The Savvy Founder
If you ended up here, TheSavvyFounder website was shuttered July 2026. From 2021 to 2024, The Savvy Founder was where I worked with early-stage founders — as a coach, advisor, an
Are you killing your startup? Part 2
Curing the Chief Everything Officer Syndrome Too many startup founders kill their own startup. An early startup founder’s ability to juggle many things is a great skill. Investor
Are you killing your startup? The Chief Everything Officer Syndrome
Too many startup founders kill their own startup. Over the past few years, I’ve coached and engaged more than 200 startup founders. At the earliest stages, the founder is a Chief
Ep 58: My Product is Great! So, What’s Wrong?
“Everyone thinks my product is great!” In this episode, I discuss the biggest problem founders face with their products. This issue falls into the ‘stupid human tricks’ c
Ep 57: Founder to CEO?? Investor Says “No Way,” You say “Yes Way!”
“As soon as we finish our Round-A we’ll look for a real CEO.” Sound familiar? All too often there is a belief that Founders just don’t have what it takes to become a CEO an
Ep 56: An African Entrepreneurship Journey-with Alex Kalanda-Ceo Ayambe
In this episode, The Savvy Founder interviews Alex Kalanda, CEO and Founder of Ayambe Talent Solutions. This interview is a great example of the entrepreneurial journey and spirit;
Ep 51: To Build a Better Startup – Keep Changing Your Attitude
In this 51th Episode, The Savvy Founder continues to reflect on the first 50 episodes, and shares his second biggest learning – Attitude The dictionary definition says:
Ep 49: Fundraising, Europe, Gender, Markets, and More – Anna Gudmundson CEO Sensate
In this interview with Anna Gudmundson, CEO Sensate we cover: Entrepreneurship born or made? When do you get involved with a startup? At the beginning? Seed? Pre-seed? What a
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 47: Real Entrepreneurs and Raising Money – Advice From Nathan Beckord -Founder Suite
Nathan Bekord and I sit down to discuss how to raise money; and how his own frustration finding and connecting to investors, lead him to create FounderSuite. In this “Fast Course