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Startup From ScratchLaunching Again with Iain Usiri Today we sit down with Iain Usiri. Iain is a repeat founder and the CEO of Ramani, a Tanzanian based company working in the informal retail space. Listen to Iain candidly talk about pivoting and launching again. Iain shares with us how to successfully lead a team through company transitions, the importance of intellectual humility, and the power of understanding your users' "why" when building profound products.
2020-09-0246 minStartup From ScratchInterpreting Pain with Avi PressRemember that product launch that went exactly as planned? Yeah...me neither. Launching your product can be an uncomfortable process filled with many growing pains. How do you interpret that pain when leading your company? Listen to us talk to Avi Press today on how he's interpreted pain while building his own company Scarf. He doesn't just share with us how he practically faces challenges, he also gives us insight into a founder's emotional process when building a startup from scratch.
2020-08-2538 minStartup From ScratchTraction and Customer Acquisition (during a pandemic) with Catalina BentzToday we sit down with the incredible Catalina Bentz, the founder and CEO of Catan Pisco. Catalina is the first Chilean woman to own a Pisco company and bring it to the US. Catan launched in 2018 and is in over 25 Binny's locations, restaurants and bars across Chicago. Catan was picking up momentum until the COVID-19 shutdowns took effect. For a spirit like pisco that is not terribly well known in the U.S., Catalina was tasked with not just selling during a pandemic but educating consumers from afar to get them to grab a bottle of Catan the next...
2020-08-1147 minStartup From ScratchLaunching Beta with Kyle WoumnToday we talk to Kyle Woumn about launching beta. Putting the first version of your product out can be scary and exciting. Listen to Kyle tell us about his experience launching different business and how he measures success.
2020-07-2837 minStartup From ScratchFundraising with Kennedy McDaniel Today we sit down and talk about fundraising! Kennedy has successfully fundraised at her company Banting. What do you need to consider when fundraising? How do you vet your investors? When do you say no to an investment? And SO much more! If you are fundraising soon, this episode will set you on the right track!
2020-07-2034 minStartup From ScratchValue Proposition with Kennedy McDanielToday we talk about value proposition. For a company to be successful, your value proposition has to align with you as a founder, your customers and your investors. Tune in for Kennedy's story about Banting's value proposition and how that impacted every aspect of her business.
2020-07-1331 minStartup From ScratchMVPs with Madelin WoodsToday we sit down with Madelin to talk about MVPs. What is an MVP to an entrepreneur? It's not the most valuable player on the team. Tune in to learn about how important MVPs are when you are launching a new product and assessing product-market fit!
2020-07-0644 minStartup From ScratchCo-founder Dating with Bradley WebbJoin us today for an awesome episode with Bradley Webb who will talk to us about co-founder dating, and how he's navigated that part of his entrepreneurial journey!
2020-06-2951 minStartup From ScratchIdeating with L BakerHow do you come up with a viable business idea? What is the process of ideating like? Take comfort in the fact that it looks different for everyone. L Baker sits down and talks to us about his journey with ideating, and how he started Moneymail.
2020-06-2247 minStartup From ScratchINTRO TO YOUR HOSTS!Hello Everyone! Merna & Kennedy here :) Enjoy our quick intro to get to know us better and why we started this podcast!
2020-05-2123 min
Retro Movie RoundtableThe Circus (1928)RMR 0074: Special Guest Peter Warden, of the Retro Reviews Podcast, joins your hosts Chad Robinson, and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Sleepless in The Circus (1928) [NR]
Genre: Comedy, Silent, Romance
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker, George Davis, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, John Rand, Steve Murphy
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Recoded on 2020-02-26
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