helping startups that are usually before or after series A but not too large of startups just go to the next stage. And people are really aware of that and really worried. Like, they see money going down, market fit not necessarily being there. And they know, like, their company is at risk. And especially when you talk to founders, they're really aware that, you know, everything could be collapsing really quickly. If they make, like, three really bad decisions in a row, you're basically done. Obviously, it depends on the company, but yeah, people are more aware than before, especially nowadays where money is a bit harder to get. Let's say two years ago, there was infinite money, it felt like. Now it's more tight. People are more looking at the unit economics precisely. So, people need to be more realistic to succeed. RÉMY: What's the kind of recurrent struggle the startups you coach usually face? Apparently, it quite changed in the past decade, but maybe what are the current struggles they face? MARC: It really depends. It's kind of broad. But, usually, it would be, let's say, a startup after their first round of funding, let's say, if you take startups that are looking for funding. So, you usually have a group of founders, two to four, usually two or three, that are really entrepreneurs that want to bootstrap some things. They're builders. They're hacking things together, and they're really excited about the product. And, suddenly, fast forward a few years, they're starting to be successful, and they have to lead a team of, you know, like, 50 people, 100 people, and they weren't prepared for that. They were really prepared to, like, build software. Like, especially the CTOs, they are usually really great hackers. They can, like, create a product really quickly. But, suddenly, they need to manage 30 engineers, and it's completely different, and they're struggling with that. So, that's a common problem for CTOs. And then, it creates a bunch of problems. Like, you would have CEOs and CTOs not agreeing on how to approach the strategy, how to approach building a thing. What should be the methodology? Something that worked with 3 engineers around the table doesn't work with 50 engineers distributed in 5 countries. And if it's your first time being a CTO, and often founders of early-stage startups are first-time CTOs, it can be really hard to figure out. MID-ROLL AD: Are your engineers spending too much time on DevOps and maintenance issues when you need them on new features? We know maintaining your own servers can be costly and that it's easy for spending creep to sneak in when your team isn't looking. By delegating server management, maintenance, and security to thoughtbot and our network of service partners, you can get 24x7 support from our team of experts, all for less than the cost of one in-house engineer. Save time and money with our DevOps and Maintenance service. Find out more at: tbot.io/devops. RÉMY: In your past companies, so you've been VP and CTO. So, in your opinion, what's the best a VP or a CTO can bring to a scaling startup? What are your best tips to share? MARC: I guess it depends [laughs], obviously, like, depending on the stage of the company, the size of the company. For instance, when I was at Drivy, at some point, the most important thing was scaling the team hiring, and so on. But, at some point, we got acquired by Getaround, and the priorities got shifted. It was more like, okay, how do you figure out this new setup for the company and the team? Like, what is good? What is bad? How do you communicate with the team? How do you get people to stay motivated when everything is changing? How do you make sure you make the right decisions? And then, when I joined Back Market, Back Market when I joined, I had a team of a bit less than 12 engineers reporting directly to me. And after a bit more than a year, I had 60, and I hired most of them. So, here the challenge was just scaling insanely fast. Like, the company is really successful. Like, Back Market is selling refurbished electronics in a mission to, you know, provide a viable alternative to buying new electronics. So, it's basically, do you want a smartphone that is both cheaper and more ecologically viable? And most people would say yes to that. So, a company is insanely successful, but it's really hard to scale. So, at that point, the role was, okay, how do you make sure you scale as well as possible with a lot of pressure while still leaving the team in a state that they're able to still build software? Because it's just really chaotic. Like, you can't, like, 5X your team without chaos. But how do you minimize that but still go really fast? SAMI: Yeah. So, not only did I try that Shadow App. I actually went on that Backup website. What's it called? It's not called Backup. What's it called again? MARC: Back Market. SAMI: Back Market. Thank you. Yeah, it was really cool. I checked my old iPhone SE from 2020, which I've kept for about...over three years, I've had this iPhone. And they said they would give me $72 for it, which was really cool. So, it sounds like a really cool idea. MARC: That's something we worked on, which is, basically, if you have any old phones in your drawer, it's a really bad spot for them. And so, there's a service. You go on the website. You say, "I have this, I have that; I have this, I have that." And either we buy it from you, or we just take it away from you, and we recycle them, which is much better than just having them collect dust. SAMI: Yeah, no, it's a great idea. What interested me when you were speaking about kind of these different positions that you've been in, I was almost expecting you to talk about maybe, like, a technical challenge or code complexity difficulty. But, actually, what you've described is more people problems. And how do we scale with regards to people, and how do we keep people motivated? So, I guess using that experience, and this might be counterintuitive to what a lot of people think, but what do you think is the hardest thing about software development? I know there could be many things. But if you had to pick something that is the most difficult, and maybe we can all have an answer to what we think this is, but starting with you, Marc, what do you think is the hardest thing about software development then? MARC: What I saw is how do you build something that works for enough time to bring value to the customers? So, it's easy to hack something together pretty quickly and get it in front of people, but then it might not be reliable. It might break down. Or you could decide to build something perfect and spend, like, two years on it and then ship it, and then it's really stable, but maybe it's not what people want. And finding this balance between shipping something fast, but shipping something that is reliable enough for what you're building. Obviously, if you're building a health care system, you will have more, like, the bar will be higher than if you build, like, Airbnb for cats. Finding this balance and adjusting as you go is really hard. So, for instance, when do you introduce caching? Because, obviously, caching is hard to do right. If you don't do it, your site will be slow, which can be okay for a time. But then if you introduce it too late, then it's really hard to just retrofit into whatever you already have. So, finding the right moment to introduce a new practice, introduce a new technology is tricky. And then, like, I talked a lot about the people, and it's also because I spent quite a bit of time in leadership position. But, at the end of the day, it will be the people writing the code that gets the software to exist and run. So, having people aligned and agreeing on the vision is also key because unless I'm the only developer on the project, I can't really make all decisions on things that are going to get built. So, figuring out how to get people motivated, interested in just building in the same direction is really important. It's really easy. Like, one thing with Drivy, when I was there, that was really fun to see, like, many people have this reaction, especially the more senior people joining the company. They would see the engineering team, and they were really, really surprised by how small it was because we were being really, really efficient. Like, we were paying really close attention to what we would work on. So, kind of technology we would introduce would be quite conservative on both to really be able to deliver what is the most important. So, we were able to do a lot with, honestly, not a lot of people. And I think this is a great mark for success. You don't need a thousand people to build your software if you ask the right question, like, "Do I need to build X or Y?" and always having these discussions. RÉMY: What's your opinion on that, Sami? SAMI: Yeah, I guess it changes. Like, for example, today, the hardest thing about software development was just getting Jira to work. That has literally ruined my whole day. But I've found, for me, what I find is the most difficult thing to do is making code resilient to change. What I mean by that is writing code that's easy to change. And a lot of that, I guess, we try to work on at thoughtbot, as consultants, is following kind of design principles and best practices and certain design patterns that really make the code easy to change. Because that, I think, when I'm writing code is the biggest challenge. And where I feel when I'm working with our clients one of the biggest things they can invest in, which is difficult because there's not a lot of visibility around it or metrics, is ensuring that code that's written is easy to change because, at some point, it will. And I've also worked on systems which are bigger, and when you can't change them, conversations start happening about the cost of change. Do we rewrite it from the ground up again? And that opens a whole different can of worms. So, that, for me, I think, is definitely one of the hardest things. How about yourself, Rémy? RÉMY: I don't know about the most difficult. I mean, there are many things difficult. But I remember something that I had to put extra effort, so maybe it was one of the most difficult for me. When I started being a consultant, when I joined thoughtbot was to understand what's the boundary between executing and giving an advice? So, basically, I discovered that when you're a consultant, but it works also when you're a developer in a team, you know, you're not just only the one who is going to write the code. You're supposed to be also someone with expertise, experience to share it and to make the project and the team benefit from it. So, at some point, I discovered that I should not just listen to what the client would say they want. Obviously, that's what they want, but it's more interesting and more difficult to understand why they want it and why they actually need, which could be different from what they want. So, it's a whole different conversation to discover together what is actually the necessary thing to build, and with your expertise and experience, try to find the thing that is going to be the most efficient, reliable, and making both the client and the customers happy. MARC: Yeah. And as software engineers, it's really easy to get excited about a problem and just go, "Oh, I could solve it this way." But then you need to step back and go, "Well, maybe it doesn't need fixing, or we should do something completely different." At some point, I was working with a customer service organization. In their workflows, they had to go on, let's say, five different pages and click on the button to get something to do one action. And so, what they asked for is to have those five buttons on one single page, and so, they could go, click, click, click, click, click. But after looking at it, what they needed is just automation of that, not five buttons on the page. But it's really easy to go, oh, and we could make those buttons, like, kind of generic and have a button creator thing and make it really fancy. When you step back, you go, oh, they shouldn't be clicking that many buttons. SAMI: Yeah, that makes so much sense because just in that example...I can't remember where I read this, but every line of code you write has to be maintained. So, in that example where you've got five buttons, you're kind of maintaining probably a lot more code than when you've got the single button, which goes to, I don't know, a single action or a method that will handle kind of all the automation for you. And that's also, you know, driving at simplicity. So, sometimes, like, you see this really cool problem, and there's a really cool way to solve it. But if you can solve it, you mentioned, like, being conservative with the type of frameworks maybe you used in a previous company, like, solve it in the most simple way, and you'll thank yourself later. Because, at some point, you have to come back to it, and maintain it, change it. Yeah, so it makes a lot of sense. And, Marc, you said you started when you were 7, which is really young. Through that amount of time, you've probably seen massive changes in the way websites look, feel, and how they work. In that time, what's the biggest change you actually think you've seen? MARC: The biggest thing I saw is, when I started, internet didn't exist or at least wasn't available. Like, I remember being at school and the teacher would ask like, "How many people have a computer at home?" And we'd be like, two or three people. So, people didn't have internet until I was like 14, 15, I'd say. So, that's the biggest one. But, let's say, after it started, they just got more complicated. Like, so, the complexity is getting crazy. Like, I remember, at some point, where I saw I think it was called Aviary. It was basically Photoshop in the browser, and I was just insanely impressed by just the fact that you could do this in the browser. And, nowadays, like, you've got Figma, and you've got so many tools that are insanely impressive. Back then, it was just text, images, and that's it. I actually wrote a blog post a few years ago about how I used to build websites just using frames. So, I don't know if you're familiar with just frames, but I didn't really know how to do divs. So, I would just do frames because that's what I understood back then, again, little kid. But it was kind of working. You were dealing with IE 5 or, like, I remember, like, professionally fixing bugs for IE 5.5 or, like, AOL, like, 9, something ridiculous like this. So, building a website just got way easier but also way more complicated, if that makes sense. Like, it's way easier to do most things. For instance, I don't know, like, 20 years ago, you wanted a rounded corner; you would have to create images and kind of overlay them in a weird way. It would break in many cases. Nowadays, you want rounded corners? That's a non-topic. But now you need, like, offline capabilities of your website. And, in a lot of cases, there's really complex features that are expected from users. So, the bar is getting raised to crazy levels. SAMI: Yeah, I always wonder about this. Like, when you look at how the internet used to be and how people develop for the internet, and, like you're saying, now it's more complex but easier to do some things. I don't know if as developers we're making things harder or easier for ourselves. Like, if you look at the amount of technology someone needs to know to get started, it grows constantly. To do this, you have to add this framework, and you need to have this library, and maybe even a different language, and then, to even host something now, the amount of technologies you need to know. Do you think we're making things harder for ourselves, or do you think easier? MARC: Well, I guess there's always back and forth, like, regarding complexity. So, things will get really, really complex, and then someone will go, "Well, let's stop that and simplify." That's why, like, I'm seeing some people not rejecting React and so on, but going a simpler route like Rails has options like this. There's people using HTMX, which is really simple. So, just going back to something simpler. I think a lot of the really complex solutions also come from the fact that now we have massive teams building websites, and you need that complexity to be able to handle the team size. But it's kind of, then you need more people to handle the complexity, and it's just getting crazy. Yeah, honestly, I don't know. I'm seeing a lot of things that feel too complex for...like, the technology feels really complicated to accomplish some things that should be simple or at least feel simple. But, at the same time, there are things that got so simple that it's ridiculous like just accepting payment. I remember, like, if you wanted to accept payment on a site, it would be months of work, and now it takes a minute. You just plug in Stripe, and it works. And it's often cheaper than what it used to be. So, it's kind of...or deploying. You mentioned deploying can be really hard. Well, you don't need to have a physical server in your room just eating your place up to have your website, your personal website running. You just push it to Vercel, or Heroku, or whatever, or just a static page on S3. So, this got simpler, but then, yeah, you can get it to be so much more crazy. So, if you host your static website on S3, fairly simple. But then if you try to understand permissions on S3, then, you know, it's over. RÉMY: I don't know if it's really in the path of our discussion. I just wanted to ask you, so this is the on tour series, where we...so, usually, the Giant Robots podcast used to be a little bit more American-centric, and this on tour is moving back to the other side of the Atlantic with, again, Europe, West Asia, and Africa. You've been part of a company, Drivy, which expanded from France to neighboring countries in Europe. What could you tell our listeners about how to expand a business internationally? MARC: That's a tough question, especially in Europe. Because I know looking from the outside, like, if you're from the U.S. and you look at Europe, it feels like, you know, a uniform continent, but really, it's very different. Like, just payment methods are different. Culture is very different. For instance, when I was working at Back Market in France, one of the branding aspects of Back Market was its humor. Like, we would be making a lot of jokes on the website, and it would work really well in France. Like, people would love the brand. But then you expand to other countries, and they just don't find that funny at all. Like, it's not helping at all, and they're expecting a different tone of voice. So, it's not just, okay, I need to translate my own page; it's I need to internationalize for this market. I guess my advice is do it country by country. Sometimes I see companies going like, oh, we opened in 20 different countries, and you go, how even do you do that? And spend some time understanding how people are using your product or, like, a similar product locally because you would be surprised by what you learn. Sometimes there's different capabilities. For instance, when Drivy went to the UK, there's so much more you can learn. There's the government database that you can look up, and it really helps with managing risk. If people are known to steal cars, you can kind of figure it out. I'm simplifying a bit, but you can use this. You don't have that in France because we just don't have this solution. But if you go to Nordic countries, for instance, they have way more electric vehicles, so maybe the product doesn't work as well. So, it's really understanding what's different locally and being willing to invest, to adapt. Because if you go, okay, I'm going to open in the Netherlands but you don't adopt the payment methods that are used in the Netherlands, you might as well not open at all. So, it's either you do it properly and you kind of figure out what properly means for your product, or you postpone, and you do it well later. Like, right now, I'm struggling a bit with my app because it's open. So, it's on the App Store, so it's open globally. And it's a SaaS, so it's simpler, but I struggle with language. So, it's in French and English. I spoke both of this language, obviously, French better than English. But I think I'm doing okay with both. But I also built it in Spanish because I speak some Spanish fairly poorly, and I wanted to try to hit a different market like the Mexican market that are doing boxing quite a lot. But the quality doesn't seem there. Like, I don't have the specific boxing lingo, so I'm contemplating just rolling it back, like, removing the Spanish language until I get it really well, maybe with a translator dedicated to it that knows boxing in Spanish. Because I work with translators that would translate, but they don't really know that, yeah, like a jab in boxing. In Spanish, they might also say, "Jab." They won't translate it to, like, [inaudible 38:31]. SAMI: Yeah. At thoughtbot, we have one of our clients they wanted to release their app also internationally. And so, we had also kind of a lot of these problems. We even had to handle...so, in some languages, you go from left to right, right to left. So, that kind of also changed a lot of the way you would design things is mainly for people who are going from left to right. I mean, that's thinking kind of more Europe, U.S.-centric. And then, you could be releasing your app into a different country where they read the other direction. So, yeah, a lot of this stuff is really interesting, especially the culture, like you're saying. Do they find this humor funny? And then, how do they translate things? Which, in my head, I think, could you use AI to do that. Which is a nice segue into, like, the mandatory question about AI, which we can't let you go until we ask you. MARC: [laughs] SAMI: So, okay, obviously, I'm going to ask you about your thoughts on AI and where you think we're headed. But I've seen something interesting, which I don't know if this is something that resonates with you as well. I've seen a bit of a trend where the more experienced developers or more senior developers I talk to seem to be a bit more calm and less concerned. Whereas I would consider myself as less experienced, and I feel, like, kind of more anxious, more nervous, more jumping on the bandwagon sort of feeling of keeping an eye on it. So, I guess, with your experience, what are your thoughts on AI? Where do you think we are headed? MARC: That's a big question, and it feels like it's changing month to month. It feels way more interesting than other trends before. Like, I'm way more excited about the capabilities of AI than, like, NFTs or stuff like this. I'm actively using AI tooling in my app. I was using some AI at Back Market. So, it's interesting. There's a bunch of things you can be doing. Personally, I don't think that it's going to, like, make programming irrelevant, for instance. It will just change a bit how you will build things just like...so, we talked about what changed in the past. For instance, at some point, you would need a team of people moving around physical computers and servers and just hooking them up to be able to have a website. But now, most people would just use a cloud provider. So, all those people either they work for the cloud provider, or they're out of a job. But really what happened is most shifted into something different, and then we focused on something different. Instead of learning how to handle a farm of servers, we learned how to, I don't know, handle more concurrency in our models. And I think when I look back, I feel like, technically, maybe, I don't know, 70%, 80% of what I learned is now useless. Like, I spent years getting really good at handling Internet Explorer as a web developer. Now it's just gone, so it's just gone forever. And it feels like there's some practice that we're having right now that will be gone forever thanks to AI or because of AI, depending on how you look at it. But then there'll be new things to do. I'm not sure yet what it will be, but it will create new opportunities. There are some things that look a bit scary, like, or creepy. But I'm not worried about jobs or things like this. I'm a bit concerned about people learning programming right now because, yeah, there's a lot of hand-holding, and there's a lot of tools that you have to pay to get access to this hand-holding. So, if you're a student right now in school learning programming and your school is giving you some AI assistant, like Copilot or whatever, and this assistant is really good, but suddenly it goes away because you're not paying anymore, or, like, the model change, if you don't know how to code anymore, then it's a problem. Or maybe you're not struggling as much. And you're not digging deep enough, and so you're learning slower. And you're being a bit robbed of the opportunity to learn by the AI. So, it's just giving you the solution. But it's just, like, the way I use it right now, so I don't have an assistant enabled, but I usually have, like, a ChatGPT window open somewhere. It's more like a better Stack Overflow or a more precise Stack Overflow. And that helps me a lot, and that's really convenient. Like, right now, I'm building mostly using Swift and Swift UI, but I'm mainly a Ruby and JavaScript developer. So, I'm struggling a lot and being able to ask really simple questions. I had a case just this morning where I asked how to handle loading of images without using the assets folder in Xcode. I just couldn't figure it out, but it's really simple. So, it was able to tell me, like, right away, like, five options on how to do it, and I was able to pick the one that would fit. So, yeah, really interesting, but yeah, I'm not that worried. The only part I would be worried is if people are learning right now and relying way too much on AI. RÉMY: Well, at least it's positive for our job. Thank you for making us believe in a bright future, Marc. MARC: [laughs] RÉMY: All right. Thank you so much, Marc, for joining us. It was a real pleasure. Before we leave, Marc, if you want to be contacted, if people want to get a hold of you, how can you be contacted? MARC: There's two ways: either LinkedIn, look up Marc G Gauthier. Like, the middle initial is important because Marc Gauthier is basically John Smith in France. My website, which is marcgg.com. You can find my blog. You can find a way to hire me as a coach or advisor. That's the best way to reach out to me. RÉMY: Thank you so much. And thank you, Sami, as well. You can subscribe to the show and find notes along with a complete transcript for this episode at giantrobots.fm. If you have any questions or comments, you can email us at hosts@giantrobots.fm. You can find me on social media as rhannequin. This podcast is brought to you by thoughtbot and produced and edited by Mandy Moore. 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No more not knowing who's coming to your website, convert more leads and get a free trial at Leadfeeder.comBeth Nevins is a renowned startup advisor and people and talent consultant. She is best known for helping founders refine their values and mission so they can lead. 00:00 Introduction00:39 Beth's Background and Expertise01:13 Hiring the Right Talent04:14 Managing Tensions Between Co-founders05:21 Building Accountability in Founders07:29 Creating Alignment and Collaboration Among Teams10:18 Ensuring Open Dialogue and Truthfulness13:25 Challenges in Scaling from 50 to 100 Employees20:35 The Role of a People Leader27:11 Importance of Operational Skills in Startups30:44 Rapid Fire Questions33:46 Closing RemarksSee Beth's company Developa - https://developa.io/Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://youtu.be/meuyWparoGsFind out who upcoming guests are and get my newsletter in your inbox every week, subscribe at https://innovatorscanlaugh.substack.comBuying ad spots on large podcast ad networks sucks. We fixed that! Check out https://www.b2bpodpros.com to learn more.Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee. Check out our five most downloaded episodes: From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu ...

About the Episode:Alisa Cohn is a globally recognized coach who specializes in guiding startup CEOs, executives, and board members. Her proficiency has earned her prestigious titles such as the #1 Startup Coach at the Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Leading Coaches Awards and one of the Top 30 Global Gurus for Startups. Alisa's clientele list reads like a who's who of the entrepreneurial world that includes Tim Ferris and companies like Venmo, Foursquare, InVision, Etsy & The Wirecutter. Big corporations including Pfizer, Novartis, Dell, Hitachi, IBM, Calvin Klein, Tory Burch, and The New York Times have also sought her expertise. In this episode of “Uploading…,” Alisa Cohn shares how she leveraged her content and online presence, particularly on LinkedIn, to build a personal brand that catapulted her career in coaching.Today, we'll cover:- Alisa Cohn's early journey in content creation through her email newsletters and their evolution into major publications- Alisa Cohn's strategy for content creation, maintaining high engagement on LinkedIn, and leveraging this to fuel her coaching practice- The transformative impact of personal branding on LinkedIn for establishing credibility and enhancing business opportunities- Insightful tips on managing resistance to feedback and the crucial balance between intention and impact in communication- Stories of transformation with clients, highlighting a founder's journey to overcoming unconscious doubts and achieving company growthWhat You'll Learn1. Importance of Content Creation 2. How to Build an Online Presence3. Leveraging Personal Brand through Social Media4. Building Resilience and Self-Belief in Clients5. Strategies for Effective Leadership and Growth6. Benefits of Mentorship and Continuous ImprovementTimestamps01:38 How Alisa Cohn found her way to coaching04:02 Transitioning from corporate to coaching career09:14 Alisa Cohn's content strategy and writing career journey12:10 How building your personal brand leads to opportunities16:29 Details about Alisa Cohn's book, "From Start-Up to Grown-Up"18:42 Starting a podcast, interviewing entrepreneurs19:05 The importance of self-belief and grit for founders24:59 360 feedback, marrying intention with impact27:08 Alisa Cohn's advice for coaches looking to scale their businessImportance of Testing Ideas and Getting Feedback: “My advice to everybody is to just be on the lookout for the things that resonate with people and then begin to try them on whatever social, you know, medium of your choice helps you to test out your ideas. Because you have to be testing out your ideas and also getting feedback, which is this is not a good idea or this is a good idea in order to really see what's going to resonate with your audience. — Alisa Cohn [00:11:19 - 00:11:40]Necessity of Self-Belief and Grit for Leaders: “You have to have self-belief, and that may sound simple, but a lot of people are suffering with imposter syndrome or insecurity or lack of confidence, and then they don't even try. So one thing about high performers, and certainly founders, is they are triers. They will try and combined with that, they have the grit to overcome obstacles because there are many, many, many obstacles on the way to success. So you have to kind of realize and not be daunted and afraid and upset by failure, setback, obstacles along the way. So I think that mindset is super important. There's no substitute for elbow grease. You must have, you must be able to work hard and have stamina to work hard. And you've got to create a community around you.” — Alisa Cohn [00:19:49 - 00:20:30]Challenges of Leadership and Feedback: "You think, you know, you have this idea, you pretty sure you know what you're doing, and you have strong personalities, and in the best way, you've got conviction. So it's hard to listen to other people sort of tell you that there might be something else you're not seeing." — Alisa Cohn [00:24:33 → 00:25:17]Marrying Intention with Impact: "Because you're the expert on your intention, but everybody around you is the expert on your impact, and so it's really important to be able to marry that intention with that impact." — Alisa Cohn [00:25:32 → 00:25:44]Building Skills and Community in the Social Media Age: "So step one, get great at your craft. So you need to have reps, you need to have clients, whether it's for free, whether it's only not a lot of payment, like not a high fee, you don't have to, like, the first step is to get clients one way or the other in order to get reps and to get practice at your craft, to get better at your craft, find a mentor, find your own coach to really help you have that confidence of being great. And then I certainly think in the age of social media, you've got to find a way to get, to get attention by sharing your ideas. So you could build your own community, you could join another community, you could post on social media." — Alisa Cohn [00:27:09 → 00:27:45]Show notes powered by Castmagic---Have any questions about the show or topics you'd like us to explore further?Shoot us a DM; we'd love to hear from you.Want the weekly TL;DR of tips delivered to your mailbox?Check out our newsletter here.Follow us for content, clips, giveaways, & updates!Castmagic InstagramCastmagic TwitterCastmagic LinkedIn  ---Blaine Bolus - Co-Founder of CastmagicRamon Berrios - Co-Founder of CastmagicAlisa Cohn - CEO of Alisa Cohn & Associates, Inc.

En el episodio 20 de Trade Talks entrevistamos a Edrizio de la Cruz, una inspiración y ejemplo a seguir para todos los dominicanos en el mundo de los start-ups y la tecnología. Conoce su historia, sus viajes alrededor del mundo, su camino al éxito y la extensa red de networking que ha creado en su trayecto. #DalePlay y #LearnWhileInvesting

Like the show? Have a burning question? Send a text?Laila is a Startup Coach from Stuttgart, who wants to create a safe space for migrant founders in Germany through the community empowerment project ‘The Migrant Accelerator'. She loves to talk about lived allyship and inclusion for investors and corporates.She is also the host of The Migrant Accelerator Podcast.TMA sounds like a fun place to be, it's full of founders from: Thailand, Uganda, Russia, Palestine, India, Ukraine, Pakistan and even a few Americans!In our conversation we discussed:How her bachelor thesis formed the basis of  The Migrant Accelerator.What The Migrant Accelerator is and how it helpsThe history of migrant entrepreneurship in GermanyThe availability of grants and non-VC sources of funding that aren't widely known aboutThe opportunities (and challenges) to founding a startup in Germany‘Passport privilege' and the the difference between the terms migrant, immigrant and expatBalancing motherhood (of a toddler!) and business leadershipYou can find this episode and all episodes as well as show notes for each at www.eleanormayrhofer.com/podcast Starting or running a business in Germany as a foreigner? Already running an online business in Germany as an expat? Wanting to grow your German-based business? Working as a freelancer in Germany? You'll love my guide with over 30 resources for expat business owners in Germany.Need an expert Squarespace web designer and online marketer book a free, no-pressure consult call.

AYO! Welcome to Luck Management, your go-to podcast for insights into the business world! Today, we're thrilled to have a special guest - Matthew Owen, Notre Dame grad, a renowned start-up coach, serial entrepreneur, and an 8-time Inc. 5000 winner.Matthew brings a wealth of knowledge in building successful businesses from the ground up. In this episode, we'll explore the vital role of networking, the intricacies of luck in sales, and the essentials of starting and growing a business. Plus, for all you sports fans, we'll dive into some exciting discussions about Notre Dame sports!So, whether you're a budding entrepreneur or a seasoned pro, stay tuned as we uncover the secrets to success in business and beyond with Matthew Owen on Luck Management. Keep Living the Luck Management Lifestyle. Support the showInstagram: @the_luckmanagementpodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1637190216Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4JsxM55BY6tRlGzJCiUnvzKeep living The Luck Management Lifestyle!All Episodes are presented and brought to you by CharmND. CharmND is a lucky charm business providing memories, nostalgia, and pieces of Notre Dame to hold in your hand! Check us out on Instagram @charm_ND & @CharmNDShop on Etsy for your piece of Notre Dame.

Heute in der Kaffeepause: In dieser Episode steht die Förderung von Unternehmensgründungen an der Hochschule Niederrhein im Fokus. Als besonderen Gast begrüßen wir Frau Petra Worms, eine erfahrene StartUp-Coach im Team Gründungen (HNX). Mit einem fundierten Hintergrund in VWL, Psychologie und einer persönlichen Gründungserfahrung von 15 Jahren bietet Frau Worms einen tiefen Einblick in die umfassende Unterstützung angehender Gründer:innen durch das HNX-Team. Die Episode beleuchtet den Weg von der Ideenfindung bis zur Umsetzung und wirft einen Blick auf erfolgreich entstandene Start-ups aus dieser Kooperation. Frau Worms teilt wertvolle Einblicke, Erfahrungen und Tipps für angehende Unternehmer:innen, sodass diese Folge zu einer Ressource für alle Interessierten an Innovation und Unternehmertum ist.

About Brenden Kumarasamy: Brenden Kumarasamy is the founder of MasterTalk; he coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become the top 1% of communicators in their industry. He also has a popular YouTube channel, MasterTalk, to provide free access to communication tools for everyone worldwide. From the ages of 5 to 16, not only was he scared of communication, like most of us, but he had to give presentations in a language He DIDN'T EVEN KNOW! How CRAZY is that? Only in university did he start refining his communication skills through case competitions. This experience helped Brenden start his YouTube & coaching business, MasterTalk. Check out the latest episode of our Conversational Selling podcast to learn more about Brenden. In this episode, Nancy and Brenden discuss the following:Importance of communication in sales.Brenden's unique way of practicing communication entertainingly.Overcoming challenges in public speaking.Entertaining communication practices: random word exercises, question drill exercises, and video message strategy.Dealing with imposter syndrome when posting his first video on YouTube.Essential elements of effective communication: smiling, pausing, vocal tone variety, pacing, and putting it all together.Body language mistakes.Key Takeaways: Communication is like juggling 18 balls at the same time.If you can make sense out of nonsense, you can make sense out of anything.Smile when you're listening; don't have a poker face.The point is to practice one medium of communication at a time."Yeah, for sure, Nancy. And the reason is that when you switch communication mediums, you don't default back to zero but start pretty low. I'll give you an example. Giving presentations is a completely different skill set than presenting on social media. When you're presenting in front of an audience, there are 50 people in front of you. You can engage with them, you can hug them, you can give them a high five. When I first opened the camera and started presenting, there was nobody in front of me. So, I'm talking to a piece of metal. So, it was hard for me to bring the same energy and enthusiasm. And it was awkward the first time I started presenting on camera. That's why I was nervous about it and got better over time. Like podcast casting, the first time I was on the show, I wondered why somebody would want to interview me. I was like a 22, 23-year-old kid who barely had a business. So yeah, I had a lot of imposter syndrome.." – BRENDEN."Most people are bad at smiling when speaking, especially when listening. I'll give you an example. Let's say you're on a sales call, and we see this all the time with terrible sales reps; when they're listening to the prospect's answers to their questions, they're nodding their head but have a poker face on. So they go, mm-hmm, mm-hmm. So, what you're telling indirectly is you're telling the prospect, hey, I don't care about your answer; I want to sell you on my product. Whereas if you do the same thing but you're smiling, and you're saying, mm, a lot less, the prospect feels seen, heard, and understood. So that's one. " – BRENDEN."So, pacing just means a lot of speech coaches will always say speak slower. That's not always the right answer. And the reason is that if I'm slow, you get bored too. So, the key is to have the best speaker's pace. So, if I'm talking and then I take a moment for you to pause and say, hey, what I'm about to say is key, notice that because I'm constantly changing my pace as I'm speaking, it's just very subliminal. Most people aren't noticing this because I'm not pointing it out until right now. Then you're noticing that I'm paying attention to what Brenden says." – BRENDEN. Connect with Brenden Kumarasamy:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brendenkumarasamyMaster Talk:https://www.mastertalk.ca/Try Our Proven, 3-Step System, Guaranteeing Accountability and Transparency that Drives RESULTS by clicking on this link: https://oneofakindsales.com/call-center-in-a-box/  Connect with Nancy Calabrese: Twitter: https://twitter.com/oneofakindsalesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/One-Of-A-Kind-Sales-304978633264832/Website: https://oneofakindsales.comPhone: 908-879-2911 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ncalabrese/Email: leads@oneofakindsales.com

Carsten Maschmeyer ist einer der bekanntesten Persönlichkeit in der deutschen Geschäftswelt, vor allem für seine Rolle in der Finanzbranche und als Investor. Maschmeyer gründete den umstrittenen Finanzdienstleister AWD (Allgemeiner Wirtschaftsdienst). AWD wurde für sein aggressives Vertriebsmodell kritisiert. Kritiker sahen das Unternehmen als ein System an, das sehr auf den Verkauf von Finanzprodukten ausgerichtet war, wobei weniger auf die tatsächliche Qualität der Finanzberatung gelegt wurde. Was er dazu sagt, hört ihr hier. Heute ist Maschmeyer als Startup-Coach, Autor und Fernsehpersönlichkeit bekannt, insbesondere durch seine Teilnahme an der Fernsehshow "Die Höhle der Löwen”.

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Pablo Navarro is the co-founder of a $26 million VC fund in Colombia, and his latest project is cocora.io. Pablo's life story is remarkable, coming from a humble beginning to being heavily involved in the start-up scenes of both the US and South America. In this interview, we discuss Pablo's strategy for investing in LatAm startups, his advice for young entrepreneurs, and more. Today he is building Cocora, a platform that connects leaders in Latin America to coaches, and he's passionate about transforming the business climate of his home country and beyond. ➡️ https://www.cocora.io/ ➡️ Highlights: https://rosspalmer.com/pablo-navarro ➡️ Follow me on Instagram: @therosspalmer ➡️ Subscribe on YouTube: @therosspalmer

In this episode of the Startup Talk Podcast, the Startup Coach sits down with  Neil Weitzman, an entrepreneur who is passionate about helping immigrant entrepreneurs succeed in Canada. Neil is the CEO and Co-Founder of PORCH, an exclusive community for immigrant entrepreneurs and professionals, and the Founder of revenue•x, a Fractional CRO service that helps … Continue reading PORCH Helping 1 Million Immigrant Entrepreneurs Succeed →

Description: Welcome to the podcast as we delve into the world of entrepreneurship with Tom Cooke, an engaging and powerful Startup Coach and Trainer. With his vast experience in coaching and training thousands of business owners, Tom is here to share valuable insights and strategies to help you start, grow, and succeed in your own business. In this episode, we tackle pressing topics related to starting and launching a profitable business, breaking free from the confines of a traditional job, and overcoming the fear and challenges that come with entrepreneurship. Tom dives deep into practical steps and actionable advice, drawing from his own experience and expertise. Episode Titles and Main Focus: "Passion to Profits: How to start and launch a profitable business": Tom guides you through the process of identifying your passion, translating it into a viable business idea, and executing a successful launch strategy. Discover how to turn your passion into profits and build a business that aligns with your purpose. "How to start a business and replace your job salary in the next 12 months": Explore the roadmap to financial independence as Tom shares his proven strategies for replacing your job salary with income from your own business within a year. Learn about effective income-generating techniques and building a strong foundation for long-term success. "Start Your Business and Get Your First Paying Clients in 90 Days": Tom provides invaluable insights on how to kickstart your business and secure your first paying clients within just 90 days. From marketing tactics to client acquisition methods, discover practical steps to get your business off the ground and generate revenue quickly. "Finally! Learn how to start a business and make money from what you love!": Uncover the secrets to building a business around your passion and turning it into a profitable venture. Tom discusses the importance of aligning your business with your personal interests and values while sharing strategies to monetize your passions effectively. "Quit your job in the next 12 months, even if you have zero business skills": Join us as Tom addresses the common fear and uncertainty surrounding quitting a traditional job to pursue entrepreneurship. Learn how to overcome obstacles, acquire essential skills, and create a solid plan to transition from employee to successful business owner within a year. Tune in to the podcast and embark on a journey of entrepreneurship with Tom Cooke as he empowers you to transform your passion into a thriving and profitable business. Get ready to gain practical knowledge, overcome challenges, and make your entrepreneurial dreams a reality. Disclaimer: Not advice. Educational purposes only. Not an endorsement for or against. Results not vetted. Views of the guests do not represent those of the host or show. Do your due diligence. Click here to join PodMatch (the "AirBNB" of Podcasting): https://www.joinpodmatch.com/drchrisloomdphd We couldn't do it without the support of our listeners. To help support the show: CashApp- https://cash.app/$drchrisloomdphd Venmo- https://account.venmo.com/u/Chris-Loo-4 Buy Me a Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chrisJx Thank you to our sponsor, CityVest: https://bit.ly/37AOgkp Click here to schedule a 1-on-1 private coaching call: https://www.drchrisloomdphd.com/book-online Click here to purchase my books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PaQn4p Follow our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/chL1357 Thank you to our advertisers on Spotify. Financial Freedom for Physicians, Copyright 2023

Tune in for this week's BIZ BREAKDOWN SESSION on the Woman Entrepreneur Podcast, featuring Dr. Rita Gupta - Womanpreneur, Medical Doctor, Author, and the Founder of Meds the Right Way. She helps people to have a healthy lifestyle through Medication consulting, Physician consulting, and Lifestyle coaching. This episode is packed with knowledge, expert tips, key takeaways, and business strategies for startup businesses to help you expand your business faster!

Alexandra Kapelos-Peters, the founder of Cansulta joins the Startup Coach for this Startup Talk Podcast interview. Cansulta is a platform that makes it easy for individuals and businesses to find and book consultations with vetted experts in a variety of industries. During the interview, Alexandra shares the inspiration behind starting Cansulta, how it differs from … Continue reading Cansulta on The Startup Talk Podcast →

The Startup Coach live as he sits down with Driftscape COO Dan Pronovost to discuss how the Driftscape app allows you to tour, explore, and discover your city & Canada in a whole new way. Explore thousands of spaces, events, and self guided audio tour from local experts with different perspectives, and how Driftscape makes … Continue reading Driftscape on The Startup Talk Podcast →

If you do enjoy this episode, please let one person know among your friends and that'd mean the world to me. In this episode, I interview Alisa Cohn who is an executive coach who works with senior executives and high-potential leaders to help them create positive permanent shifts in their leadership impact and the results they achieve. She was named the #1 Startup Coach in the world at the 2019 Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Coaching Awards in London, and also named one of the Top 30 Global Gurus for Startups of 2020. Summary: How she coaches the founders and the cofounders in the startup world. Adapting to different styles in a high-growth environment, 360-degree feedback, and conscious communication. Switch between personal and professional mindset, the power of breath in and out. How to plan for high stake conversations and calming techniques. Not only these practices are applicable to Startup founders, but also to everyone who has direct reports or in a similar capacity.

Cameron Rowe founder and CEO of Hover is Live in Studio with The Startup Coach to discuss how they are doing food and cannabis delivery by drone in Toronto, scaling the business model, raising money, and much more. Hover Website Hover on Instagram Cameron on Twitter Cameron on LinkedIn Know someone on pain?  Try The … Continue reading Hover Drone Delivery on The Startup Talk Podcast →

Imagine you are the main character of your own movie. But not just the main actor. You're also the producer and director of this movie. Close your eyes and visualize how you would tell this story.Will it be filled with adventure and suspense?Would your story be uplifting or depressing?Would your story have the power to change lives?This is the power that Stoyan Yankov instills in others. A master coach, speaker, and author (co-wrote Perform: The Unsexy Truth about Startup Success with Cristobal Alonso from Startup Wise Guys), Stoyan shares his journey of becoming a startup mentor. If you feel like you're not moving as fast toward your goals like you could be or want to know more about instilling a great company culture, this is the episode for you!Do you wish to connect with our special guest?Visit Yasen's website: www.stoyanyankov.comTune in to every conversation about exciting European Startups and Innovators on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon! Leave a rating and review so we can keep making amazing interviews!Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for Innovators Can Laugh in your favorite podcast player.Connect with Eric:Visit his website: https://innovatorscanlaugh.comFor the Innovators Can Laugh newsletter in your inbox every week, subscribe at https://innovatorscanlaugh.substack.comPast Guests:----Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#55 Yannik Veys - From creating the Uber for service professionals to growing Hypefury#53 Tzvete Doncheva - Overcoming barriers to get into a VC with Tzvete DoncheFor the Innovators Can Laugh newsletter in your inbox every week, subscribe at https://innovatorscanlaugh.substack.comPrevious guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee. Check out our five most downloaded episodes: From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu Revolutionizing Parent-Teacher Communication with Kinderpedia ...

All startup leaders are currently facing the challenge of leading their company through the new normal of low startup valuations. Valuations started to drop during the second quarter of 2022 and it could take time for the economy to rebound. In the meantime, what are startups supposed to do to make sure they are able to survive these dark days and still put themselves in a position to thrive? Startup coach Roland Siebelink provides answers to those questions during a 25-minute webinar on getting through the new normal and the best ways for startup founders to lead during this time. The webinar covers five topics that are on the minds of every startup leader, or at least should be on the mind of every startup leader. What exactly is this new normal? How long will this new normal last? How can startup leaders maintain their credibility during this period? How can startups ensure their survival by focusing on their core? How can a startup extend its runway by making hard decisions?

Thealzel Lee of Phoenix Fire Joins the Startup Coach to talk about their fund and their first investment in VoxCell BioInnovation on The Startup Talk Podcast. Phoenix Fire Fund VoxCell BioInnovation Thealzel Lee of Phoenix Fire on LinkedIn   Automated Transcript of Phoenix Fire Invests in VoxCell BioInnovation on The Startup Talk Podcast Announcer Direct … Continue reading Phoenix Fire Invests in VoxCell BioInnovation on The Startup Talk Podcast →

Jimmy Zachariah co-founder of Ymmij Joins the Startup Coach on this episode of The Startup Talk Podcast to discuss how to get to your true self, leaving a legacy, is the unexamined life worth living, and how Ymmij helps you build paint a true picture of yourself authentically in a private space. Ymmij is currently … Continue reading Ymmij on The Startup Talk Podcast →

Tim Hewson founder of LegalWills.ca Joins the Startup Coach on this episode of The Startup Talk Podcast to discuss the need and reluctance to do Wills, the changing regulatory environment, and expanding globally, and more. LegalWills.ca web site LegalWills on LinkedIn Tim Hewson on LinkedIn   Other Great Podcasts: Who Are These Investors Who Are … Continue reading LegalWills.ca on The Startup Talk Podcast →

The cofounders of GTA Yachts Issey Abraha and Jeffrey Nham join the Startup Coach on this episode of The Startup Talk Podcast to discuss the launching a startup during the pandemic, making yachts available to everyone, and expanding to other cities, and more. GTA Yachts Website GTA Yachts Instagram GTA Yachts on Facebook   Other … Continue reading GTA Yachts on the Startup Talk Podcast →

This week's conversation with our guest will be short, because I will have to spend a long time talking about all of her incredible achievements. She was named: #1 Startup Coach in the worldTop 30 Global Gurus for Startups Writes for Inc, Forbes, and HBRHas been featured in BBC, Bloomberg, NYT and WSJ Client list includes: Venmo, Draft Kings, Microsoft, Google, Pfizer, Dell, IBM, Calvin KleinAnd is the author of “From Start-up to Grown-Up: Grow Your Leadership To Grow Your BusinessOne thing that many people don't know about this week's guest is that she is an Amateur rapper. Coaching Connoisseur and Start-Up Savant, Alisa Cohn is this week's guest on “The Jake Dunlap Show.” Alisa graduated from Boston University with her Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, and later went on to also receive her MBA at Cornell University. Early in her career, she was exposed to the non-profit world where she became extremely interested in what motivates people to work in alignment with their organizations. She later found herself working at a Big Four Professional Services Firm, where she was on a fast track to partner. One day after 2 years, she hoped she would have the flu so she didn't have to go to work. 18 hours later, she had to go to the emergency room with the flu, and realized that hard work was not the path. She met a coach at a conference, and decided that was the path she wanted to do. Alisa coached people as a side hustle while serving as a CFO. Alisa is now the CEO of Alisa Cohn and Associates, where she specializes in:Startup coaching - founders, co-founders, CEOs, executive teams and their investorsBuilding influenceNew leader onboardingDeveloping a strong personal brandNavigating corporate politicsBuilding your social capitalIncreasing your resilience - building mental toughnessFeedback and coaching Please enjoy this week's episode with Alisa Cohn.  Achievements:Author of From Start-up to Grown-up and (podcast host of the same name)Top Startup Coach in the World at the Thinkers50/Marshall Goldsmith Global Coaches Awards#1 Global Guru for Startups in 2021 and 2022, A sought-after speaker, Inc. named one of the top 100 leadership speakerskeynoted events for IBM, PwC, Dell, and Citi. The executive coach for Runway, the incubator at Cornell's New York City campus. A regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Inc, and she's been featured as an expert on BBC World News and in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. An angel investor and a Broadway investor Additional Links:From Start-Up to Grown-Up Book Link: https://www.alisacohn.com/start-up/5 Scripts PDF Download: http://alisacohn.com/5scriptsFrom Start-Up to Grown-Up Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-start-up-to-grown-up/id1576751076Alisa's Rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av0kma7rHD4"The Secret": https://www.thesecret.tv/ Alisa Social Media:Instagram: @alisacohnTwitter: @alisacohnFacebook: facebook.com/alisa.cohnLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisacohn/Website: http://www.alisacohn.com Jake Dunlap:Personal Site - http://jakedunlap.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakedunlap/Twitter - https://twitter.com/JakeTDunlapInstagram - http://instagram.com/jake_dunlap _Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JakeTDunlap/ Skaled:Website - https://skaled.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/skaled

Steve Hardy co-founder of Big Calm Tiny Homesteads joins the Startup Coach on this episode of The Startup Talk Podcast to discuss the Tiny Home Movement, Permaculture, Pocket neighbourhoods, raising capital and more. Big Calm Website Big Calm Equity Crowdfunding Campaign   Other Great Podcasts: Who Are These Investors Who Are These Startups Open Your … Continue reading Big Calm Tiny Homesteads on The Startup Talk Podcast →

The Startup Coach is joined by Matthew Gibson cofounder of Syngrafii.  Discussing founding a company with Canadian legend Margaret Atwood and going from an idea of being able to do remote book signings to being the leader in esignature technologies with  over 45 granted and pending patent applications. Check out Syngrafii at https://syngrafii.com/ Other Great … Continue reading Matthew Gibson of Syngrafii on The Startup Talk Podcast →

The Startup Coach is joined by two of the cofounders of Equivesto Ryan Correia and Alex Morsink.  Discussing the problems with raising capital, how Equivesto and Equity Crowdfunding is changing the game, Equity Crowdfunding Success stories, Investing in Equivesto and more. Find out more about Equivesto at: Equivesto website Equviesto Learning Centre Equivesto on LinkedIn … Continue reading Building a Better Path to Capital with Equivesto →

Funding Options with Swoop Canada on The Startup Talk Podcast Daire Burke of Swoop Funding Canada joins the Startup Coach to talk about the different types of funding options available to startups in Canada. Find out more about Swoop Funding Canada at: Swoop Canada Instagram Daire Burke on LinkedIn Twitter Invest in Equivesto the Equity … Continue reading Funding Options with Swoop Canada on The Startup Talk Podcast →

Eric Brass founder of Tequila Tromba joins the Startup Coach to talk about launching a tequila brand in Canada, becoming the number 1 independent Premium Tequila Brand, and starting up in Canada. Invest in Equivesto the Equity Crowdfunding platform Other Great Podcasts: Who Are These Investors Who Are These Startups Open Your Energy Guided Meditation … Continue reading Tequila Tromba on The Startup Talk Podcast →

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Alisa Cohn. Where to start with Alisa. She has been named the top startup coach in the world and has been coaching startup founders to help them grow into world class CEOs for almost 20 years. She is also an angel investor and advisor and has worked to help everyone from Venmo to Etsy to Draftkings in their sucess. She has coached CEOs and C-Suite Executives at many of the largest Fortune 500s such as IBM, Google, and Microsoft. And if that is not enough, she is a top leadership speaker and guest lecturer at Harvard, Cornell, and even the Naval War College. Alisa is the author of the best-seller, From Start Up to Grown Up and I've asked her to come on the show to talk everything startup and leadership. www.AlisaCohn.com Alisa was in the non-profit world and had a moment of truth when she was working at a university. A provost told her that “you could not manage faculty because the have tenure.” She thought that it could not be. She went to business school at Cornell and ended up focusing on finance and accounting. She ended up working at Price Waterhouse Coopers. She was fast-tracked. After working for some time, she knew it was not what she wanted to do. One Sunday she woke and thought to herself that she hoped to get the flu, so she didn't have to go to work the next day. 18 hours later, she was rushed to the emergency room with the flu! She was out for 2 weeks and during that time really thought about what she wanted. She went to a conference and there was speaker and coach. They were amazing. The next day, she followed the coach and watched her speak – she loved it and decided that she wanted to go that route. She took jobs during the dotcom boom and went through coach training. When the dotcom bubble burst, she decided it was time to go on her own and she's been doing it ever since. Define Leadership… A leader is like a conductor. They bring people together in service of something bigger and better, coordinated together – and then empowers the people to do the best work of their lives. It's knowing where you want to go and having the vision and then finding the people and unlocking their potential to help in fulfilling it. Qualities of great leaders? Great leaders come in all shapes and sizes. The greatest leaders care about people genuinely. They do what it takes to move the organization toward the mission. They make the hard the calls. They make sure everyone is on the same page. Sometimes it means getting in the trenches. Great leaders have situational awareness and do what it takes in the moment to be effective and powerful. How do you teach people to gain better situational awareness? It's first checking in with yourself. Second, it is recognizing that all others have their own bundle of emotions, priorities, dynamics, etc. Get curious and super observant as a leader and strive to understand these things in people in the context of what you are feeling. Leaders have blind spots. What are the ones you see most prevalent in leaders? Leaders do have very similar blind spots. The first one is that leaders sometimes forget they are the leader – the boss. Your suggestions are orders. As a leader, you have authority and need to remember that. Leaders don't realize how much they need to communicate. They need to repeat themselves over and over to make sure everyone has heard them and is aligned on the strategy and vision. Most important aspect for a startup leader to get right from the beginning? Most important aspect for a leader in a mature company? Starting up, leaders how to figure out who to even higher and need to be charismatic enough to get people on board and raise money, etc. It's working a miracle in some ways. Startup leaders must be adaptable and willing to persist against all odds. As a company matures, the leader has to be willing and able to rapidly grow. Alisa's book “From Startup to Grown Up,” deals with this. All leaders must have emotional self-control and be able to weather the ups and downs. Leaders in mature companies must be consistent and be excellent at delegating and making sure everyone is on mission. Talk to us about dealing with the internal politics of business…. Any time you have more than one person, you have politics. People have different opinions, agendas, ways of looking at things, etc. In large companies, status and power is part of politics and politics in companies is reality. Leaders need to have organizational awareness and be savvy to navigate for good and not for ill. Leaders need to build relationships and network with those have power and align in the right ways with the people making decisions. If you want good things for the company, you need to be savvy enough that your voice is being taken into account when decisions are made. For startups, it's about creating a great culture and hiring the right people aligned with it. For startups, it is also about being transparent and doing things in the light of day. Power and Influence – what role do they play in the development of a leader and what should leaders understand about them? You must gain power and influence as you get more senior, or you will be sidelined. This means you must be networking with and savvy with those that make decisions and the key stakeholders. You have to look and see what is being rewarded in the company and make sure that you participate in it. Observe your surroundings and the power/influence dynamic in the organization and what drives it. How does a leader and organization developer their guidepost and values? Spend a lot of time thinking through what you want the company and culture to be. It's worth it to slow down and get it as close to right as you can. Sit down and ask what things your really value? What kind of company do you want to work at? What culture do you want to ensure lasts? Key elements of a successful startup? You have to have a lot of magic. You have to have a strong view of what you can create and why it is significant in the market. You have to get the feedback and take the negative comments and keep going. You then must find the right team who are aligned and committed to the mission. As you grow, you will need to bring in more senior people who know how to grow a bigger organization – maybe even replacing yourself. Personal mastery – how does someone learn to live and work at their peak? You spend a lifetime doing it. It starts with intention. How are you going to be better tomorrow than today? It's about learning from the masters and what world class experts do to achieve peak performance. It's also figuring out which things make sense for you to take on and do with discipline and diligence that make the most difference. What have you learned that is most important for success as an entrepreneur? Resilience, resilience, resilience The longer you can stay in the game, the better chance of success. Keep putting one foot in front of the other and do the next right thing. ​ What is the most unexpected thing you found on your journey? A pivotal moment was in 2006 when she reached out to Marshall Goldsmith. She met with him personally and he took her under her wing and helped her get her start. She dared to say yes to working with him and it has made all the difference.   Best Quote: The longer you can stay in the game, the better chance of success.   Alisa's Misfit 3: Get out of your comfort zone and take more risk. Build your network early and often. Be someone who is known for helping other people and the rest will take care of itself. Believe in yourself.   Show Sponsors: Shopify (Get a 14-day FREE trial) www.Shopify.com/misfit (all lowercase) Blue Lagoon Resources www.BlueLagoonResources.com   

"For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity." - Proverbs 24:16 Today, we sit down with Royce King, a successful entrepreneur startup coach and author! We talk about the benefits of being focused in your business plan, getting back up after you've been knocked down, and why niches get riches! Learn more about Royce's coaching program here: https://yourstartup.coach Learn about Unwrapping Your Worth In Christ here: https://roycekingauthor.com -- Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/311496040366540 Fill out our Questionnaire: https://forms.gle/fJu94WnTnQtbxNqBA — Do us a favor and leave us a review! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/filling-the-storehouse/id1505081414 Know someone who would make a great guest on our podcast? Let us know! stuart@storehouse310turnkey.com This podcast is sponsored by DoDReads.com which promotes lifelong learning, personal development and leadership that comes from the books you read. If you are interested in updating your military reading list, email: storehouse@dodreads.com Enroll in Podcast Systems University today and use with coupon code STU20 to get the course for only $297 and regularly $497! https://podcast-university1.teachable.com/?coupon_code=STU20&affcode=852973_kd3nu1_9 Get the 10 Levels of Passivity FREE Report by emailing: podcast@storehouse310turnkey.com Make planning a priority this year! Go to https://boldlyandco.com/ ** Use the Code: STOREHOUSE at checkout for a 20% discount on ALL products. ** Use the Code: STOREHOUSE495 gives a $200 off discount on the next workshop.

Chris Carder the Executive Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Schulich School of Business, York University Special Advisor – Entrepreneurship & Innovation, startup investor, and serial entrepreneur sits down with the Startup Coach to talk about all things entrepreneurship. Other Great Podcasts: Who Are These Investors Who Are These Startups Open Your Energy Guided Meditation Register … Continue reading Chris Carder on The Startup Talk Podcast →

Trevor Shorte joins the Startup Coach live to talk about the new Elevate Entrepreneurship program on this episode of the Startup Talk Podcast. Launched for Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC), and Women entrepreneurs, Elevate Entrepreneurship, a project developed by TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario and Fanshawe College Corporate Training Solutions, will support entrepreneurs in acquiring … Continue reading Elevate Entrepreneurship on The Startup Talk Podcast →

Trevor and Jesse two of the cofounders of Vibe Hard Kombucha join the Startup Coach to discuss the hard kombucha market, getting into the LCBO, hustling and more all on the this episode of the Startup Talk Podcast. Find out more at: Vibe Hard Kombucha Website Instagram   Other Great Podcasts: Who Are These Investors … Continue reading Vibe Hard Kombucha on The Startup Talk Podcast →

Matt, Adam, and Oren the founders of Kitchen Hub Virtual Food Hall, join the Startup Coach to discuss what is a virtual food hall, how takeout tech is evolving, raising $10Million, and of course the Kevin Smith's Mooby's Popup all on this episode of the Startup Talk Podcast. Get $10 off your first order when … Continue reading Kitchen Hub Virtual Food Hall on The Startup Talk Podcast →

Looking ahead at 2022, Daniel Francavilla partner and strategist at King Street Media and fractional CMO, joins the Startup Coach in a forward looking discussion on the Role of Content Marketing and Branding in 2022 and what startups should be looking at to build their brand and audience in 2022. Topics include: Shift to a … Continue reading The Role of Content Marketing and Branding in 2022 →

Alisa Cohn is an executive coach who works with senior executives and high potential leaders to help them create positive permanent shifts in their leadership impact and the results they achieve. Her new book is called, “From Start Up to Grown Up.” She was named the #1 Startup Coach in the world at the 2019 Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Coaching Awards in London, and also named one of the Top 30 Global Gurus for Startups of 2020. She also works with executive teams to help them be stronger as a team, have the right conversations and take the right actions to move forward faster. www.alisacohn.com

How can entrepreneurs think about building a culture of scale from day one? My guest this week is my terrific professional colleague Alisa Cohn, who will provide you with practical tools for growing a startup and ensuring the overall effectiveness of your team and strategy ⭐ #1 Startup Coach in the world (2019, Thinkers50) ⭐ Top 100 Leadership Speakers of 2020 ⭐ Top 30 Global Gurus for Startups of 2020 ⭐ Top 10 Coaches by Women's Business Liked the episode? Please check Alisa's website and on social media!

  Alisa was named the #1 Startup Coach in the world at the Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Leading Coaches Awards in London. She was also named one of the Top 30 Global Gurus for Startups. Based in NYC, she coaches startup CEOs, co-founders, other startup executives and board members all over the world. She also coach senior and emerging leaders from Fortune 500 companies. Her clients include Venmo, Foursquare, InVision, Etsy, The Wirecutter (sold to The New York Times), Pfizer, Novartis, Dell, Hitachi, IBM, Calvin Klein, Tory Burch, The New York Times. I also speak at Cornell, Harvard, The Naval War College and am the executive coach for the Runway Program at Cornell Tech.   On today Show we Talk about: How can praise be Your Secret Superpower? When measuring performance, what should be measured? How does a CEO “Manage their Board?” What should one do when their co-founder, “Can't keep up”? What is the CEO megaphone effect?      Connect with Alisa Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisacohn/ Website alisacohn.com   Email alisa@alisacohn.com     CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn's LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn's FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com  

Alisa Cohn believes that leadership is an unnatural act; meaning all of us have work to do to become better leaders. One way to become a better leader? Have the self awareness to know if you really want to be a leader in the first place. Oftentimes as entrepreneurs, we get so caught up in our product or our ideas, that we have a hard time letting go and shifting that power to the people on our teams. Tune in to hear Alisa talk about why you need to start by managing yourself first... Episode Outline: [01:23] Managing you, them, and it (the business). [02:18] Here's what won't make your sustainable business happen… [03:39] Having emotional self-control! [06:02] The thing you need to make sure you're doing as a leader. [10:28] Not every founder has to be CEO! [16:29] How do you handle bad performance as a leader? [19:03] Is it easy to reinforce measures that meet goals? [21:02] "It's not too big, but it's also not a one-man show." [23:25] One person never has the whole package. [23:53] There is a massive influx of entrepreneurship. About Alisa Cohn: Named the Top Startup Coach in the World at the Thinkers50/Marshall Goldsmith Global Coaches Awards in London, Alisa Cohn has been coaching startup founders to grow into world-class CEOs for nearly 20 years. A one-time startup CFO, strategy consultant, and current angel investor and advisor, she was named a top 30 “Global Guru” and has worked with startups such as Venmo, Etsy, The Wirecutter, Mack Weldon, and Tory Burch. She has also coached CEOs and C-Suite executives at enterprise clients such as Dell, Hitachi, Sony, IBM, Google, Microsoft, Bloomberg, The New York Times, and Calvin Klein. Alisa is a sought after speaker and has keynoted events for companies such as IBM, PwC, Dell, Standard Chartered Bank, and Citi. Inc named Alisa one of the top 100 leadership speakers. Her articles have appeared in HBR, Forbes, and Inc, and she has been featured as an expert on Bloomberg TV, the BBC World News and in the New York Times. A recovering CPA, she is also a Broadway investor in productions which have won two Tony Awards and is prone to burst into song at the slightest provocation. Website: https://www.alisacohn.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisacohn Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlisaCohn Medium: https://medium.com/@alisacohn Pre-order "From Start-Up to Grown-Up: Grow Your Leadership to Grow Your Business," Book by Alisa Cohn Now: https://www.amazon.com/Start-Up-Grown-Up-Grow-Leadership-Business/dp/1398601403 Download her "Questions to Spark Conversations" here: https://bit.ly/ACtableQhbr Follow Rosa Ponce de Leon and Powerful at Work Radio: Website: https://rosaponcedeleon.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-ponce-de-leon/

Episode Introduction: Ashley Olafsen is a noted entrepreneur, TedX speaker and startup coach with IFundWomen.com. In this episode, Deirdre speaks with Ashley to learn more about IFundWomen (www.ifundwomen.com) and its three areas of focus for women entrepreneurs: capital, coaching and connection. If you are interested in learning more about the IFundWomen program and desire to enroll in its coaching program, connect with Ashely Olafsen by sending us a note at ecfuel.com Show Notes - Ashley Olafsen knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur at the early age of 16. After having graduated from college, Ashley launched her own business and focused on helping rising startups with branding and marketing. She also knew, early on, that there were unique challenges facing female entrepreneurs in terms of accessing capital and getting in front of the right audiences to pitch business ideas. Having won several business pitches herself, Ashley knew she could help these entrepreneurs create winning pitch decks. IFundWomen is doing significant work in helping connect women with the capital they need. Ashley feels that there is a common thread to solving this problem. By creating more startups that survive, there will be more successful female founders and that, over time, this will move the needle in a big way to overcome capital accessibility challenges. IFundWomen has caught on in a big way. Its reach is now global. In fact, the women-owned businesses it has supported have raised over $50M in capital. That success has caught the eyes of great companies like American Express which, through its 100 for 110 program, provides $25,000 in grants and 100 days of business coaching to 100 women-owned businesses. IFundWomen also uses artificial intelligence that helps it predict which of its active startups in fundraising mode are most likely to be successful. Ashley goes on to say that any interested entrepreneur can approach IFundWomen for services, whether they are only in the idea stage or in need of Series A funding. Olafsen feels that this work with IFundWomen squarely supports her personal mission of speaking with young women, whether or high school or college age, as they contemplate their futures. In fact, Ashley describes herself as a “futurist” and laughed when asked about the pressures that that brings to bear. “I have to remind myself it is okay to just be present even though my job is to help entrepreneurs prepare for the future!”, she jokes. Resources: www.ifundwomen.com www.ashleyolafsen.com www.americanexpress.com ADA Compliant Transcript

Plotting a path for growth and success can be especially tough for women-owned startups. They have to deal not only with the usual hurdles of starting a business but also with challenges unique to women entrepreneurs. Virginia Almendarez, a startup coach and Senior Entrepreneur Success Manager at IFundWomen, stops by in this episode to discuss how women entrepreneurs can build the confidence and support necessary to overcome these challenges. Some topics we discuss: The unique challenges women entrepreneurs face Ways to approach fundraising How to hone your pitch to potential investors The startup landscape in 2021 Check out these resources mentioned during the podcast: IFundWomen of Color Upcoming IFundWomen Workshops Follow @IFundWomen on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Clubhouse Check out The IFundWomen Show streaming on social platforms This discussion with Virginia Almendarez was taken from our show Startup Success. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts. If you don't use Apple Podcasts, you can find every episode here. Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for Startup Success in your favorite podcast player.

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In this episode, Jason interviews Julien Marchand! He is the Startup Coach at JulienMarchand.co. Julien's mission is to teach future entrepreneurs how to launch their business in harmony with their family.Julien talks about how hard it is to achieve a healthy lifestyle when obesity and other negative factors are so prominent in our society. Julien also shares ideas on how to become a successful entrepreneur by having a commitment to learning and growing by taking courses online. Learn More About Julien MarchandLInkedinWebsite Stay Connected with Jason PriestFacebookTwitter About The Dad Bod PodA podcast for men looking to improve their health and re-define their Dad Bods. A place for men to learn, grow and live the healthiest life possible.Don't forget to follow us on IG @thefatherhoodexperience!

Subscribe & Download Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Google Play Follow us onSoundCloud Listen on Spotify Guest: Manuj Aggarwal ​Company / Business name: ​​​​​TetraNoodle Technologies David Kadavy is a creative entrepreneur, author, podcaster, speaker, and creative productivity expert. David believes that one of the biggest challenges we face in the age of AI is the ability for humans to tap into their innate creativity.Books/ Tools/ resources Book: The Heart To Start: Stop Procrastinating & Start Creating Book: Design for Hackers: Reverse Engineering Beauty Episode Transcript Complete Transcript 00:08 Ramesh: Hello everyone. Welcome to the agile entrepreneur podcast. This podcast is for people who are interested in starting a business with purpose, passion, perseverance, and possibilities. And this is your host, Ramesh Dontha. Today I'm very excited to introduce a guest who I came across while I was writing and reading in medium. And then later on was referenced by many people about his work. His name is David Kadavy. So David is a creative entrepreneur, is a podcast host himself and a very accomplished writer and a bestselling author. And then we'll go more about his work you know, very soon. So David, welcome. 00:59 David: Thank you so much for having me Ramesh it's great to be here. 01:02 Ramesh: So David, I know I introduced you and I probably short changed many things, but why don't you tell us what you do. 01:11 David: Yeah, well, I guess primarily I'm a writer and podcaster. I made the decision about four years ago to really double down on that. I was already had written a book and I just wanted to take the time to follow my curiosity and read what interested me, talk to the people who interested me and to share what I learned along the way. And so that's what I do in the form of books and a podcast and some courses and occasionally speaking as well. 01:47 Ramesh: So one thing David that I was struck by introduction on your blog, right, so you start off with I'm a creative entrepreneur, so that's what I really wanted to dig into a little bit. What creative entrepreneurship things have you been doing? 02:04 David: Yeah, so it's an interesting term, creative entrepreneur because, I guess when I first started on my own, my main mission was just to follow what I was curious about. And that was 12 years ago or so. And along the way I didn't really think of it like as a business so much, as much as I thought of it as an artistic journey of let's find what's interesting to me, let's create things and let's figure out some way along the way to make some money. And you know, I eventually learned that people who are the traditional entrepreneurs think a little bit more structured about running a business is that there's a product, here's some customers, here's the market that's addressable and here's your marketing. And there's a system to all of that. And in a way you're not that concerned with your own creative expression or your own personalit...

In this episode of the Millionaire Mindcast, Sujit Lalwani shares priceless things about how to start from scratch, create your own destiny, build your vision, holding on to your beliefs, working around your ideas, deal with negativity, accept failures, and make things possible! Sujit Lalwani is an entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of  Inspiration Unlimited eMagazine,  a venture that is an All Positive, No Gossips Media Platform that brings Inspirational News & Stories from around the globe from various dimensions & strata of society, and an author of the book Life Simplified!  Sujit helping build visions/companies that are sustainable & scalable. Positivity Media, Social Impact Platforms, Disruptive Tech Product/Business Ideas & Products/Ideas that form Simple Scalable Solutions are a bunch of things that keep him going.  He is also an international speaker - who love talking to early-stage startups on growth strategies, and addressed 4.5Mn+ people through speeches over the last 14 years & managed to drive a social impact that crosses 10Mn+ people. Featured in 55 Amazing Indians in Service(Book by OP Khanna), Top 40 Under 35(Potential Matrix from Malaysia), & Top 70 Namma Bengaluru Award Finalists(3 Years in a row). Awarded "Connecting The World" award by 1LifeFullyLived & World Merit(Sacramento, USA-2015). Invited at a Tourism forum in Russia(2012). Delivered keynote at OYW Stage(183 Nations under one roof(2012 in Pittsburgh, USA).  As a Startup Coach, Sujit has now started moving startup businesses, building an online profile, solve group hacking and marketing strategies for a lot of startups who are struggling to get first tipping number and threshold, and earning a rich and fulfilling life. He traveled more and got fascinated to create companies, businesses, and make a lot of dreams come true. But his sail is not as smooth as you think. Sujit has a lot of ups and downs but his limiting beliefs and visions keep him up and going.   Sujit came from a modest family with few resources, and compromises exist. He promised he doesn't want to see these things happen again in his family. He witnessed how his father strives harder with all of his efforts to succeed out from scratch. Sujit has been exposed to a lot of issues and alternatives. He grows up aware of the losses, tensions, stresses, pressures, and inspired by how his father keeps their family intact despite how busy he is on realizing his visions.  Fortunate to have his father as a teacher who believed that acquiring anything is possible, and you're the best whatever you do in life. This opens up him the ideology that there are freedom and control over your destiny. These limiting beliefs inspired Sujit to push harder towards his visions.  Along with that, Sujit thinks that there's so much potential to execute so many solutions. Today is the time for freedom fighters where entrepreneurs are the problem solvers who are going to create history and also leaves solutions for a lot of people. You don't need to know it all, be the smartest, with the most experience, with the most capital to startup business but believe in your vision and have a passion for that vision. Change that psychology on how you engage with fear. Take it as a challenge, an adventure and have fun. Don't let fear paralyze you and feel regret at the end.  Check yourself whatever you're good right now. Do what you're passionate about. Whatever things you engage with, whatever that things that begin to spark in you, whatever passion that you start with, it's going to open up everything that you're looking for. Whatever you're currently pursuing and doing, do it with 100% focus and 100% energy and believe that you're going to win this current set of things.  Eventually, this will you to lead opportunities for yourself. If you don't know where you end up before you start, it's fine, that's the journey. It's okay if you fail a lot of times and wins a few times, that's part of the game.  Some Questions I Ask: How do you have that so much damn energy my friend? (01:59) Where were you born, where is home for you, and how is your evolution with your dreams and belief takes place over time? (03:05) How have you continued to carve your own path and bring massive inspiration to many people around the world now?  (09:08) How have you been able to take that advice from people who don't believe in your limiting beliefs and continue pushing through that in your early entrepreneurial journey? (18:44) What are some of the common things that you hear around the world when it comes to entrepreneurship that people are struggling to overcome? (25:57) Is money driving you at all the things you're working on? (34:28) How are you building your wealth? (37:03) For someone who is hard-charging like you, how do you find balance in your health, relationships, spirituality, and other areas of your life? (39:49) In This Episode, You Will Learn: 2 things that Sujit learned when he grew up. (06:31) Quotes that brought Sujit moves towards all the things he's working on. (09:26) One powerful lesson that must learn with. (11:09) Why he decided to make an inspirational media and write the book Life Simplified! (12:14) Reasons why some people are pushing you down. (19:41) How Sujit upsell himself.  (20:16) How to deal with negative people who don't believe in what you're doing. (22:39) Sujit's advice for people who are having startup ideas but hesitate to take action and doubts anything. (27:54) ADF as Act-Despite-Fail. (32:57) To-do-list Versus To-Be-List (33:21) Storming-forming-norming-performing. (42:10) Quotes: “It's always about the dreams that you have.” “You have a lot of energy bubbling inside you until you see that creation come to life.” “I experience everything that I can learn from.” “No matter how much you do, there's so much more to be done.” “No matter how much you learned, there's so much more to be learned.” “We are going to be ahead of everybody else.”  “I have such big dreams and big beliefs system.” “I could be successful wherever I'm going.” “I want to leave an excellent mark no matter where I step in.” “You do something, you better be number one and the best.” “You do something, you better be the best.” “Compete with only yourself.” “Excelling it whatever you do.” “There's so much potential to execute so many solutions.” “There is so much to do.” “Winning isn't everything but wanting to win is.” “If you really gonna wait for the opportunities to come and a perfect path to open up, I think that's a perfect  road to failure.” “You're in for failure and that is totally okay because that's a part of this holy game.” “Those few victories are going to be so big if you have sufficient failures backing them.”  “Make your choices with opportunities, grab them.”  “If you do enough today than what you paid for, one day you'll be paid enough then how much you have to do.” “I felt there was more inside me.” “Keep visualizing what you want and you will see a magical combination between the two which doesn't exist right now.” “If you dream, you will have it.” “Globally impact is the way forward.” “2% of the world is consuming positivity media.” “I believe my existence needs to be a value.”  “Just do it now.” “If you make enough to-be-list for yourself, to-do-list will just come at that.” “The to-be-list removes the fear, the to-do-list invites the fear.” “Psychology and philosophy on money need to be in sync.” “Every sector has its own pluses and minuses.” “Until the point you lose balance, you're not finding the new balance.” “Life is all about seasons.” Resources Mentioned: Life Simplified! Book by Sujit Lalwani    Connect with Sujit Lalwani on: Website Twitter LinkedIn Facebook YouTube   Show Brought To You By: TheRichLifeAcademy.com Episode Sponsored By: IneedAccountability.com Questions? Comments? Do you have a success story you would like to share on the show? Send us an email to MattyA@Millionairemindcast.com