Rand Fishkin has walked the entrepreneur's journey from Point A to Point B multiple times over. Co-founder of Moz and current CEO of Snackbar Studio, his career in the startup world is what many would consider a roadmap to achieving success. I'm excited to have him back on the show to discuss a few unpopular opinions that he's formed over these past decades, everything we don't know about the startup world, and his thoughts on... read more ›
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Raising capital for a startup is a journey filled with complexities and pivotal moments. It can be difficult to navigate as a new founder. A mentor can be hugely helpful. That’s why I asked one of my personal mentors, T.A. McCann to deep dive into this topic over a series of podcasts. He’s a five-time founder with three successful exists, and is now a partner at Pioneer Square Labs. In the first conversation with T.A.... read more ›
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Gagan Biyani is an entrepreneur by trade. He began exploring the career path at the age of 21, tinkering with ideas before eventually starting education technology Udemy in 2010 with co-founders Eren Bali and Oktay Caglar. He's also dabbled in journalism as a writer for TechCrunch, run a conference business, lent his skills as a marketing advisor to Lyft, and in 2013 founded Sprig, a start-up focused on sustainability and health-conscious food delivery services. Today,... read more ›
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UPDATE: this is TODAY! starting at 9am SEA time (11am Austin, 12noon NYC, 17:00 London) you can join into the conversation with your truly + the most creative minds from photo, design, tech & music. If I do my job right, you'll get more insight in a weekend than at a semester of any college - all from people who have found success. LIVE at www.creativelive.com/SXSW. Ask questions all day at #UberLIVE or... read more ›
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Wanted to take a break for a hot second this morning -- away from studios and airplanes and shooting photos in far away places -- to make a special announcement and say a huge, ginormous thank you. If you’ve been a part of this community for some time, then you already know that a few years back, myself and my... read more ›
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As we artists continue to be forced to become entrepreneurs in our own right (see this episode of #cjLIVE with Zoe Keating), all things entrepreneurial are of interest to me... How can we channel our creative stuff into thinking into light, fast and hardcore focus like most startups are forced to think. The correlation is not a perfect one, but it's expressly relevant to us creatives. It's relevant for me not only in... read more ›
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