Podcasts about startupbus

Send Bidemi a Text Message!Click here to enroll in the Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) course. Use promo code TBPSALE for 20% off before January 31, 2025.In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Greg Ross-Munro, a third generation programmer, and the founder and CEO of Sourcetoad, a custom enterprise software engineering firm with offices in the USA and Australia. Sourcetoad's team of developers have built applications and games for clients like Viking Cruises, Jackson Hewitt, Procter and Gamble, Luxottica, the US Special Forces, and dozens of startups.Greg has participated, judged, organized, and sponsored almost every event of note in the Tampa Bay startup scene including Tampa Bay Bar Camp, Startup Weekend, Startup Bus (where he is also on the Board of Directors), Ignite, WaVE, and the Tampa Bay Entrepreneurship Gala. Additionally, he has been a regular and willing mentor of many young entrepreneurs while serving as a regular guest speaker at USF and UT.Greg grew up in Africa, and has lived and worked in Japan. He delights in good Scotch whisky and suffers from a dark sense of humor, and an incomprehensible patience with beautiful but temperamental British sports cars.Support the show

Andrea is a designer, leader, and executive coach working with unconventional leaders and teams. She has a compelling story about her winding career, from various startup roles, to finding her way to Interaction Design and executive leadership. Throughout our conversation we reflect on the industry, and the relationship between design and coaching.

Lay of The Land's conversation today is with Aleksandra Brankov and Cole Worley — the co-founders of Cafilia.Cafilia is a Cleveland startup and network of curated local coffee shops where people can purchase monthly memberships and enjoy a sustainable and community-driven coffee experience.Aleksandra is a proud product of Serbian immigrant parents — Born in Cleveland, she moved to Europe to continue her professional career in strategy implementation consulting for Global Fortune 500s after receiving her Master's in International Management in Madrid, Spain. Now back in Cleveland, Aleksandra came up with the idea for the Cafilia during a winter retreat in Canada and decided to pursue it, launching the pilot program in July 2020 in the Cleveland market.Cole had earned his degree studying Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the University of Dayton, and has worked with companies all over the world in marketing, business development, and product management. He's had a hand in launching new business units, managing mass market and luxury products, and consulting with small and medium-sized businesses. In addition, Cole led and organized the StartupBus competition across North America, where people come together, pitch their skills and startup ideas, form teams, build and launch a product in just three days, all while traveling to a final destination.Collectively, Cole and Aleksandra are working to bring the Cafilia to every major city all in support of local, sustainable, and quality coffee, for coffee shop owners and coffee enthusiasts alike. We cover everything from historical coffee macro trends, to the meaning of Cafilia, to managing a coffee subscription service — please enjoy my conversation with Aleksandra Brankov and Cole Worley--Connect with Aleksandra Brankov on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandrabrankov/Connect with Cole Worley on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/coleworley/Learn more about Cafilia — https://becafilia.com/--Connect with Jeffrey Stern on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreypstern/Follow Jeffrey Stern on Twitter @sternJefe — https://twitter.com/sternjefeFollow Lay of The Land on Twitter @podlayofthelandhttps://www.jeffreys.page/

Der Sommerurlaub naht und wir machen uns Gedanken darüber, was man in Corona-Zeiten so mit der Family unternehmen kann. Camper sind Spießer? Arbeiten im Urlaub? Campingplätze in Deutschland Jens Empfehlungen für Campingplätze - Lengerich und Nottrop-Hagen - Teutoburgerwald-See Mit 15 6 Wochen allein auf dem Campingplatz Pfirsicheistee und Computer. Abenteuer Campen im Algonquin-Park in Kanada Bären, Ranger und 3 Tage bis zur Terrung Außerdem: Wald und See Wald und See Wald und See Jens Vanlife in Leipzig

Air Force Veteran Robert Blacklidge is an Ecosystem Builder, a Serial Entrepreneur Speaker, an Educator, and a Mentor.His work building the Lakeland Ecosystem has had and continues to have a significant impact. Robert has worked to bring several international programs to the Lakeland community. (1 Million Cups, Startup Grind, and Techstars Startup Weekend.)These current efforts are built on his experience creating and running Hackathons including Office Depots, IEEE, Code Tampa, Startup Bus, and Biz Sprint. Robert volunteers running programs for several organizations to include Action Zone a veteran-focused business accelerator and Techstars Startup Weekend.In this episode, Sgt. BeReal talks to Robert about how he started, how he ended, and where he is at now. Robert also shares how he stumbled and got his feet up again. They also discussed that the Military doesn’t prepare you as a civilian after Military duty.Let's listen and know how Robert entered the entrepreneurial world and know how to have a proper mindset and focus to function as a civilian. Key pointsHe is focused to serve the country and give back to the community.A lot of politics in the militaryThe military will tear you down and build you upA team to execute, a team to leadFinished Masters in Entrepreneur EducationBuilding relationships as a civilianEngage entrepreneurs in communities around the world Connect with Robert:Website:http://RobertBlacklidge.com/Email:robertm.blacklidge@gmail.com Connect With Sgt. 1st Class (SFC) John Valentine:Website:https://veteransbereal.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/veteransbereal/Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/veterans-be-real/id1507792755 Please don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast and leave us a 5 star written review on iTunes. 

Jonathan Gottfried is a co-founder of Major League Hacking, and he formerly worked at StartupBus and Twilio. Jonathan is listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 for his work with Major League Hacking, which is a company that supports student-run hackathons across the world. MLH is growing the hackathon community around the world and helping students learn valuable coding skills. In this episode, Jon talks about his career path and how hackathons helped him learn, build, and get to the next stage of his career. Along the way, he gives advice to students and recent grads today. Show Notes: Jon's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonmarkgo Jon's Email: jon@mlh.io The MLH Fellowship Opportunity: https://fellowship.mlh.io/ Upcoming MLH Events: http://mlh.io/events Music by Clockwork Passerine

Rodney was still working full time for Procter & Gamble when he got a term sheet from investors for his new business, a technology that transmits mobile data over audio signals. After raising $850,000 in capital he was finally ready to quit his day job. He grew up with entrepreneurial parents that ran small businesses and from an early age he knew he wanted to build a big company one day that would impact millions. Today, LISNR counts NBC, Sony Music, Ticketmaster, and many other recognizable brands as clients with new partnerships that is getting their technology in the hands of millions of people. In part one of our interview with Rodney Williams we uncover how he navigated his career early on to position himself to become an innovator. He accumulated four degrees specifically designed to give him the knowledge, skill set, and awareness to be able to see a big opportunity when it came along. We find out how he ended up at a highly visible and cross-functional role at P&G and how after getting into a startup competition called Startup Bus he was able to bring on a major music record label as a client and raise close to one million dollars within six months. Next week in part two of our conversation we learn how the business pivoted into various verticals and markets closing massive enterprise deals in the process, and how the team eventually landed partnerships with some of the biggest companies in the world to change the way we pay with our phones forever. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Come along on a journey from Tampa, to North Georgia, to Nashville, to Biloxi, and finally to New Orleans. On this journey, you will hear about the struggle, over the course of three days, in building a business and a working product on a bus... with spotty internet access and one or two unknown smells. At the final destination, New Orleans, we compete against other Startup Buses from around the country (and even one from Mexico) to decide who has the best startup! StartupBus is an intense but memorable experience. Robert Blacklidge was featured previously on episode 26 More information on StartupBus Music by The Criss Starr Experience Episode sponsored by Happiest Doulas.  Save 5% with Promo Code HAPPY5!

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The Dadsak Invention and the Startup Bus – Jeremy Losaw – Ep54 Jeremy is the engineering director for Enventys Partners. He just got back from Startup Bus where his team, Sak Labs placed 2nd in the competition with the Dadsak, the world's first fully integrated infant carrier and backpack diaper bag. I have worked with Jeremy on quite a few other projects. In this podcast, we talk about the Dadsak invention and the Startup Bus. We cover many topics that will be of interest to inventors, including initial concepts, prototyping, provisional patents, and pitching investors. You can contact Jeremy at: Jeremy.losaw@enventyspartners.com Jeremylosaw.com www.dadsak.com   Other links mentioned: Startup Bus

Jay Alchy from Startup Bus Detroit Talks about entrepreneurship contests / hackathon on Media Litter Sandwich ep 85 2018StartupBus: https://www.startupbus.com/Jay Alchy: https://twitter.com/jaydbyrd Watch/listen/download on the website https://MediaLitterSandwich/85

In today’s episode of The Startup Chat, Steli and Hiten talk about casually starting businesses and riding the wave of circumstance, when you are not emotionally invested in the idea. They highlight the difference, between having fun and enjoying your startup. Defining that a successful startup is focused on sustainability, focus and hard work. Running a startup is not easy, and a successful startup cannot be quickly achieved. So when investing your time into a new idea, you should be passionate about it and willing to commit to it fully. With full awareness of all of the effort, highs, lows and challenges that running a business brings. The difference between investing your time wisely and successfully running a startup often is about managing your startup psychology, from the beginning. Tune into this week’s episode of The Startup Chat, to look at how to avoid falling into the trap of starting something that is fun but doesn’t have your full commitment. As well as Steli and Hiten’s top tips for running a successful startup that you enjoy. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 What is the Start up Bus fallacy?. 04:57 Start up advice. 05:29 Why the idea of fun and Startup do not mix. 06:41 The good reasons to create a Startup.   07:42  An example of the seriousness of your decision to begin. 08:11 The false momentum. 10:53 The danger of casual commitment. 11:14 The definition of a casual commitment. 11:35  Tips for Startup mindset. 12:14  The benefits of the right mindset. 3 Key Points: If you want to be involved in a startup for fun; go to work at someone else's start up, you will have more fun. It should be something that you enjoy, but that is not necessarily fun. To begin, should not be a casual or opportunistic proposition. [0:00:00] Steli: Hey, everybody, this is Steli Efti.   [0:00:02] Hiten: And this is Hiten Shah.   [0:00:03] Steli: And in today's episode of the Sunup Chat, I want to talk about the "startup bus fallacy".   [0:00:11] Hiten: We like talking about more than just sales and marketing.   [0:00:12] Steli: We just want to bullshit and chat about business and life, and hopefully while we're doing that, provide a lot of value to people.   [0:00:17] Hiten: The world's best business podcast.   [0:00:20] Steli: Oh. Shit. Shit, we got it.   [0:00:22] Hiten: For people trying to get shit done.   [0:00:24] Steli: Done, yeah. We don't want to give you feedback that's bullshit.   [0:00:27] Hiten: We want you to do your best.   [0:00:28] Steli: This is a term I just came up with just before we took with the call. We might rebrand this, but here's what I mean and what I want to talk about with you today Hiten. So I've had a number of conversations recently, the past week or so, with friends of mine that have been founders of startups that started off as like fun little projects. Things they were not that passionate about, things that seem to be just fun. They were very non-committal in the early days, or they were interested about the project because of certain factors. But they knew when they started, they knew I'm just gonna do this for a little while, but this is not really what I want to do long term. And then "life happened", that little thing became bigger, and there were investors involved and advisors and a team and commitments, and months passed by, and years passed by, and all of a sudden ... They had some highs, they had some lows, and now it's like, I don't know, two years, three years, four years later, they're struggling. They don't really enjoy it that much, and thinking back, they never really wanted to do this thing,

Today we are talking to Chris Ridenour, the CTO of Cladwell. And we discuss the differences between a lead developer and CTO, his journey and experience on the Startup Bus, and the importance of having the entire company work towards a common goal. All of this, right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

On this episode I interview Robert Blacklidge who is very active in the local Tampa Bay startup and entrepreneur community.   Startup Bus CourseAlign One Million Cups   Music by Carlos Strong  

My first podcast of the year was inspired by a podcast I found late last year. I have listened to Gimlet Media's StartUp Podcast on and off since its inception. This past December I rediscovered it thanks to a five-part series called StartupBus. The premise? Per Gimlet's web site: "This past summer, 20 strangers got on a charter bus headed from New York to New Orleans. For three days they had one goal: Build and launch companies from inside the bus. And then? Compete against each other." Sound like a reality show? It did to Eric Mennel. The Gimlet senior producer pitched StartupBus as an episode, got on the bus, and realized after two days he had struck audio gold. He turned it into a five-part series, with one episode for each day of the competition. Think about the challenge. Mennel faced the curse of few limits; he had plenty of time and roughly two dozen people who could potentially become main characters in his story. He needed to find them, figure out the main stories, remain open to new events, record it all, and then - upon returning - winnow an absurd amount of audio into 150 minutes of content. Mennel succeeded. He joins me on Episode #59 of the Telling the Story podcast. → The post PODCAST EPISODE #59: Eric Mennel, senior producer, Gimlet Media appeared first on Telling The Story.

All this week we’ve been following StartupBus, a hackathon on wheels, where a bunch of strangers come together to launch companies in one week, all while on a bus. If you haven’t heard Monday’s episode, start there. It’s Friday, the fifth and final day of StartupBus. By the end of today, one company will be crowned the winner of the competition. But before the final pitches take place, a mysterious opponent emerges to challenge the five finalists. 

Every day this week we’re following StartupBus, a hackathon on wheels, where a bunch of strangers come together to launch companies in one week, all while on a bus. If you haven’t heard Monday’s episode, start there. It’s Thursday, day four on StartupBus. The bus has finally arrived in New Orleans, where teams from all six buses will go up against one another and pitch for a spot in the finals. By the end of the day, only five teams will be left standing. And a behind-the-scenes look at the judging process raises some concerns for reporter Eric Mennel.

Every day this week we’re following StartupBus, a hackathon on wheels, where a bunch of strangers come together to launch companies in one week, all while on a bus. If you haven’t heard Monday’s episode, start there. It’s Wednesday, day three on StartupBus. Teams have just 24 hours left to refine their pitches before the competition begins. And reporter Eric Mennel sits down with some of the bus riders to learn more about why they signed up for this unusual hackathon in the first place.

Every day this week we’re following StartupBus, a hackathon on wheels, where a bunch of strangers come together to launch companies in one week, all while on a bus. If you haven’t heard Monday’s episode, start there. It’s Tuesday, day two on StartupBus. Now that teams have settled on ideas for their companies, it’s time to start building. But when tension runs high, one company considers kicking one of their own members off the team.

This summer, 20 strangers got on a bus headed from New York to New Orleans. For five days, they had one goal: to build and launch companies while on the bus. We’ll be telling this story as it unfolded — with one new episode, every day, over the next five days. Today’s episode: Monday. Day One.

This past summer, 20 strangers got on a charter bus headed from New York to New Orleans. For three days they had one goal: Build and launch companies from inside the bus. And then? Compete against each other. Reporter Eric Mennel documented it all. And next week, it drops as a five-day, in-real-time miniseries.

Who knew that in addition to an elevator pitch you might one day find yourself making a pitch on The StartupBus!? Theresa Hines, St. Louis’ StartupBus conductor, describes it as a hack-a-thon on steroids…and wheels! She joined us in studio with Austin Murdock to tell us all about what happens on the Bus. This year, 100 participants were on 7 buses from 7 cities. They drove over 8,000 miles and visited 32 cities on their way to New Orleans. The St. Louis bus had 9 riders and two teams. Austin was part of the team - sponsored by Maritz – that made it to the top 5 out of 22 teams in the final round in the pitch competition. Needless to say, it’s amazing what can happen in 5 days with enough gas and energy drinks! We’re excited to learn more about this annual event and hear some stories about the people and ideas along for the ride on this special road trip. Get on the Bus!

Who knew that in addition to an elevator pitch you might one day find yourself making a pitch on The StartupBus!? Theresa Hines, St. Louis' StartupBus conductor, describes it as a hack-a-thon on steroids…and wheels! She joined us in studio with Austin Murdock to tell us all about what happens on the Bus. This year, 100 participants were on 7 buses from 7 cities. They drove over 8,000 miles and visited 32 cities on their way to New Orleans. The St. Louis bus had 9 riders and two teams. Austin was part of the team - sponsored by Maritz – that made it to the top 5 out of 22 teams in the final round in the pitch competition. Needless to say, it's amazing what can happen in 5 days with enough gas and energy drinks! We're excited to learn more about this annual event and hear some stories about the people and ideas along for the ride on this special road trip. Get on the Bus!

Who knew that in addition to an elevator pitch you might one day find yourself making a pitch on The StartupBus!? Theresa Hines, St. Louis’ StartupBus conductor, describes it as a hack-a-thon on steroids…and wheels! She joined us in studio with Austin Murdock to tell us all about what happens on the Bus. This year, 100 participants were on 7 buses from 7 cities. They drove over 8,000 miles and visited 32 cities on their way to New Orleans. The St. Louis bus had 9 riders and two teams. Austin was part of the team - sponsored by Maritz – that made it to the top 5 out of 22 teams in the final round in the pitch competition. Needless to say, it’s amazing what can happen in 5 days with enough gas and energy drinks! We’re excited to learn more about this annual event and hear some stories about the people and ideas along for the ride on this special road trip. Get on the Bus!

About Derrick Kwa At 16, I felt like I was stuck in a rut - going through the motions of school everyday, just because it was what people expected me to do and what everyone else did. So I left school. I had no network and no idea what I would do. I just knew I had to do something different, and start living life on my terms. It was extremely scary. But I did it anyway. I took one small step at a time, and I managed to overcome those fears. And I'm pretty happy with the results. Some of the things I've done since then that I've most proud of include: - Completing a virtual internship with Seth Godin - Being one of the first 100 graduates of Seth Godin's altMBA program - Traveling to 10 countries in two years - Playing in professional poker tournaments against some of my favorite celebrity players - Co-organizing the Social Media Breakfast | Singapore - Participating in the StartupBus 2011 - Contributing to the Age of Conversation 2 - Starting Thousand True Fans, a marketing agency where we worked with brands like QuickBooks Asia and ONI Global I'm a huge believer in pursuing your passions, and going after the life that you love. And I want to inspire and help others to do just that. So now, I run PassionBlueprint - a podcast featuring amazing people who have taken the step out to pursue their passions. They share the blueprint they used to take that step out - how they overcame the fears they faced, the first steps they took, the lessons they learned - to show others how they can do the same for themselves. Connect with Derrick Kwa! Check out Derrick's podcast: www.passionblueprint.com www.derrickkwa.com Facebook Twitter   Linkedin Shoot me your questions or comments to Joe@SuperJoePardo.com Episode 258

About Derrick Kwa At 16, I felt like I was stuck in a rut - going through the motions of school everyday, just because it was what people expected me to do and what everyone else did. So I left school. I had no network and no idea what I would do. I just knew I had to do something different, and start living life on my terms. It was extremely scary. But I did it anyway. I took one small step at a time, and I managed to overcome those fears. And I'm pretty happy with the results. Some of the things I've done since then that I've most proud of include: - Completing a virtual internship with Seth Godin - Being one of the first 100 graduates of Seth Godin's altMBA program - Traveling to 10 countries in two years - Playing in professional poker tournaments against some of my favorite celebrity players - Co-organizing the Social Media Breakfast | Singapore - Participating in the StartupBus 2011 - Contributing to the Age of Conversation 2 - Starting Thousand True Fans, a marketing agency where we worked with brands like QuickBooks Asia and ONI Global I'm a huge believer in pursuing your passions, and going after the life that you love. And I want to inspire and help others to do just that. So now, I run PassionBlueprint - a podcast featuring amazing people who have taken the step out to pursue their passions. They share the blueprint they used to take that step out - how they overcame the fears they faced, the first steps they took, the lessons they learned - to show others how they can do the same for themselves. Connect with Derrick Kwa! Check out Derrick's podcast: www.passionblueprint.com www.derrickkwa.com Facebook Twitter   Linkedin Shoot me your questions or comments to Joe@SuperJoePardo.com Episode 258

About Derrick Kwa At 16, I felt like I was stuck in a rut - going through the motions of school everyday, just because it was what people expected me to do and what everyone else did. So I left school. I had no network and no idea what I would do. I just knew I had to do something different, and start living life on my terms. It was extremely scary. But I did it anyway. I took one small step at a time, and I managed to overcome those fears. And I'm pretty happy with the results. Some of the things I've done since then that I've most proud of include: - Completing a virtual internship with Seth Godin - Being one of the first 100 graduates of Seth Godin's altMBA program - Traveling to 10 countries in two years - Playing in professional poker tournaments against some of my favorite celebrity players - Co-organizing the Social Media Breakfast | Singapore - Participating in the StartupBus 2011 - Contributing to the Age of Conversation 2 - Starting Thousand True Fans, a marketing agency where we worked with brands like QuickBooks Asia and ONI Global I'm a huge believer in pursuing your passions, and going after the life that you love. And I want to inspire and help others to do just that. So now, I run PassionBlueprint - a podcast featuring amazing people who have taken the step out to pursue their passions. They share the blueprint they used to take that step out - how they overcame the fears they faced, the first steps they took, the lessons they learned - to show others how they can do the same for themselves. Connect with Derrick Kwa! Check out Derrick's podcast: www.passionblueprint.com www.derrickkwa.com Facebook Twitter   Linkedin Shoot me your questions or comments to Joe@SuperJoePardo.com Episode 258

About Derrick Kwa At 16, I felt like I was stuck in a rut - going through the motions of school everyday, just because it was what people expected me to do and what everyone else did. So I left school. I had no network and no idea what I would do. I just knew I had to do something different, and start living life on my terms. It was extremely scary. But I did it anyway. I took one small step at a time, and I managed to overcome those fears. And I'm pretty happy with the results. Some of the things I've done since then that I've most proud of include: - Completing a virtual internship with Seth Godin - Being one of the first 100 graduates of Seth Godin's altMBA program - Traveling to 10 countries in two years - Playing in professional poker tournaments against some of my favorite celebrity players - Co-organizing the Social Media Breakfast | Singapore - Participating in the StartupBus 2011 - Contributing to the Age of Conversation 2 - Starting Thousand True Fans, a marketing agency where we worked with brands like QuickBooks Asia and ONI Global I'm a huge believer in pursuing your passions, and going after the life that you love. And I want to inspire and help others to do just that. So now, I run PassionBlueprint - a podcast featuring amazing people who have taken the step out to pursue their passions. They share the blueprint they used to take that step out - how they overcame the fears they faced, the first steps they took, the lessons they learned - to show others how they can do the same for themselves. Connect with Derrick Kwa! Check out Derrick's podcast: www.passionblueprint.com www.derrickkwa.com Facebook Twitter   Linkedin Shoot me your questions or comments to Joe@SuperJoePardo.com Episode 258

After almost 2yrs apart, Aubrey and Justin warm up for the show over the perfect coffee for a Saturday morning in San Francisco: extra boozy.

Welcome to The Creators Call podcast, where we explore technology and how it being used for education. Our guest is Laura Horak, the Director, Americas of the Startup Bus. We talk about the Startup Bus' mobile hackathons and how hipsters, hackers, and hustlers built MVPs in 3 days at 60 miles per hour. Music for The Creators Call is by Tobu. Tobu can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tobuofficial/ and on Spotify at open.spotify.com/artist/1feoGrmmD8QmNqtK2Gdwy8 For more information or to listen to other episodes, please visit TheCreatorsCall.com

Justin Davis returns to the show after 2yrs to chat about his experience as a conductor on the Florida Startup Bus. A new flock of entrepreneurs pitch new ideas focused on the restaurant industry. Augmented/virtual reality training, AI-enabled hiring systems, and much more.

Meet this week awesome studentpreneur: Marie Schneegans, 21 years old, Student in Financial Engineering and Applied Economics at Paris Dauphine University and Goethe University and entrepreneur with Never Eat Alone in France    Wrap up: Each studentpreneur's story is different and what works for some people doesn't for others, however I'd like to point out of few things in Marie's journey that are similar to the studentpreneurs I have interviewed: Instead of keeping her ideas secret, she tells everyone about her project and try to meet as many people as possible by inviting them for lunch.  She is in the mindset of “fake it until you make it” and that’s how she found a free place to run her project. She is opened to new adventures, new people: she got exposed to the Free Space concept while couch surfing in Cambodia and she won a seat in an incubation program Startuphouse in San Francisco by competing in Startup Bus hackaton . Finally Marie reminds us that it’s not always easy to be a student and an entrepreneur; there is no more free time to see her loved ones. The support from the people around her such as her mentor and her boyfriend is one answer but so is meditation. So give a go to meditation to help you with your mindfulness.  If you have a creative way to help Marie to manage her time post a comment on our FB page: facebook.com/thestudentpreneurpodcast.    The amazing  French “etudiant-entrepreneur” status (Studentpreneur) in bullet points: - Opportunity to run your own business instead of doing the compulsory 6 month internship. - Free mentor (potentially an alumni of your uni!). - Support network from a dedicated government organisation (PEPITE). - Time adjustment and flexibility for your studies - Same health cover has students - Any student in France can apply: http://www.pepite-france.fr/   Book: Zero to One from Peter Thiel   Tips:  - Have a lunch with someone you don’t know (check her Never Eat Alone app) - Be open to diversity in background and age - If you want it you can do it    Links:  Startuphouse: http://startuphouse.com/ Startupbus: https://startupbus.com/   If you have what it takes you can apply to share your story on air: http://studentpreneur.com.au/pages/contact-form-guest/ Quotes: "Meditation is a tool that helps me be more focused." "Be open with different types of people, try to communicate with everyone." "Fake it until you make it." "I have no money so I had to find a way without money."

Imagine a world where your best investors are people you have partied with in Las Vegas or where your best business ventures started over a pint of beer? This is the reality of tech start-ups on the liberalist ‘left coast’ of the USA.  Hear about the ‘open tech culture’ of Silicon Valley where disruptive and revolutionary ideas are encouraged. Plus get the low down on tech stocks and their 20-year history with Chris Tate.   Elias Bizannes – The Culture of the Silicon Valley Being in the start up world is a lifestyle… Some of your best investors are those you have partied with in Las Vegas, some of your best deals are made over a pint of beer. There is a hub of energy and a petri dish of tech experiments where revolutionary and disruptive ideas are encouraged. The left over liberal culture of hippy movement infiltrates the tech ecosystem of Silicon Valley. Mark Zuckerburg caused initial public outrage with his open tech culture of Facebook. Elias Bizannes runs StartUpHouse – a co-working space in the heart of Silicon Valley which Presidential Republican Candidate Paul Rand visited two weeks ago in answer to Bizannes’ challenge over the internet to listen to lone-wolf innovators. He also runs StartUpBus – a 3-day tech competition where buspreneurs compete to conceive the best tech start up idea. StartUpBus is active on 5 continents – North and South America, Europe, Africa and Australia. Cockroaches can survive nuclear attacks … so can entrepreneurs. As trading is the ultimate entrepreneurial endeavour hear why the freedom is as valuable as the pay itself.   Chris Tate – Tech Stocks Learn the difference between Nasdaq Composite and the Nasdaq 100; hear about the mania of the dot.com bubble and The Tech Wreck. And find out about the performances of Apple, Microsoft and Amazon and why the Tech Dax is trending.       Highlights of Talking Trading are also available on Louise Bedford’s Soundcloud. Additional Music by Kevin MacLeod http://www.incompetech.com

Hans van Gent has worked successfully on various campaigns and online platforms for brands like Unilever, Nestlé or the European Parliament. Currently, he is a Senior Account Manager at DigitasLBi Belgium, the director of the StartupBus Europe and founder at Inbound Rocket. Next to that, Hands teaches early stage startups about customer development and applying lean startup mechanics not just in the launch and building of their product but also in the marketing part. He can be found coaching and organising at events like the StartupBus, Startup Foundation Experience and other places where his expertise is needed. Remember to download our 10-day Growth Hacking course for free at https://www.growthhackingpodcast.com/freecourse For more information and resources, visit https://www.growthhackingpodcast.com  

"[When starting a company] don't just look at your local state or country...there are bounteous opportunities outside the U.S. and Europe." - Christopher Prujisen About: Christopher Prujisen Co-Founder of Sterio.me Overview: Christopher is a driven, entrepreneur who is constantly reaching outside of his comfort zone to help on a global scale. Throughout this interview, he explains more about his company, Sterio.me, a company that he co-founded in 2013 and what he plans to do to help students all over the world. Highlights: Christopher's Background: Up until the age of 17, Christopher lived in the Netherlands where he attended public school, then attended Oxford University for about 2 years where he studied Philosophy and Economics. In his first year of college, Christopher went to China and taught English and was fascinated by the amount of learning and homework the students were given. He later returned to the UK and organized a very big entrepreneurship competition, and went on to become the President of the Oxford Entrepreneurs organization. Eventually, through different experiences, Christopher left Oxford to become an entrepreneur and started Sterio.me. What is Sterio.me: (From their site) "Sterio.me is a technology that saves teachers time by automating the homework process from preparation, distribution and marking to administration, and improves access to relevant out of classroom learning reinforcement materials for learners. Sterio.me offers full reading, writing, listening and speaking pedagogy and is accessible via basic phone, and no internet is required." How it Started: In 2013, Christopher and part of his team at the time went on StartupBus in Africa where they traveled for 5 days with other entrepreneurs (half African entrepreneurs, the other half Entrepreneurs all over the world) and through these 5 days they saw the need to develop technology driven solutions that would allow students that don't have access to out-of-school resources to continue to learn and complete homework assignments at home. It's been a long process to create the right model for the company, and by coming to Chile they have been able to find the right help to get them to where they are now. Biggest Challenge for Sterio.me: Money is always a challenge, but through Christopher's experience he has learned that having a team is the most important factor to buoy each other up. So, finding the right engineers, project managers, local market expertise's, etc, is crucial to the success of their company. Funding: Sterio.me started out bootstrapping, and then they were able to receive a grant from Chile. With the grant, there are some spending restrictions (you can't just outsource the way you want it to), but in general it's been very helpful for the company and for the local economy in Chile. Future for Sterio.me: Starting next year, they will finish up the Android app for Sterio.me and really focus on driving it towards private schools in Chile, as well as certain wealthier markets in Africa. And then on the GSM solution side, they'd like to launch it in Madagascar. Overall, they really want to help the homework issue on a global scale, and possibly start some other side companies down the road to help. Advice for Entrepreneurs: Decide what your goals are and what type of business you'd like to start. Determine what you're passionate about. When starting a company, don't limit yourself to your country, look internationally and possibly do a fellowship to see what's out there and what's needed. It's also a great idea to consider small markets, like Christopher has done in Chile. Subscribe to the Outlier Newsletter: Click Here Connect With Christopher: Website | @Steriome | Facebook |  If you enjoy Outlier On Air, please Subscribe & Review on iTunes or Stitcher

We are joined by special guests Mitch Neff, Saxon Baum, Ned Pope, and Taylor Wallace for a comprehensive recap of OneSpark, a crowdfunding event held in Jacksonville, FL. It was a huge event this year, with nearly 300k attendees. Tampa Bay was represented well, with Justin promoting Drawer (http://getdrawer.com), Saxon and Taylor engaging with users to improve WeVue (http://wevue.com), Mitch representing Startup Bus (http://startupbus.com), and Ned championing Florida Next (http://floridanext.org). What can we learn from this event, and how can we build upon its success? Find out in this lively episode.

Every year for the past several years, groups of eager entrepreneurs board buses, making their way to Austin, TX for SXSW. Along the way, they conceive, design, and build companies. When they arrive, all the teams pitch for prizes and glory. Justin recounts his hilarious, excellent, and tragic experience with Startup Bus Southeast this year.

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What’s going on with Think Big Partners?  Listen up, tune in and Think Big to find out.  In this episode of Think Big Radio, senior copywriter and senior associate, Allison Way, discusses what’s new with Think Big Partners including details about Flyover Field Trip, involvement on the StartupBus, updates on the innovation and entrepreneurship conference […]

Blake Miller, partner and web developer at Think Big Partners, had the opportunity to travel from Las Vegas to Austin, Texas on StartupBus—a 72 hour roadtrip-meets-hackathon.  Along the way, Blake collaborated with other “buspreneurs” to build and launch a website while heading down to South by Southwest in Austin. Blake sat down and told Think […]

Welcome to BrightLounge, a laid back podcast about design, startups and technology, featuring interviews with inspiring creative people around the world. In BrightLounge 01 you learn who we are and how we started this podcast. Also, we interview Ilija Studen … Continue reading →

Please note: The Portability Policy is only in beta right now and will be formally published on June 15. In this episode Elias, Steve and Christian meet to discuss the StartupBus project, the recent Facebook discussion and how a Portability Policy might help the world! (Download MP3, Download AAC with chapters, 34,7MB, 0:37:36) Participants Steve […]