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This week we talk with Zach Ferres - the CEO of Coplex, a startup accelerator focused on founders who are not coders.  Zach grew up in Ohio and we talk about everything from leadership lessons he has learned from Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer, to lessons he learned from his parents who instilled a strong, customer-centric work ethic. 
 
Zach shares his thoughts on coders being founders, lessons from sports, risk management, whether startups need business plans, the essentials of culture and emotional intelligence, and his love of gluten-free pancakes and Family Guy.  
 
SELECT LINKS FROM THE PODCAST
 
Reebok Ragnar del Sol
 
Zach's Entrepreneur Magazine article about poker
 
Zach's Entrepreneur Magazine article about Coach Urban Meyer
 
The Hard Thing About Hard Things - by Ben Horowitz
 
Above The Line - by Urban Meyer
 
Scaling Up - by Verne Harnish
 
Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator - by Randall Stross
 
Family Guy

Arizona Chamber of Commerce

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