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The Palmer Show Plus 1 PodcastEpisode 2 Transitioning to a New Career In Middle Age w/ John MctavishIn this episode of 'The Palmer Show Plus 1 Podcast,' host Mike Palmer is joined by special guest John McTavish from Developing Palate. Together, they dive into the topic of transitioning to a new career in middle age. John shares his personal experiences, challenges faced, and lessons learned from making a significant career change later in life. They discuss the importance of self-reflection, identifying transferable skills, overcoming fears, and embracing new opportunities. Whether you're contemplating a career change or simply seeking inspiration, this episode offers valuable insights and practical advice for navigating a midlife career transition. Tune in to g...2024-05-011h 03
Ship it and Sip itKeep an eye on your startup's competitors with Tona"Oftentimes people do competitor analysis, but it's a one and done thing and it's not being referenced after that. But there's so much value in understanding how your competitors are growing and how they're adjusting to their market" Uma’s an Entrepreneur in Residence at Wizard Ventures and we uncover:👀 Why competitor monitoring matters for startup success🧐 How it’s different and more useful than one-off competitor analysis🧭 Uma’s journey from University in the US to Wizard Ventures in Berlin🚀 Tona’s launch and GTM strategy Uma and the team cre...2023-10-1336 min
Ship it and Sip itEmbracing scars, Mentorship at Startup Summer & Olya's comeback story"Your stories, your scars — physical scars or the scars on your soul — they are important for you because they're the evidence of sometimes difficult, or sometimes very sad stories.These scars make you beautiful because they make you strong."Today's guest Olya Kolyada brought a new level of openness to the show. As the host, I'm sincerely grateful for her courage to frankly share her journey, challenges and all.In part one, we dive into the QA program at Startup Summer where Olya served as a mentor and QA team lead on Moodahub, incl...2023-10-0546 min
Ship it and Sip itThe Sports-Tech Roundtable + why we should all play Pickleball!Tune in as 3 founders of sporty startups share their stories of inspiration and upsets along their journey to launch 🚀 On the show we have: • AR Bell from GameTime Hero • Tanja Kropf with Adults Play Sports • Wyatt Gustafson at Refr Sports "The word I'd prefer to use over communication is just connection. There's a huge industry in sports with connecting people — whether that be referees or players or teams. It's so antiquated and there are not proper technologies in place to just connect people." – Wyatt Each of these founders has...2023-09-0855 min
Ship it and Sip itLaunching Pink Bird and taking control of marketing with Frank Diepmaat“Marketing is the only department inside a company that everybody thinks they know something about. You’ll never hear sales people or marketers or HR walk up to DevOps and say ‘Yeah, you shouldn’t use Docker, switch to Kubernetes.’” Founder Frank Diepmaat opens up about his journey in launching the very new Pink Bird Marketing agency. Based in Helsinki, but serving startups and founders worldwide, Frank brings broad and deep experience in tech to focus on helping us market better. We got into: • What Frank loves about marketing vs other tech roles 2023-09-011h 06
Ship it and Sip itMotion design and fantastic fitness apps with Sergei Laptev"We share our expertise — I can share my knowledge about video or animation creation and others can share their expertise in UX or UI. Sharing your knowledge is really important and helps you to improve your own skills."Fresh off the launch of the uptempo fitness apps Spot and Carousel Boxing, Sergei Laptev joins the show to chat about his approach to product and motion design.Find out what he thinks about:💪 Designing health and wellness apps with less friction so people can focus on their health goals🤜 Making promo videos and appe...2023-08-1835 min
Ship it and Sip itOn a mission to make dental billing beautiful with Pearly CEO Jeff ColeSerial startup founder Jeff joins the show to share his team's journey from a successful exit with Path a few years ago through the growth of their current SaaS platform Pearly.Jeff's perspective is pragmatic and seasoned with experience — we dive into:⚒️ The drive to build startups and solve real pains🔎 How he learned to focus on what matters more with his 2nd startup🤝 Their 2-time co-founder journey and how their working relationship keeps working🚀 Pearly's go to market strategy + growth flywheelAnd what he's learned after successfully fu...2023-08-0445 min
Ship it and Sip itGossip in Public + the secret to Product Hunt with Alex 👀It's hard to summarise everything she's into and her energy for making great products with the Indie maker community is equally boundless!But we get into all we could in just one show:• Why making better UX is at the foundation of all her work• How she partners with so many folks + us at Nano• What she and I think Nano will be and how she's clarifying that on the new site• What she's learned from recent Product Hunt launchesAnd a lot lot more. At the h...2023-07-281h 09
Ship it and Sip itThe power of calm companies with Stefan Wirth"I don't ever wanna have this pressure to do something that I don't wanna do just to please some external stakeholder."Is he an indie-hacker or a zen master — a burnt out CTO or a prominent sh*t-poster?This week's guest Stefan Wirth doesn't fit neatly into boxes. We dive into the nuance of making business bets and Stefan's vision of building calm startups without the external pressure and control of venture capital.Together we uncover:• What's wrong with the funded startup studio approach.• How the calm approach is still...2023-07-211h 05
Ship it and Sip itNano Series | Find your sustainable fashion look with MoodahubSarah Abou Ghaida joins us to describe the inspiration behind her fashion-tech startup Moodahub. She's one of 2 founders who went through both Nano Grit and the Bootcamp and is now working with her MVP team in the Paralect Accelerator to launch Moodahub soon 🚀We uncover:• What pushed her to start working on this solution now.• Who can learn more about lookin good on Moodahub• Why sustainability and keeping up with trends can happen at the same timeAnd how Sarah's family inspires her and supports her journey as a foun...2023-07-1423 min
Ship it and Sip itOn a mission to end poverty with VeroSkills founder Daniel Walsh"You have to be really obvious in your pitch about what is this huge problem that you're tackling. Our deck starts out with 'We are declaring war on poverty' — like, boom, it hits you right off the bat."This week's guest Daniel Walsh from VeroSkills shares the 3-year journey from the idea to current growth of his mission-driven learning platform.Along the way, we explore:🤑 The business model where students complete coding courses for free📌 How Daniel focused his pitch after 175+ presentations to investorss⚒️ Why his early attempts to build the pr...2023-07-071h 32
Ship it and Sip itNano Product Management deep-dive — accelerating MVP discovery with Kseniya StarodubovaIf there's one person with the perspective to blast open the hood of product discovery in Nano — it's Kseniya!Now CPO at Paralect, she also joined the first Accelerator batch 2 years ago on team Nudge and still works closely with founder Julie to this day.But Paralect is change, so the same framework we used in Batch 1 doesn't apply anymore 🚀'Cause now there's:⚒️ Nano Grit and🥾 Nano Bootcamp, so📈 Founders already have been hustling in public to build a tribe of early adopters 💪So the new goal is to har...2023-06-2325 min
Ship it and Sip itNano Series | Transform tweets into viral Tiktoks with Andy from Fudgify"I just got inspired by people building from nothing — really leanly, getting traction and accomplishing what they set out to."Andy's on a mission to solve a straightforward distribution problem — but we all know building simple solutions that delight is rarely a simple process.In this show, we uncover:• The pain points that Andy found through problem interviews during Nano Grit in May• What motivates him to build in public as a founder and connect with the wider startup community• A few lessons he's learned on his way to gain tract...2023-06-2023 min
Ship it and Sip itNano Series | Grow your startup faster with fantastic remote interns — Founder Sachin Bagri“The fact is we need more small founders, we need them succeeding — instead of big tech taking away all the money and storing it in tax havens.” We got into:• Why interns specifically are a great fit for small, lean startup teams• How Sachin's Insta brand is different from his brand as Leap Room founder• What insights he brings to building in public as a result of his creator experience• Who's a perfect fit to join Leap Room when it goes live.Head over to leaproom.io to find out mor...2023-06-1621 min
Ship it and Sip itBuilding Blitz on nights and weekends with Tech Lead Pasha KaluginThis is Pasha's story — a young man who dreamed of building rockets but now leads the long-standing product team goLance and launches his own ideas 🚀From a hasty student decision to apply to the Startup Summer dev program to joining Buildspace and launching Blitz in 6 weeks. Five years of building, mentoring, leading and teaching — but keeping it fun all along the way. So how did he answer that first question? Check out blitz.vote to see what he's cookin 👨🏻🍳 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other su...2023-06-0943 min
Ship it and Sip itNano Series | Train smarter with audio workouts from Carousel BoxingWorkouts are all about getting fit or fast or just getting rid of some stress from the day. Then why do so many people spend their workout time glued to a phone screen?It seems counter-productive to me and Carousel Boxing founder Norris Panton. He's just wrapped up the Nano Grit challenge to gain traction for Carousel's audio-driven training sessions.Sound like it could get you moving? Tune in to today's show and learn all about it.Then head over to carouselboxing.com and join the waitlist.PS: It's going to...2023-06-0123 min
Ship it and Sip itNano Series | Meet the document editor on steroids — Typenotes.ai"A lot of these note-taking apps have been implementing AI inside them … I thought it was very interesting, but it seemed like it was implemented as an afterthought or something that's added on. I thought this could be done better — so why not create an AI-first document editor."Catch the full show to find out:• What you can make when text and image generation happen right there in one doc• Why the goal is not to replace your current note-taking system• How typenotes will help creators simplify their cross-platform publishing workflowPlus s...2023-05-3123 min
Ship it and Sip itNano Series | Map out your MVP faster with Product Board"I prefer to visualize everything because this is the fastest way to explain the whole idea, to split everything into tasks and to deliver something."Product Board founder Alexey Yanushkevich joined Nano Grit with the vision to help founders clarify their startup idea as quickly as possible.Together with clever AI tools, founders can use Product Board to scope, validate, and organize their product roadmap.Learn why Alexey saw the need for Product Board in his role as a product manager at Paralect and what he's going to achieve in the Nano Grit...2023-05-3024 min
Ship it and Sip itNano Series | Privy is the first creator review platform with Vanessa FranzFounder Vanessa Franz sees a future where creators of all kinds can easily show their value, engage with their audience and carve out their space to grow.And from her chats with them, she knows there is a huge demand and growing interest from viewers. But:• the processes are opaque• returns for creators are hit or miss• and brands expectations don't always align with the creators.Dive into the show to find out where Vanessa found inspiration for Privy and who she wants to get on the platform first. 2023-05-2522 min
Ship it and Sip itNano Series | Where sports and community meet — Gametime Hero with Brittany Bell"We have fallen before, we always get up. We don't know how to fail and we don't know how to stop. It's a little bit like that Kobe Bryant Mamba mentality — that's what we have absolutely in common." That's the mindset Brittany and AR Bell bring to their startup Gametime Hero.They're on a mission to build a better digital space for sports lovers to connect, plan or join events and play more, simply.The pain is definitely there — games or events are organized now with a smattering of tools from group chats to F...2023-05-2424 min
How Bout That Cigar - The PodcastEp 201 with Aaron Loomis and John McTavish from Developing PalatesListen in as we welcome Aaron Loomis and John McTavish to Episode 201 of HBTC Live! We talk about Developing Palates, and much more!
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Ship it and Sip itNano Series | Take control of decision-making with FForwardAI founder Cameron WestlandThat awareness and alignment is what Cameron is hoping to enable with FForwardAI. So how can that happen?Well, you could be like Cameron and ask for a decision log after each pull request — but like he found out, that's hard to scale.So FForward's here to automate and slot smoothly into the decision-making process. Have a look, Cameron's been building startups since pre-iPhone days so he brings a wealth of experience and perspective to his new big idea 💡 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...2023-05-2324 min
Ship it and Sip itNano Series | The future of personalized health with Hoku founder Kavita KalaichelvanWhen it comes to health, fitness and diet advice — everyone brings their own experiences and biases to what works. But we're all n=1 in our training journey.That's where Hoku founder Kavita thinks that AI can deliver more personalized support.We chat about how Kavita:• is learning the art of sales and marketing in Nano• believes Hoku will make healthy habits easier and more consistent• thinks other health and fitness apps miss the mark when it comes to personalization.And we talk about the challenges of data accuracy, staying healthy as a founder plus a b...2023-05-2237 min
Ship it and Sip itLearning Bubble to build InterviewJam and building in public with Maya AravapalliThe instant success stories are mostly myths. But Maya's path as a startup founder uncovers the real thing. There are no magic hacks — she set out to build a solution to a problem she and her community experienced. But first she had to learn Bubble, talk through the features and eventually bring InterviewJam to life with a Product Hunt launch this spring.Along the way, she:🐦 Jumped into the Build In Public community on Twitter 🎥 Launched a Youtube channel to help other eager Bubble creators⚖️ Kept burnout at bay with a full-time ro...2023-05-1936 min
Ship it and Sip itHow to write in public and grow your tribe with Alena Lysiakova 🐉Late last summer, we welcomed Alena Lysiakova to our content and marketing team 🤝During the interview, we asked her what she thought about going public and sharing about the work on social channels. She seemed willing but not overly excited — but this year that all changed 🚀And now she's flourishing with Copy & Coffee and inspires us on a daily basis 💪Here's what we got into on this episode:• What kind of content she loves to write + what's the next experiment• Who inspired her to really go all-in on posting in 2023•...2023-04-2835 min
Ship it and Sip itHow to write in public and grow your tribe with Alena Lysiakova 🐉Late last summer, we welcomed Alena Lysiakova 🐉 to our content and marketing team 🤝
During the interview, we asked her what she thought about going public and sharing about the work on social channels. She seemed willing but not overly excited — but this year that all changed 🚀
And now she's flourishing with Copy & Coffee and inspires us on a daily basis 💪
Here's what we got into on this episode:
• What kind of content she loves to write + what's the next experiment
• Who inspired her to really go all-in on posting in 2023
• How people and brands grow in different and similar ways on Linkedin
• W...2023-04-2835 min
Ship it and Sip itStartup traction, paid users and product launch — the complete Nano pipeline explained 🚰Maybe you heard about our Nano Grit challenge, or caught a founder interview from the recent Bootcamp, or took a peek at Momentum — and you're unsure if these new programs are right for you…
This interview answers all those questions and probably some you hadn't thought of.
Chris Fernandes and Victoria Antonovich are the guiding forces behind the Bootcamp and the Accelerator.
We outline:
🧭 the path for founders from Nano Grit 👉 Bootcamp 👉 Accelerator
📈 the outcomes from Bootcamp batch 1 + what's better for batch 2
📍 what founders will leave each stage with — hint...2023-04-2432 min
Ship it and Sip itStartup traction, paying users and product launch — the complete Nano pipeline explained 🚰This interview answers all those questions and probably some you hadn't thought of.Chris Fernandes and Victoria Antonovich are the guiding forces behind the Bootcamp and the Accelerator. We outline:🧭 the path for founders from Nano Grit 👉 Bootcamp 👉 Accelerator📈 the outcomes from Bootcamp batch 1 + what's better for batch 2📍 what founders will leave each stage with — hint: users, clarity, confidence 💪Nano Grit is filling up fast, so throw your hat in the ring and join us in May 💡 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...2023-04-2432 min
Ship it and Sip itDeep-dive on Product-Market Fit and Sparrow PMF Coaching + HireCMOHis entrepreneurial journey started at 16 and now he's dedicated to helping founders find the perfect guidance to reach product-market fit and then scale beyond it.Since PMF is an important, but often mis-understood concept, we went way into it and discussed:* What the common blockers are for founders on the path to PMF* How we can quantify progress towards it * Why founders benefit from fractional coaching and marketing help* Easy experiments to run to refine messaging and boost conversionsAnd, of course, we talked shop about #BuildInPublic — ho...2023-04-1449 min
Ship it and Sip itDeep-dive on Product-Market Fit and Sparrow PMF CoachingMeet our newest Accelerator advisor, founder and all-around fascinating fellow — Mash 👋
His entrepreneurial journey started at 16 and now he's dedicated to helping founders find the perfect guidance to reach product-market fit and then scale beyond it.
Since PMF is an important, but often mis-understood concept, we went way into it and discussed:
• What the common blockers are for founders on the path to PMF
• How we can quantify progress towards it
• Why founders benefit from fractional coaching and marketing help
• Easy experiments to run to refine messaging and boost conversions
And, of course, we talked shop about #BuildInPublic — how it helps founde...2023-04-1449 min
Ship it and Sip itCreating Momentum and Igor's insights from 2 years of building in publicThis week we return to the very start with our first guest Igor Krasnik. Since Ep1, Igor's gone all-in on building in public and he's here to share about Momentum — the platform of tools that makes BiP easy for every founder.
"I started writing in my blog, started trying to understand Twitter and Linkedin. The Accelerator launch was the reason why I started building in public and the gains that I got keep me continuing doing that. It's a wonderful way to grow personally and to launch products." – Igor
We caught up on:
✍️ Igor's evolution from writing as CTO to findi...2023-04-1033 min
Ship it and Sip itCreating Momentum and Igor's insights from 2 years of building in publicThis week we return to the very start with our first guest Igor Krasnik."I started writing in my blog, started trying to understand Twitter and Linkedin. The Accelerator launch was the reason why I started building in public and the gains that I got keep me continuing doing that. It's a wonderful way to grow personally and to launch products." – IgorWe caught up on:✍️ Igor's evolution from writing as CTO to finding his voice as a founder🧠 What he's learned from 2 years of build in public mode⚒️ How he sticks to consistent creativity💨 Why Momentum is...2023-04-1033 min
Ship it and Sip itBonus Episode | Startup Bootcamp Outcomes — Myne, Lingoers and PT Fitness CoachHow much progress can you make as a founder with 'just an idea' in one month?
With simple tools, consistency building in public and grit — the answer is a lot 📈
"It's given me a chance to really focus on the MVP and where that needs to be niched down to. I had the pleasure of speaking to over 200 PTs — the waiting list grew a lot further than I expected." – Sam Cholera, founder of PT Fitness Coach
"Talking about this idea in public was a big thing for me — when you go to the pub you might tell your mates about an id...2023-04-0647 min
Ship it and Sip itBonus Episode | Startup Bootcamp Outcomes — Myne, Lingoers and PT Fitness CoachWith simple tools, consistency building in public and grit — the answer is a lot 📈"It's given me a chance to really focus on the MVP and where that needs to be niched down to. I had the pleasure of speaking to over 200 PTs — the waiting list grew a lot further than I expected." – Sam Cholera, founder of PT Fitness Coach"Talking about this idea in public was a big thing for me — when you go to the pub you might tell your mates about an idea. But going on Linkedin and telling your professional network about it is...2023-04-0647 min
Ship it and Sip itNimble Knowledge Management with Ethan Summers at Extelli 🐙That's what Ethan Summers and the team at Extelli do — and the solution sits right in Chrome ready to use in a flash. This interview uncovers: 🪜 Ethan's path to entrepreneurship from hardware to software + joining Harmony Venture Labs 🧠 How teams of all sizes use Extelli — from small startups to established orgs 💡 Why it's key to retain workflows, info and know-how in any team — hint: it saves time and $$ "It is magical to sit down with a developer, come up with a feature, identify an issue, fix it — and then they push it and it just works. If you've...2023-03-2441 min
Ship it and Sip itNimble Knowledge Management with Ethan Summers at Extelli 🐙What if you could make knowledge documentation faster, easier and more interactive in your team? That's what Ethan Summers and the team at Extelli do — and the solution sits right in Chrome ready to use in a flash.
This interview uncovers:
🪜 Ethan's path to entrepreneurship from hardware to software + joining Harmony Venture Labs
🧠 How teams of all sizes use Extelli — from small startups to established orgs
💡 Why it's key to retain workflows, info and know-how in any team — hint: it saves time and $$
"It is magical to sit down with a developer, come up with a feature, identify an issue, fix it —...2023-03-2441 min
Ship it and Sip itThe Bootcamp Special — 5 founder interviewsPitch day is on Monday, who will win the prize of a free MVP build with Paralect?
In order of appearance:
Sam Cholera from PT Fitness Coach 💪
James Hutchinson at Lingoers 🎙️
Chris and Joe from Myne 🏡
Andrew Manchenko at City Scout 📍
Brooke LeBlanc from Point Five 🍹
Stay tuned for the results, and bravo to all the founders for working hard to gain traction these last 4 weeks 👏
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Ship it and Sip itThe Bootcamp Special — 5 founder interviewsPitch day is on Monday, who will win the prize of a free MVP build with Paralect?In order of appearance:* Sam Cholera from PT Fitness Coach 💪* James Hutchinson at Lingoers 🎙️* Chris and Joe from Myne 🏡* Andrew Manchenko at City Scout 📍* Brooke LeBlanc from Point Five 🍹Stay tuned for the results, and bravo to all the founders for working hard to gain traction these last 4 weeks 👏 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...2023-03-171h 20
Ship it and Sip itThe latest trends in Product Design and launching Brick with Lena GrechitsEvery time we kick off a fresh product build with a founder, a creative designer is one of the first on the scene. Most times, a quick design prototype is step 1 to a successful launch.
So how does it happen? And what does the environment that supports each product designer look like?
Let's pull back the curtain on our design process this week with Head of Design Lena Grechits 🥂
"I really like the atmosphere in our team because we're not only working on projects and sometimes see other designers, but we have special mee...2023-03-1044 min
Ship it and Sip itThe latest trends in Product Design and launching Brick with Lena GrechitsEvery time we kick off a fresh product build with a founder, a creative designer is one of the first on the scene. Most times, a quick design prototype is step 1 to a successful launch.So how does it happen? And what does the environment that supports each product designer look like?Let's pull back the curtain on our design process this week with Head of Design Lena Grechits 🥂Highlights from the show 👇Can you just describe from a high level what the design team looks like now? So we hav...2023-03-1044 min
Ship it and Sip itLaunching the Startup Bootcamp and building wearable healthtech with Chris FernandesHow do you take an idea from a napkin note to a product with validated potential in just one month?
That's one of the main topics on this week's Ship it and Sip it with Bodii founder Chris Fernandes. Beyond Bodii, Chris has teamed up with Victoria to launch our Startup Bootcamp — already wrapping up week 1 of 4 🚀
John and Chris broke down the inspiration and strategy behind both the Bootcamp and Bodii:
- How are validation and traction different yet equally important?
- Why is the Bootcamp a supportive and valuable step for very ea...2023-02-241h 00
Ship it and Sip itLaunching the Startup Bootcamp and building wearable health-tech with Chris FernandesThat's one of the main topics on this week's Ship it and Sip it with Bodii founder Chris Fernandes. Beyond Bodii, Chris has teamed up with Victoria to launch our Startup Bootcamp — already wrapping up week 1 of 4 🚀 John and Chris broke down the inspiration and strategy behind both the Bootcamp and Bodii: - How are validation and traction different yet equally important? - Why is the Bootcamp a supportive and valuable step for very early-stage founders?- What is the main goal for the month and what'll happen at the end? Plus find out how his o...2023-02-241h 00
Ship it and Sip itThe launch of Kickstart and Victoria’s path from Project Management to Global PartnershipsHow? One way is now super-clear thanks to Victoria Barouskaya's new partnership package code-named Kickstart 🥾 "We pulled together all the tools and startup services we use and trust to build better products. With Kickstart we launch faster and cheaper thanks to consolidated discounts on everything from databases, hosting, analytics, and more." – VictoriaOn today's Ship it and Sip it, John and Victoria dive into Kickstart and also:🤝 Her experience at Web Summit and Hub Berlin🥳 What it's like to return to in-person events🐾 And her path from project management to partnerships🎙️ Find the podcast on your fav...2023-01-2039 min
Ship it and Sip itThe launch of Kickstart and Victoria’s path from Project Management to Global PartnershipsTwo things founders always want — to launch faster and make their money go further.
Oh, and the product should be kickass, too. Well, we're here to hit all three targets 🎯
How? One way is now super-clear thanks to Victoria Barouskaya's new partnership package code-named Kickstart 🥾
"We pulled together all the tools and startup services we use and trust to build better products. With Kickstart we launch faster and cheaper thanks to consolidated discounts on everything from databases, hosting, analytics, and more." – Victoria
On today's Ship it and Sip it, John and Victoria d...2023-01-2039 min
Ship it and Sip itMeet the founders building preventative care HealthTech at PremedGoWhat’s the key to better health? It’s a complex problem but the team at PremedGo have one part of the answer — to make preventative health checks more accessible, affordable and frequent. This is their story.
"We think now is the time we can create our aim and vision — to create a healthy economy. Where everyone has control of their health — they know what's going on in their health." – George Opoku Nimfour, CEO and Co-Founder.
So much has happened since Victoria Antonovich met with George and Robert Wong at Web Summit last year!
We sat d...2023-01-1344 min
Ship it and Sip itMeet the founders building preventative care HealthTech at PremedGo“It's not like I've been a successful entrepreneur. I think I've failed almost all the other startups I tried doing when I was in university, before university and after university. But I think now the greatest thing I have is the experiences I've gained from failing — and also the exposure and the education.” – George Nimfour, co-founder of PremedGo.Where did the inspiration for PremedGo come from?So back in 2020 I started my postgrad in international strategy at Oxford University. I was sort of struggling to get a topic for my dissertation but coincidentally, I visited my mom i...2023-01-1344 min
Ship it and Sip itVenture in Winter — the state of VC and what's next?Are you a startup founder looking to raise funding for your pre-seed, seed, or series-A startup? This show covers the current VC industry conditions and take a look into the future of fundraising.
Our guest Max Flietmann shares his experience from a decade of entrepreneurship and helping other founders reach their funding goals.
We discuss:
The current state of fundraising in Europe and worldwide
What industries and areas are most affected by the slowdown in VC funding
Which ones are still holding steady and could come out of stronger
What investors want to see...2022-12-161h 00
Ship it and Sip itVenture in Winter — the state of VC and what's next?Our guest Max Flietmann shares his experience from a decade of entrepreneurship and helping other founders reach their funding goals.We discuss:* The current state of fundraising in Europe and worldwide * What industries and areas are most affected by the slowdown in VC funding* Which ones are still holding steady and could come out of stronger* What investors want to see now from founders in terms of ideas, teams and metrics* How founders can raise in this environment and what to do to thrive as the winter...2022-12-161h 00
Ship it and Sip itBuilding Products with AI/ML and expanding the R&D vision with Vladimir PanteleevThinking about creating a generative AI product — bringing imaginative stories to life with Stable Diffusion or Dall•e?
"You ask for something, and you don't search for it in the existing world — you create it from scratch. It's like high-tech cyberpunk or something, because we're gonna live in this world where you ask for something and we don't bring it — we create it." – Vladimir Panteleev
Our guest this week is Head of Research and Development Vladimir Panteleev and we had a whirlwind conversation about new and exciting tech, including:
🪄 How generative AI is like casting...2022-11-2537 min
Ship it and Sip itBuilding Products with AI/ML and expanding the R&D vision with Vladimir Panteleev"You ask for something, and you don't search for it in the existing world — you create it from scratch. It's like high-tech cyberpunk or something, because we're gonna live in this world where you ask for something and we don't bring it — we create it." – Vladimir PanteleevOur guest this week is Head of Research and Development Vladimir Panteleev and we had a whirlwind conversation about new and exciting tech, including:🪄 How generative AI is like casting spells to create magic in the digital world🤝 Why people, not tech, are at the center of the R&D mission🚀...2022-11-2537 min
Ship it and Sip itWhy do serial founders choose no-code solutions instead of custom development?The short answer is simple — no-code and low-code tools reduce the time and money required to build and launch new products or features.
“I think for me, the key is that you can really boost your business with no-code tools. And even if you do know how to code like me — often you find no-code and low-code tools perform better than actual coding.” – Andrew Orsich
In this discussion, Andrew Orsich and Artem Kukharenko break down 5 tools they find value in plus 2 products we’ve built recently that showcase the potential of no/low-code integration.
Learn more...2022-11-2258 min
Ship it and Sip itBonus Show: Why do serial founders choose no-code solutions instead of custom development?But like all simple answers, there are layers and certain nuances to keep in mind. “I think for me, the key is that you can really boost your business with no-code tools. And even if you do know how to code like me — often you find no-code and low-code tools perform better than actual coding.” – Andrew Orsich In this discussion, Andrew Orsich and Artem Kukharenko break down 5 tools they find value in plus 2 products we’ve built recently that showcase the potential of no/low-code integration.You can catch the video recording of the webinar...2022-11-2258 min
Ship it and Sip itThe main insights from building Selva with Michael LapidusParalect Accelerator teams are getting ready to launch two startups of batch 2022 — Selva and Menaflow.
This week Michael Lapidus, PdM at Selva, was invited to the new episode of Ship it and sip it. He shared all the insights about the upcoming launch of Selva and talked about the features that will surprise the microbial community.
"Selva right now is a Frankenstein of all that you have on the Internet in terms of social medias and in terms of science communities online. But polished with a great design and really good developed features." – Michael
We...2022-11-0436 min
Ship it and Sip itThe main insights from building Selva with Michael LapidusParalect Accelerator teams are getting ready to launch two startups of batch 2022 — Selva and Menaflow.This week Michael Lapidus, PdM at Selva, was invited to the new episode of Ship it and sip it. He shared all the insights about the upcoming launch of Selva and talked about the features that will surprise the microbial community."Selva right now is a Frankenstein of all that you have on the Internet in terms of social medias and in terms of science communities online. But polished with a great design and really good developed features." – MichaelWe...2022-11-0436 min
Ship it and Sip itWeb Summit preview show with Konstantin Kariapin — an inside look at Lisbon’s tech scene."If we speak about tech itself, I'd say that Portugal — for some reason — is becoming a second Silicon Valley. We even have a bridge like the one in San Francisco." – Konstantin Kariapin, Head of Business Development
This week we have a special preview show ahead of Web Summit in Lisbon 🤝
Konstantin has been in Lisbon for the last few months getting to know the startup scene and checking out local accelerator and incubators. Now he's ready for the big event.
But he won't be alone! Victoriya Antonovich and Victoria Barouskaya are going to find more founders...2022-11-0231 min
Ship it and Sip itWeb Summit preview show with Konstantin Kariapin — an inside look at Lisbon’s tech scene"If we speak about tech itself, I'd say that Portugal — for some reason — is becoming a second Silicon Valley. We even have a bridge like the one in San Francisco." – Konstantin Kariapin, Head of Business Development This week we have a special preview show ahead of Web Summit in Lisbon 🤝Konstantin has been in Lisbon for the last few months getting to know the startup scene and checking out local accelerator and incubators. Now he's ready for the big event.But he won't be alone! Victoriya Antonovich and Victoria Barouskaya are going to find more...2022-10-2832 min
Ship it and Sip itLaunching startups faster and building a tech ecosystem with Trevor Newberry from HVLWhat's it take to build a startup venture studio? How do you go about creating a sustainable, local tech ecosystem? We set out to find answers to these questions and more in the latest Ship it and Sip it. The guest is Trevor Newberry, Director of Product Delivery at Harmony Venture Labs. Over the past year, we've worked with Trevor and the team to launch startups including Cowello and ListedKit. "One thing we've experimented with is actually bringing entrepreneurs in before we actually have a product and saying: 'look, we've...2022-10-1050 min
Ship it and Sip itFrom Agora to Selva — Startup Rebranding and why to niche down?Watch the interview with Alex Washburne to find out: 🔍 How the Community reacted to the rebranding of the startup 🔍 What are the core features of joinselva.com 🔍 Why the microbiome is going to be the focus of the platform 🔍 How the team plans to monetize Selva 🔍 What are the impressions of working with the Startup Summer team If you don't want to miss the launch date, visit www.joinselva.com to sign up! Become a part of the premier academic Community! This is a public episo...2022-10-0417 min
Ship it and Sip itInside look at goLance & Paralect collaboration with Charles EdwardsHave you explored freelance work? Or want to bring a few freelancers onto your team?
This week, John and Charles Edwards, CPO at goLance, had a wide-ranging conversation about all things remote work, freelance platforms and building strong cross-cultural teams 💪
And they explore the tools Charles uses to make goLance's global, remote team efficient.
"I think experiencing as much software as you can really just opens you up to a huge amount — like iceberg under the surface amount — of cultural talent, global talent, and ideas for solving problems." – Charles.
From cultural food favorite...2022-09-3043 min
Ship it and Sip itValidating product ideas with Irina DemidovaMeet Irina Demidova, Senior Business Analyst at Paralect. This week we invited Irina to "Ship it and Sip it" to talk about her experience in ProductLab, Paralect Accelerator and Startup Summer courses. Watch the video to find out: 👉🏽 How to understand that your startup idea is brilliant 👉🏽 How to define the MVP scope and prioritize features 👉🏽 What are the ways to communicate efficiently online 👉🏽 Why Irina decided to become a business analyst 👉🏽 How to become a professional Business Analyst and much more "Despite everything what is ha...2022-09-2719 min
Ship it and Sip itMarketing Automation Tool for MENA region — the Founder's visionThis week we had an interview with Nihal Hassan, Founder of Menaflow. He shared: 👉The main idea and mission of Menaflow 👉His impression of the Paralect Accelerator 👉Customer feedback on the product 👉Key issues that Menaflow solves 👉Plans for fundraising And much more insights 🔥 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shipandsip.substack.com2022-09-2624 min
John and Heidi Show08-24-22-Graham McTavishJohn & Heidi share funny stories of people doing weird things... plus we continue our segment #AsSeenOnTV as John chats with Graham McTavishLearn more about our radio program, podcast & blog at www.JohnAndHeidiShow.com2022-09-1524 min
Ship it and Sip itHow to raise funding in today's market and build healthy investor relationships"In the last couple years, we've been in an unbelievably long upwards spiral in the venture market which was mainly driven by cheap capital. I wouldn't go so far as calling it a venture crisis or venture winter, more-so a market correction back towards normality." – Konstantin Lotter from Trustventure.This week we sat down with Konstantin and Konstantin Kariapin to talk about:- startup fundraising and the challenges of current market conditions- hows and whys of startup financial modelling + investor relationship management- how to position ea...2022-09-0548 min
Ship it and Sip itConnecting Founders to Investors with Lukas ReiderIt's a turbulent time for startups, fundraising and investments.Was there too much hype into certain sectors?Are VCs making smart choices?And how can founders navigate the scene in Europe to raise the funds they need from the right partners for their stage and industry?I had all these questions and more for our latest guest Lukas Rieder from Greca.Lukas and his team have been matchmaking between startups and VCs for years — so who better to shed some light on the current situation 🔦2022-08-1944 min
Ship it and Sip itAgora changes the game for scientists — here's the co-founder's story.Science is amazing — but scientific discourse is broken 🫤 So let's fix it. "We're calling it a social medium for science, but it's really so much more. We're thinking more broadly about the social functions of science and all the things that scientists do — and trying to bring them into one place." – Alex Washburne, co-founder of Agora Right now our Accelerator team is working with Alex and the Agora team to design and build version 1 of this vision. Watch and find out: • when Alex realised that scientists like himself needed a...2022-07-2929 min
Ship it and Sip itFirst-time founder Kate Novoselova — life in Portugal and building a community-first app"Let's say you relocate, or go to Portugal on a business trip. We wanna build the app for people who are traveling a lot and change places a lot — you don't know people there but you want to somehow have a quality time." – Kate NovoselovaThis week's show explores a bunch of fun topics with our teammate Kate. Mostly they revolve around the theme of community and its many forms, including: How her perspective on our relationship with founders has evolved Finding and developing connections with early-stage investors Working as a team...2022-07-0858 min
Ship it and Sip itThe Human Capital team — creating a unique culture at Paralect"Creativity nowadays is the best team-building. I think that creativity and activity of our teammates can build a bridge between locations, departments and the whole ecosystem of the company" – Alina Nikon, Head of Human Capital.This week on Ship it and Sip it 🍻 John and Alina dug into Paralect's unique culture and how the Human Capital team supports it. Who creates the positive and thriving atmosphere and helps all the teammates feel part of the community, no matter where they live? What is the best way for the teammates to stay united?...2022-06-1722 min
Ship it and Sip itLife in Bali as a Founder, Mentor and Director with Lyubov Dementyuk"The most essential part is to ask your users the right questions — think twice or three or four times about the questions you're gonna ask." – Lyubov DementyukThis week's guest has been a co-founder at a few startups, helps lead us as Managing Director at Paralect and most recently joined Founder Institute Bali as a mentor!That's a lot! So we tried to get through the highlights and most valuable experiences along her path so far, including:⚖️ How to prioritize features for new products📞 Talking to users and making the most of...2022-06-031h 06
Ship it and Sip itBehind the lens — meet the videographers of Paralect MediaWhen you watch a video, do you usually think about how much work was done to get us to see it?📹 A beautiful setting, high-quality sound, a catchy plot — the combination of these elements is the result of the work of a passionate team.John McTavish interviewed Paralect's videographers to find out how our video content is created and what goes on behind the scenes.Vlad Nazarenko & Ilya Kravchuk shared:- why they changed from freelancing to creating with us- how t...2022-05-2317 min
Ship it and Sip itData Strategy for Early-Stage Startups (that investors will love)Today startup founders need to go beyond just data-driven. That means collecting, analyzing and using data on a day-to-day basis to understand and inform product growth. This workshop focuses on designing a data strategy that fits early-stage startups to meet these goals: 1. Launch the MVP and follow data towards Product-Market Fit 2. Select metrics and insights that appeal to Accelerators, Angels and Investors 3. Collect user experience data to inform product decisions 4. Leading and iterating the data strategy through product and team growth "It is pa...2022-04-2559 min
Ship it and Sip itBuilding up alumni communities with Nudge"Once you tell people 'I already have someone invested in us', your status changes. You've become part of that pool of founders who are 100% committed to their products — so they know you will do whatever it takes to succeed." – Julie Landeroin, Founder of NudgeJulie's journey since finishing the Paralect Accelerator hasn't always been easy.But she's learned a ton as a founder and shares it with us this week on Ship it and Sip it 🙏We discuss: How to analyze pitch responses to continuously improve both sales a...2022-04-0149 min
Ship it and Sip itGo-to-Market + Growth Marketing with Alexandra Cote‘I like doing a bit of everything but I do specifically like the people part of things — working on partnerships and networking and expanding your reach.’ – Alexandra CoteHere’s what John got into with Alexandra this week on Ship it and Sip it: How should founders prioritise their marketing approach at an early stage? Which channel works best for early-stage startups? What you can do to differentiate both your brand and content 🚀 How to measure and structure marketing experiments ⚖️And we broke down go-to-market strategies for founders at three...2022-03-211h 03
Ship it and Sip itBuilding in Public is a Powerful Go-to-Market Strategy"It's normal … this imposter syndrome is never really going to go away — you just learn to dance with it better." – Jasna Klemenc Puntar. For this episode of Ship it and Sip it, we went remote and talked with Jasna about how to make the most of e-networking and professional branding. Any founders (or anyone) who want #BuildInPublic can learn: 👤 How to create an appealing profile and digital reputation 🚀 Why startup founders AND teammates help brand positioning 🤝 Where to meet people to grow your e-network T...2022-02-2558 min
Ship it and Sip itValidating problems and improving outreach with Art Garadecki"This team will be experts who can do everything on their own — essentially, founders are getting a cool service that is working better and faster." – Art GaradeckyBetter and faster is Art's thing. This week on Ship it and Sip it, he and John dive into:🤖 Sales and lead-gen automation💡 Improving the problem and idea validation process🛠 Building skills on internal products for our communityAnd what he's learned about effective outreach across a variety of channels and contexts."The most important part for me is underst...2022-02-1533 min
Ship it and Sip itBrand Design and Finding Inspiration with Helen Sushkevich"You should understand the target audience, their psychology — how they see you and look at you as a brand." – Helen, Designer at ParalectNo matter what your startup or small business or established company sells, compelling visual design is a must-have.This week on Ship it and Sip it, John and Helen explore the challenges and opportunities in modern brand design — find out:🤩 Where she finds inspiration when creativity lags💡 How new startups should create an engaging visual presence👏 Which brands she thinks get their design right consisten...2022-01-2139 min
Ship it and Sip itInside Look at VC Startup Funding with Michail LapidusEver wonder how venture capital funds analyse startups and decide which ones they back 🧐"Startups are making a lot of common mistakes … the key reasons for investing are the team, exit strategy, business model, problem they are trying to solve, and their competitive advantage is extremely important." – Michail Lapidus, Business Analyst at ParalectJohn brought one of our newest team members to kick off Season 2 of Ship it and Sip it 🚀After 5 years of analysing startups for a VC fund Michail shares his insights around:💡 What factors VCs really focus...2022-01-0626 min
Ship it and Sip itWho is John McTavish? Meet the host of Ship it and Sip itToday's episode of Ship it and Sip it is one of the most unusual.🗓 Firstly, this is the final episode of the first season of the show. But don't worry! Season 2 will launch in 2022 and that's right around the corner.🤫 Secondly, in this episode, we turned the tables with a guest host and pulled questions from all the guests we've had so far in season 1.⚡️ And thirdly, you'll get to know what John McTavish loves at Paralect and what plans he has as a Head of Content for the near future.2021-11-2621 min
Ship it and Sip itParalect Launch Ecosystem with Pavel Prata“Paralect Venture Studio is an organization that systematically builds, launches, grows, and funds new startups, using our internal resources, network, and expertise. I think that in the near future, we will become more product-oriented, rather than just technically-oriented.” – Pavel Prata, Managing Director at Paralect🚀 Paralect Launch Ecosystem — what does it mean?💥 What makes Paralect Accelerator different from other accelerators?🔜 How are we planning to improve our go-to-market campaigns?🪄 What does the transformation to the Venture Studio mean to the company?🦄 ProductLab. What are the interim results?Listen to the new episode of Ship...2021-11-1228 min
Conversations With Ollie MacPart 1 Afghanistan: A Veteran's Perspective with John McTavishIt's the beginning of the Afghanistan withdrawal and the media is going ham about it! Was it the right decision? Who should we blame? Today, Ollie Mac has a candid, but yet raw conversation with John McTavish and we discuss what's happening before our eyes.
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Ship it and Sip itBuild a High-Quality Product with Natalia PuzikovaWhat's it take to build a high-quality product?"You should find a very good team and you should invest in building a strong relationship within the team … If you have a good team with good communication, they can solve anything." – Natalia Puzikova, Head of QA DepartmentThis week on Ship it and Sip it, we took a deep dive into quality assurance for startup products 🔎Natalia told us all about:🧐 Why professional pessimism makes QAs great team members👉 What fintech teams should do to make reliable apps from day...2021-10-2941 min
Ship it and Sip itHealthTech and .NET Engineering with Sergey Lukashov"To make it super simple, it's like building something out of constructor blocks. It’s just a game for a boy — the boy just grew up and the game has changed.” – Sergey Lukashov👉 Want to know more about .NET development?🚑 Or building a healthtech product?🔏 Or understand HIPAA compliance?Then this episode of Ship it and Sip it is just for you.Over his 5+ years at Paralect, Sergey has led our engineering team on the health tech SaaS platform that achieved a billion+ dollar exit earlier this year 🙌2021-10-1531 min
Ship it and Sip itWeb3 — what it means for the creator economy. Interview with Alex Shkor"Unlike the current economic model where it's the capital in the center, we put the creator in the center of the model."Meet Alex Shkor — CEO of Vedai: education crowd investing platform and DEIP — Creator Economy Protocol.In this interview Alex told us about:🔹the transformation from CTO at Paralect to CEO at DEIP and Veda🔹updates and upcoming events of Vedai and DEIP🔹NFTs and the evolution of the blockchain space🔹his attitude to Paralect Accelerator🔹Web3 Academy — an educational course, launched together with Paralec...2021-10-0441 min
Ship it and Sip itTales from Georgia and the BA Dream Team with Kseniya Tsyganok"If someone is building a product, they want this product to be cool and to be built and work as they expected. And that's why it's easier to communicate with founders." – Kseniya Tsyganok, Business Analyst at ParalectIn Episode 10 of Ship it and Sip it, John and Kseniya talk about Paralect's pop-up office in Georgia and:📝 Her pivot from journalism into business analysis🤝 How mentorship from Irina Latushkina helped (and still helps) her succeed💡 Being a BA on established products vs a brand new MVPAnd a lot more!2021-09-1736 min
Ship it and Sip itParalect's Founder-Focused Approach with Dmitry Schetnikovich"We still want to think in terms of the one single offer for the founder. To the person who'd like to start their own business … and go all-in with the product." – Dmitry Schetnikovich, Founder and CEO of Paralect.We got Dmitry into the Ship it and Sip it studio to dig into Paralect's history, understand his perspective on launching products and explore his vision for our future 💡We dove into many topics — Dmitry's pre-Paralect days, the 5th year of Startup Summer, growing through failure as a founder, and what our concept of a venture s...2021-08-3139 min
Ship it and Sip itFounder Chat — VISXA's Product Discovery Phase"We keep trial and error — we have a couple sets of ideas, then we change it, we test them and make sure this is what we need." – Mohamed Abosbanab, VISXA founderWe caught up with Mohamed to see the progress the team has made in phase one of the Paralect Accelerator 🚀This product discovery and design phase includes:🎉 Design and launch of the VISXA website with sign-up forms💡 Refining the product requirements for the MVP🤝 Talking with potential partners and users to improve the solution(s) VISXA brings to the tr...2021-08-3147 min
Ship it and Sip itFounder Chat — Discovery and Design of Nudge with Julie Landeroin"We made sure that everything there had a purpose, that the flow was seamless between the screens, and we tried to tackle edge cases as much as possible. So I feel like for the developers it's going to be a lot easier to work on this." – Julie Landeroin, Founder of Nudge.We caught up with Julie to check in on Nudge's progress halfway through the Paralect Accelerator 🚀Find out:✨ What special touches Victoriya Antonovich’s design team added to the website and app✍️ How Kseniya Starodubova and Pavel Prata helped refine...2021-08-2521 min
Ship it and Sip itGrowing as an Engineer and Learning Cocktails with Mike GagarinThis week's episode of Ship it and Sip it is fresh and cool like a perfect gin and tonic on a hot day 😎John got fellow vlogger and front-end code-maestro Mike Gagarin in to chat:💡 How he moved from design to development🤔 What one important concept he teaches to new engineers🙏 Why Paralect is still exciting and engaging for him after almost 5 yearsAnd, of course, his (relatively) new video series Bukhlonautica 🍻 where he shares recipes and secrets behind famous and up-and-coming cocktails.Shake yourself...2021-08-1024 min
Ship it and Sip itStartup Heart and Project Management with Victoria BarouskayaTime for Episode 7 of Ship it and Sip it with special guest Victoria Barouskaya 🤝We explore 🧐🧭 her journey into project management and Paralec👉 how she dealt with imposter syndrome at the beginning💪 and how she's involved with growing the startup ecosystem at her University"I'm really grateful to our team of developers at that time because whenever I had questions about the tech side — this was a whole new world for me — everyone was really understanding and eager to help me with anything I wanted to know." – VictoriaW...2021-07-1929 min
Ship it and Sip itShip it and Sip it — Digital Marketing and Paralect's Brand with Alena TimofeevaHappy Friday, friends! Time for Episode 6 of Ship it and Sip it 🚀This week Alena Timofeeva, Head of Marketing at Paralect, joined the show to talk brand positioning and more 🤝From organizing our distributed team to her ideal home office setup to how we can best connect with new and ambitious founders around the world, John and Alena covered a lot over their cuppa tea.Enjoy this sneak peek into Paralect Marketing and have a lovely weekend 😎 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss t...2021-07-0229 min
Ship it and Sip itMeet the Founder — Julie from Nudge"I wanted to build a product to help people follow their dreams — how do you find people who really have your best interest at heart and are qualified to help? And I wanted people to give first, to get into that habit of giving before they ask for something." – Julie Landeroin, Founder of Nudge🤝 Meet Julie, another founder in Batch One of the Paralect Accelerator 🚀Right now, she's working with our business discovery team (Product Manager Pavel Prata, Business Analyst Kseniya Starodubova, and Designer Viktoria Antonovich) to establish the MVP design, features, and scope of N...2021-06-2427 min
Ship it and Sip itMeet the Founder — Mohamed from VISXA“The mentality here is different — you’re always looking to not waste a minute, focusing, understanding the plan — what’s the next step? And always happy to help, which I find much more interesting. It’s like building a win-win situation." – Mohamed Abosbanab, Founder of VISXAThis is the first of a series of discussions with our founders in Batch One of the Paralect Accelerator 🤝Right now, they're going through the business discovery and design phase with our teams to get a clear view of how their idea will transform into a product this summer 🚀...2021-06-2226 min
Ship it and Sip itShip it and Sip it — Startup Scouting with Margo VorikhovaWelcome to episode 5 of Ship it and Sip it 🚀This week, John sat down with Margo to have a look at finding new ideas, making connections with founders around the world and the importance of an inclusive workspace for us at Paralect.Thanks for watching and have a lovely weekend ☀️ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shipandsip.substack.com2021-06-2129 min
Ship it and Sip itProduct Discovery and Design with Victoriya AntonovichEver wonder what goes on 'behind the scenes' in the design dept of those cool tech startups 🤔Who are these artsy folks in black t-shirts?John invited Paralect's Head of Design Victoriya Antonovich to Ship it and Sip it to dig into product design and our approach to beautiful, intuitive solutions 💡They focused on the early stages of product discovery, the tools we use to turn ideas into mockups and clickable prototypes, and how our design team supports each other despite being on different product teams 👍Enjoy the show...2021-06-1021 min
Ship it and Sip itShip it and Sip it — Startup Summer and Blockchain with Nikita Solosniuk🍻 Friday's here and so is episode 3 of Ship it and Sip it 🎉 This week John invited Nikita to the show to talk about his experiences with Paralect Startup Summer and his latest interest in blockchain and crypto 💎 🙌 Nikita's the perfect guy to ask about Startup Summer since he enrolled in the course at the start of his career and was a mentor and teacher last year. And he'll be back for this year's edition to teach a lesson (or two) to the students 👍 Hope you've had a great week and enjoy the show 🙏 Topi...2021-05-2518 min
Ship it and Sip itShip it and Sip it — Project Management and Mentorship with Vladimir PanteleevHey friends, today we're happy to have Vladimir Panteleev join Ship it and Sip it 🍻"For me as a PM, I like happy customers — it's my main motivation. Processes, reports, meetings — I like to see happy faces when I share these things." – VladimirIn case you don't know Vladimir, he's been a long-time project manager and shining light at Paralect for almost 6 years 💪We discussed:🤔 Why he likes people more than computers.🍸 How a project manager compares to your favorite bartender.👨🏻🏫 His goals as a teacher at RollingScopes an...2021-05-0734 min
Ship it and Sip itShip it and Sip it — Episode 1 with Igor KrasnikWelcome to Episode One of Ship it and Sip it 🍻 This week our guest is Paralect CTO Igor Krasnik 😎 In our first episode, we dove into a lot of topics including: 🎉 The new insure-tech product and website iMitig8 Risk 👉 www.imitig8risk.com ⚡️ Igor's exploration of no-code and low-code website builders like Webflow, Notion and Tilda 👉 igor.paralect.com 🤩 The 'creator economy' and Igor's move into building in public 🚀 Igor's vision for the Paralect Startup Accelerator program 👉 accelerator.paralect.com And a lot more. To...2021-04-2321 min
Ship it and Sip itShip it and Sip it — Episode 1 TeaserWelcome to a new series from the Paralect Studio 🍻In our world and the tech world, things happen fast — a dizzying flood of newness from startups and tools and products for all parts of our lives.Sometimes — perhaps in the waning light of a Friday afternoon — you just gotta sit down and dig into it all with a friend or colleague. To see what they think beyond just messenger snippets and emoji reactions.This is our goal for Ship it and Sip it.We'll talk about small and big v...2021-04-2200 minHow Bout That Cigar - The PodcastEp. 87 with John McTavish from Developing PalatesListen in as we welcome John McTavish from Developing Palates to Episode 87 of HBTC Live! We talk Holiday cigar gift guides, and much more!
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The Hellenistic Age PodcastInterview: On the Wars of the Diadochi w/ John McTavishIn this episode we are joined by historian and Cornell PhD student John McTavish to discuss the Wars of the Diadochi, where the Successors of Alexander the Great fought over a period of 40 years to carve apart his empire and found their own kingdoms, giving birth to the Hellenistic World as we know it. We discuss the problems of early Hellenistic sources and chronology, diagnose the causes of the empire's rapid disintegration, and look at the major players and indigenous peoples responses to the power vacuum left by Alexander's death.
Title Theme: Seikilos Epitapth with the Lyre of Apollo, played b...2020-05-3138 min
The Cigar AuthorityRecapping IPCPR 2018 With John McTavish and Jeff BorysiewiczDave has a flown back from Las Vegas and boy are his arms tired! We will catch up on everything IPCPR with two guests. In the first hour we will be joined by John McTavish from Developing Palates who wears two hats. One for media and the other as a retailer from Canada. Dave and John will share their thoughts as we smoke the 22N / 83W from the July care package.
In the second hour we welcome Jeff Borysiewicz from Corona Cigar and grower of tobacco in Florida. We will light up the Florida Sun Grown which...2018-07-212h 07