Next Step For Entrepreneurs
2019-10-16 08:59:51.0
Demo Day #1 - Fledge14
This week is a recording of Demo Day from Fledge14, the conscious company accelerator in Seattle.
See demo-day.fledge.co for the video version of this event.
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
2019-10-10 07:33:35.0
Guest #23 - Joseph Kadendula - Swahili Honey
This week was recorded in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania talking to Joseph Kadendula, founder and CEO of Swahili Honey (formerly known as Central Park Bees).
In this podcast, Joseph and I talk about the challenges that come from growth, from large, unexpected orders, and from building a complex logistics chain of hundreds of small farmers in Africa.
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
See Joseph tell his original vision and watch a video update at fledge.co/fledgling/central-park-bees/
Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
2019-09-25 05:28:24.0
Guest #22 - Elly (Elia) - East Africa Fruits
This week was recorded in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania talking to Elly Timothy (a.k.a. Elia Timotheo), founder and CEO of East Africa Fruits.
In this podcast, Elly and I talk about focus, both finding focus by trimming the least profitable products as well as grabbing new opportunities when they arise, and satisfying customers in that process.
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
See Elly tell his original vision and get a tour of the current production facility at fledge.co/fledgling/east-africa-fruits/
Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
2019-09-11 07:27:44.0
Guest #18 - Mavis Nduchwa - Kalahari Honey
This week is an interview Mavis Nduchwa, founder of Kalahari Honey.
In this podcast, May and I talk about the importance of focus, how you find focus, and sometimes how it finds you.
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
2019-09-02 02:19:01.0
Guest #17 - Elias Mabiria - Kisii University
This week is an interview Elias Mabiria from Kisii University.
In this podcast, Elias and I talk compare the University of Washington and its 200+ person commercialization department with Kisii University, a 16,000-student public university in Western Kenya.
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
2019-05-27 04:00:17.0
Guest #16 - Fred Whittlesey - Conscious Compensation
This week is an interview Fred Whittlesey, compensation consultant. In this podcast, Fred and I talk about what decisions founders need to make when it comes to compensation, and what common mistakes are made by startups in dealing with employees around compensation. Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
2019-05-20 04:00:17.0
Podcast #34 - Visibility And Branding
Three weeks into Fledge14 (the fourteenth session of my conscious company accelerator) and just about everything we've done is invisible: business planning, financial modeling, learning the realities of funding, and dozens of meetings with mentors are in-progress. What is visible are the three new company names, three new logos, and one refreshed logo. (Re)Branding is the most visible change we make with startups at Fledge, and the most visible aspect of any business plan. In addition to this week's discussion of that process, you can see the results of this effort and historic efforts like it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YQ5DNageCQ Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
2019-05-13 04:00:29.0
Guest #15 - Cat Berman - CNote
This week is an interview Cat Berman, founder/CEO of the 3-year-old fintech startup CNote. In this podcast, Cat and I talk about a variety of common startup issues including: data-driven decisions, customer segments, customers you don't actually want, Reg A+ fundraising, and more. You can find CNote at mycnote.com Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
2019-05-06 04:00:19.0
Podcast #33 - Incorporation and Startup Lawyers
When do you need to incorporate? What do startup lawyers do beyond incorporation? What else do I need to know about startup law? This week we return to business planning, this time answering the questions above, explaining the role of startup lawyers in incorporation, regulation, and risk. Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step Watch the related video and read the related blog post at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-role-of-startup-lawyers/ See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
2019-04-29 04:00:19.0
Podcast #32 - When did you start? and Complexity!
When did you start your startup? When exactly is Day 1? How do you get from the simple startup you have now to the complex companies you see around you? This week we talk about the fuzziness around when a startup gets started and the process of learnings that turn a simple startup business plan into a highly complex company. Along the way we'll ask the question of how Fledge14 is or isn't the fourteenth session of the namesake accelerator. TL;DR; it's complicated! Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step Read the related blog post at http://fledge.co/2019/the-14th-session-of-fledge/ See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
