In this episode I give you my thoughts on why getting a term sheet isn’t the hard part when it comes to raising money for your business. While it may be difficult to get a term sheet in the first place from investors, it’s even more challenging to raise the full amount in a term […]
In episode 11 of Startup Journey I talk with Art Bell, who while working at HBO, pitched the idea of a 24-hour comedy network and helped develop and launch HBO’s The Comedy Channel, which became Comedy Central. His memoir, published by Ulysses Press, Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of […]
In this episode I talk to Paul Dashevsky and Jon Grishpul of GreatBuildz about the mistakes and successes of their business and what it’s like to work with family members. They discovered how to target their demographic but also learn from their early customers to iterate their platform to be more effective in the real […]
In this episode I go over the 4 steps to a successful startup. No spoilers here. But I also teach this as “The 4 T’s” in my book “Strap on your Boots” on Amazon and my course “Startup Essentials” on Udemy. Follow these 4 steps and you will succeed! Listen to the podcast episode here: […]
In this week’s podcast and vlog episode I talk to Devin Miller of Miller IP Law about all of the important documents that you need to have when you start a business, or a startup. It’s Legal Jargon 101 and I give real world examples that I went through with my past startups to give […]
In this episode I go over a handful of mistakes to avoid when starting a business or running a startup. I also talk about the things that you should do in order to succeed. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe and share this podcast, and if you’d like to further support this small business, […]
This episode gives you some insight as to why investors should invest in entrepreneurs instead of just ideas. There are so many failures out there, and a lot of times it’s because investors fund companies that are started by people with connections of some kind. What about the thousands of other entrepreneurs out there who […]
In my exclusive series Startup Journey, I discuss the challenges, mistakes, and successes that entrepreneurs have had over the years. In this episode I speak with author Sarah St. John the Frugalpreneur! If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe and share this podcast, and if you’d like to further support this small business, feel free […]
Being a successful business owner or entrepreneur isn’t easy. And getting started is pretty challenging. In this episode I give you 5 tips to help you succeed along the way. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe and share this podcast, and if you’d like to further support this small business, feel free to donate […]
16 In my special series Startup Journey, I discuss the challenges, mistakes, and successes that entrepreneurs have had over the years. In this episode I speak with successful entrepreneur, business coach, and author Krishna Mohan. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe and share this podcast, and if you’d like to further support this small […]
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman raised $1.75 billion to build and launch a short video platform. In this episode I explain why they failed and the 3 ways they could have succeeded instead had they followed typical startup steps. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe and share this podcast, and if you’d like to […]
In this episode I give you a couple of reasons why you shouldn’t focus on raising money for your business. Fundraising is a full time job and often ends in disappointment. As a business owner you should be focusing on more important things. I go over those things in this episode. If you enjoyed this […]