Podcasts about startup ignition

In this illuminating fourth episode of Startup Ignition, your host Victoria Safar is joined by Bernardo Aceituno, co-founder of Stack.ai. This episode dives deep into the journey of an AI startup, from conception to securing venture capital. Bernardo shares his extensive background—from his early entrepreneurial ventures in Venezuela to his groundbreaking work at MIT and his contributions to Facebook AI Research, now MetaAI. Bernardo and Victoria explore the iterative process of building a startup, emphasizing the need for agility and proactive customer engagement. They discuss the transition from academic research to creating market-driven AI tools that enhance enterprise operations. The episode provides an in-depth look at how Stack.ai enables organizations to integrate AI seamlessly, using their experiences to draw broader lessons about innovation, market fit, and the power of persistence. Listeners will gain insights into the entrepreneurial spirit that drives success, the strategic pivots that shape a startup's journey, and the role of investor networks in catalyzing growth. Tune in for an episode packed with actionable advice for entrepreneurs looking to harness the potential of AI in their ventures.

Karthik Suresh, ex Facebook product manager and now co-founder/CTO of Ignition, the world's first go-to-market ops platform. They raised $5 million in VC funds, including lead investor Altman capital (Sam Altman of Open AI fame and his brothers). He's a go-to-market expert so his insights are perfect for the show. He delivers a ton of value here. Listen & learn. Show links, notes, & transcript: https://parisvega.com/karthik-suresh-ignition/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/first-customers/message

It isn't easy to be an entrepreneur. You have to be in the industry and find out what would make a change in the industry and how you can give a solution for the problems that people have. In this episode of Establishing Your Empire, we have a fascinating conversation with Tyler and John Richards, Entrepreneurs and Angel investors. If you are interested in finding out how to become the entrepreneur you have always dreamt of, this episode is just for you. Starting the conversation, Tyler dives into how he got into being an entrepreneur, how his family background helped him to establish the environment to be an entrepreneur, and what kind of ideas he had getting started. Tyler shares how he identified the need for programmers for every company in Utah and started coding classes in a co-working space. Getting into a startup by sacrificing the current job with a salary is terrifying. But if you work hard at it, you can get back to the same rate as the previous job in one or two years, according to Tyler and John. It's important to go out into the industry and find out whether your idea of doing a startup is worth the time or not. It will help you to either abandon the idea or change the idea. Tyler and John share advice on how to pivot when you are going to do a startup. Wrapping up the conversation, both John and Tyler share how they want to be remembered. According to John, he wants to be remembered in two ways; a good husband and a father and a person who helped others achieve their dreams and goals. Tyler wants to be remembered as a person who provides true value to other people. [02.15] As an entrepreneur -  Starting the conversation, Tyler and John dive into how they have been working in the entrepreneurial world and how their relationship is going on as father and son. [03.51] Becoming an entrepreneur – Tyler shares how he grew up in an entrepreneurial background and how he was motivated to become an entrepreneur like his father. [09.21] Yellowpages – John dives into the journey of Yellowpages becoming .com. [18.26] Utah – John discusses the difference between silicon-valley and Utah, saying that Silicon Valley does deeper tech and better engineering, but Utah knows how to sell stuff. [21.30] The two industries – Utah is the center for two industries; the Network marketing industry and the summer sales industry. [22.38] Finding the need – Tyler shares how he identified the need for programmers and developers in Utah and started a coding class for interested people. [32.45] Sacrifice – Startups are always a risk. Tyler dives into how scary it is to abandon a paid job and start a business and how to overcome that fear. [34.46] DevMountain – A basic training program for coding and design. [38.40] Advice – Talking to your target market is one the best things to do if you are thinking of doing startups. It will help you to identify whether people buy your product or not, says Tyler, as a piece of advice for entrepreneurs out there. [41.06] The Startup Owner's Manual - The Step-by-step Guide for Building a Great Company by Steve Blank. [44.41] Mentors and mentorship – John dives into how to find a mentor, the two kinds of mentors that you need to find, and what kind of mentor you need to find to share the obstacles you are going to face. [48.45] Boot camps/ incubators/ accelerators – John and Tyler dive into the experiences they have with boot camps, incubators, and accelerators. [55.21] Funding – Both John and Tyler share their opinion on the importance of having a business model when it comes to funding. [01.00.09] Pivoting – Tyler and John share some advice on how to pivot when it comes to being an entrepreneur. [01.08.04] Advice for 16 old self – John shares the advice he gives to his 16 years old self. Resourceshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrichards/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerjordanrichards/https://www.startupignition.vc/https://startupignition.com/Quotes“Be your own boss”“It's a tough decision. But if you're all in on entrepreneurship, and you keep at it, a lot of the equity you get in these companies can make up for the salary sacrifice the first couple of years”. “‘It's really scary at the moment for a lot of unknown entrepreneurs to give up a job and get into a startup. But if they do things right, and use good science, as well as make good decisions, often one two years later, they'll find themselves back at the same salary they were plus the equity in hand”. “Build a product that people actually want and entrepreneurship is super easy”. “Talk to the people you think you can sell to and validate that they will actually buy what you're going to make or produce or sell”. “There's nothing better than an incredible engineer who learns the business side of business.”.“There's nothing better than peer to peer mentorship, where somebody is literally six months, 12 months down the road from where you are right now”. “Listen to the market inside the brains of your target customer is the magic business model that make all your dreams come true”. “When everybody's greedy, be fearful and when others are fearful, be greedy”. 

John explains why his role as educator and mentor is what he most cherishes; Why do entrepreneurs decide to become mentors? What are the requirements for effective mentoring? John relates the sacrifices of entrepreneurship on individuals and families; How do entrepreneurs and their significant others get aligned? How long should the entrepreneurship journey last? Is entrepreneurship for everyone? John shares the worst advice entrepreneurs get; The shame of bad ideas unidentified; How does a great idea become a great business? John suggests down economies are the time to ramp a company up; The phases of startup; John bemoans the ROI of higher education; Why campuses are the ideal place to experience a collision of ideas; John explains the service found for fledgling entrepreneurs at Startup Ignition; The imperative of sales and developing relevant skills; How sales and a great salesperson lifted Omniture to become a billion-dollar company.

John Richards is an entrepreneur, educator, mentor, and angel investor. He has a publisher background in the Yellow Pages industry, was an entrepreneurship professor at Brigham Young University, and is now the Founder/CEO of Startup Ignition.In this episode, Dave & John discuss the differences and similarities between Silicon Valley and Silicon Slopes. As well as each region's pros, cons, and everything in between relating to business and entrepreneurship. More about John Richards at:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnrichardsTwitter: johnrichards_utCompany Website: startupignition.comMore about the host, Dave Ingraham, at:Company Website: https://www.teleportgroup.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dsingraham/

John Richards is a startup veteran, a venture capitalist, an educator, a Bitcoin enthusiast, and a pickleball champion. He has mentored hundreds of students and startup founders in his years as a professor at Brigham Young University (BYU) and his subsequent years investing and speaking. John's main hustle, Startup Ignition, is a 13-week entrepreneurial bootcamp that is sure to take a business to the next level. In this episode… Entrepreneurs go through a lot of steps in putting up their business. From product research, product development, product marketing, all the way up to its launch, entrepreneurs need to act fast and be on their toes for changes in the market that could affect their business. The pressure to get it right is incredible and having an expert advisor guide you in the process is definitely a big help. John Richards from the Startup Ignition entrepreneurship bootcamp teaches founders and entrepreneurs basic entrepreneurial skills and knowledge to help them guarantee their startup success and to be able to manage the growth of their company more effectively. In this episode of The Buy Box Experts Podcast, Eric Stopper talks to John about the various aspects of starting up a new venture. They dive deep into the topic tackling things such as John's philosophy for picking business partners, who the 3 key founders of a business are, the future of robotics, and what John's company can do for you and your business. Stay tuned.

On this episode of the cavnessHR podcast we talk to John Richards - Entrepreneur Angel Investor Mentor Advisor   https://www.cavnessHR.com   jasoncavness@cavnessHR.com   @cavnessHR  across social media   @jasoncavnessHR across social media   Sign up to join the cavnessHR waitlist at https://cavnesshr.co/nrw John E. Richards is an entrepreneur, venture investor, mentor, and educator. His endeavors involve founding, operating, managing, selling, and investing in enterprises. Though he is a generalist, he mentors entrepreneurs frequently in software, Internet, mobile, blockchain, and consumer products. He founded Startup Ignition, an entrepreneur bootcamp. He served as Google Fiber's Head of Operations as it launched in Provo, Utah. He spent over a decade teaching entrepreneurship at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah where he helped it achieve a #2 ranking and bring the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology to global prominence. He is listed as one of the Top 25 entrepreneurial educators in the United States. He was managing partner of Utah Angels, a venture investing group. He co-founded BoomStartup, a leading tech seed accelerator. He has invested in hundreds of ventures and mentored thousands. Early in his career, he was president of a yellow pages publishing company and later created the first-ever online yellow pages that led to an initial public offering and multi-billion-dollar valuation as part of InfoSpace, Inc. John is a frequent speaker at conferences and other events. He and his family reside in Utah. We talk about the following: Startup Ignition What do successful founders do The importance of building a great team Optimal time to approach investors John's Social Media John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrichards/ John's Twitter: @johnrichards_ut John's Email: jrichards@startupignition.com John's Resources Startup Ignition is an in person live boot camp that's held in Lehi, Utah. It's a booming Tech Center. We hold a boot camp there about every three months tuitions $1,999 or 2000. For any listener today that mentions that they saw this podcast if they want to attend and come in and stay in a nice, low cost hotel for three days and be a part of the three day boot camp. We will give a $500 discount so $500 down to 1500. John's Advice In today's market, one of the most important things that you can do for yourself is to make sure that you are taking the time to understand what you're getting into as you think about launching a company or think about taking an idea to market. You need to be very careful when you're hiring people. The old saying, on hiring is, you know, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. So you know, be slow to hire quick to fire. Same thing with your customers. You need to make sure you understand your customers very well before you press on the accelerator and put too much gas. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Day 3 of Startup Ignition was all about finding investors and social impact businesses, and my brain pretty much mush by now. In this episode, I'm sharing everything I learned about investors, and why you should rethink your social impact business until AFTER you find a successful business model. Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

Day 2 of Startup Ignition and my brain is going to EXPLODE (in the best way) with all of the mind-blowing knowledge I'm learning. In this episode I'm sharing the REAL reason you start and build a business, especially if you come at it from the millionaire mindset. Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

What I learned from attending the three day intensive at Startup Ignition on Day 1. Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

The inaugural episode of #WasatchAmplified on the CollabTalk Podcast focusing on people and companies along Utah's Wasatch Front and the Silicon Slopes. In this episode, CollabTalk founder and CEO Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet) interviews serial entrepreneur, investor, advisor, and the CEO and founder of Startup Ignition, John Richards (@johnrichards_ut). In this interview, Christian and John discuss the startup and entrepreneurial culture in Utah, and why the state ranks highest in the United States for startups per capita, highest in economic health, and 2nd in economic activity.

What is the difference between startups that succeed vs those that fail? That’s the question of todays podcast. It’s one thing to have a great idea. It’s a completely different thing to systematically prove that your customers agree. There’s a reason that 93% of startups that scale early never reach the 100k per month and  why 74% of prematurely scaled startups will fail. My guest, John Richards, is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to building scalable businesses. In this episode, we discuss the signals of premature scaling, the business model canvas, the surprising differences between grad students and undergrads as entrepreneurs, and the single most important ingredient to a successful startup.

To learn more about Butterflies of Wisdom visit http://butterfliesofwisdom.weebly.com/ Be sure to FOLLOW this program https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wins-women-of-wisdom/id1060801905. To find out how Win walk and about Ekso go to http://www.bridgingbionics.org/, or email Amanda Boxtel at amanda@bridgingbionics.org. John L is a sponsor and check him at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009152577407&fref=ts.   On Butterflies of Wisdom today, Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes John Richards. John is an entrepreneur, venture investor, mentor, and educator.  His activities have included founding, running, selling, and investing in several enterprises. He mentors entrepreneurs frequently. He founded Startup Ignition, an entrepreneur boot camp. He was appointed Presidential Executive in Residence for Entrepreneurship by President Matt Holland of Utah Valley University. He served as Google Fiber’s Head of Operations as it launched in Provo, Utah.  He spent over a decade teaching entrepreneurship at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah where he helped achieve a #2 ranking and bring the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology to global prominence.  He was managing partner of UtahAngels, a venture investing group.  He co-founded BoomStartup, a tech accelerator in Utah, and also founded the Utah Student 25.  He was president of yellow pages publishing company and later created the first-ever online yellow pages that led to an initial public offering and a multi-billion-dollar valuation as part of InfoSpace, Inc.  John is a frequent speaker at conferences and other events.  He and his family reside in Utah. To learn more about John visit http://startupignition.com/. To find out more about Win Kelly Charles visit https://wincharles.wix.com/win-charles. To follow Win on Twitter go to @winkellycharles. Please send feedback to Win by email her at winwwow@gmail.com, or go to http://survey.libsyn.com/winwisdom and http://survey.libsyn.com/thebutterfly. To be on the show, please fill out the intake at http://bit.ly/bowintake. Butterflies of Wisdom sponsored by The Muscle Memory Group powered by Professor John. John L is a sponsor and check him at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009152577407&fref=ts. To learn about the magic of Siri go to https://www.udemy.com/writing-a-book-using-siri/?utm_campaign=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email. If you want to donate Butterflies of Wisdom, please send a PayPal donation to aspenwin@gmail.com. Please send a check in the mail, so 100% goes to Bridging Bionics Foundation.    In the Memo section have people write: In honor of Win Charles.    Send to:  Bridging Bionics Foundation  PO Box 3767 Basalt, CO 81621   Thank you Win  

We talk about his bootcamp, investing in companies, being a mentor & a lot more. Startup Ignition is a 13-week entrepreneurship startup bootcamp, including actual implementation of learned tools and skills, that prepares entrepreneurs, founders, and teams to properly launch a company and take the right steps towards mitigating risk and increasing success. We enable our students by removing the fluff from a traditional 4-year degree, or other out-dated programs, and delivering an intense and impactful results-driven curriculum. https://startupignition.com https://www.facebook.com/startupignition https://twitter.com/startupignition

Entrepreneur, educator, advisor, investor John Richards, Startup Ignition   John Richards  is an entrepreneur, educator, advisor, investor, John Richards, startup ignition. He has also been described as a mentor, angel investor, tenacious, helps others succeed and a connector of people. In his home state of Utah he is known as the godfather of Utah's startup scene. Currently he Read More ... The post Entrepreneur, educator, advisor, investor, John Richards, Startup Ignition, Show 026 appeared first on Startup Entrepreneur Listenup Show.