Get the inside look at how startup founders and entrepreneurs used Acquire.com (formerly MicroAcquire) to sell their startup or buy an online business. Learn tips on how to vet sellers/buyers, justify valuations, negotiate terms, handle due diligence, asset transfers, escrow, post-acquisition support, and more!
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Every company has a story. Learn the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies — and how you can apply them.
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Two entrepreneurs named Adrian with completely different approaches to building companies. One bootstrapped his way to success, the other raised venture capital and navigated the high-growth startup world. Each episode, they share raw, unfiltered conversations about the realities of entrepreneurship from opposite sides of the funding divide. Get insights you won't find anywhere else about what it really takes to build a business.
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Startup Sandwich Podcast | Lessons from the Frontlines of Entrepreneurship
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Welcome to the Startup Sandwich Podcast, where the layers of innovation meets success. Startup Sandwich is a podcast for entrepreneurs and innovators who are hungry for real stories and practical insights from startups and growing businesses. In each episode, we dive into the journey of a founder covering early-stage struggles, business growth strategies, product development, funding, and the messy realities of entrepreneurship. Hosted in a relaxed, story-driven format, guests share the “bre ...
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Ever wondered what it takes to thrive in the entrepreneurial world? Each week, I unpack AI use cases, company deep dives, founder stories, book and research takeaways, new laws and bills, and the personal challenges I wrestle with as I explore this path. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a dreamer, or just curious about leveling up, join me for a raw look at what it means to grow, adapt, and succeed.
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Code Story is a podcast featuring startup founders, tech leaders, CTO's, CEO's, and software architects, reflecting on their human story in creating world changing innovation, disruptive digital products - Their tech. Their products. Their stories.
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The Dive goes deep into the stories, ideas, and people making waves in culture, business, and beyond. Hosted by Wavestream Media founders Cee Cee Huffman and Mark Meyer, it’s part sharp conversation, part curiosity-fueled adventure. From origin stories to big questions about the world, nothing’s off-limits once we dive in.
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Built This Week is a weekly podcast where real builders share what they're shipping, the AI tools they're trying, and the tech news that actually matters. Hosted by Sam and Jordan from Ryz Labs, the show offers a raw, inside look at building products in the AI era—no fluff, no performative hype, just honest takes and practical insights from the front lines.
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Join Laura Nicol (your host) as she dials into the stories of startup operators in the trenches of building and scaling companies. Together, we master the art of ‘building the plane while flying it', drawing on insights from leaders and rising stars at companies like Tracksuit, Canva, Culture Amp, Atlassian, me&u, Airwallex, Eucalyptus, and more. Laura's day job is Chief of Staff to Maxine Minter﹢Co Ventures—all views shared on this podcast are her own.
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Host Mike Maples Jr. from venture capital firm Floodgate offers lessons from the rare startup super performers — BEFORE they were successful. Pattern Breakers features interviews with some of Silicon Valley’s most legendary entrepreneurs and thought leaders, including Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Kreiger, business maverick Mark Cuban, and Shopify co-founder Tobi Lütke.
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Brand to Scale is a podcast where we talk to business leaders and industry influencers about how they built their brands. Each episode dives into real stories about starting up, growing through challenges, and what success looks like behind the scenes. It's an honest look at the people and ideas driving business forward.
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Successful entrepreneurs begin with the support of a few #earlybelievers. Gopi Rangan, founding partner at Sure Ventures, interviews venture capital investors in the Silicon Valley and beyond. Guests share insider stories on how they invest in early stage startups. Do you want to learn from real-life challenges, inspiring missions and important decisions by CEOs, founders, VCs, angels, and advisors? Listen to https://podcast.sure.ventures.
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They’ve swum oceans, scaled mountains, launched empires, and shattered expectations. But before they did any of it, someone, maybe even themselves, thought: “You can’t do that.” Hosted by Sam Penny, Why’d You Think You Could Do That? dives into the minds of people who said “screw it” and went for it anyway. From adventurers and elite athletes to wildcard entrepreneurs and creative renegades, each episode unpacks the one question they all have in common: “Why'd you think you could do that?” I ...
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What’s indexing this week in crypto, blockchain, and open-source AI? Find out on The Index, where we feature exclusive conversations that go beyond code. Each week, host and entrepreneur Alex Kehaya talks with founders, developers, and investors who are shaping the future of Web3. From startup advice to breakthrough strategies, our guests share their stories and take a deep dive into the decentralized future.
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Welcome to Startup Entrepreneur Stories where I meet and interview startup founders Cover art photo provided by rawpixel on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@rawpixel
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Join Phil Masiello on Crunching Your Growth, a weekly show, designed for entrepreneurs looking to scale their businesses. Every episode features exclusive interviews with founding entrepreneurs who have successfully grown their ventures, offering invaluable advice and actionable strategies. From tales of triumph to close calls, each guest shares the lessons they’ve learned on their growth journey, providing viewers with the insights and tactics needed to achieve their own business success. W ...
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Dive into The Entrepreneurial Truth Show with Kesi Case, your electrifying gateway to mastering entrepreneurship in the digital era! Every episode is a journey into the heart of business innovation, where Kesi and a lineup of visionary entrepreneurs across tech, startups, and seasoned businesses unleash powerful, actionable insights. Are you ready to revolutionize your business approach? Whether you’re just firing up your startup dreams or scaling new heights as a veteran entrepreneur, this ...
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Whether you're a founder of an open source startup, an open source maintainer or just an open source enthusiast, join host Emily Omier as she talks to the people who work at the intersection of open source and business, from startup founders to leaders of open source giants and all the people who help open source startups grow.
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A podcast which interviews successful Israeli entrepreneurs who have personified the economic miracle known as the Startup Nation. We study their successes and failures, the lessons they learned, and explore why it is that Israel incubates some of the great innovators of our time.
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Get ready to hear real, unfiltered conversations about entrepreneurship, the highs, the lows, and everything in between.
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The podcast that brings you closer to the city of Milwaukee by highlighting entertaining, uncut stories from Milwaukee legends and uncovering the restaurants, bars, spots and events around the city you need to check out! Milwaukee Uncut is hosted by Richie Burke and produced by Story Mark Studios. Located in the heart of Walker's Point, our Milwaukee roots run deep.
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UPSTART is a project that we started with the ambition to share real stories from exceptional individuals building communities and startups around the world.
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Startup Stories: Entrepreneurship Education & Startup Training by Europe’s Founders
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Daniel Kunz from the Nerd Entrepreneurs team interviews the best and brightest startup founders and experts so you can be ahead of the curve with your own venture. Discover how you can quickly validate your startup idea, find problem - solution - fit and acquire your first customers so you can focus on building something that will drive revenue and profits and ultimately grow to become the business you’ve always dreamed of.
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These are the first-hand stories of Startup founders in Africa, both African and international, and the unromanticized madness that goes into this amazing but demanding continent.
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☕️ Coffee, Chaos & Cashflow 🎙️ Fueling your business journey with real talk, laughs, and a dash of caffeine! Join Eric Griffin, Aram Street, & Yemi Ogunbase as they share wins, missteps, and candid advice on turning chaos into cashflow. Real stories, real lessons—entrepreneurship, unfiltered. 🎧
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Welcome to Growth Department, the business podcast for founders, small business owners, and growth-minded leaders who want real answers to the question, "How do I grow my business?" Each week, host Chelsey Reynolds talks with experienced operators, executives, and entrepreneurs who share what actually worked (and what flopped) as they built their companies. We cover everything from how to find customers, scale operations, and lead with impact to how personal growth shows up in professional s ...
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Conversations with the people shaping the UK property industry. We delve into their backstory, what they’re building today, and how they’re making it happen. Sponsored by Seamless https://goseamless.uk/
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InspiredStartups.com : Entrepreneurs Talks with Founders Sharing Their Real Startup Stories
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Through these startup stories episode podcasts we hope to inspire you and shape your thinking on various entrepreneurial topics such as choosing startup ideas and starting own business, market and product validation, startup growth and growth-hacking, funding and getting finances, venture capital, angel investors and pitching; but also wider topics such startup incubators and accelerators, startup events and startup communities around the world. We hope you will get inspired from the Inspire ...
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Sleepy Business Stories is the perfect way to fall asleep while learning something new. Each episode offers a calming, bedtime-friendly business case study—told in a slow, soothing voice to help you unwind, relax, and drift off. Explore the quiet lessons behind iconic companies, startup journeys, and entrepreneurial moments—without the hype or stress. Whether you’re a founder, business professional, or curious mind, these gentle stories offer the perfect mix of relaxing storytelling, entrepr ...
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A show that celebrates the power of books and storytelling to transform lives. Through author interviews, book chats, and cultural conversations, we explore the stories that shape us—and inspire you to write and share your own.
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Startup Stories DSM features conversations with entrepreneurs who share both their victories and failures on their paths to success. It is produced by the Greater Des Moines Partnership.
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Welcome to the Startup West podcast. We talk with West Australian startups who have been there and done it, or are right here and doing it! Recorded in beautiful Perth, WA; produced by Startup News.
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"Indian Startup Stories" is a podcast about entrepreneurs and startups. Hear out stories straight from the founders, co-founders & leaders of various startups in India. They talk about how they started with their idea?, the passion which drives them, challenges they’ve faced, their achievements, how they managed bringing in funding and all the insights they have gathered in their journey, making them long runners. And yes! don't miss-out the rapid fire questions, at the end of each episode.
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Welcome to Small Business Stories, the podcast where we celebrate the real-life journeys of small business owners. We dig into inspiring tales of triumphs, challenges, and the tough lessons we learned along the way. Each episode is packed with relatable anecdotes and practical tips that you can use to fuel your own entrepreneurial dreams. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to grow your business, you’ll find motivation and insight in every story. Tune in and get ready to be inspired ...
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The Secrets Behind This Bootstrapped AI App Life-changing Exit
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Itay Elgazar didn’t wait years to find his exit. He launched Superdev in early 2025, an AI tool that let developers build full-stack apps in minutes. Within months, it went viral, gained hundreds of paying users, and just two weeks after listing on Acquire.com, it was acquired in a life-changing exit. In this episode, Itay shares how he built, list…
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Jens Neuse grew up in Germany, originally planning to be a carpenter. In his 2nd year as an apprentice, he was in a motorcycle wreck that thrust him into a process of surgery and healing. Eventually, he decided he wouldn't be doing carpentry, and got into sysadmin work. Once he got bored with this, he moved into startups, learned how to code, and s…
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How can Read.ai keep growing when 1) there are loads of meeting note taking apps, and 2) platforms like Zoom keep adding note-taking features?That’s what I asked its founder David Shim David Shim is the founder and CEO of Read.ai, the fastest-growing AI meeting assistant with millions of users worldwide. Previously, he was CEO of Foursquare followi…
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The Entrepreneur’s Odyssey: Teaching Startup Success Through Story
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In this episode, host Brooke-Sidney Harbour sits down with angel investor and startup mentor Andrew Ackerman to unpack his new book, The Entrepreneur’s Odyssey: A Novel Approach to Startup Success—a business book told as fiction. Andrew shares why story beats slides for learning, how the hero’s journey mirrors the founder journey, and the practical…
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Optimism’s Super Chain, DeFi Mullets, and Scaling Ethereum | Sam McIngvale, Head of Product at OP Labs
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What does the future of Ethereum and blockchain really look like — a few massive chains, or thousands of specialized ones working together? This week, host Alex Kehaya sits down with Sam McIngvale, Head of Product at OP Labs, to explore the evolution of Optimism from an Ethereum scaling solution into the creator of an entire ecosystem powered by th…
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AI Built My Liver + We 3D Printed Our Podcast (Reddit x Google, Lyft x Waymo News)
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This week on Built This Week, we go full builder mode. Jordan uses Claude to create a live 3D simulation of a liver, showing exactly how statins like Crestor crush cholesterol inside your body. Then Sam takes the mic — and the printer — and 3D prints Built This Week keychains, proving you can literally print your podcast at home. Finally, we break …
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How to Build Authority, Delegate with Confidence, and Scale Smart Teams with Dennis Meador
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Send us a text When your business is just starting out, you wear every hat. You sell, you market, you manage operations. But real growth comes when you learn how to delegate with confidence, build authority in your niche, and put scalable systems in place. In this episode of the Growth Department podcast, Chelsey Reynolds sits down with Dennis “DM”…
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From Nudge to Next Level: Matt’s Leadership Rise
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From Nudge to Next Level: Matt’s Leadership Rise In this episode of Brand to Scale, Jess speaks with Matt Webb – a thoughtful and experienced leader who shares the story of his rise to CEO. Matt's journey shows that leadership isn't always loud. Sometimes, it starts with a quiet nudge and builds through intentional growth. Matt reflects on the turn…
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The Entrepreneurial Mindset: The Key To Business Success
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Ever wondered how people like Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, and Sara Blakely built empires by doing the opposite of everyone else? This video is your guide to rewiring how you think about business and success. We're not talking about business plans or funding rounds. We're diving deep into the psychology of a disruptive entrepreneur—the one who doesn't f…
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115. Inside Politics & The Startup Ecosystem With Wilson Tucker
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This episode, we sit down and chat with Wilson Tucker about being an elected member of parliament, some of his achievements in the Legislative Council, and what he's now doing post-politics.
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Mastering the Mindset Game: Sofia Rozhko on Leading with Purpose & Power
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S5:E24 In this soul-shifting episode of Small Biz Stories, host Dr. LL sits down with Sofia Rozhko, a powerhouse mindset and visibility coach who helps high-achieving women and visionary entrepreneurs show up as their most authentic selves. With roots in Ukraine and a global impact, Sofia reveals the inner transformation needed to unlock business s…
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Founder or Employee: Why I Chose the Harder Path
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Founder or Employee: Why I Chose the Harder Path Two founders. Two paths. One backed by venture capital, the other bootstrapped. This episode is about the personal motivations that drove Adrian and Adrian away from traditional employment and into entrepreneurship, discuss what life might look like if they hadn’t chosen the founder path, and recount…
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Climbing the Impossible: Andrew Lock's Tales of the Himalayas
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At 8,000 metres, every breath burns. The wind cuts like knives, avalanches thunder past, and climbers face life-or-death decisions: push for the summit or stop to save a life. Most of us will never stand on Everest, let alone all 14 of the world’s highest peaks without oxygen or Sherpa support. But today’s guest has done exactly that. Andrew Lock i…
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Gary Witt & JR Lockwood: Incredible Stories behind the PABST Theater Group and Green Monké one of the fastest growing infused sodas in the country
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Interested in incredible business stories? How bout' the Milwaukee music scene? We've got you covered. Gary Witt who took the PABST Theater Group from one theater that was losing (a lot of) money back in 2002 to a group of 6 venues that now does over 800 shows a year in the Milwaukee area. JR Lockwood through a lot of trial & error and hustle has t…
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This week on The Business of Open Source, I spoke to Or Weis, the CEO and co-founder of Permit.io. Or is a serial entrepreneur who has had a long career in developer tools. We talked about Permit’s relationship with open source, including of course the open source projects that they create and maintain. One thing to note is that none of Permit’s op…
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The Compassionate Leadership Flywheel: Why Kind Companies Win
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Send us a text What if the fastest way to grow wasn’t fear or control, but compassion? In this episode of the Growth Department podcast, Dr. Bruno, TEDx speaker, researcher, and author of The Art of Compassionate Business, joins Chelsey Reynolds to explore how trust, generosity, and empathy create a flywheel of performance that benefits employees, …
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GOOGLE'S NANO BANANA: THE VIRAL TREND THAT DETHRONED CHATGPT
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Keywords Nano Banana, AI, image generation, Gemini, ImageGen, technology trends, entrepreneurship, user experience, AI models, live demonstration Summary In this episode of the VentureStep Podcast, Dalton Anderson explores the rise of the Nano Banana app, its features, and its implications for the future of AI in image generation. He discusses the …
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Shalimar Banks on Crazy Faith & Passion Over Money
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Send us a text n Episode 19 of Both Sides of the Check, we sit down with entrepreneur Shalimar Banks to talk about walking away from the 9-to-5 and fully investing in yourself. Shalimar shares how “crazy faith,” consistency, and passion have guided her through entrepreneurship—and why chasing money will never be enough. In this episode, we explore:…
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“Company culture” usually means free pizza, awkward icebreakers, and that one Slack channel no one actually uses. In this episode, we get real about building culture without the cringe. From our days on the inside to what we’re creating now, we talk about how to ditch the buzzwords, stop forcing fake fun, and actually build something people want to…
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Open Source, Cross-Chain Security & ZK Proofs | Marc Boiron, CEO of Polygon Labs
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The blockchain world is undergoing a fundamental shift. What once seemed possible—scaling Web3 to internet size with a single chain—is now recognized as unrealistic. The future belongs to specialized chains that excel at specific tasks while seamlessly communicating with one another. This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya sits down with Mark Boir…
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The Real Wolf of Wall Street: Fact vs. Fiction
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Explore the true story behind Jordan Belfort, the infamous 'Wolf of Wall Street.' From his meteoric rise through Stratton Oakmont's high-pressure, often illegal, stock schemes to his wild, vice-fueled lifestyle and eventual downfall, this account separates myth from reality. Discover how Belfort's criminal activities led to prison time, ongoing con…
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Recipes from Receipts: AI Cooking, Kidpreneur E-Com & Replit’s $250M Raise
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This week on Built This Week, Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler bring a mix of practical, playful, and breaking AI news. First, Jordan demos Ryz Chef, a tool that turns your grocery receipts (Amazon, Instacart, even fridge photos) into 11 Mediterranean-inspired recipes — complete with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert options. Then Sam shares how h…
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Uncover Why Most Side Hustles Flop And The Exact Strategy She Used to Succeed
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Are you chasing success but feeling stuck? In this episode, we uncover the real journey of entrepreneurship—from struggles to breakthroughs, and how faith, mindset, and mentorship can transform your business. Discover why business is 80% spiritual and 20% strategy, how to stay grounded when life gets tough, and the secret to building a brand that l…
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Leaving Corporate to Lead with Heart: Wendy Jensen on Building a Purpose-Driven Brand
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Send us a text Wendy Jensen spent decades leading corporate teams and strategy in a fast-paced environment at a major internet company. Then she walked away to start something entirely her own— a purpose-driven retail and lifestyle brand rooted in Scandinavian values, family heritage, and genuine human connection. In this episode, Wendy joins host …
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Action: One Small Step Toward Your Impossible | Inspired by Aaron Linsdau
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Making progress on your dream doesn’t begin with giant leaps. It begins with one undeniable step — the choice to keep chipping away anyway This week on Why’d You Think You Could Do That? we’ve walked with Aaron Linsdau across the ice of Antarctica: Spark – naming your dream. Struggle – facing the fear that tries to shut you down. Breakthrough – cho…
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Simon Ritter has been in the IT industry for 40 years. He went from university to work on Unix in the early days, employed by AT&T and programming in the C language. In 1996, he switched gears to join Sun Microsystems, programming in Java. Years later, after the Oracle transition, he started to dig into what might be next. Outside of tech, he is ma…
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College Aid for Entrepreneurs: Brad Baldridge on FAFSA, Hiring Your Kids & Negotiating
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S5:E23 College financial planning meets entrepreneurial reality. Brad Baldridge, host of Taming the High Cost of College, breaks down complex rules into simple moves any small business owner can use to lower net price and avoid bad loans. He sat down with Dr. LL to share some INCREDIBLE cost-savings tips that you, as a small business owner, can do …
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I keep seeing AI agencies pop up everywhere, offering to AI-ify businesses.But what are they AI’ing? How are they doing it? Seems too general and unfocused to work. Still, they do.I wanted to understand how, so I interviewed Rob Howard, who teaches agency owners how to sell and deliver AI services. Rob Howard is the founder of Howard Development & …
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82 Days Alone: Aaron Linsdau’s Journey to the South Pole
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Most of us will never see Antarctica. Even fewer will try to cross it. And almost no one will spend longer alone on that frozen continent than today’s guest. In this episode, Sam Penny sits down with Aaron Linsdau, engineer turned polar adventurer, who became the second American to ski solo from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole, setting the re…
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Milwaukee Fall Guide: Festivals, Road Trips, New Openings & Events w/ Claire from VISIT Milwaukee
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Looking for some awesome things to do in and around Milwaukee this fall? We've got you covered. Richie sits down with Claire from VISIT Milwaukee to cover: Festivals Wine & Harvest Fest - Cedarburg, Sep 20-21 Oktoberfests MKE at Summerfest Grounds for the first time Germantown, Sept 27-28 Cedarburg, Oct 4-5 Bavarian Brew House Burlington, Oct 4 Lak…
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Building a global brand with purpose and profits
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In today’s episode we learn how Tanya Hayles turned a Facebook group of 8 friends into a million dollar global brand that consults with the federal government and billion dollar organizations. Tanya is an award-winning event consultant and director of the ioe agency who lives at the intersection of culture, sports, tech and community. She helps bra…
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Straddling open source software and the hardware industry with Rob Taylor
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This week on The Business of Open Source, I spoke with Rob Taylor, CTO/CSO and founder of ChipFlow. Although ChipFlow is unambiguously a software company, it creates software that facilitate the creation of semiconductors, so it straddles the software and hardware worlds. Some of the things we talked about include: The state of open source in the s…
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Breakthrough: Choosing to Move Forward Anyway
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What if the very thing holding you back could become the thing that carries you forward? In this Breakthrough episode of Why’d You Think You Could Do That?, host Sam Penny shares how Aaron Linsdau found progress in the middle of Antarctica’s brutal storms, starvation, and hallucinations. His lesson: the mind screams loudest just before progress sho…
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Bootstrapped, Viral Growth, and a 2-Week Exit
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Said Korkmax and Esra Sinmaz built Appify Mobile, lean and bootstrapped. Without ad spend, they focused on App Store Optimization (ASO) to grow AI apps that caught fire in crowded app stores. Small tests soon turned into real traction. Their AI apps in beauty and effects gained organic installs, reviews confirmed demand, and revenue doubled in mont…
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Episode 21 - Facebook: The Social Network That Connected the World
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Unwind with this sleep podcast bedtime story that gently retells Facebook’s startup case study. In a soft spoken, relaxing podcast style, we trace Mark Zuckerberg’s journey from a Harvard dorm room to a global social network, with slow storytelling that helps you fall asleep while learning. We move quietly through early growth, campus expansion, Ne…
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Joe Liemandt: The AI-Powered School Rewriting the Future of Education
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Long before he attended Stanford, founded software giant Trilogy, or became the youngest member of the Forbes 400, Joe Liemandt wrote a high school paper about the potential for a futuristic technology called Artificial Intelligence. Four decades later Liemandt sits in the principal’s chair at Alpha School, an AI-powered private school founded in A…
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How to Align Sales, Finance, and Operations for Smarter Growth
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Send us a text When sales, finance, and operations pull in different directions, growth stalls. But when those teams align, momentum builds fast. In this episode of the Growth Department podcast, Chelsey Reynolds sits down with Marcus Rien (scratch golfer, COO, and CFO turned founder of Waves CPAs) to explore how founders can create operational cla…
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Adam Cohen grew up in Toronto, in North York. He showed early signs of entrepreneurship by putting his lemonade stand on a wagon, and taking it door to door - or hustling his friends to buy souvenirs on a school field trip. His Dad was in VC, and was a big influence on his life, pushing him to succeed. Outside of professional life, he is big into s…
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REIMAGINING TRADITION: AI'S INFLUENCE ON REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE WITH LUKE TATMAN
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Keywords AI, entrepreneurship, real estate, job displacement, innovation, commercial real estate, data accessibility, industry disruption, technology adoption, future of work Summary In this episode of the Midget Step Podcast, Dalton Anderson and Luke Tatman discuss the transformative impact of AI on various industries, particularly real estate and…
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Ep 53. Savannah Black on Range, Hypergrowth & ADHD
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Laura Nicol dials into Savannah Black. For Savannah, being a startup operator is about making the company work in the real world. All the forward planning, mission, and vision stuff is important. That’s the on-paper part. But being an operator is about making it actually work. You can see it in action at Crypto Tax Calculator: four roles, three pro…
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What if the thing standing between you and your dream isn’t the world outside you, but the voice inside your own head? In this Struggle episode of Why’d You Think You Could Do That?, host Sam Penny takes us inside Aaron Linsdau’s 82-day solo expedition across Antarctica — where silence, hunger, and hallucinations weren’t his biggest enemies. The re…
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