Best Donald Landwirth Podcasts (2024)

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0017 Alex Lubinsky - Rentberry 20170522 37:34

7y ago37:34

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Even with advent of online listing services, the fundamental means of renting an apartment hadn’t changed for decades, that is, until Rentberry came along (www.rentberry.com). Alex Lubinsky, Co-Founder and CEO of Rentberry joins us on this addition of Bay Area Ventures to tell us how his new startup is radically changing the process renting or leas…

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0016 Paul Charney and Erica Fortescue - Funworks 20170522 50:19

7y ago50:19

50:19

Paul Charney, an advertising creative expert and former improv comedian, is the founder of Funworks www.howfunworks.com. Along with his Creative Architect, Erica Foretescue, Paul joins me on this episode of Bay Area Ventures. Funworks helps their clients discover their true message by hosting "fun workshops" where a group of comedians who are exper…

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0015 Special Follow-up Edition Part 2 – Plaehn and Chung 20170424 36:41

7y ago36:41

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This is Part 2 of our special Bay Area Ventures follow-up episode where we check in with guests from the first three seasons of the show. We start off part 2 with Martin Plaehn, CEO of Control 4, Inc. (www.control4.com). Martin made his first appearance on Bay Area Ventures in August of 2015. Back then, Control 4’s annual run rate was about $160 Mi…

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0009 May 2017 - Rick Climan and team move to Hogan Lovells 15:09

7y ago15:09

15:09

In this episode of The M&A Moment I talk with Rick Climan about moving himself and his entire world-class M&A team to the Hogan Lovells, LLP law firm. This is a major shakeup in the mergers and acquisitions world as it brings an even broader set of resources to his already formidable practice. Rick is involved in some of the largest tech mergers an…

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0014 Special Follow-up Edition Part 1 – Farm and McLean 20170424 38:01

7y ago38:01

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Bay Area Ventures presents this first of two special follow-up episodes where we check in with guests from the first three seasons of the show. First up, we’ll be speaking with Christopher Farm, Co-Founder and CEO of Tenjin, Inc. (www.tenjin.io) Christopher made his first appearance on Bay Area Ventures in April of 2016. Back then, Tenjin was a new…

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0013 Q1 2017 SF Bay Area Economic Update with Jim Wunderman 14:25

7y ago14:25

14:25

On this special Bay Area Council Quarterly Update edition of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Jim Wunderman, CEO of The Bay Area Council about the first quarter 2017 economic state if the San Francisco Bay Area. The Bay Area economy continues to move along at a blistering pace in 2017 but the flip side of economic growth is the tremendous pressure i…

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0008 April 2017 - MaxLinear acquires Exar Corporation 14:47

7y ago14:47

14:47

In this episode of The M&A Moment, I talk with Rick Climan, a partner at Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP, about year to date mergers and acquisition numbers, recent deals involving San Francisco Bay Area companies and the mechanics of launching an M&A deal from the seller’s perspective of a publicly traded company. On the day that this show was recor…

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0012 Sara Margulis - Co-Founder and CEO Honeyfund 20170327 39:28

7y ago39:28

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On this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Sara Margulis, co-founder and CEO of Honeyfund and the companion site Plumfund (www.honeyfund.com and www.plumfund.com). Honeyfund began when Sara and her the fiancé Josh were looking for an alternative to a gift registry for their wedding. Instead they wanted so set up a honeymoon registry where …

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0011 Jeremy Dann - USC and Wenyi Cai - Polymath Ventures 50:42

7+ y ago50:42

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Bay Area Ventures welcomes Jeremey Dann, Professor of Innovation at the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies https://www.marshall.usc.edu/departments/lloyd-greif-center-entrepreneurial-studies at the USC Marshall School of Business https://www.marshall.usc.edu/ and Wenyi Cai, Managing Partner of Polymath Ventures www.polymathv.com based i…

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0007 March 2017 - Intel acquires Mobileye 14:14

7+ y ago14:14

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In this episode of The M&A Moment, I talk with Rick Climan, a partner at Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP, about world-wide and San Francisco Bay Area mergers and acquisitions for the first quarter of 2017. In technology M&A, we look at Intel’s acquisition of Mobileye for $15 billion and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise’s purchase of Nimble Storage for $1 b…

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0010 Tim Chen - Co-Founder and CEO Nerdwallet 20170213 39:00

7+ y ago39:00

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This episode of Bay Area Ventures features Tim Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of www.nerdwallet.com. Tim is a former investment banker and private equity financer who was simply trying to help his sister find the best credit card. In doing so Tim discovered that it was not as simple as he first thought. Besides the obvious brand names such as Visa, Maste…

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0009 Jonathan Swanson - Co-Founder and President Thumbtack 20170213 43:57

7+ y ago43:57

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Jonathan Swanson, Co-Founder and President of www.thumbtack.com joins me on Bay Area Ventures to talk about his journey from White House economic aide to building a high-growth fast-pace technology startup. Founded in 2009, Thumbtack is now a Silicon Valley “unicorn”, a privately held company with a valuation over $1 billion. The company is vying t…

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0006 February 2017 - Cisco acquires AppDynamics plus two health insurance deals crater 13:52

7+ y ago13:52

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In this episode of the M&A Moment, Rick Climan of Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP, joins me to look at how the year 2017 is starting off in the Mergers and Acquisitions arena. We discuss the dollar volume for January 2017 and how that compares to the same period in 2016. We then discuss whether or not the January figures are a good indicator of how t…

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0008 Abe Sher - Managing Partner Energetico 20170123 39:09

7+ y ago39:09

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On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Abe Sher, Managing Partner at Energetico Ventures of Bal Harbor, Florida (www.energetico.com). Abe is a serial entrepreneur, attorney, inventor and venture capitalist. He’s creating products and services that are making a profound impact on humanity. From creating water out of thin air to bringing …

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0007 - 2016 Bay Area Economy Year in Review with Jim Wunderman 23:26

7+ y ago23:26

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On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Jim Wunderman, CEO of www.bayareacouncil.org and take a look back at the San Francisco Bay Area’s economy for 2016, as well as, taking a look forward to what might lie ahead for the region in 2017. The Bay Area economy, to put it simply, has been booming. It has been undergoing a sustained period o…

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0005 Special 2016 Year in Review and 2017 Forecast 26:56

7+ y ago26:56

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In this special extended addition of the M&A Moment we take a look back at the highlights and final numbers for the year 2016. We will also take a look ahead at what 2017 might hold in store. Rick Climan of www.weil.com joins me to talk about how 2016 compared to 2015 and discusses some of the biggest deals announced, as well as some of the biggest…

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0006 Paul Judge - CEO Luma 20161219 41:02

7+ y ago41:02

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On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Paul Judge, Co-Founder and CEO of www.lumahome.com. Paul, is an inventor, investor and serial entrepreneur. He is a cybersecurity expert and has had extensive experience in the field through many of his roles. In addition to Luma, Paul was a co-founder of Pindrop Security, Looklive, Tech Square Lab…

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0005 Sheryl O'Loughlin - CEO of REBBL 20161219 40:46

7+ y ago40:46

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On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Sheryl O’Loughlin, Co-Founder and CEO of www.REBBL.CO, and author of the new book “Killing It: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Head Without Losing Your Heart”. Sheryl is a serial entrepreneur, professor, mentor and author. She was CEO of Clif-Bar for 10 years where she launched the successf…

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0004 Parry Bedi - CEO of GlimpzIt 20161114 50:07

7+ y ago50:07

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On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Parry Bedi, Co-Founder and CEO of www.glimpzit.com, a SaaS artificial intelligence service that helps companies open conversations with their customers and other audiences that will lead to deep insights on their thoughts, behaviors and preferences. GlimpzIt uses machine learning to analyze these c…

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0004 M and A update for December 2016 13:12

7+ y ago13:12

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In this, the final M&A Moment for 2016 Rick Climan of www.weil.com joins me to talk about the recent Golden Gate Capital acquisition of Neustar Inc. (NYSE: NSR) signaling a continued resurgence of private equity firms making financial acquisitions in 2016. This deal is interesting because of some of the foreign capital involved in the deal, as well…

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0003 Jim Fowler - Founder and CEO of Owler.com 20161124 53:31

7+ y ago53:31

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On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Jim Fowler, Founder and CEO of www.owler.com, a crowdsourcing service that helps you gain and maintain insights on your competitors or customer. Jim is a serial entrepreneur, former naval officer, frequent guest speaker and historian. Jim’s career as an entrepreneur began with the acquisition of Lo…

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0002 Interview with Erik Jones, Founder of Jacobian Engineering - 20161024 38:05

7+ y ago38:05

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This week on Bay Area Ventures I speak with my long-time colleague and good friend Erik Jones, Founder and CEO of Jacobian Engineering of Oakland California. Jacobian Engineering is an IT infrastructure and software development consultancy specializing in cybersecurity, HiTrust compliance, enterprise cloud hosting, 24/7 network monitoring and custo…

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0003 M and A update for October 2016 13:10

7+ y ago13:10

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Donald and Rick Climan of Weil, Gotshall and Manges, LLP discuss M&A activity for the first three quarters of 2016 and drill down on one specific deal, Micro Focus International PLC's purchase of the software business of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise for $8.8Billion. 2016 is a strong year but also one where some of the big deals of 2015 have fallen th…

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0001 Modio Health 20160725 40:55

8y ago40:55

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0001 Modio Health – Recorded July 25, 2016 Dr. Kirk Heath, Co-Founder and CEO along with Dr. Tom Clifford, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer discuss www.modiohealth.com. Modio Health is a startup with offices in San Francisco, California and Virginia Beach, Virginia focused on solving the inefficiencies of credentialing and career management for…

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0002 M and A Update for August 2016 13:02

8y ago13:02

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Donald Landwirth, host of Bay Area Ventures on SiriusXM channel 111 Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School and Rick Climan, Partner at Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP discuss Walmart's acquisition of Jet.com and Analog Device's acquisition of the Bay Area's Linear Technology Corporation for $14.6B. Also, get an update of how 2016 M&A activity i…

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0001 M and A Update for July 2016 11:04

8y ago11:04

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Rick Climan of the Weil law firm joins host Donald Landwirth for a recap of M&A activity for the first half of 2016 and a look at what to expect for the rest of the year.By Donald Landwirth

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#0039 – Ron Murayama – Amden Corp. 1:00:23

11+ y ago1:00:23

1:00:23

Dr. Ronald Murayama is founder of Amden Corporation and Natural White, Inc. A highly successful entrepreneur and pioneer in infomercial marketing, Ron will share his exciting story with you. Amden is the maker of the Cybersonic Toothbrush, Dr. Murayama’s patented invention. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.…

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#0038 – Paul Wilde – CXO Insight 1:01:19

11+ y ago1:01:19

1:01:19

Paul Wilde is a consulting executive with over 25 years’ experience as a financial and operational executive in technology companies. Mr Wilde specializes in effecting change through financial and operational leadership, business modeling, reengineering and M&A management for enterprises ranging from emerging growth through medium-sized public comp…

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#0037 – Rebecca Costa – The Costa Report 1:01:48

11+ y ago1:01:48

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Rebecca Costa is a sociobiologist whose unique expertise is to spot and explain emerging trends as they relate to human evolution, global markets, and new technologies. Author of The Watchman’s Rattle: A Radical New Theory of Collapse and host of The Costa Report, Ms. Costa is an entrepreneur, author, radio host and highly sought after speaker. She…

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#0036 – Jaime Cummins – Pico Computing 1:01:16

11+ y ago1:01:16

1:01:16

Jaime Cummins is the President and CEO of www.picocomputing.com. He is also the CEO and founder of www.edisonlabs.net. Jaime is an expert on supercomputing and reconfigurable logic CPUs. We’ll talk about Jaime’s career as a serial entrepreneur, get some insights on the future of supercomputing and find out about Jaime’s latest venture. Live from Sp…

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#0035 – John Heltzel – Los Altos Advisor 1:00:47

11+ y ago1:00:47

1:00:47

John Heltzel is the managing partner and VP of Business Development of www.losaltosadvisors.com. The veteran of several successful startups and an expert at business development for new ventures, John will discuss the differences between business development, sales and marketing. He’ll also talk about the importance of strategic partnerships and ot…

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#0034 – David Anderson – DavidEmpowement 1:02:34

11+ y ago1:02:34

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David Anderson is an award winning media personality, author and host of The David Anderson Radio Movement www.davidempowerment.com. David is an inspirational speaker and talks about his path to success through entrepreneurship, hard work and being a good and thoughtful person. Join us for this hour of empowerment. Live from Spreaker.com in San Fra…

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#0033 – Frank-Robert Kline – AdeptCloud 59:20

11+ y ago59:20

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Frank-Robert Kline is the Founder and CEO of http://adeptcloud.com, a Palo Alto startup working on private collaboration systems for businesses and individuals. Frank-Robert tells us about his background in highly adaptive systems and about what led to his decision to found his first startup company. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The F…

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#0032 – James Martell – jamesmartell.com 1:07:01

11+ y ago1:07:01

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James Martell is an affiliate marketing guru and owner of www.jamesmartell.com. James has been an internet affiliate for over a decade and has taught affiliate marketing to others through his Affiliate Marketing Bootcamp. James discusses why affiliate marketing should be a part of every startup companies go-to market strategy. Live from Spreaker.co…

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#0031 – Anthony Lopez – eHealthInsurance 1:01:47

11+ y ago1:01:47

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Anthony Lopez is a Small Business Specialist at www.eHealthInsurance.com. Anthony will be discussing health plan and benefit strategies for attracting and retaining top talent for your startup venture. We’ll discuss options for startups, Obama care and more. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.…

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#0030 – Ken Levy – 4-Tell 1:03:01

11+ y ago1:03:01

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Ken Levy is the CEO of www.4-Tell.com a cloud based provider of real-time product recommendations for online or brick and mortar retailers. Ken, is a serial entrepreneur and will be discussing how he came up with the idea for 4-Tell as well as how he’s gotten the company launched and to market. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free CO…

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#0029 – Alan Gassman – Erica Pless 1:27:08

11+ y ago1:27:08

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Alan Gassman and Erica Pless, are both tax attorneys based in Clearwater, Florida and co-authors of the recent book, “The Annihilation of Wealth 2013”. Alan and Erica will be discussing tax law issues for startups from the formation decision, to tax issues concerning personnel, to the preservation of wealth for successful entrepreneurs. Find out wh…

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#0028 – Ian Lopuch – PPC Ian 1:24:44

12y ago1:24:44

1:24:44

Ian Lopuch, author of PPC Ian and Vice President of Search Marketing at eHealthInsurance is an expert on Search Engine Marketing, PPC and all things related to internet marketing. Learn from an expert and help your business attract customers and grow. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.…

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#0027 - Stacey Dell - Mohler, Nixon 1:23:15

12y ago1:23:15

1:23:15

Stacey Dell is a CPA with Mohler, Nixon + Williams of Cambell, California specializing in accounting for software, semiconductor and biotech startup organizations. Stacey talks about accounting, tax and strategic financial issues relevant to startups, entrepreneurs and investors. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.…

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#0026 – David Rodnitzky – 3Q Digital 1:31:12

12y ago1:31:12

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David Rodnitzky is the CEO and founder of 3Q Digital (formerly PPC Associates) an internet marketing consulting firm specializing in PPC, SEO and SEM for web and mobile clients. We’ll talk about PPC, what it is, why it’s an important part of a startup’s marketing and advertising budget, how to get it right, and what 3Q Digital can do to help. Live …

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#0025 – Srikumar Rao – The Rao Institute 1:17:00

12y ago1:17:00

1:17:00

Srikumar Rao, Ph. D., is a noted professor, lecturer and creator of the world renowned course “Creativity and Personal Mastery”. The only business school course that has its own alumni association. Dr. Rao is the author of two outstanding books, “Are You Ready to Succeed” and “Happiness at Work”, both books are inspirational and foundational works …

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#0024 – Lisa Kolenda – Omidyar Network 1:28:46

12y ago1:28:46

1:28:46

Lisa Kolenda, in charge of Executive Search at Omidyar Network and host of the successful webcast IntoWine, is an extraordinarily talented recruiter and team builder. Learn about why it’s so important to hire the best possible people for any position at your company and how to attract and retain the people who can make or break your business. Live …

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#0023 – Bjoern Herrmann – Startup Genome 1:23:30

12y ago1:23:30

1:23:30

This week, Bjoern Lasse Herrmann, founder and CEO of The Startup Genome www.startupcompass.co, a developer of customer analytics software for startups and small and medium sized businesses. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.By Donald Landwirth

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#0022 – Matt Frary - SmarterChaos 1:01:34

12y ago1:01:34

1:01:34

This week, Matt Frary, founder and CEO of www.smarterchaos.com, an outsource online affiliate marketing management company. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.By Donald Landwirth

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#0021 – Marshal Kushniruk - Avalara 1:31:51

12y ago1:31:51

1:31:51

This week, Marshal Kushniruk, Executive VP, Business Development at www.Avalara.com, a provider of sales tax automation service for online or brick and mortor retailers. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.By Donald Landwirth

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#0020 – Robert Weis – CFOs2Go 1:33:58

12y ago1:33:58

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Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. This week, Robert Weis, CEO of CFOs2Go and an outsource financial talent provider. With Francesco Baschieri and RC WilliamsBy Donald Landwirth

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#0019 – Noam Wasserman – Harvard 1:18:26

12y ago1:18:26

1:18:26

Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. This week, Noam Wasserman, Associate Professor, Harvard Business School and author of “The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup”.By Donald Landwirth

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#0018 – Kris Markman – Univ. of Memphis 1:33:27

12y ago1:33:27

1:33:27

Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. This week, Kris Markman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Memphis. With Francesco Baschieri and RC WilliamsBy Donald Landwirth

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#0017 – Douglas Crawford – QB3.org 1:26:12

12y ago1:26:12

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Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. This week, Douglas Crawford Associate Director of QB3 www.qb3.org, a quantitative biosciences incubator; and Managing Director of Mission Bay Capital www.missionbaycapital.com With Francesco Baschieri and RC WilliamsBy Donald Landwirth