Ep 48: Finding Entrepreneurship in America’s Heartland – Steve Silver Infrawear
In this episode, Steve Silver shares his fast-moving entrepreneurial journey. Steve shares how covid, temporarily ended him organizing entrepreneurial investor conferences across t
Ep 43: Startup Founder from Apprentice, Journeyman towards Master – With Neil Shah
In this episode, Neil Shah shares his startup founder journey from apprentice to journeyman and towards master. Neil shares stories about his first startup, a social enterprise;
Ep 36: Angels and Getting Funded- Things to Know with David Friedman [Replay]
As the year winds down, and I reflect on all the conversations and brilliant guests. I realized the “founder” attitude is a remarkable mindset. Our world is changing rapidly
Ep 34: Long Beach Accelerator, a Public-Private Endeavor- With Andrea White-Kjoss
In this episode, I interview Andrea White-Kjoss from the Long Beach Accelerator. The accelerator is a unique public-private partnership, that in 4-months helps the start-up id
Ep 23: What Advice Do You Have for Talking to Investors?
What advice do you have for raising money and talking to investors? I get asked this question or a variation quite often from first-time founders seeking to raise money by se
Ep 20: Entrepreneurship – A decade in Review with Bill Waldo
In another unscripted conversation, this The Savvy Founder episode looks into the past 10+ years of entrepreneurship to see what we can learn from then and now. Bill Waldo, e
Ep 11: Scott Fox on Building a Diverse Startup Community in Orange County
In this episode we discuss what it was like to raise money just before the dot bomb and what it’s like today; how to get more entrepreneurs capable to launch, build and grow thei
Ep 08: The Savvy Founder “FAST” Framework Explained and Launch Show Recap with Philip Topham
In this episode, Philip Topham, The Savvy Founder and Armchair Sociologist, recaps insights and key learnings from 7 launch episodes. These guests cover a wide range of the high-te
Ep 05: Getting funded – How to work with Angel Investors with David Friedman
The Savvy Founder interviews David Friedman, the current President of Tech Coast Angels of Orange County. David provides insights on the following topics: What are angel investors?
Shark Tank Secrets – Finding Money for your Startup from Core Four
If you going to raise money from Shark’s (angel investors) you need to know what your up against. After all, to the inventor, your business is just another minnow in a large