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HustleshareDan Gonzales and Earl Valencia - The Hustle Behind Startup MindsetsIn this episode of Hustleshare, we sit down with Dan Gonzales and Earl Valencia, co-authors of Startup Mindsets, to unpack the emotional and mental journey of building startups especially through the lens of the Filipino experience. Dan, a Filipino-American writer with a tech background, reflects on his path from tech skeptic to ecosystem builder, while Earl, a pioneer of the Philippine startup ecosystem and co-founder of IdeaSpace, shares how a billion-peso fund came to life after a bold pitch to MVP. They dive into the irrational realities of entrepreneurship, the truth about failure and regret, and why mindset—not ju...
2025-06-081h 12
Startup MindsetsSDR Manager with No Degree: Alan B.Alan Bautista is a good friend since high school. His career story is quite inspiring for those who feel stuck at dead end jobs maybe in the restaurant industry. We also delve into politics, family life, and shoot the shit in this unfiltered conversation. Order your copy of Startup Mindsets on Amazon: =https://www.amazon.com/Startup-Mindsets-Blueprint-Innovation-Driven-Connected/dp/9815204874/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TCL9L0EZPI1F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.x4QX_wiZMXF5-NRXQnIoccghWJuNE8WRlsD_tNLm5l4.iLyUPuRRmmUiKYfVJpHyA07WmZOQBZDXhOFwhtPvvXc&dib_tag=se&keywords=startup+mindsets+dan+gonzales&qid=1733460395&sprefix=%2Caps%2C146...
2025-05-272h 02
*(Relate)ableThe *(Relate)able Podcast: Uplifting Lives Post Prison with Ninja Dan & Peterson (De Man Dem Series)In this compelling episode of The *(Relate)able Podcast, hosts Sherween, Chantal, and Fiona continue their "Man Dem" series, featuring two remarkable guests whose stories of transformation and resilience inspire deep reflection.First, we welcome Jonathan “Ninja Dan” St. Rose, a cultural icon in Saint Lucia renowned for his electrifying performances and commitment to community empowerment through music and mentorship. After a life-altering incarceration in 2009 and subsequent release in 2017, Ninja Dan has dedicated himself to rehabilitation and service, delivering training across the island in Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Management, and Spiritual Development. Now, as he prepares to retu...
2025-05-211h 08
Startup Mindsets7 Job Rejections Led to Starting Tangle News: Isaac SaulHe's debated Bill O'Reilly, our guest,Isaac Saul, started a politics newsletter called Tangle. It aims to make sense of the noise in politics by delivering straightforward journalism.We learn about Isaac's interesting path to entrepreneurship in that it took 7 final interview job rejections to say, "Screw this, I'm starting a company."Hear aboutFind the best cheesesteak in PhillyWhen the revenue exceeded the income from his last jobAdvice for entrepreneurs and what success looks like.How Tangle cuts through to write fair honest news.They have 280,000...
2025-02-0944 min
Startup MindsetsAlan Bautista on Working at Restaurants, Closing Deals worth Ms, and all you need to know about Tech SalesHello Startup Mindsets fam, happy October! Today's episode features Alan Bautista, a friend from high school who's had a successful career pivoting from working at restaurants to landing a meaningful career in
Recently, Alan was ranked Top 25 on SDRleader.com
This episode's especially valuable to those looking for a career change, software sales stories, and inspiration to overcome adversity.
Connect with Alan on the LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jalan4/
Join our free community of entrepreneurs, hustlers, and the like on...
2024-10-061h 27
Startup MindsetsAuthor Martin Gonzalez: 🔥 Bonfire Moment 🌲Dan travels to Redwood City to interview Martin in person about The Bonfire Moment, his work as a Principal of Organizational Management at Google, why startups fail, handling feedback and more on this episode.
Grab your copy at https://www.bonfiremoment.com and find unique insights from pioneers of Google’s Startup Accelerator on why building teams is harder than building tech—and a proven way to develop a tight team that’s ready for the intense challenges of startup life.
Follow Martin on the LinkedIn 👇https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinjosegonzalez
2024-09-191h 04
The Entrepreneur EthosBuilding Entrepreneurial Success: Insights on Resilience, Networking, and Authenticity with Dan GonzalesSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | OvercastSupport the Show. Get the AudioBook!AudioBook: Audible| Kobo| Authors Direct | Google Play | AppleIntroductionIn today’s fast-paced and highly competitive world, many aspiring entrepreneurs struggle tlöo carve out their niche and make a lasting impact. The challenge of building a standout brand, navigating complex startup ecosystems, and maintaining authenticity can seem insurmountable.In this episode of the Entrepreneur Ethos podcast, host Jarie Bolander sits down with Dan Gonzales, an author and seasoned podcast host, to...
2024-07-1540 minStartup MindsetsPassive Income: A Solo PodcastMaking passive revenue or income is a major key in scaling any business. You don't want to have to be always selling when you can leverage machines/technology to do work for you.
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2024-07-1422 minStartup Mindsets150,000 Rides Later Circuit Cofounder Alex EspositoDan catches up with one of the first startup founders he met while working as an analyst at VU Venture partners.
Circuit is an all-electric, on-demand, local shuttle service. Download the app & Ride Circuit. https://www.ridecircuit.com
Connect with Alex on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/espositoalexander
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2:45 What is Circuit? On demand shuttle service focused on small tr...
2024-04-2554 min
Startup MindsetsEd Latimore | Secrets to Transform Your MindsetEd Latimore is a writer, physicist, and Professional Heavyweight Boxer. He's been on the world's top podcasts such as Fresh n Fit, Knowledge Project, and Modern Wisdom. It was an honor to interview Ed and we're delighted to share our conversation.
Ed's Website: https://edlatimore.com
Learn how to control your mind, body, and emotions with my Stoic Street-Smarts Newsletter
Follow Ed on X: https://x.com/EdLatimore
Get in touch with Startup Mindsets/Dan. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners...
2024-04-181h 09Startup MindsetsExciting Updates from Rene Morkos and ALICEIn this podcast episode, Dan catches up with Rene Morkos, CEO of Alice Technologies about his company's advancements in construction scheduling and simulation.
Rene highlights the invention of a parametric scheduler and simulator, which now deploys 100 times faster, and the unexpected optimization of schedules with their software. The company has seen positive beta feedback and a shorter sales cycle.
Morkos discusses targeting conferences for customer acquisition, maintaining company culture in a distributed team, and the complexities of scaling and managing a growing organization.
The episode delves into Alice Technologies' impact on the construction industry and its commitment to continuous innovation.
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2024-04-0635 min
Startup MindsetsRaising 250K on Shark Tank with $800 in Revenue ~ Nick Sky Founder of Changed AppWe've got an insanely special podcast coming your way. Have you ever felt the burden of student loans or credit card debt? I know I have, those pesky loans won't go away easily but I have a solution for you.
In this episode, we sit down with Nick Sky, CEO of Changed who shares insights, anecdotes, and invaluable tips on harnessing the power of entrepreneurship.
Changed started as Dan and Nick were among the sea of graduates struggling with the burden of student loan repayment (43.6 million at latest count...
2023-12-2851 min
Startup MindsetsFrom Grassroots to Greatness | Lloyed Lobo (Wall Street Journal Bestseller)Dan welcomes entrepreneur, author, and certified 🎲 roller, Lloyed Lobo, drops pearls of wisdom on the podcast, I guarantee you it's worth a listen. Lloyed's achieved success in Silicon Valley by bootstrapping Boast.ai
His unique background as a young refugee from Kuwait during the Gulf War has shaped his perspective on community-led growth.
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💭What is your definition of success?
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How much to pay yourself as a st...
2023-10-1756 min
Startup MindsetsRaising a 150M Series B with Dan Wang VP of Finance at Iterative HealthDan Wang joins Startup Mindsets to discuss his role as VP of Finance/Operations at Iterative Health
How Iterative Health uses computer vision and AI to enable doctors to make more informed decision for patients
The advantages an MBA can provide in a career
Joining an early stage startup with a ton of uncertainty
Working in a startup vs huge corporation
Raising a series B over 100M and applying that capital to grow the business
What are startup proof points?
2023-09-2658 minStartup MindsetsSolo Pod with Dan Gonzales (Entrepreneurship)Dan gives his thoughts on life as an entrepreneur, being his own boss, running a company, surviving, and getting the podcast to 107 guests.
If you haven't already, follow us on the platform you're listening to and on instagram and linkedin. We'd love to have you along our journey to becoming a premier podcast on entrepreneurship.
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2023-09-1518 min
Startup MindsetsAnnexus Health 🩺 on Innovating within the Patient Care Journey with Co-Founder/CEO Joe BaffoneJoe Baffone sits down with Dan to discuss how Annexus Health is revolutionizing the patient care access journey, how personal experience led him to start this company, and where the company is headed.
Annexus' goal is to generationally disrupt the way patient access is managed through our
innovative, technology-based solutions—so all patients can receive the
treatment they need without compromising their personal and financial
well-being.
💡Joe shares valuable lessons on optimizing for scale,
Significant milestones:
Exceeded $3 billion in patient financial assistance awards secured;
released data confirming our impact on patients, healthcare provider
organizations, and life science companies; and earned the T...
2023-04-2753 min
Startup MindsetsSerendipity Meets Tech? Clyx CEO - Alyx Van Der VormClyx was founded by Alyx while she was at Harvard during the pandemic. She saw that it was hard to hang out with friends because it felt like "having to machine gun text" everyone. Alyx also recalls a moment scrolling on social media thinking why isn't my social life as good as some peers? Their motto STOP SCROLLING START LIVING has catalyzed serendipitous meetups in Miami, Harvard, and Yale University as young people have taken part in the movement.
Alyx tells Dan how the team is making this a reality and how she manages the tasks getting Clyx off the gr...
2022-07-1832 min
Startup MindsetsFounding Freefuse - Mike Liu on Lessons Along The Way From PhD to SASS StartupMike Liu started freefuse off an idea when a good friend called him about a breakup. Mike wanted to help his friend’s music career and started creating software to do so. Today we learn about how his time at UC Riverside and Texas A&M shaped his career path.
Register to use FreeFuse and tell them Startup Mindsets sent you.
Connect with Mike on Linkedin
2022-07-1249 min
Startup MindsetsRami Essaid CEO of Finmark on Being a Serial Entrepreneur, and Financial Modelling for Startups/SMBsHappy 4th of July folks! Today's podcast features Rami Essaid, founder of Finmark.
Rami had a goal of helping founders have a better sense of what their company's future financial picture looks like.
Finmark integrates with your accounting software and CRMs to give a better understanding of current expenses and allows for accurate forecasts of growth.
Rami details pitching 120 investors before getting Finmark's first check and eventually raising a seed round with Bessemer Venture Partners and Draper Associates. We also hear about early entrepreneurship tales like selling shoe polish as a kid and creating a startup with friends.
If you're a fo...
2022-07-0535 min
Startup MindsetsBeing a Lawyer and Entrepreneur- Brian Potts: Partner at Perkins Coie, Founder of Goods Unite Us & Creator of Legal KeyboardBrian Potts, partner at and named top 100 lawyers in America at Perkins & Coie, shares what it's like launching multiple products like his own keyboard for lawyers, an ETF called $DEMZ traded on the Nasdaq, writing a book called The Jobless Lawyers Handbook, and accelerating growth for his own startup, Goods Unite Us.
I stumbled upon Brian's work on Linkedin when I saw a post he wrote about having 200 job rejections out of law school to becoming a partner at the law firm that once rejected him. I had to reach out to find out the full scoop. As we all k...
2022-06-2454 min
Startup MindsetsThoughts on the Economy, Startups, and PodcastWe chose to vent on this episode from a personal standpoint. So much is changing we noticed with the economy that affect startups and entrepreneurs. We used this opportunity to do a solo pod to get some motivation out there and to be cognizant of what's going on in the world.
Introducing our new startup partner, Incued. If you're at a VC firm and want better investor relations, look no further. Learn more https://incued.com/
The only complete Investor Relations CRM from deal sourcing to portfolio management.
2022-06-1619 min
WJFF-Cooking in the Catskills with Brett AugustChef Dan Gonzales, Eldred Preserve - The Old homesteadBrett August sits down with Chef Dan Gonzales, Eldred Preserve - The Old homestead. The newest fine-dining eatery in Sullivan County. The Homestead, a Sullivan Catskills classic, has been reborn at The Eldred Preserve as The Homestead Restaurant + Lounge, a modern steakhouse offering a true farm-to-table experience.
2022-05-2811 min
Startup MindsetsMental Health is Wealth: Tamar Blue Founder of Mental Happy YC'18Mental Health is talked about more nowadays than ever and we wanted to know why. We have the pleasure of bringing on Tamar Blue Founder/CEO of Mental Happy joins us and guest host Brandon Warren on the podcast today.
Tamar talks about what led her to create Mental Happy and what truly taking care of your emotional wellness looks like using Mental Happy's platform. We hear how support groups are a solution to people's mental struggles and why they are worth exploring.
If you're interested in trying Mental Happy, they have a 14 day free trial and can be found: h...
2022-05-2443 min
Startup MindsetsInvest in Startups via Wefunder with VP of Fundraising Jonny PriceWelcome back to another amazing episode of Startup Mindsets! Hope your year has been great so far! - Dan
Investing in startups was traditinally reserved for the rich or people with access to capital such as VCs. But enter Wefunder, founded by Nick Tomarello in 2013 in an apartment in Noe Valley.
Today we sit down with Jonny Price VP of Fundraising at Wefunder and learn what it's like helping startups raise Community Rounds, persevering internally at Wefunder despite growth challenges. We also learn more about how the public can invest as low as $100 in startups on the platform. Notable companies w...
2022-05-0244 min
Startup MindsetsNorthstar: Enabling Employee Financial Wellness with Will Peng Founder/CEOOur guest today is Will Peng born in Taiwan and immigrating to the U.S. he went to Princeton University. It was at his first job out of college that he realized it was hard to understand compensation packages from his employer on top of his personal challenges around student debt.
Will's worked at Red Swan Ventures an early investor in Oscar, Warby Parker, Coinbase prior to creating Northstar. Since 2016 Will has made it his mission by founding Northstar to guide people in their financial journeys.
Everyone deserves the best financial advice to make the be...
2022-04-2850 min
Startup MindsetsBootstrapping and Selling Your Startup for an Exit - MicroAcquire CEO Andrew GazdeckiSerial entrepreneur Andrew Gazdecki joins Startup Mindsets to unpack his story of founding startups and leading them to several exits. Andrew Gazdecki provides an enlightening conversation on how he as a student at Chico State created a majority bootstrapped startup, Bizness Apps, to hit 5 million in revenue and eventually selling it in offer from a private equity firm. We go over, MicroAcquire's startup marketplace, how he build supply and demand, and when bootstrapping makes sense as a founder. From selling beanie babies on Ebay to his successful stints creating startups, Andrew's story is proof that hardwork, timing, and doing what you...
2022-04-251h 12
Startup MindsetsUkraine Startup Feature: Alyona Mysko CEO of FuelFinanceMeet Alyona Mysko, CEO of Fuelfinance as she details her experience running a startup while leading her company in the middle of a war. It was humbling to speak to someone going through such a challenging time, we were lost for words trying to fully comprehend the tragedy in Ukraine.
Alyona describes working from a bomb shelter and managing a team while trying to move the needle forward as a founder. Alyona talks about the importance of following a mission during a crisis and what's being done to look out for the team as they navigate Russia's attack.
If you're a...
2022-04-1846 min
Startup MindsetsNeurodivergent/Autistic Entrepreneur & Investor Greg Shepard Founder of BOSS Capital on Pushing Passed Internal & External BarriersMeet Greg Shepard, he's been featured on TedX talks and university lectures worldwide. Founder of BOSS Capital Partners, a boutique investment firm focused on Series Seed through Series B technology businesses.
We uncover his mindset which is unique because he is neurodivergent. Not being able to land a job led him to become an entrepreneur, finding out he could make money from an early age, he chose entrepreneurship. This included selling a snake and doing interesting things.
He's also former CTO at Pepperjam.
Greg's been able to achieve some wild feats like being th...
2022-04-151h 07
Startup MindsetsHip Hop Artist to Attorney: Jim NarviosFor this week’s episode, I bring on my cousin, Jim Narvios founder and attorney at Narvios Law Firm. Find out what inspired the leap from performing on stage as Rocko Stedy to fighting for clients’ cases in court. Be sure to follow @filipinoattorney to keep up with Jim’s journey or hit up Narvios Law Firm. We discover that motivation can come from failure and that your distinct creativity sometimes means you have to make your own company, corporation, and in Jim's case own law firm.
2022-04-1159 min
Startup MindsetsInformation Security as a Service: Girish Redekar CEO of Sprinto (Backed by Accel)Meet Girish Redekar, he founded Sprinto to ensure software companies meet information security compliance requirements like GDPR, HIPPA, SOC2 without having to hire a consultant. Sprinto’s software does most of the work. We find out how security can be a sales asset in that it can allow deals to be approved faster and enhance a product's overall performance.
We hear about Sprinto raising from Accel, Blume Ventures, and Elevation Capital as well valuable tips for startups like going from months to days to get something done or enhance a product.
Girish talks about how his...
2022-04-0752 min
Startup MindsetsQuitting Google to Be a Content Creator & Entrepreneur Stefanie Pinsley: Roadmap to RiseMy guest today is Stefanie Pinsley, now known for her TikToks around marketing and entrepreneur mindset hacks. She's scaled her following on TikTok to 70k. Stef left Google to be a content creator (TikToker) and entrepreneur mindset coach.
Currently Stef is an personal branding coach for her own company Roadmap to Rise and you can check it here.
We have thought filled discussion on the content creator lifestyle, building a personal brand, being a coach, and most importantly finding happiness and fulfillment in her career. Follow Stef @stef.pinsley on TikTok and Instagram. We learn that the value of your sel...
2022-03-2948 min
Startup MindsetsMendoza Ventures’ Senofer Mendoza on investing in minority entrepreneursOn International Women's Day, 3/8, we welcome Senofer Mendoza to the podcast! Senofer and Adrian Mendoza started Mendoza Ventures to address the funding gap in the pre-seed investment stage for underrepresented founders.
Senofer founded the first LatinX venture capital firm on the East Coast in 2016 and has since been leading the charge for investing in more diverse founders ever since! She is a former enterprise sales executive selling into large brands including Marriott, Fairmont, and Starwood. On today's show we catch up on market trends and have a thought based discussion on why there is a lack of real diversity in...
2022-03-2338 min
Startup MindsetsChanging How Companies Sort & Understand Their Data with Ahmed CEO/Founder of Narrator YC S'19Ahmed Elsamidisi founded Narrator.ai when he experienced the problem of not knowing how to answer/taking too long to answer data queries at WeWork as a Data Engineer. He realized that he had to be the one to solve this problem after talking to companies who might be solving this but weren't. In the episode we discuss Ahmed's "Ah ha" moment💡, Getting into YCombinator, Living with your co-founders in the same house, funny stories while pitching venture capitalists and customers, and much more! We welcome guest host, Jovanni Lara, to go more in depth about the product and his...
2022-03-0954 min
Startup MindsetsFreddie Van Huynh's Story of Creating & Scaling Absolute InternshipFreddie Van Huynh has an incredible story, you've got to hear about. Born in Sweden as the son of Cambodian immigrants Freddie had a unique upbringing. Combining his love for travel and providing others opportunities led him to found Absolute Internship. Fred has been to 50+ countries, speaks 7 languages,and practices Jiu Jitsu regularly.
He details his experience founding Absolute Internship, an international internship program for university students looking to intern abroad. Not being able to take out salary until year 4 of founding the company, Freddie talks about living cheaply and often eating $2 pasta while chasing his dream. The journey wasn't easy...
2022-03-0443 min
Startup MindsetsBuilding The Twilio For Fintech: Solid CEO Arjun ThyagarajanArjun founded Solid in 2019 with the idea that they could enable every company to offer their own suite of fintech services. With every company thinking about how to create their own experiences powered by fintech, Arjun and team saw an opportunity to build the layer that powers this. On today's show, we discuss (5:29) Fintech as a service, the value of companies owning the fintech experience for its customers (14:19) Transitioning from seed to series A (18:09) Valuing investor feedback Solid offers a fully integrated & compliant suite of FinTech services. Integrate in minutes to build never-before-seen experiences.
2022-02-2532 min
Startup MindsetsArnaud Henneville Wedholm Author of How Hard Can It Be: Lessons From Trying to Take Down FacebookHow Hard Can It Be author, Arnaud Henneville Wedholm, joins startup mindsets to talk about his new book, How Hard Can It Be, Lessons From Trying to Take Down Facebook. Inspired from his efforts to build a startup that would be better than Facebook. Arnaud tells his story on how his startup, InternalDesk, became a "Broken Unicorn." We hear about what it's like to struggle as an entrepreneur and why success comes from trying and failing. InternalDesk was created to incentivize people to complete challenges to better themselves.
Noteworthy Discussion Points
The Social Media "Like" is...
2022-02-2344 min
Startup MindsetsDavid Ongchoco: Founder, Investor, OperatorEarl met David when he was in high school in the Philippines starting YouthHack, an international nonprofit helping students learn how to code in the Philippines. We discover the success a simple cold email to Huffington Post could have where he ended up becoming a contributing writer in college. David’s also been a part of Dorm Room Fund, First Round Capital’s fund for university entrepreneurs, Growth and Analytics at Amplitude and a recent investor and now operator at Rutter building the e-commerce API layer.
2022-01-3136 min
Startup MindsetsRene Morkos: CEO/Founder of ALICE Technologies & Professor at StanfordFor this episode, we bring on Rene Morkos founder of ALICE an AI construction simulation and optimization software. The value Alice brings to construction planners is how they are able to simulate over a million ways to build a building. We talk in depth about Rene attaining a PhD in construction management at Stanford, creating Alice from his thesis, and life as a professor at Stanford. Meaningfully we found out what kept Rene pushing forward often spending 20 hour days working on getting a PhD and after hearing 300 rejections from potential investors. Today, Alice is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners an...
2022-01-2643 min
Startup MindsetsCreating the Kayak for Cars, TopMarq's Founder: Quinn OshaSelling and buying a car tends to be a hassle nowadays especially when you're trying to get the best bargain. Enter TopMarq a new way to compare the top car websites (Carvana, Carmax etc.) while listing or shopping. CEO of TopMarq, Quinn Osha, joins us on today's podcast to talk about what he's building as a solo founder.
Quinn takes us through his experience graduating CalTech and learning how to code on his own, where he gets the ability to tackle new obstacles in business such as learning marketing for the first time, raising funding, and championing progress over perfection.
2022-01-2037 min
Startup MindsetsRevolutionizing Personal Fitness: Matt Spettel CEO/Founder of CoPilotMatt Spettel cofounded CoPilot while he was in undergrad at Carnegie Mellon. In this episode, we hear how it was balancing college and running a startup, how Matt met his cofounder Gabe, overcoming age bias, and building the company to what it is today.
We learn about his route to entrepreneurship as a kid who would make his own video games and sell them at school to pretending to be a personal trainer. Fresh off a 6M Series A Round led by Hyde Park Venture Partners with Maven Ventures and TenOneTen Ventures participating.
Give CoPilot a try!
2022-01-1237 min
Startup MindsetsProduct Management for Startups: Karthik Suresh CoFounder of IgnitionKarthik Suresh joins us for this episode of Startup Mindsets. Having a career that's varied from being an engineer on Wall Street writing code for algorithmic trading he wanted to pursue a profession that meant more than making money. This lead to an eventual career in product management having worked for Facebook as a product manager before leaving to start Ignition. Listen to learn how early stage product management differs from large corporations and why having more flexibility plays to your advantage as an entrepreneur.
Ignition makes launching a product easier by bringing different times together.
G...
2022-01-0837 minStartup MindsetsFerret: Matt Heisie Head of ProductThe global risk management market is 17 billion and expected to grow exponentially by 2027. Ferret.ai runs a background check that ensures business is done with the right people to deter being taken advantage of. We hear about his experience at UCLA Anderson and how what's learned in the classroom gets applied directly into the startup the next day then brought back to class to make an ultimate feedback loop. Matt tells stories of when deals have gone wrong and what Ferret can do to prevent this from happening.
2021-12-2833 min
Startup MindsetsFrom Nanny to CEO of WEVE Acceleration: Frances SimowitzFrances Simowitz is CEO of Weve Acceleration formerly Numa New York. In on today's episode we learn about New York City's vibrant entrepreneurial scene. Moreover, we learn about Frances switching career goals from wanting to be an opera singer to a bona fide leader in bolstering the startup New York scene for international companies looking for a presence in the US. Their New York office leverages New York’s thriving innovation ecosystem to deliver immersive educational programming for startups and multinational corporations. They offer virtual and in person startup acceleration programs to support US market entry of early and growth-stage interna...
2021-12-1439 min
Startup MindsetsTexas Entrepreneurial Network with Hall T. MartinHall Martin a long time angel investor and creator of Texas Entrepreneurial Network aka Ten Capital joins Startup Mindsets to tell us about his experiences being alongside new ideas and startups for decades. Today TEN Capital helps startups and growth companies everywhere raise venture funding. To date TEN Capital has helped entrepreneurs who have raised over $644M.
Shortcuts
22:30 Being a Professor at University of Texas, Austin
25:50 Is Entrepreneurship born or made?
27:00 Trying to be innovative in corporations
29:00 It's the "WHY" that gets you through
31:00 Startup Team Skills
34:50 Picking out the white spaces and having a technology roadmap
Startup Mindsets is now a...
2021-12-1339 min
Startup MindsetsJurny's Journey: Luca Zambello Founder/CEOWhat's up Startup Mindsets Fam! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, in the spirit of hospitality we have Luca Zambello, Founder of Jurny on the show today. Jurny is a hospitality tech company offering SaaS-based management solutions for the modern traveler. We discuss what it was like during Jurny's most difficult months in operation during covid and how they made it through.
Luca discusses growing up in Italy and moving to attend UCLA, what inspired him to start Jurny, and how he build the company without coding himself. Jurny's raised over 10M USD with notable VCs such as...
2021-11-2935 min
Startup MindsetsJurny's Journey: Luca Zambello Founder/CEOWhat's up Startup Mindsets Fam! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, in the spirit of hospitality we have Luca Zambello, Founder of Jurny on the show today. Jurny is a hospitality tech company offering SaaS-based management solutions for the modern traveler. We discuss what it was like during Jurny's most difficult months in operation during covid and how they made it through. Luca discusses growing up in Italy and moving to attend UCLA, what inspired him to start Jurny, and how he build the company without coding himself. Jurny's raised over 10M USD with notable VCs suc...
2021-11-2936 min
Startup MindsetsDigitizing Dermatology in Germany: Dr. Alice Martin, Founder of DermanosaticDr. Alice Martin is the founder of Dermanostic and physician in Germany. Alice tells her story of changing her mindset to become an entrepreneur as she says, “Physicians don't take many risks” because risk in healthcare can mean death while risk is a common ingredient when founding a startup. We hear about their experiences filming TikToks, recruiting a software engineer, and their mission to digitize dermatology. If you're in Germany, be sure to download their app on the Apple Store. Startup Mindsets is now a Bench.co Partner!!! Use our referral link for 30% your businesses' book keeping services for the...
2021-11-2333 min
Startup MindsetsDermatology Tech in Germany: Dr. Alice Martin, Founder of DermanosaticDr. Alice Martin is the founder of Dermanostic and a physician in Germany. Alice tells her story of changing her mindset to become an entrepreneur as she says, “Physicians don't take many risks” because risk in healthcare can mean death while risk is a common ingredient when founding a startup. We hear about their experiences filming TikToks, recruiting a software engineer, and their mission to digitize dermatology. If you're in Germany, be sure to download their app on the Apple Store.
Startup Mindsets is partnering with Bench Accounting for startups!!! Use our referral link for 30% off your businesses' book keeping services...
2021-11-2332 min
Startup MindsetsCoverr Founder/CEO Kobina AnsahOur guest, Kobina Asah joins us from Ithaca, New York to talk about his startup, Coverr and how it provides independent contractors stability. Currently 50M+ Gig Economy workers operate in the United States and represent one of the fastest growing labor segments, yet have difficulty accessing business financing due to their lack of standard underwriting criteria. COVERR evaluates alternative and traditional factors to provide contractors with capital to help stabilize earnings volatility or small emergencies
(2:45) What is Coverr? (4:00) Inspiration to build Coverr. (7:00) Commentary on why the gig economy experienced growth. (15:50) First experiences with entrepreneurship
Startup Mindsets is now a Bench.co Pa...
2021-11-1727 min
Startup MindsetsQuitting Investment Banking to start a Data Driven Research Platform: James Giancotti, Founder of OddupAfter years of working at Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan in equity research, James Giancotti felt the desire to create a product that solved problems he experienced as a banker from a technology standpoint. Oddup is a data driven research platform that rates startups primarily in Asia. With headquarters in Hong Kong, we get to know more of the startup scene in China, ie what makes it so unique and according to James, the hardest working place for entrepreneurs.
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2021-11-1642 min
Startup MindsetsRaising Capital from Zoom: Richard White CEO of Fathom YC'21Richard White has over a decade of entrepreneurship founding UserVoice and Fathom. He takes us through his journey from selling PlayStation cheat codes as a kid to being part of the first YCombinator batch in Cambridge in 2005 to the latest with Fathom in YC 2021. We talk fundraising from Zoom Apps Fund and what it’s like couch surfing while creating a tech company.
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2021-10-2153 min
Changing Lives Selling KnivesGilbert Gonzales - Recognizing The Past, Shaping The Present, and Helping People See The FutureGilbert Gonzales is the Sales Promotion Manager for the Western Region of the Cutco/Vector Marketing sales organization. His history with the company dates back to 2004 when he started as a Sales Rep in Southern California. Gilbert was in the National Top 20 twice as a Branch Manager, then a top performer as a District Manager for over 3 years before being tapped for the Sales Promotion Manager position. SPMs in the company have a truly special role in which they get to recognize the past, shape culture in the present, and help people see a bright future with the company...
2021-10-1346 minStartup MindsetsHacking International Shipping w/ Shelvie FernanFly and Fetch is a startup changing the way people travel and send goods. Based out of Edmonton, Shelvie tells us how she created the company and how things are doing. We also hear about Draper University’s survival week and how coming to Silicon Valley has affected growth. Learn more about how you can get free flights at flyandfetch.com
2021-09-2837 min
Startup MindsetsInvestor Relations For Dummies: Founder of Incued, Josh FurstossStartups and Entrepreneurship are at an all time high during the pandemic leaving first time startup founders with the challenge of figuring out what to do. Incued, helps founders with guided business planning. Josh joins us to detail the company’s plans and his journey being a founder.
2021-09-2344 min
Startup MindsetsWelcome to Startup MindsetsWith entrepreneurship going more and more mainstream it's important to know how to approach building a startup. Mentally speaking at least.
Dan shares what he's learned from his time in Silicon Valley and what new entrepreneurs can do to prepare themselves. On this podcast, we’ll feature what mindset innovation leaders use toward adversity and growth when it isn’t easy.
Stay tuned for our book, The Startup Mindsets, set to release in November 2020!
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2021-09-2024 min
Startup MindsetsUploading the first video on Instagram EVER & making Jay Leno’s TikTok’s with Rayson EsquejoRayson Esquejo has ran social media marketing campaigns for multiple films including Jobs (2013) Side Effects (2013) and most recently for TFC and Wood Works. Taking a new technology and incorporating it into business strategy is easier said than done. We hear about Rayson's advice for keeping up with market trends and using social media for its advantages.
Most recently, Rayson worked with Jay Leno to create TikToks for an upcoming film.
This episode dives into over a decade of social media use to drive engagement in the entertainment industry.
2021-08-1336 min
Startup MindsetsWords of WisdomFor this episode, we decided to talk about our impression of Startup Mindsets' last couple guests. We talk about what we found noteworthy, unique, and valuable spanning from executive coaches, franchise owners, to startup founders the diversity in thought is truly amazing.
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2021-07-3036 min
Behind the MicDan Gonzales, host of Startup Mindsets | Episode 3 | Behind the MicBehind the Mic is the show from podcasters for podcasters. Listen in as we interview the best interviewers in the game and learn more about what it takes to run a great podcast (yes, it's all very meta).
In this episode, we interview Dan Gonzales, host of Startup Mindsets, a podcast dedicated to uncovering what informs an entrepreneurial journey from idea to execution with stories from global entrepreneurs, investors, and innovation leaders.
Here are the questions we asked Dan:
1. Tell us more about your...
2021-07-2321 min
Startup MindsetsChanging the Aesthetics of Angel InvestingEli Velasquez is on a mission to create a more diverse pie chart of investors of color. We hear about over a decade of being an angel investor, lessons learned, advice to new angels.
More about Investors of Color on investorsofcolor.com
More about Angel Capital Association at angelcapitalassociation.org
2021-07-0625 min
Startup MindsetsLastBit YC'20 CEO/Founder Prashanth B.Catalyzed from not being able to pay for tuition in Switzerland because he recently immigrated from India, Prashanth set out create a solution to
Send/Receive Euros instantly via Bitcoin
Send/Receive Bitcoin on-chain or on Lightning
We also discuss the Berkeley Skydeck Accelerator and virtual Y Combinator experience.
Check them out at lastbit.io
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2021-07-0227 minStartup MindsetsStartup Lessons from Alluxo Founder, Safa MahzariSafa Mahzari, founder of financial reporting software, Alluxo, joins us on this episode.
We learn the importance of creating a process and pointing back to the process instead of to the individual.
2021-06-1535 min
Startup MindsetsExecutive Coach and Author: Meredith Whipple CallahanMeredith Whipple Callahan joins us on this episode to discuss what catalyzed becoming a 2x author and her journey as a religious studies major at Yale to a career as a consultant for Bain & Co. and now an executive coach at Evolution.
We talk about how religion intersects with business and the power of saying "YES" to fear.
Purchase The Intentional Life on Amazon.
2021-05-0141 min
Startup MindsetsOwning a Chick-Fil-A with Craig StokesWelcome to episode 31! Our guest, Craig Stokes, is the owner/operator of Chick Fil A in Canoga Park. But it didn't always start that way, we hear Craig's inspiring career journey from starting at KFC to spending more than a decade in the Air Force, and recently as a TV personality.
As we all know, Chick Fil A's hospitality is on a different level. We talk about overcoming overwhelming odds to becoming a franchisee with 70k applications and being 1 of 100 selected.
We also dive into:
Why every moment is a once-in-a-lifetime moment, being wi...
2021-04-1450 min
Startup MindsetsCurology’s Head of Talent: Derrick GellidonA lot is said about tech companies and their products, funding, etc. but none of that matters if you can't surround the team with great employees. Derrick Gellidon has over a decade of recruiting experience working for the Golden State Warriors, Google, Instacart, Lyft, and now heads talent at Curology.
In our conversation, we understand what hiring looks like from 0 to 100, to 100 to 1000+ and how the recruiting landscape has changed over recent years.
2021-03-251h 09
Startup MindsetsBuilding The Future of Work - Rajiv Ayyangar, Founder of TandemRemote work and the future of work are hot topics nowadays as distributed workforces took shape during the pandemic. Tandem is a virtual office for remote teams that powers collaboration. We have an exciting conversation with Rajiv Ayyangar, Founder/CEO about how their product reimagines working in an office virtually, product thinking, Y Combinator, and closing a mega seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. We also play a fun game of this or that.
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2021-03-1245 min
Startup MindsetsMusic Tech w Founder of PiinkyBecoming a one-hit-wonder is difficult, let alone a music sensation. Piinky, a startup based in London is aiming to put artists in control with their software which gives a birds-eye view and streamlines the publishing process. We hang out with Piinky CEO Adeseye to unpack the business of the music industry, what artists are doing to get noticed, and entrepreneurship.
Subscribe to our blog to get a weekly dose of up and coming startups and the people behind them,
Learn more at www.piinky.io
2021-03-1042 min
Startup MindsetsSales Connoisseur: Whitney Sales, Partner at Acceleprise VenturesSales are like oxygen for early-stage startups. They can't succeed without it. Whitney has 10+ years of startup experience and founded the sales method.
She joins us to breakdown the sales method, what mindset to have when selling, and her career journey from graduating UC San Diego to having a rockstar career in sales. We also talk about how Acceleprise is accelerating women founders and leading the charge in bringing diversity into the venture-backed ecosystem.
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2021-03-0343 min
Startup MindsetsPower of Place: Bluedot Founder/CEO Emil DavityanAfter meeting Emil at a bar in San Francisco 4 years ago when Bluedot was a bit smaller, we caught up with him to hear how Bluedot is powering the location services industry, with brands like Dunkin Donuts, McDonald's, and other restaurants utilizing location to deliver on point frictionless service. We also cover how the company started in Australia, founder amnesia, pitching hundreds of VCs to securing 20 million in funding, getting out of a survival mindset to a growth mind, and humility's real value.
Learn more about Bluedot at https://bluedot.io
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2021-02-2647 minStartup MindsetsBuilding Startups without being an Engineer with MoharaWelcome back to another edition of Startup Mindsets. Today, we talk about how nontechnical founders can leverage Mohara in creating a minimum viable product and core technology to launch their business. Many startup ideas are great but lack the ability to develop core technology. That's where Mohara comes in and acts as a product team for early stage startups. We sat down with Rich and Benji to discuss how they solve this need for entrepreneurs across many different geographies. With offices in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Colombia, and Bangkok early-stage startups with Mohara's help are being created.
Get in t...
2021-02-2454 min
Startup MindsetsDan Healy Founder of FanPower on Sports Betting InnovationThe Online Gambling market is growing with 6 new states in 2020 granting approval. With sports becoming a completely digital experience due to the pandemic we talk about how PickUP enables fans to play the headlines.
We hang out with CEO Dan Healy and pick his brain on entrepreneurship, fundraising, and the day to day of running a startup.
He tells us about the startup he founded, Pickup, and how they are enabling fans to play the headlines.
We hear an important lesson of getting into different environments and being open minded.
Check them out at playpickup.com
2021-01-3042 min
Startup MindsetsSports Betting Innovation w/Dan Healy CEO/Founder of PickUpThe Online Gambling market is growing with 6 new states in 2020 granting approval. With sports becoming a completely digital experience due to the pandemic we talk shop. We hang out with Dan Healy and pick his brain on entrepreneurship, fundraising, and the day to day of running a startup. He tells us about the startup he founded, Pickup, and how they are enabling fans to play the headlines. Check them out at playpickup.com Subscribe to our startupmindsets.substack.com to stay in the loop!--- This episode is sp...
2021-01-3043 min
Startup MindsetsEntrépreneurship with Elodie de Marchi Head of Growth at KaikoThe word entrepreneur has French origins and it means to start something. Today, Elodie de Marchi, Head of Growth at Kaiko joins us from Paris to talk about entrepreneurship and her career journey. We talk about
Leaving VM Ware, a 30,000 employee company to join Kaiko a scrappy startup with 16 employees
Why direction is vital in entrepreneurial environments
Her work in Corporate Venture Capital and Silicon Valley Bank
The contrast between France's startup scene and SV
Check out them out at www.kaiko.com
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2021-01-2644 min
Startup MindsetsGetting Up to SpeedWhat's up, everyone! Apologies for the brief hiatus but we are back! Hope you had a happy holiday! Let's get back into the grind. In this new style episode, we talk about recent tech IPOs: Affirm, Roblox, and Bumble, our book progress, and new things we are working on! -Dan
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2021-01-2115 min
Startup MindsetsGetting Up to SpeedWhat's up, everyone! Apologies for the brief hiatus but we are back! Hope you had a happy holiday! Let's get back into the grind. In this new style episode, we talk about recent tech IPOs: Affirm, Roblox, and Bumble, our book progress, and new things we are working on! -DanSubscribe and leave a review on Apple!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/startupmindsets/support
2021-01-2115 min
Startup MindsetsBiology and Entrepreneurship with Anil, CEO of MekonosIn this episode, we talk to Anil Narasimha the CEO/Founder of Mekonos.
Mekonos is an innovative biotech startup building solution that enable and accelerate precision medicine, synthetic biology & fundamental science. We learn what it's like starting and running a biotech company from starting in a lab to becoming a product with real-life applications.
2020-12-1244 min
Startup MindsetsFidoCure Founder Christina Lopes YC'18One in every two dogs and one in every three cats die from cancer. This statistic is alarming. Christina Lopes, the CEO/Founder of Fidocure, breaks down their mission of being the first precision medicine for pets. We learn about her inspiring career journey, the YCombinator experience, fundraising, the value of the humanities, and what FidoCure is actively doing to combat this issue.
2020-12-0447 min
Startup MindsetsAmit Garg - Managing Partner of Tau VenturesWe talk to a venture capitalist, startup founder, and a world-class operator on this episode. Amit shares his inspiring career journey. We discuss investing virtually compared to in-person, what it is like raising money for a startup, venture fund, and non-profit, and the career journey of being an early employee of Google, confounding Health IQ, working at Norwest Ventures, Samsung Next, and how Tau Ventures is leading the charge in applied AI early-stage deals.
2020-12-0147 min
Startup MindsetsWearing Different Hats - Kelly Lei of Delivering HappinessWorkplace happiness is in question a lot nowadays with high turnover rates and more and more employees disagreeing with management. In this episode, we catch up with our good friend Kelly Lei who helps employees find their belonging. Believing that we don't have just one purpose in life, Kelly's current purpose is to grow people and businesses into their full potential by helping people to create, invest, spend and give resources in alignment with their values.
If companies focused on ensuring workplace happiness and alignment, turnover rates would be lower and a happy workforce equals growth.
2020-11-2045 min
Startup MindsetsChief Innovation Officer of San Jose - Jordan SunInnovation is a ubiquitous characteristic of startups and organizations in the tech world. In this episode, we talk to Jordan Sun, the Chief Innovation Officer of San Jose, California. We discuss what fits the innovation mold of the city and recent success in closing the digital divide. Moreover, we discover Maslow's hierarchy of needs, crisis response vs consensus-driven approach, and his time in the Army as a tech scout.
2020-11-1048 min
Startup MindsetsPlentina x TechstarsYou can’t do it alone. Entrepreneurship can be isolating especially in the beginning. Today, we learn about Earl’s time in Techstar’s Western Union accelerator. We discuss virtual vs. in person work and learn about the value that having a tribe behind you provides. #startupmindsets
2020-10-1339 min
Startup MindsetsSouth East Asian Startup Scene w/Madhu Iyer of Rocketship.vcMadhu Iyer is presently a partner at RocketshipVC, a 140M fund that invests in global founders. In this episode, we talk about the South East Asian tech ecosystem, what it's like building a tech unicorn, GoJek, and growing Intuit's Quickbooks platform to 300 million USD. #startupmindsets
2020-10-1035 min
Startup MindsetsThe Entrepreneur Bug with Line CEO, Akshay K.We talk about the "Entrepreneurship Bug" and learn about Akshay's humbling journey growing up in India to flipping "WWE" wrestling cards. Today, Akshay is the Founder/CEO of Line, a rising startup which provides access interest-free line of funds without credit-history, paychecks or credit scores. Power bank accounts, bills, money transfers and more.
Find out more about Line at www.useline.com
2020-09-2446 min
Startup MindsetsScienceVest General Partner, Ramphis CastroJoin us as we look at startup fundraising vs venture fundraising with the help of Ramphis Castro, Founding GP of ScienceVest.
Learn about why and how ScienceVest is solving the problem of access to capital for science fiction based founders.
2020-09-2145 min
Startup MindsetsAI/ML at AWS: Tingwei HuangBeing an entrepreneur versus working a nine to five is always a huge topic for discussion. Tingwei Huang is an intrapreneur who's worked on developing innovation within Intel and Amazon most recently. We discuss her time at Intel Capital and how Amazon inculcates a "Day One" mindset within the corporation.
2020-09-1437 min
Startup MindsetsSustainability w/Maia Tekle of Dispatch GoodsIn this episode, we get to know an up and coming startup attempting to disrupt the containers restaurants and consumers use for food.
Dispatch Goods allows for on-demand restaurant food pickup in reusable containers! Maia Tekle, COO of Dispatch Goods, joins Startup Mindsets to share the work she is doing with Dispatch Goods in making the environment more sustainable.
Sign up for Dispatch Goods and join the movement toward sustainability today!
2020-08-0731 min
Startup MindsetsHarvard Business School, Senior Lecturer, Euvin NaidooEuvin Naidoo joins us for an action packed discussion about agility’s role in the startup and venture ecosystem. We dive deep into the factor risk plays in any venture and how corporations are reacting to the COVID-19 crisis while best serving the customer. Euvin is a senior lecturer at the Harvard Business School, where he works at the intersection of risk management, performance control, governance, and agile execution.
2020-07-201h 12
Startup MindsetsPerformance Marketing with Ping Rivero of Cognity LabsWelcome to season 2 of Startup Mindsets. In this episode, we dive more into marketing with Ping Rivero of LendingHome. We talk about startup mindsets in different countries and his switch from software engineering to performance marketing. We cover best practices marketers are applying and how anyone can start marketing. Press Play!
2020-07-1931 min
Startup MindsetsHustle feat. Cube Wealth's Bez BajramiOn this special July 4th episode of Startup Mindsets, we talk about the reality of being an entrepreneur through the lens of Cube Wealth, a subscription service focusing on helping the retail investor invest. We learn about the determination and mentality that gets a business up and running.
Learn more at www.cubewealth.com
We also discuss the digitalization of consumer behavior, the value of a dollar, Covid19's impact on the stock market and much more!
You don't want to miss this one! Press Play!
2020-07-0559 min
Startup MindsetsTaking Spotify From 25M to 75M users: Patrick MoranPatrick Moran has shared driving marketing success for well-known media tech companies you know today such as Spotify and Netflix. Taking their user base from around the 20 million range to near 75 million users. From growing up in the Philippines to his stints with startups in the valley, marketing has been a great portion of his work for a decade. Tune in and learn what mindset propels global growth marketing.
2020-06-2132 min
Startup MindsetsSMP #8: Hardware is hard with Founder/President of Sutro, Ravi KuraniIn this episode, Ravi breaks down where he learned about "grit" in his entrepreneur journey. From UC Riverside to India to San Francisco using engineering and technology to solve problems around water became his mission. Tune in as we talk about Sutro's inspiration, humble beginnings, and more.
Make your pool safer at https://mysutro.com/
2020-06-1534 min
Startup MindsetsSMP #7: The Utlity Mindset w/John Morada VP at Agile StacksIn this episode, John Morada talks about the "Engineering Mindset" and where his entrepreneurial journey started. We learn about his time as a Vice President at Agile Stacks and what it is like wearing multiple hats from marketing, sales, and engineering in an early-stage startup. Press Play! #startupmindsets
2020-05-2952 min
Startup MindsetsRon Ro: Founder of AwairRon Ro is the Founder/CEO of Awair, a startup that focuses on providing healthy buildings and spaces.
Throughout this episode, we cover Awair's Inception, growth, trials, and tribulations and how inspiration from his dad's "kimchee dream" catalyzed Ron's Startup Mindset and Inspiration." Today, Awair is a 20 plus team with their products in office buildings and homes across the country.
Find Awair's smart home devices at getawair.com and become an air quality expert today.
2020-05-2642 min
Startup MindsetsSMP #5: Ishan Gupta, Serial EdTech Entreprenuer/Global Head of Student Ops at UdacityEpisode 5 features Ishan Gupta, a serial entrepreneur with a lasting Silicon Valley imprint. From graduating from Stanford Graduate School of Business to being Facebook’s first hire on the ground in India. He also founded Edukart and sold the startup to Paytm prior to becoming Udacity's Global Head of Student Operations. Throughout his founder journey, mindset and motivation came from wanting to give people "access" to quality education and information. We touch on: - How to pick a board member and how to strategically build a team. - Raising venture capital and navigating fundraising from seed to series A. How runn...
2020-05-2134 min
Startup MindsetsEarl Valencia, Fintech Founder/Co-HostGet to know the hosts of The Startup Mindsets, Earl and Dan. -Learn about our motivation to create this podcast and write The Startup Mindsets. - What mindset is needed to build a strong startupIn this episode, Earl Valencia breaks down his entrepreneurial and corporate journey. From founding the Philippine's first startup incubator, earning an MBA from Stanford GSB, working at Bridgewater & Associates, to digital innovation at Charles Schwab. Currently, Earl is Chief Business Officer at Plentina, a fin-tech startup, with their first market being the Philippines. He breaks down what composes his startup mindset and ho...
2020-05-1835 min
Startup MindsetsEarl Valencia, Fintech Founder/Co-HostGet to know the hosts of The Startup Mindsets, Earl and Dan.
-Learn about our motivation to create this podcast and write The Startup Mindsets.
- What mindset is needed to build a strong startup
In this episode, Earl Valencia breaks down his entrepreneurial and corporate journey. From founding the Philippine's first startup incubator, earning an MBA from Stanford GSB, working at Bridgewater & Associates, to digital innovation at Charles Schwab. Currently, Earl is Chief Business Officer at Plentina, a fin-tech startup, with their first market being the Philippines. He breaks down what composes his startup mindset and how the regular pe...
2020-05-1834 min
Startup MindsetsCoins PH Founding Team: Beryl ChavezWhat's up, everyone! In Episode 4 of The Startup Mindsets, we explore entrepreneurship in Asia with Beryl Chavez, Partner at Alpha Omega Capital Partners & Consultant at UBX Philippines. Beryl shares her insights on working at Coins.ph, the Philippine's largest startup exit to date - Career and entrepreneurship trajectory as former CEO of CapChainX - How trying to innovate within large corporations differs from startups - How CoVid19 is affecting startup creation and deals in the Southeast Asia landscape
2020-05-1452 min
Startup MindsetsSMP #3: Leezel Tanglao Senior Editor/Membership & Innovation at Huffington PostLeezel Tanglao brings a unique twist to the Startup Mindset's perspectives and shares how her journey in journalism is driven by impact and community. She's worked for HuffPost in New York City and various news outlets in Southern California. In this episode, we learn how going back to the core of who you are guides the way for growth and clarity.
2020-05-1348 min
Startup MindsetsCEO/Founder of Wonsulting, Jonathan JavierJonathan drops by to give his Jwow or Jonathan Words of Wisdom! This week's episode includes: How Wonsulting is helping turn underdogs into winners. Coming from a non-traditional background does not mean you can't break into tech or start a company. How to surround yourself with the right people to fuel your career aspirations.
2020-05-0637 min
Startup MindsetsJojo Flores Co-Founder of Plug and Play Tech CenterStartup Mindsets welcomes you into a discussion with the Co-Founder of Plug and Play, Jojo Flores.
In this episode, we discuss:
-How a start in the water bottle industry created Silicon Valley's most active VC.
-Plug and Play's origin story and a tiny rug store on University Avenue, Leasing Google their first office
-The Sales Startup Mindset
-What's needed to prosper as a Startup and VC in an economic downturn -
-The southeast Asian venture scene - Philippine-based startup growth
2020-04-0951 min
CHC Conversations – The Oral History of The CHC Movement - Hosted by: Dan HawkinsCHC Conversations - Rachel A. Gonzales-Hanson- CEO - Community Health Development, Inc.- Uvalde, TXEpisode:010
Our Guest:
Rachel A. Gonzales-Hanson
Chief Executive Officer
Community Health Development, Inc.
Uvalde, TX
Rachel A. Gonzales-Hanson tells of her experience as a single mother who joined the Board of a CHC in rural Uvalde, TX,, then served as receptionist before rising to become its CEO
CHC Conversations – The Oral History of The Community Health Center Movement
This video podcast showcases the rice, diverse, and important living history of the health center movement told through a series of conversations with health centers le...
2019-12-2732 min