Startup Confidential Podcast

Check out my latest episode of the Startup Confidential Podcast, #128 One Industry Pro Please, where I tackle the importance of finding the right professional cofounder. https://lnkd.in/gzzFHBbj

One Industry Pro Please! Episode #128 goes live Oct 15th. You may be an amateur with an idea. A great idea. And you may be smart, organized and well-funded. But you still should have at least one other person on your team with 10 years plus functional experience in the early stage world. Most likely, this should be an ops person. This is the skill most founders simply do not have. And it often shows.

Today Getting Real on Seed Financing - Episode 127 is live! Let’s get real on seed financing. Judging by the sheer volume of founders complaining about all the hidden costs in third-party distributed retail, it’s clear to me that way too many middle-class people tried to jump on the bandwagon designed from top to bottom for the rich. Poor financial planning remains the number one reason that consumer startups die fast.

Getting Real on Seed Financing - Episode 127 goes live Oct 1. Let’s get real on seed financing. Judging by the sheer volume of founders complaining about all the hidden costs in third-party distributed retail, it’s clear to me that way too many middle-class people tried to jump on the bandwagon designed from top to bottom for the rich. Poor financial planning remains the number one reason that consumer startups die fast. Listen to a soundbite!

If you're raising money in the next two years, please have a listen this Sunday. You need to start building a foundation now. The show is now available in video format on YouTube as well! #business #entrepreneurship #startups

Episode 126 - Top Five Mistakes Courting Investors During this funding lull, we should all step back and absorb the key mistakes that so many amateur founders made in the 2010s and the pandemic. In this episode, I start with the big one: You started looking way too late. Want the rest? Then, listen in! Startup Confidential Podcast Episode 126 goes live Sept 15. Here's a sneak peek:

Episode 125 - Quant-Curious Founders Win is live! The most important thing founders can learn from private equity investors is quant-curiosity. It comes in at least two forms. The first is deep curiosity around the financial inner workings of your business. The second? Have a listen to find out…

Episode 125 - Quant-Curious Founders Win goes live Sept 1. The most important thing founders can learn from private equity investors is quant-curiosity. It comes in at least two forms. The first is deep curiosity around the financial inner workings of your business. The second? Have a listen to find out…

Episode 124 – Regenerative Agriculture – New Mega-Trend or Splitting Organic Hairs is live! With two dueling regenerative ag certifications in motion, I feel like it’s 1999 all over again. You know, the time when “organic” had multiple certifications and not much clarity for consumers – until the USDA launched a regulated symbol in 2002. In this episode, I explore the long-term potential for regenerative agriculture to essentially become the next “organic” to replace it over time

Episode 124 - Regenerative Agriculture - New Mega-Trend or Splitting Organic Hairs podcast coming soon! With two dueling regenerative ag certifications in motion, I feel like it's 1999 all over again. You know, the time when "organic" had multiple certifications and not much clarity for consumers - until the USDA launched a regulated symbol in 2002. In this episode, I explore the long-term potential for regenerative agriculture to essentially become the next "organic" to replace it over time. Podcast #124 goes live Aug 15.