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Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (BenBella). In addition, Hoffman served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. Learn More About Steven and his Books - Click Here

Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (BenBella). In addition, Hoffman served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. Learn More About Steven and his Books - Click Here

On this week's episode, I'm excited to bring on Captain Hoff as a guest.Captain Hoff is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (BenBella).In addition, Hoffman served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded several startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files.Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom.Hoffman earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of California and a master's degree in film and television from the University of Southern California. He currently resides in California but spends most of his time in the air, visiting startups, investors, and innovators all over the world.Connect with Captain Hoff on LinkedIn: Steven Hoffman | LinkedInVisit Founder's Space here: Founders Space – Startup Accelerator, Incubator, Venture CapitalRecommended Books:1. Make Elephants Fly: The Process of Radical Innovation2. The Five Forces That Change Everything: How Technology is Shaping Our Future3. Surviving a Startup: Practical Strategies for Starting a Business, Overcoming Obstacles, and Coming Out on Top4. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NikeCheck out Gazillionaire! --Here's a quick note from our show's sponsor:Do you invest in the stock market?Here's a strategy you can use today to help you grow your portfolio to 7-figures in half the time (compared to the buy and hold strategy).This conservative strategy can generate generous income (25-30% a year) and has outperformed SPY for over a decade.The best part? This strategy takes less than 30-minutes a month to execute.Learn for FREE here: https://www.optionsellingsecrets.com/Required Disclosures: Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Achieving a 7-figure investment portfolio in half the time nor retiring a decade early are guaranteed. All opinions shared are each individual's opinions and are not the opinions of The Vijay Kailash Show, Option Selling Secrets, or other companies that may be mentioned in this show.

Steve Hoffman (Chairman & CEO, Founders Space), also known as Captain Hoff is a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Steve is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (BenBella). In addition, Hoffman served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.

WIth Steve Hoffman, (Captain Hoff) the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (BenBella). In addition, he served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. He also worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, which produced over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others. Join us for this conversation where we talk about what you need to know if you are thinking of building your own business or investing into a venture. Steve also discusses what you should do to raise capital and survive a startup to lead you to success. To access our show notes, visit our website at legalwebsitewarrior.com/podcast

For Episode 94 of the Wealth On Any Income Podcast, Rennie is joined by Steve Hoffman. Steve, also known as Captain Hoff, is the Chairman and CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries.Steve is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books - including Surviving a Startup. Steve also served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.In this episode, Rennie and Steve cover:02:09 Why he is called Captain Hoff (his gamer handle) at his company Founders Space.02:47 Why Steve loves funding, mentoring, and educating entrepreneurs.04:27 Steve's favorite cause - stopping human trafficking.06:00 What Steve's biggest failure was in developing a new product and what he learned from it.08:50 The typical feelings his clients experience and why he wrote Surviving a Startup.10:13 Why you can never communicate too much with your employees or your family.12:48 Why oftentimes the idea for the business doesn't matter and some examples of how a successful idea for a business comes when mapping your idea to what people need in the real world.16:29 A case study of someone Steve has worked with and her amazing results.18:12 How to get Steve's 10 Commandments to Raise Venture Capital - foundersspace.com/ten18:51 The qualities Steve believes makes a great entrepreneur.Watch Steve's Free video: The Ten Commandments of Raising Venture Capital athttps://www.foundersspace.com/ten/To learn more about Steve visit https://www.foundersspace.com/hoffman/.If you'd like to know how books, movies, and society programs you to be poor, and what the cure is visit wealthonanyincome.com/tedx. You'll hear Rennie's TEDx talk and can request a free 27-page Roadmap to Complete Financial Choice® and receive a weekly email with tips, techniques, or inspiration around your business or money. AND if you'd like to see how you can increase your wealth and donate to the causes that touch your heart. Please check out our affordable program ‘Wealth with Purpose'.Rennie's Books and Programshttps://wealthonanyincome.com/books/Wealth with Purpose:https://wealthonanyincome.com/wealthwithpurposeRennie's 9 Days to Financial Freedom program:https://wealthonanyincome.com/programsConnect with Rennie Websites:WealthOnAnyIncome.comRennieGabriel.comEmail: Rennie@WealthOnAnyIncome.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renniegabriel/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WealthOnAnyIncome/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RennieGabrielYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdIkYMOuvzHQqVXe4e_L8PgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wealthonanyincome/

Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (BenBella). In addition, Hoffman served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, which produced over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others. In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded several startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files. Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom.

How do you ask someone for money (for your business)? In this podcast, you will learn how. Learn from Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (BenBella). In addition, Hoffman served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, which produced over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others. In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded several startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files. Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom. Listen to Steve's great advice in this episode of the Manage 2 Win podcast! If you'd like to learn more about Steve, consider these links: Social: Facebook, LinkedIn, WeChat, Twitter Podcasts: Startup Supercharge and Mentors & Masters ————- The Manage 2 Win Podcast is sponsored by www.Habitly.com - where great companies train their employees the competitive soft skills necessary to win in today's crowded markets.

Steve Hoffman is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed, two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly,” “Surviving a Startup,” and “The Five Forces.” In addition, Hoffman served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.

Steve Hoffman is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed, two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly,” “Surviving a Startup,” and “The Five Forces.” In addition, Hoffman served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.

Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (BenBella). In addition, Hoffman served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. Learn More About Steven and his Books - Click Here

Today's guest is Steve Hoffman, the CEO of Founders Space. He is one of the leading startup accelerators in the world and he helps many entrepreneurs become their best selves. In this episode, we discuss what entrepreneurs need to do to optimize their daily grind.    For more about the podcast go to www.thedailygrindpodcast.com   Check out more from Steve Hoffman here:   Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup accelerators, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines.   Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (published by BenBella).   In addition, Hoffman is the founder of LavaMind, a games and entertainment startup. Hoffman served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.   While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, known for producing over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others.   In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded two more venture-backed startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files.   Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom.   Hoffman earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of California and a master's degree in film and television from the University of Southern California. He currently resides in San Francisco but spends most of his time in the air, visiting startups, investors, and innovators all over the world.   Connect with the Captain: Facebook,

Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup accelerators. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. Hoffman is also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (published by BenBella). Hoffman was founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. Listen to episode to hear how Steve reinvented himself and how you can take the lessons learned and apply them to you and your business. Links from the show Steve's new book The Five Forces That Change Everything: How Technology is Shaping Our Future  Founders Space

Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup accelerators. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. Hoffman is also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (published by BenBella). Hoffman was founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. Show Notes: Steve has experience working in many different environments; he has worked in the U.S. and Japan. Steve began Founders Space by posting answers from people on his blog. He created a space to help others and help other entrepreneurs. If you can make a profit, you are self-sustaining, and if you can make a profit and scale, you can have an enormous impact. Steve wants to help entrepreneurs have a mission driven mindset. An entrepreneurs job is not just to come up with brilliant ideas. A great way to start a business is by searching for a demand. If you can fill the need, that's good. If you want a business that grows rapidly, you need recurring revenue. The hardest thing to do is to acquire a new customer. Don't let go of your customers. Keep providing value to them. Build an ecosystem where the more your customers participate the more value they give to all the other participants. Surround yourself with amazing people. If you surround yourself with amazing people, they'll do the rest. Most businesses don't last longer than 30 years. Startups fail not by trying too many things but by sticking with the same thing for too long. If you want to know if your product works, ask 100 people. Who is the person that most need what I have? If all your customers say, "That's nice. That's good. That's interesting." then they're just being polite. You need to hear at least 25% of people say, "OMG I need that!" Pick a direction in which you think you can make a difference. You don't have to have all the answers. The first thing you need to do is to build your team. 90% of your time should go into finding people that will help you execute your vision. Next, you have to engage with your customers. Learn as much as possible as fast as you can. Then, experiment with your customers until you get the spark. Finally, take your data to investors and raise capital. Steve Hoffman's Recharge Round What habit do you think has led to success in your life? Question everything. Don't accept the status quo. What's the simple positive action that you take each day to move forward to achieve your goals? He looks at the people around him and imagines what they need to feel good and perform well. Then Steven asks them questions. What's your biggest life lesson and what have you learned from it? If you are not headed in the right direction, it doesn't matter. Connect with Steve: Steve's website foundersspace.com Check out Steve's FREE video series: The Ten Commandments of Raising Venture Capital Get Steve's books Make Elephants Fly, The Five Forces, and Surviving a Startup LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Instagram Learn more about Gary's Mastermind group at goascend.biz/mastermind/

Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup accelerators. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines.Hoffman is also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (published by BenBella).Hoffman was founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, known for producing over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others.Founders Space:  https://FoundersSpace.comMake Elephants Fly: https://MakeElephantsFly.comSurviving A Startup: https://SurvivingAStartup.com

Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup accelerators. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. Hoffman is also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (published by BenBella). Hoffman was founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. For More of Steven: Website: https://www.foundersspace.com/hoffman/ Instagram: @foundersspace Books: Make Elephants Fly http://MakeElephantsFly.com Surviving a Startup http://SurvivingAStartup.com The Five Forces http://TheFiveForces.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thehealthymindfck/support

Steven Hoffman is the Chairman and CEO of Founders Space, a startup accelerator that gives small businesses the tools they need to excel. The company was ranked as the #1 overseas startup accelerator by both Forbes and Entrepreneur magazines. Steven founded the business in 2010 with his own prior experience as the Founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, a Founding Member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group, and serving on the New Media Council Board of Governors. Working in tandem with Founders Space, Steven has written three books as a venture investor and serial entrepreneur, including Make Elephants Fly, Surviving a Startup, and The Five Forces. He's also had a rich career in both Hollywood and Silicon Valley, where he's led the development of multiple television shows and mobile games. In this episode… We're living in the golden age for startups. Now more than ever, there seem to be more and more great ideas and brilliant investors. Plus, with the popularity of e-commerce, it's easier than ever to get your business in front of the right demographic. The only problem is the heavy competition with other startups that also want a chance. This is where Steven Hoffman and Founders Space enter the conversation. They are one of the most successful accelerators for overseas startups and have over 50 partners in 22 countries. Steven has founded multiple businesses and has learned firsthand what it takes to excel. He has written three books on his process, and now, he's sharing that same expertise with you. Alex Gluz speaks with Steven Hoffman, the Chairman and CEO of Founders Space, to find out the steps of launching and growing a successful startup. Steven starts with his own journey overcoming obstacles and securing funding for his startup. They then dive into detail on building the right team, finding demand, and negotiating with venture capitalists. Find out all this and more on this latest episode of the Revenue Engine Podcast.

Welcoming Steven Hoffman, chairman and CEO of Founders Space, at the 2021 Leading Entrepreneurs of the World Series, on the topic:Surviving a StartupSteve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he's called in Silicon Valley, is the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup accelerators. He's also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette) and “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins).Hoffman was founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, known for producing over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others.In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded two more venture-backed startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files.Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom.Hoffman earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of California and a master's degree in film and television from the University of Southern California. He currently resides in San Francisco but spends most of his time in the air, visiting startups, investors, and innovators all over the world.About Surviving a StartupSurviving a Startup gives entrepreneurs everything they need to knowto overcome seemingly impossible odds and navigate their way to success.The fact is that over 90 percent of all new startups fail. The path to success is filled with pitfalls, wrong turns, and obstacles. Decisions along the way can make or bankrupt a small company. Every entrepreneur must face this harsh reality and learn to master it if they hope to survive and wind up on top.Captain Hoff takes you through the nuts and bolts and sweat and tears of running a real business. It's about dealing with dysfunctional teams, hitting dead ends, messing up half the time, losing money and self-confidence, and then moving forward. It's about what it's actually like to run a startup.It's also about the process and planning. Hoffman shows you exactly what he learned running his own startups and coaching others. He has mentored hundreds of founders, collaborated with some of the most brilliant minds in the world, and come to understand what it takes to break through.Get the book Surviving a Startup: https://www.foundersspace.com/surviving-a-startup/To learn more about Leading Entrepreneurs of the World and to stay updated on upcoming insightful presentations and events visit our site:https://leadingentrepreneursoftheworld.com/Follow 1BusinessWorld:Website: https://1businessworld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1businessworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1businessworld/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1businessworld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebusinessworld/

Let's step into the lab with Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) who is the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup accelerators. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. Hoffman was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment. After that, he went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup, Spiderdance. In this episode, you will learn how to think outside of the box as an entrepreneur, create a profitable startup business, and make even more money by expanding overseas. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE: 2:48 - Background of the guest 5:28 - Innovation helps everywhere 7:12 - Value with both incubator and accelerator 16:16 - The programs we offer 26:24 - A great team to succeed 32:50 - The network effect 36:37 - The platforms for innovation 44:19 - Multiple sources to stay on top of innovation KEEPING IT REAL: 7:48 - The hardest thing entrepreneurs do and their first job 9:42 - The biggest fallacy in entrepreneurship 12:50 - Being a little naive in entrepreneurship is a good thing 20:49 - The borrowing of ideas 26:50 - 2 ways to breakthrough as a startup 47:43 - The five forces NOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS): “This is the biggest fallacy in entrepreneurship. Everybody thinks you have that brilliant idea, that epiphany, that thing that could change the world before you dive in. Well, that's totally backward. It's actually the opposite of what you should be doing in your head. In the beginning, it is usually wrong, partially wrong. It might not be totally wrong. You might have an idea where to go, you haven't got there yet and if it's something totally new that nobody's done before. Then, whatever you are imagining you haven't done either and you won't actually know it works until you start doing it.” “In order to be an entrepreneur, you have to be a little crazy. You have to just dive in not knowing everything because you can't know everything. And actually, the people who know everything, the industry experts, they're usually stuck, trapped in a box by their own knowledge.” CONNECTING WITH THE GUEST Website Facebook Twitter Linkedin Instagram

Steve Hoffman is the Captain and CEO of Founders Space, the world's top startup accelerator. He is a serial entrepreneur and venture investor. He was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group, and served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council.  He is the author of several award-winning books: Surviving a Startup: Practical Strategies for Starting a Business, Overcoming Obstacles, and Coming Out on Top; The Five Forces That Change Everything; and Make Elephants Fly: The Process of Radical Innovation. In this episode… As an entrepreneur, it is essential to know what to look for in a startup — but sometimes finding the how can be difficult.  Steve Hoffman, CEO of Founders Space, knows the idea in your head is the starting point. We all know that a successful startup is stressful, and gaining the momentum to lift off the ground can seem farfetched, but what if it doesn't have to be? Steve is successful at helping brands gain traction. He knows that you need to pool your resources to the forefront — create the opportunity for your business to grow by creating an A-list team. That is how you will succeed.   In this episode of Access to Anyone, Michael Roderick and Steve Hoffman, Captain and CEO of Founders Space, discuss the three traits that define an entrepreneur: team, stamina, and leadership. Together they talk about recognizing great ideas, what it takes to be a great leader, and setting up a roadmap to success. Take your startup to the next level in this episode.

Where do you go when you want to learn how to successfully start, sustain and grow your start-up?You go to Founder's space - Founders Space is one of the leading startup accelerators in the world, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines.This week we are sharing our discussion with the Founder of "Founder's Space" Steve Hoffman aka "Captain Hoff" where he discusses important fundamentals EVERY business - Silicon Valley or not - should be paying attention to if they want to keep their business growing. Hoffman is a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of seTveral award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (published by BenBella).Enjoy the episode. Learn more about Founder's space here:https://www.foundersspace.com/More about Steve Hoffman here: Hoffman was founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, known for producing over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others.In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded two more venture-backed startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files.Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom.---If you like what you've been hearing on this podcast, we invite you to go wherever you're listening to this episode and leave us a comment or review. Tell me what you love about this episode! Or better yet, tell me what you want to hear more of in the future.---You can find all of the information about this episode and the show at: www.businesstalklibrary.com/thefinanceandaccountingshow---“If you want to learn more about finance and accounting as it related to business, check out our courses at the Business Talk Library university:https://btl.thinkific.com/

Many people have ideas for launching a business or product, but only a few take the leap and open a new business. In this episode of the Happy Hustle Podcast, I have Steve Hoffman, a serial entrepreneur, and he talks about key strategies to survive a small business, building it up, and make it thrive for long-term success. Steve is a venture investor, author of several award-winning books, and the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup accelerators. He is also the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. He launched Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Steve has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom. If you want to take your business to the next level, you'll never regret choosing Steve and his team for your biz. You can also grab a copy of his new book "Surviving a Start-Up" at https://SurvivingAStartup.com And if you want to optimize your brain to its full potential, Nootopia's products have the most advanced brain-boosting nutrients available in the world today. If you want to save some moolah, go to nootopia.com/happyhustle, use code HAPPY and get the hook up on these amazing nootropics. Plus you're protected by their 365-day unconditional money-back guarantee, so you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.   IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [00: 04:13:08] Find & Hire the Right People [00:05:45:16] Start-up Principles Every Entrepreneur Should Know [00:25:27:25] Create More Customer Value To Beat Your Competition [00:35:47:24] Happy Hustle Hacks [Health, Money, Spirituality] [00:48:24:10] Rapid-fire questions   What does happy Hustlin mean to you?  Steve says Happy Hustlin means enjoying what you're doing as you do it. So it's a job, it's your life, it's what you do with yourself. You know you have to always hustle to get ahead but there's no reason for you to shouldn't be happy.   Connect with Steve Instagram Facebook Youtube Twitter Linkedin   Find Steve on his website: https://www.foundersspace.com/about/   Connect with Cary! Purchase The Journey: 10 Days To Become a Happy Hustler Online Course Apply to the Montana Mastermind Epic Camping Adventure  

What if you could get inside your customer's head and really figure out what they want from you and your company? Sales is often a strategy of getting outside of your own perspective and seeing your offer through the eyes of your client -- and the best way to do that is by asking the right questions. On Amplify Your Success Podcast episode 246, my guest Steve Hoffman joins me to share how he helps founders transform their companies through their deal-making and sales strategies. Tune in to hear what you can learn from a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist who knows how to grow a successful business.   Be sure to join the conversation in the Amplify Your Authority Group.   Key Takeaways The type of business models that work best for a majority of entrepreneurs. The single most important thing entrepreneurs can do now to transform their companies. How you can get inside your customer's head to understand what they REALLY want from you. Why pushing for "No" is a valuable strategy when trying to close a big deal. The power of asking the right questions during the sales process.   About The Guest Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he's called in Silicon Valley, is the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup accelerators. He's also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (published by BenBella). Hoffman was founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, known for producing over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others. In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded two more venture-backed startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files. Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom.   Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Get Hoffman's new book "Surviving a Startup" and gain FREE access to Founders Space's FULL Online Startup Program here https://foundersspace.com/promo /startup Ready to transform your wisdom into wealth as a highly paid authority? Get the 8 step roadmap and training here.

Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup accelerators. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines.Hoffman is also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (published by BenBella).Hoffman was founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, known for producing over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others.In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded two more venture-backed startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files.Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom.Hoffman earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of California and a master's degree in film and television from the University of Southern California. He currently resides in San Francisco but spends most of his time in the air, visiting startups, investors, and innovators all over the world. (Interviewed by StartupGrind's Chris Joannou).

Waikit Lau has founded 2 machine learning-based companies that were acquired and he helped take one public. He has been on both VC and founding/operating side.    Tim Alison is an entrepreneur who has started and scaled four businesses. At the age of 31 Tim walked away from one of the highest paying sales jobs in the country, moved to a tiny fishing village in Nova Scotia Canada, and started an educational software company. The naysayers laughed. They stopped laughing when his sales topped $10 million.   Rich Razgaitis has been passionate about building brands and teams. Since 2002, he has served in CEO/president-level roles in several venture capital backed start-ups, privately held turnaround and growth companies, and he brings insight from those experiences to his work today at FloWater. Raz was the CEO of several consumer-tech companies, including DealOn, an e-commerce company that developed the Web's first deal-commerce exchange, and another, MyTownPerks, which built the first PCI-complaint, cloud-based loyalty program for B2B. (Both companies were subsequently acquired.)    Steve Hoffman. Steve, or Captain Hoff as he's called in Silicon Valley, is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading incubators and accelerators. He's also an angel investor, limited partner at August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of Make Elephants Fly, the award-winning book on radical innovation. Always innovating on his life, Captain Hoff has tried more professions than cats have lives, including serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, angel investor, studio head, computer engineer, filmmaker, Hollywood TV exec, published author, coder, game designer, manga rewriter, animator and voice actor. Hoffman was the Founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.

Roger King Roger King founded BayAngels which is dedicated to promoting the entrepreneurial spirit by assisting early-stage technology companies with capital, connections, and board-level advice. Examples of our portfolio companies include Pree Media, CashBet, Trpz, Sea of Change Trading Co., CEO of Chiefpeople 20 years' experience in recruiting at both the executive level and the individual contributor level. Interested in companies with hiring needs. Offering extremely cost-effective solutions. Clients include SoftBank Robotics, Jiff, Gracenote, OpenTable, Manage, Grid Dynamics, and Navera.   Max Shapiro Max Shapiro Founded PeopleConnect in 2000 to help early-stage high-tech companies find the talent they need to succeed. Their clients are in technology, biotech, cleantech, apps, services, medical devices, and consumer products. He is also involved in areas that also support the startup community: ● Angel Investor and member of Keiretsu Forum since 2001 ● Co-founder of Runway Innovation Hub ● Creator & Producer of PitchForce PitchForce is a weekly pitch event for early stage companies with a panel of establish angel investors and CEO's   Steve Hoffman Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he's called in Silicon Valley. Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading incubators and accelerators. He's also an angel investor, limited partner at August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of Make Elephants Fly, the award-winning book on radical innovation. Always innovating on his life, Captain Hoff has tried more professions than cats have lives, including serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, angel investor, studio head, computer engineer, filmmaker, Hollywood TV exec, published author, coder, game designer, manga rewriter, animator and voice actor. Steve was the Founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.     CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn's LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn's FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com    

Steven Hoffman is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading incubators and accelerators, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Founders Space has helped hundreds of start-ups scale their businesses, raise capital, and go global. Before launching Founders Space in 2010, Steven was the Founder & Chairman of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Producers Guild of America. He has served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and he is a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. He was previously based in Hollywood, where he worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, and he eventually went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded start-up, Spiderdance. Now based in Silicon Valley, Steven has founded several venture-backed start-ups, specifically in the area of games and entertainment, and he has worked as a Mobile Studio Head for the mobile games division of Infospace. In the course of his career, he has trained hundreds of start-up founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation, and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom. Besides his work at Founders Space, Steven is an angel investor, a limited partner at August Capital, a serial entrepreneur, and the author of several award-winning books, including “Make Elephants Fly” and “Surviving a Startup”.    Links: Founders Space website Founders Space on Facebook Founders Space on YouTube Founders Space on Instagram Founders Space on Twitter Steven's books Steven on LinkedIn   This episode was sponsored by Vistatec.

Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he's called in Silicon Valley, is the Chairman and CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading incubators and accelerators. He's also an angel investor, limited partner at August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books including Make Elephants Fly and Surviving a Startup. Hoffman was the Founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, known for producing over 100 TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others. In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded two more venture-backed startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files. Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom. Hoffman has a bachelor's degree from the University of California in computer engineering and an master's of fine arts degree from the University of Southern California in cinema television. He currently resides in San Francisco but spends most of his time in the air, visiting startups, investors, and innovators all over the world. Show Highlights: To grow, you have to find a new, big need that no one else has found. That's the challenge for entrepreneurs. —Steve HoffmanThere are a lot of smart people out there, but they're not all designed to be entrepreneurs. You need three qualities to be a CEO: curiosity, leadership, and stamina. —Steve HoffmanThe biggest challenge in founding a startup is when the market turns against you. —Steve HoffmanThe key is not to dwell on your failures or ignore your failures. Look at what you learned and then move on. —Steve HoffmanWhen a crisis hits, you have to figure out how much cash you have before you run out and you have to figure out a plan to get to the other side. —Steve HoffmanUse your downtime to innovate. —Steve HoffmanYou don't have to have a billion-dollar idea to innovate. Many of the best innovations start small. —Steve HoffmanInnovating is about trying something and seeing if you can do it better to generate more demand. —Steve Hoffman Steve's final thoughts: It doesn't matter what type of business you're in, you can always innovate. The Action Catalyst is a weekly podcast hosted by Dan Moore, President of Southwestern Advantage, the oldest direct-sales company in America, and Partner with Southwestern Consulting. With more than 45 years in sales leadership and marketing management, Dan has a wealth of knowledge to share on how to make better use of time to achieve life, sales, and other business goals. Each week, he interviews some of the nation's top thought leaders and experts, sharing meaningful tips and advice. Subscribe on iTunes and please leave a rating and review!

About This Episode: Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he's called in Silicon Valley, is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading incubators and accelerators. He's also an angel investor, limited partner at August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include Make Elephants Fly published by Hachette and Surviving a Startup published by HarperCollins. Hoffman was the Founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded two more venture-backed startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files. Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom. Find out more about Steve at:Founders Space's Facebook group Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff's Instagram LinkedIn Make Elephants Fly: The Process of Radical Innovation Surviving a Startup: How Entrepreneurs Struggle, Fail & Fight Their Way to the Top Founders Space See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/719 Sponsors: Gusto: This episode is sponsored by Gusto. Run your payroll the easy way, the same way we do at Command Your Brand. You'll get a. $100 Amazon Gift Card just for running your first payroll! www.jeremyryanslate.com/gusto Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "The Science of Getting Rich,"by Wallace D. Wattles, about building real wealth. www.jeremyryanslate.com/book  

On today's show, we are happy to chat with Steve Hoffman. Steve, or Captain Hoff as he's called in Silicon Valley, is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading incubators and accelerators. He's also an angel investor, limited partner at August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of Make Elephants Fly, the award-winning book on radical innovation. Always innovating on his life, Captain Hoff has tried more professions than cats have lives, including serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, angel investor, studio head, computer engineer, filmmaker, Hollywood TV exec, published author, coder, game designer, manga rewriter, animator and voice actor. Hoffman was the Founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. In this episode, you'll learn: What is the future of technology? Where are we headed in 20 years? Personal lessons shared from failing and succeeding in business? The reasons corporations have trouble innovating. One key piece of learning from your book: Make Elephants Fly? Help us out! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!   BOOKS AND RESOURCES Steve Hoffman on Linkedin Twitter  Steve Hoffman on Instagram  Steve Hoffman's Book Make Elephants Fly Founders Space   CONNECT WITH SHAWN: https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV   Shawn Flynn's Twitter Account Shawn Flynn's LinkedIn Account Silicon Valley LinkedIn Group Account Shawn Flynn's Facebook Account Change to Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com  

On today's show, we are happy to have Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he's called in Silicon Valley. Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading incubators and accelerators. He's also an angel investor, limited partner at August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of Make Elephants Fly, the award-winning book on radical innovation. Always innovating on his life, Captain Hoff has tried more professions than cats have lives, including serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, angel investor, studio head, computer engineer, filmmaker, Hollywood TV exec, published author, coder, game designer, manga rewriter, animator and voice actor. Steve was the Founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. In this episode, you'll learn: How important is having cutting technology and having a successful startup? What are the different roles the founding members of a startup should have? What traits do successful entrepreneurs have? Is it always a good thing for a startup to have raised a lot of money?   Help us out! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!   Guest: Steve Hoffman's LinkedIn Steve Hoffman's Twitter @captainhoff Steve Hoffman's Instagram  Steve Hoffman's Book: Make Elephants Fly Founders Space   CONNECT WITH SHAWN: https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV   Shawn Flynn's Twitter Account Shawn Flynn's LinkedIn Account Silicon Valley LinkedIn Group Account Shawn Flynn's Facebook Account Change to Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com  

Steven Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he's called in Silicon Valley, is the chairman & CEO of Founders Space (FoundersSpace.com), one of the world's leading startup accelerators. He's also an angel investor, VC, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include "Make Elephants Fly" (MakeElephantsFly.com) and "Surviving a Startup" (SurvivingAStartup.com). Hoffman was the founder and chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, served on the board of governors of the New Media Council, and was founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, known for producing over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others. In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded two more venture-backed startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files. Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom. Hoffman earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of California and a master's degree in film and television from the University of Southern California. He currently resides in San Francisco but spends most of his time in the air, visiting startups, investors, and innovators all over the world. Here is a special promo for pre-orders for the book " Surviving a Start-Up": https://www.FoundersSpace.com/promo/ Website: https://FoundersSpace.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-dave-pamah-show/donations

Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he's called in Silicon Valley, is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading incubators and accelerators. He's also an angel investor, limited partner at August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include Make Elephants Fly published by Hachette and Surviving a Startup published by HarperCollins. Hoffman was the Founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group. While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, known for producing over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others. In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded two more venture-backed startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files. Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom. Hoffman has a BS from the University of California in Computer Engineering and an MFA from the University of Southern California in Cinema Television. He currently resides in San Francisco but spends most of his time in the air, visiting startups, investors, and innovators all over the world. Captain's websites: Make Elephants Fly: https://www.amazon.com/Make-Elephants-Fly-Process-Innovation/dp/0349418837/ Founders Space: https://FoundersSpace.com Online Program: https://FoundersSpace.com/online/ Twitter: https://Twitter.com/FoundersSpace/ Instagram: https://Instagram.com/FoundersSpace/ LinkedIn: https://LinkedIn.com/in/FoundersSpace/ Facebook:: https://Facebook.com/groups/FoundersSpace Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-dave-pamah-show/donations