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It’s not what you know. It’s not who you know. It’s knowing how to put it all together. Execution is King. Founders-turned-investors Ryan and Rob Weber go in search of success to investors, founders, and builders, seeking insights and lessons from where the rubber meets the road in the innovation industry. Hosted by Josef Siebert, each episode features a Weber brother and a guest who can offer best practices to startup founders building the next great global startups from wherever they may b ...
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Interview with Mike Schulte, Principal at Great North Ventures (Part 2)
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This is the second of a two-part deep dive where we cover the most common concerns startup founders run into, with Great North Ventures’s in-house legal expert. Mike Schulte is Principal at Great North Ventures, and holds a JD/MBA from St. Thomas University. In this episode, we talk about fundraising, liquidation preferences, SAFE notes, and board …
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Interview with Mike Schulte, Principal at Great North Ventures (Part 1)
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This is the first of a two-part deep dive where we cover the most common concerns startup founders run into, with Great North Ventures’s in-house legal expert. Mike Schulte is Principal at Great North Ventures, and holds a JD/MBA from St. Thomas University. In this episode, we talk about picking a name, choosing between an LLC and a C-corp for inco…
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Interview with Orazio Buzza, Founder and CEO of Fooda
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In this episode, we talk about management styles and goal setting, and uncover some gems about granting equity and hiring from our guest, Orazio Buzza, Founder and CEO of Fooda. Orazio has taken the startup ride from early on through exit twice already, before founding Fooda. Fooda is a food technology platform that connects restaurants to people w…
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Interview with Eric Martell, Founder of Pear Commerce
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In this episode, we talk about early-stage scaling. What it looks like, how to think about it, and what it takes to generate growth. We are joined by Eric Martell, Founder of Pear Commerce. Eric is a former founder of EatStreet, and a former Managing Director and Venture Partner at gener8tor. With a background as a founder and as an investor and st…
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Interview with Tipatat Chennavasin, General Manager and Co-Founder of The Venture Reality Fund
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In this episode, Josef and Rob talk about the Metaverse, and how important it is for founders and investors to learn about it. They are joined by Tipatat Chennavasin, General Manager and Co-Founder of The Venture Reality Fund. Tipatat is a former founder, creative innovator, and VR/AR developer. His background in Metaverse runs deep, including the …
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Interview with Atif Siddiqi, Founder/CEO of Branch
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In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about the newly launched venture studio project that's a social app for trading card collectors. They are joined by Atif Siddiqi, Founder and CEO of Branch. Atif is a former EIR of Idealab, a venture studio that has generated multiple unicorns. Branch came out of Atif's time at Idealab, and has grown substantiall…
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Interview with Michael Martocci, CEO and Founder of SwagUp
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In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about bootstrapping. Rob shares his experience bootstrapping to $70M in revenue by age 32 with his startup, NativeX. They are joined by Michael Martocci, who is the Founder and CEO of SwagUp. SwagUp is a company that sells curated swag packages to startups. Michael has bootstrapped his company to $50M in revenue …
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In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about a new book out about network effects, "The Cold Start Problem" by Andrew Chen. They speak with Una Fox, who works as a Chief Global Data & Analytics Officer. Una was previously a VP at Disney and a Director at Yahoo, and is a truly data-driven leader. Una has known Rob for over a decade, and talks about per…
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In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about the impending paradigm shift represented by the metaverse, and relate it to past shifts. They speak with Joe Sriver, the first UX/UI hire at Google, founder of the cellphone flashlight function, and CEO of 4giving. Joe talks about the importance of being data-driven as an early employee at Google, and as a …
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Best Advice from the Great North Annual Event
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In this compilation episode, Josef features the best advice for founders that we picked up at our 2021 Annual Event. Every year, Great North gathers investors, founders, and ecosystem builders together for networking and progress updates. Hear advice from our stakeholders- people who have proven they can execute- on hiring and firing, leadership, g…
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Rob and Josef talk about some Twitter controversy over founder extravagances, and the difference between, say, personal chefs at work used for recruiting, vs. buying a used fishing boat with your profits. Jonathan Treble joins and talks about his path from Wharton grad to startup employee to Founder/CEO of PrintWithMe. He also talks about building …
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Rob Weber talks with Anna Mason, Managing Partner of Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund about her journey to venture. She also provides key insight for founders and discusses the nuance of high volume, early stage investment.By Great North Ventures
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Ryan and Josef talk about the Weber brothers' long history, with Ryan tracking Mynul since they took classes together in college. He talks about his journey as a first-generation immigrant who came from Bangladesh to St. Cloud, MN. His biggest lesson for founders? "Never run out of cash." He shares how his "hobby" turned from Plan B into the only p…
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Rob and Josef talk podcasts, and comes clean about his awkward intro to Nick Moran. Nick talks about his path to becoming a General Partner of New Stack Ventures and the host of The Full Ratchet podcast. We talk decision-making as investors, and advice for founders, including the most common mistake: building a product then trying to find a market …
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Molly Pyle, Center on Rural Innovation (CORI)
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Ryan and Josef talk about the importance of startup communities and the importance of innovation in rural communities, including St. Cloud, MN. Molly shares her experience working with incubators, builders, and startups with Singularity University and how that led to her position as the Entrepreneur Ecosystem Development Lead at CORI, where she wor…
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Rob and Josef kick around bucket list ideas and shattered Vikings dreams, then dive into the interview with the former Co-Founder and CEO of SportsEngine. Justin Kaufenberg shares his path to venture from childhood brainstorming sessions trying to make his dad rich, to the realization and creation of the "atomic unit" central to SportsEngine's succ…
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Introduction to the "Execution is King" podcast
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The best way to learn about how to build is to learn from other builders. Coming soon: "Execution is King", hosted by Rob Weber, Ryan Weber, and Josef Siebert of Great North Ventures.By Great North Ventures
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