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School for Startups Radio
December 19, 2025 – Simplero Calvin Correli and Borland Software Founder Tim Berry
Calvin Correli – Founder & CEO of Simplero How you see yourself shapes everything. So it’s not like, it’s really, we end up living within a container that is our identity, that is how we see ourselves, and then the limiting beliefs live inside of that container. Calvin Correli is the founder and chief executive officer of Simplero, a fully integrated SaaS platform designed to help coaches, creators, and founder-led brands market, sell, and deliver their digital products and services with simplicity and soul. With a background as a software engineer and a lifelon...
2025-12-19
53 min
Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Show
Social Sustainability within Social Entrepreneurship
Welcome to Season 3 of the Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Show! This season features insightful episodes and inspiring guests exploring social entrepreneurship and sustainability. In this episode, Dr Faiz will discuss social sustainability and its role in social entrepreneurship. This episode will examine key elements like community engagement and equity, with examples from Solar Sister and the Homeless Garden Project. Dr Faiz will address challenges faced by social entrepreneurs, such as limited resources and community resistance, and offer practical solutions. Learn from successful enterprises like Selco India and Toby's Estate Coffee. Finally, the show will provide tips fo...
2024-08-01
30 min
The Stepping In It Podcast with Renee Schulte & Jason Haglund
45. Strategic Planning Series Kickoff: Clarity, Goals, and Growth
Welcome to the first episode in our strategic planning series! This week, we dive into the fundamentals of strategic planning and its critical role in business success. Discover why 95% of employees don’t understand their company’s strategy and learn how clarity, goal setting, and strong mission values can transform an organization. We’ll discuss data-driven insights showing how written business plans can accelerate growth and secure funding, and we’ll explore real-world examples of strategic planning in action. Plus, don’t miss our self-care tip of the week on the benefits of a mental health day. Join us as we emba...
2024-06-18
37 min
Cream and Sugar
Ep 44 - Coffee Shop Pt 2
We're back, baby! Come along with us as we finish exploring what it takes to open a coffee shop and what plans we want to make for a potential Busy Bee-n in our future! Plus we're trying something brand new with our quiz this week - AI! Send us your questions or just say hey: webrewgood@gmail.com Listen now at webrewgood.com or on Spotify, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok: @webrewgood https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/on-the-line/how-to-start-a-coffee-shop https://www.w...
2023-06-11
57 min
Cream and Sugar
Ep 43 - Coffee Shop Pt 1
Is it finally time to start bringing the Busy Bee-n to life? We're going to dig into what it really takes to open a coffee shop, the history of coffee shops (especially in the United States) and see if we can lay the groundwork for our very own coffee shop one day! Send us your questions or just say hey: webrewgood@gmail.com Listen now at webrewgood.com or on Spotify, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok: @webrewgood https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/on-the-line/h...
2023-05-28
1h 13
The Bets Life
25. What I Wish I’d Known Before Building a Creative Business
Exploring a creative endeavor can be scary and intimidating, and there is SO much that I wish I would’ve known before starting The Bets Life. By building any kind of new business, you will experience a range of emotions and learn some hard truths along the way. I hope to cheer you on and offer advice, support, and reality checks with this episode. I know that I’ve had to learn some lessons the hard way, so my goal is for you all to avoid some bumps in the road and learn from my mistakes. We will truly cove...
2023-04-24
29 min
W.O.W Podcast
Having a $1,000,000 Business with 0 employees
For years I've known about start a business and not having employees. Let's review Noah Kagan youtube channel to discuss almost exactly how this happens. Fair Use Act admitted. Business Plan Pro Article Link: https://articles.bplans.com/hes-not-dreaming-hes-succeeding/ To learn more go to DarshaunMcAway.com
2023-04-03
12 min
The Ambitious Bookkeeper Podcast
75 ⎸ How to leverage your expertise with Sabrina Parsons, CEO of LivePlan
Send us a textI interview the CEO of Liveplan, Sabrina Parsons, and we chat about worklife balance as a mom; discussions to have with clients and how Liveplan can help support those discussions.In this episode you’ll hear:the mindset shift Sabrina had to make as CEO of a company and mom to little kidsa piece of advice that would help any bookkeeper add more value to you clients (it’s not even advisory!)features on the roadmap for LivePlanAbout our guest: Sabrina Parsons is CEO of P...
2022-11-23
49 min
Money Talks
Money Talks: Then and Now
We’re currently in a period of high inflation right now. But how have the prices of specific items increased over the past decade? The past 50 years? Has anything gotten cheaper? We’ll look into the prices of homes, college, electronics and more on the show today.https://www.marketplace.org/2022/08/17/money-and-millennials-the-cost-of-living-in-2022-vs-1972/https://better.com/content/how-much-home-prices-have-risen-since-1950/https://www.valuepenguin.com/mortgages/historical-mortgage-ratesA White Cross Electric Hair Dyer cost $10 in 1915 – that’s $234 in today’s dollars. Now the average price of a hair dryer is $25 to 50.In 2001, a...
2022-10-18
44 min
The Ambition Show Podcast
Be Your Own Investor | The Ambition Show | Episode 9
Do you have a rich uncle that will blindly give you $20,000 to invest in your first business endeavor? Oh no! Really! Well you’re not alone, in today’s episode we will go into the different methods of financing your dreams and what is needed to secure the capital needed to start, develop, and even grow your business. Visit The Ambition Show on YouTube to see this plan step-by-step: Side hustles and gigs with a purpose Your initial investments will be based on what you are trying to achieve Save and Invest in yourself like it is a...
2022-03-31
1h 20
The Get Up Team Podcast
54: You have to ASK someone to SHOW YOU THE MONEY! Pt. 2
This is Part 2 of 2 episodes that talk about how to get someone...anyone...to invest in your idea! We all know that the idea is only the beginning. From there, you have to make something from nothing. You have to make it happen. But how do you make others believe in you the way YOU believe in yourself??? Art & Connie touch on their experiences building ideas and getting financing. They also talk about their knucklehead moments and wtf they learned from them. Check it out. You might just avoid a few headaches on your journey! ...
2022-03-07
37 min
"That’s B.S. Podcast" with Bryan and TJ
039: Taking Your First Steps
What was your initial purpose? It's the question Bryan's asking to finish off our "Why" series - at least for now. But maybe you don't know how to start finding your purpose or how to even kickstart that business. Let's talk about that! Subscribe to the YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpsdadEfbw_7DEGdDsIEIsw Music Credits: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com 8 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Started Their Own Businesses https://articles.bplans.com/8-reasons-why-entrepreneurs-started-their-own-businesses
2022-03-04
28 min
The Get Up Team Podcast
53: You have to ASK someone to SHOW YOU THE MONEY! Pt. 1
This is Part 1 of 2 episodes that talk about how to get someone, anyone, to invest in your idea! We all know that the idea is only the beginning. From there, you have to make something from nothing. You have to make it happen. But how do you make others believe in you the way YOU believe in yourself??? Here are 11 FOOLPROOF WAYS (so if you are a fool, The GUT has you covered). Art & Connie touch on their experiences building ideas and getting financing. They also talk about their knucklehead moments and wtf's they learned...
2022-02-28
23 min
"That’s B.S. Podcast" with Bryan and TJ
038: Are You A Lost Cause?
We're still in our "Why" series, and we're talking about the why we started, but what then also, what distracted us from our original purpose. Question is, are we a lost cause? Find out here! Subscribe to the YouTube channel! We're growing and you can be a part of the community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpsdadEfbw_7DEGdDsIEIsw Music Credits: Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com) List mentioned in episode: https://articles.bplans.com/8-reasons-why-entrepreneurs-started-their-own-businesses/
2022-02-22
22 min
Backbone Not Wishbone
TOP SHELF advice - how to start a business + RESOURCES
So you have a great idea and would like to start your own business. That's a great "wishbone"! Looking for the "backbone" to successfully bring the idea to market? We're laying it all out on the table for you WITH resources. Today I'm joined by my husband, Jeremiah Jacks. A self made, successful businessman and serial entrepreneur. If you enjoyed this episode, please RATE it and leave your feedback. Subscribe and join every Tuesday for a new episode. Resources mentioned in the episode: https://namechk.com
2021-09-14
1h 11
TOP SHELF advice - how to start a business + RESOURCES
So you have a great idea and would like to start your own business. That’s a great “wishbone”! Looking for the “backbone” to successfully bring the idea to market? We’re laying it all out on the table for you WITH resources. Today I’m joined by my husband, Jeremiah Jacks. A self made, successful businessman and serial entrepreneur. If you enjoyed this episode, please RATE it and leave your feedback. Subscribe and join every Tuesday for a new episode. Resources mentioned in the episode: https://namechk.com
2021-09-14
1h 11
MONEY MATTERS WITH KASH THE BOOKKEEPER
3. (MONEY MATTERS) HOBBY INTO BUSINESS - KASFIA RASHID
Building a business from your hobby isn't the easiest thing in the world, but personally I think it is well worth the effort. Do you have to follow the traditional steps to start a business based on a hobby? The correct answer is of course you do. But it doesn't have to be as intense as starting a traditional business. Check out these 10 steps from bplans.com to get a head start: https://articles.bplans.com/how-to-turn-your-hobby-into-a-business/ 10 steps to turn your hobby into a business 1. Set a goal Simply d...
2021-08-15
14 min
Become Your Own Boss: Tips for Starting and Growing Your Own Small Business
22 - BUSINESS MASTERCLASS - 5 ways to get the money you need to START or GROW your business.
You know what product or service you want to offer. You have determined your demographic and your target market or markets within that demographic. You are aware of your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. You know what differentiates you from your competition. Now where do you get the money to start or grow your business. What are the funding options and where do you begin? Also being an entrepreneur can be lonely, lets connect on Instagram or lets talk via my complimentary strategy session. I would love to be one of your biggest cheerleaders in your business. Quote: An entrepreneur w...
2020-09-18
12 min
H for Hustle Podcast
4 Tips On Quitting Your Job And Starting A Business
4 Tips On Quitting Your Job And Starting A Business On this week's episode, I give you guys for tips on what you should do before quitting your job and starting your business down below are two links to a one-page business plan and a one-page marketing plan to help you set your goals and Achieve them and quit that job and start your business https://businesstown.com/write-one-page-marketing-plan/ https://articles.bplans.com/how-to-write-a-business-plan-on-just-one-page/ Hforhustle.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hforhustle/support
2020-09-15
14 min
The Female Founder
[46] Office Hours: Live with Brittany Alexander
This week Rachel Sipperley hosts live office hours with Brittany Alexander, founder of BreezeBoxx, a local ready made meals startup. The ladies discuss making first hires, growing the business on budget, and what getting investors on board looks like for early stage startups. What you will learn in this episode: Rachel’s tips for founders looking for angel investors The #1 way to ensure success in your business is to understand WHY your CUSTOMERS chose you, and how that ties in to their personal goals/plans in everyday life. Most everything boils down to 3 t...
2020-07-09
43 min
Breadcrumbs
A Hope of a Date
Elias and Sean talk about being one’s own boss, and how that applies to their current situations. Links and Show Notes The Pros and Cons of Being Your Own Boss | Bplans 137: Convenience Glutton - Breadcrumbs (Overcast | Castro) Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.
2019-10-18
1h 02
School for Startups Radio
Junk and BPlans (are they that different?)
August 22, 2019 Junkluggers Josh Cohen, Joorney Bplans Benjamin Jarmon and Ceteras Matt Logan
2019-08-22
54 min
School for Startups Radio
Better then Bplans
August 20, 2019 SLAM Process Jon C. Warner and Mindful Marketing Jordan West
2019-08-20
54 min
Ask Christina First
Create Your Business Mission Statement
In this episode of Ask Christina 1st, Christina shows us how to make sure we are creating the right mission statement for our business. Breaking down what a mission statement is and its benefits, Christina provides tips as well as examples on how to expand your thinking and ideas around creating your mission statement. Alongside providing examples of statements from successful businesses, Christina breaks down word placement, structure, passion and effectiveness. Here are some first steps into helping you either improve your mission statement or help you create one:1. Identify your why and why you are passionate about...
2018-11-15
29 min
Dream Nation Love
Andrea Berry. Founder of Fluidity Love and former CTO of Huff Post.
This episode is all about gender fluidity, love, fundraising, and overcoming fear. Andrea Berry launched a new website called Fluidity.Love - a company distributing narratives for people who like her, are gender fluid. You might know Berry as the former chief technical officer of Huffington Post. After HuffPo sold to AOL in 2011, Berry went on to found RebelMouse. A platform helping media companies and brands reach their target communities through social media. They’ve raised over $23 million from investors. Previously he built Avaaz.org and before that was CTO of CharterMac a real estate finance company that was market ca...
2018-07-27
33 min
First Impression Warrior
Part I Business Networking Tips
Part 1 of a 3 part series, we discuss Preparing for your networking events and meetings. Tips and Tricks to be aware to get the most out of your time. USP resources to check: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/elevator-pitch.htm https://www.thebalance.com/elevator-speech-examples-and-writing-tips-2061976 https://articles.bplans.com/the-7-key-components-of-a-perfect-elevator-pitch/ ebook “Digital Business Cards Best Practices Revealed” https://goo.gl/ctWZNB
2018-03-29
10 min
The Financial Flipside Podcast
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go (Into Business for Yourself)!
In our pilot episode, the Financial Flipside tackles starting out...in business, that is. We cover planning, managing your finances, and our collective love affair with entrepreneurship. We also share some of our favorite small business resources. Mentioned on the show: Research: Writing a Business Plan Makes Your Startup More Likely to Succeed (Harvard Business Review, July 14, 2017) Fundera: www.fundera.com SCORE: https://www.score.org/ IRS Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed Bplans (LivePlan's business blog, which has lots of...
2017-08-17
15 min
Leveling Up with Eric Siu
GE Ep 93 [2015]: How Bplans Created A Content Production Process That Helped It Eclipse 300,000 Users
Hey everyone, today we're talking to Noah Parsons, COO of Bplans and LivePlan. Noah and his team focus on teaching small and medium-sized businesses how to grow and make things right with business planning tools that make creating forecasts, budgets and goals more relevant than 40-50 page long 'business plan' documents. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the...
2017-06-24
33 min
Popular Episodes - Influential Entrepreneurs with Mike Saunders Archives -
Tim Berry – Business Plan Expert – Palo Alto Software
Tim Berry is founder and Chairman of Palo Alto Software, founder of bplans.com, and a co-founder of Borland International. He is author of books and software including conceptual co-author of LivePlan and author of Business Plan Pro, published by Palo Alto Software; and Lean Business Planning, his latest book, published in 2015 by Motivational Press. He has a Stanford MBA degree and degrees with honors from the University of Oregon and the University of Notre Dame. He taught “Starting a Business” at the University of Oregon for 11 years. His website is at timberry.com and his main blog...
2017-04-11
00 min
The Bcast
Episode 16: Season One Finale | The Bcast
Jonathan and Peter look back on the first season of The Bcast, and discuss what the future holds. Take the Season 1 Survey: http://bplans.com/podcast Follow us on Twitter: @Bplans
2016-01-12
08 min
The Bcast
Episode 15: Unhappy Customers, Scott Gerber of the YEC, & Volkswagen | The Bcast
Peter and Jonathan discuss how to handle unhappy customers, interview Scott Gerber of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and talk about Volkswagen's customer service disaster. Show Notes: Unhappy Customers (:30) How Should You Handle Unhappy Customers? - bit.ly/1OY12p3 Do You Have What It Takes to Provide Stand-out Customer Service? - bit.ly/1r3IMPy 10 Ideas for Winning Back Unhappy Customers - bit.ly/1p6J7PX Turn a Negative Customer Service Experience into a Positive - bit.ly/1O0Ngow What Can I Learn From an Angry Customer? - bit.ly/1J0SzNl The Nordstrom’s Urban Legend - bi...
2015-12-16
34 min
The Bcast
Episode 14: Be Your Own Boss, Restaurant Owners, & Friendliest Cities for Businesses | The Bcast
Peter and Jonathan discuss the pros and cons of being your own boss, interview Eric Cacciatore (creator of the Restaurant Unstoppable podcast) about what he's learned from other restaurant owners, and examine Thumbtack's list of the 10 friendliest cities for small business. Show Notes: Being Your Own Boss (1:27) The Pros and Cons of Being Your Own Boss - bit.ly/20RPHgJ The 10 Commandments of Being Your Own Boss - onforb.es/1WWWot9 Signs That You Are Your Own Boss - onforb.es/1PGeJKC Interview with Eric Cacciatore (14:46) About Eric - bit.ly/1iZtwDp 2015’s 10 Friendliest Cities for Small Businesses (27:42) The Tumbtack Survey...
2015-11-13
34 min
The Bcast
Episode 13: How to Solve Problems in Your Business, Human Resources, and #Zappos | The Bcast
In this episode, Peter and Jonathan discuss Kaizen, Kanban, and Scrum methodology and how they can be applied to small businesses. They also chat about recent changes at Zappos, and the CFO of Palo Alto Software, Trevor Betenson, talks about human resources and conflict resolution. Show Notes: How to Solve Problems In Your Business - http://bit.ly/1LgR1F1 A Brief Introduction to Kanban - http://bit.ly/1Wol2me Get Better at Getting Better - http://bit.ly/1OdjHQi A Brief Introduction to Scrum - http://bit.ly/1OdjWuC How to Build a Kick-Ass Agile Team - http...
2015-10-30
32 min
The Bcast
Episode 12: How to Define Your Target Market, Guest Eric Siu, and the #MinimumWage | The Bcast
Peter and Jonathan discuss how to define your target market, competitive analysis with Eric Siu (The Growth Everywhere podcast), and whether or not the federal minimum wage should be increased. What do you think? Share your opinion with us by emailing us at Bcast@bplans.com or reach out to us on Twitter: @Bplans.Show notes: - How to Define Your Target Market: http://bit.ly/1JCf1OT - TAM, SAM, and SOM: http://bit.ly/1ARJftn - quickfacts.census.gov - Malcolm Gladwell's TED talk on Pasta Sauce: http://bit.ly/1OkfREv...
2015-10-07
33 min
The Bcast
Episode 12: How to Define Your Target Market, Guest Eric Siu, and the #MinimumWage | The Bcast
Peter and Jonathan discuss how to define your target market, competitive analysis with Eric Siu (The Growth Everywhere podcast), and whether or not the federal minimum wage should be increased. What do you think? Share your opinion with us by emailing us at Bcast@bplans.com or reach out to us on Twitter: @Bplans. Show notes: - How to Define Your Target Market: http://bit.ly/1JCf1OT - TAM, SAM, and SOM: http://bit.ly/1ARJftn - quickfacts.census.gov - Malcolm Gladwell's TED talk on Pasta Sauce: http://bit.ly/1OkfREv - Learn more about SingleGrain: http://singlegrain...
2015-10-07
33 min
The Bcast
Episode 11: Business Buzzwords, False Assumptions, and Content Tips from Joe Pulizzi | The Bcast
Peter and Jonathan list their most-hated business buzzwords and talk about false assumptions you can make about your business. Joe Pulizzi (Founder, Content Marketing Institute) also joins in to talk about the six steps of the Content, Inc. model. - What are some of your most-hated buzzwords? - Definition: Beg the question (http://bit.ly/1OEnvpY) - Gambler's Fallacy: http://bit.ly/1ihyfAJ - Hot-hand Fallacy: http://bit.ly/1KHGgv4 - Cherry Picking: http://bit.ly/1QrT3k5 - NY Times: Test Your Problem Solving (Confirmation Bias)- http://nyti.ms/1gd43om - Joe Pulizzi's new book, Content Inc...
2015-09-11
29 min
The Bcast
Episode 10: How to Pitch Your Business, and Brand Storytelling with Park Howell | The Bcast
This week Peter and Jonathan talk about how to pitch your business, and Park Howell (from The Business of Story podcast) explains how to tell your brand story. Show notes: How to Pitch Your Business - Investor Pitch Deck Templates: http://bit.ly/bcast-pitch - Guy Kawasaki's Art of Pitching: http://amex.co/1M96qVW - Our Favorite Tools to Create Your Pitch: http://bit.ly/1ay1Tgo - PitchEnvy: http://www.pitchenvy.com/ Brand Storytelling - Simon Sinek's TED talk: http://bit.ly/1SW1Z6t - The Business of Story: http://bit.ly/1J0h3LB - The...
2015-08-07
31 min
The Bcast
Episode 9: Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry | The Bcast
This week, Peter and Jonathan talk to Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software, about Lean Business Planning. To download our free One Page Business Pitch Template, visit: http://bit.ly/onepagepitch To learn more about Tim's new book, visit: http://leanplan.com/ Email us: bcast@bplans.com Send us a tweet: http://twitter.com/bplans #Bcast
2015-07-30
32 min
The Bcast
Episode 8: Charlie's Bcast Email, Startup Incubators, and the 10 Reasons Startups Fail | The Bcast
This week, we get a message from one of our listeners. Peter and Jonathan discuss startup incubators. Our guest Caroline talks to us about the "F" word, and the 10 reasons startups fail.
2015-07-09
30 min
The Bcast
Episode 7: Changing Plans, Niche Marketing, and the Internet of Things | The Bcast
This week we debate whether you should stick to your plan or change it. Lara Galloway (@mombizcoach) joins us to discuss niche marketing, and we all chat about the "Internet of Things."
2015-07-02
32 min
The Bcast
Episode 6: Cameron Hates Our YouTube Ad | The Bcast
This week we talk about our LivePlan YouTube ad with Cameron. Who is Cameron? Well, he hates our YouTube ad... Show Notes: - Our LivePlan Ad with John Procopio (:40) - The YouTube Ad itself (1:41) - Cameron Reilly from Motherlode.com.au (8:44) - Be sure to check out Cameron's podcasts (Life of Caesar, Life of Alexander the Great, and The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast) - The Social Media Response Flow Chart: http://bit.ly/14wXIiM - Do you have a positive story from responding to an upset customer? Email us: Bcast@bplans.com or send us a tweet: @bplans
2015-06-25
26 min
The Bcast
Bcast Bytes #1: Alex Blumberg - Founder of Gimlet Media
In our first Bcast Bytes segment, Alex Blumberg joins our CEO, Sabrina Parsons, to talk about Gimlet Media, the Startup podcast, life as a company founder, and why high quality narrative audio content is still what drives him. (This segment originally aired on Episode 5 of the Bcast.)
2015-06-19
13 min
The Bcast
Episode 5: Alex Blumberg, Business Credit, and Cloud-Based Subscription Services
This week our CEO Sabrina Parsons spoke with Alex Blumberg (Startup Podcast, Planet Money) about his experience as the founder of Gimlet Media, in our first-ever "Bcast Bytes" segment. Peter and Jonathan talked to Levi King (founder and CEO of Creditera) about why your business credit matters. Then, we shared some of our favorite cloud-based subscription services for personal and business use.
2015-06-17
30 min
The Bcast
Episode 4: Signs You Need a Manager, Online Tools for Startups, and Our TV and Podcast Top Picks
This week, we discuss the Bplans article, 12 Signs You Need to Hire a Manager. Our guest and COO of Palo Alto Software, Noah Parsons, shares his favorite online tools to get your business up and running. We recommend our top picks for TV shows and podcasts that we think you'll love.Tools Noah recommends: - Weebly and Squarespace - Mailchimp - Grasshopper and RingCentral - Google Apps - HelloSign and DocuSign - Upwork (formerly oDesk and elance)
2015-06-10
35 min
The Bcast
Episode 4: Signs You Need a Manager, Online Tools for Startups, and Our TV and Podcast Top Picks
This week, we discuss the Bplans article, 12 Signs You Need to Hire a Manager. Our guest and COO of Palo Alto Software, Noah Parsons, shares his favorite online tools to get your business up and running. We recommend our top picks for TV shows and podcasts that we think you'll love. Tools Noah recommends: - Weebly and Squarespace - Mailchimp - Grasshopper and RingCentral - Google Apps - HelloSign and DocuSign - Upwork (formerly oDesk and elance)
2015-06-10
35 min
The Bcast
Episode 3: A Startup Comic Book Company, How to Find a Mentor, and #BigData | The Bcast
In this week's episode, Peter and Jonathan talk about Robot Paper, a startup comic book company founded by Brian Wyrick. We also learn how to find a mentor with Caroline Cummings, and chat about how small businesses can use Big Data.
2015-05-28
32 min
The Bcast
Episode 2: Business Planning, Content Marketing, and 3D Printing | The Bcast
In this week's episode, we use the Bluth's Frozen Banana Stand to show you how to write a business plan in under an hour. We also learn about content marketing from Candice Landau, and share our thoughts on 3D printing.
2015-05-13
36 min
The Bcast
Episode 1: Business Loans, Website Tips, and the Apple Watch | The Bcast
In this week's episode we discuss: - 10 Things the Bank Will Ask When You Need a Business Loan (http://bit.ly/1NKZIVH) - 5 Things Your Website Must Do (featuring John Procopio) - Our Thoughts On the Apple Watch Do you have a question you'd like us to answer on the show? Send us an email: Bcast@Bplans.com
2015-05-03
31 min