Best Mike Mahlkow Podcasts (2024)

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#004 - How WeWeb's CEO Raphael Goldsztejn Navigates Growth, Community Building and the No-Code Revolution 55:55

7M ago55:55

55:55

In this episode, Raphael, the CEO and founder of WeWeb, shares his journey of starting the company and the challenges he faced along the way. He discusses the transition from building websites to web applications and the decision-making process behind it. Raphael also explains the target users of WeWeb and how they reach them through word-of-mouth …

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#003 - Agencies Around the World with Uros Mikic, Patrick Haede and Dan Leeman 1:26:36

7M ago1:26:36

1:26:36

In this special episode of “Happy Building!”, we are starting the “Agencies Around the World”-series. We will talk to leaders of Agencies in different countries and different industries to understand how they got started, how they built their products and what we can learn from them. In this episode, we are joined by three guests from different cou…

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#002 - How Andreas Møller from Toddle Brings Practicality to No-Code Web Development 52:51

8M ago52:51

52:51

In this episode of "Happy Building!", we sit down with Andreas Møller from Toddle, a company at the forefront of the no-code web application world. Andreas discusses his personal journey from tech enthusiast to leading Toddle, exploring the challenges and successes along the way. He talks about the development of Toddle, focusing on its goal to mak…

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#001 - How Finsweet Founder Joe Krug built one of the leading Webflow agencies 49:30

8M ago49:30

49:30

In this episode of "Happy Building!", we sit down with Joe Krug, the founder of Finsweet, a company known for its excellent work in the Webflow community. Joe talks about his transition from a career in sales to starting Finsweet, initially a one-person venture that has grown into a team of 50 employees. Joe shares insights on how Finsweet manages …

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147 - Jonas Rinde: Building a hardware-software company in the audio industry, how to evaluate career opportunities, designing products and career advice for young people 52:59

1+ y ago52:59

52:59

Today, we are introducing Jonas Rinde. He is the co-founder and CEO of Nomono, a cloud-based audio collaboration, and processing company built specifically for podcasters, broadcast journalists, audio storytellers, and many more. Audio workflow of the future. He has a long history of working in different industries and started working in the automo…

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146 - Macro Situation for Startups and Founders, Useful Resources to read about it and Availability Cascades 43:28

2y ago43:28

43:28

Everyone's talking about it. The economy has not been looking good. Max and Mike discuss the current macro situation and what it means for startups, employees, and society as a whole. Recommendations READ Andreesen Horowitz: https://future.a16z.com/framework-valuation-navigating-down-markets/ Y Combinator: https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/19/yc-advis…

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145 - Stephan Heller: A crazy 15-year startup journey incl. IPO and Scaling at Groupon, Building Watchmaster.com, Angel Investing and building a fund of fund vehicle now 50:19

2y ago50:19

50:19

"There was so much pain that just went into this and so much blood, sweat, and tears, personal commitment, you know, working really for three, four years, not sleeping, not having a personal life in that sense. And suddenly this whole thing, that's to fall apart." It didn't take long for founder and entrepreneur Stephan Heller to move on and start …

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144 - Pascal Bieri, Founder of Planted: Building a Food-Tech company through plant-based protein with over 150 people across Europe 35:04

2y ago35:04

35:04

As the population grows exponentially and the demand for meat grows, producing meat has become increasingly unsustainable. Hungry to change that, Planted Foods has been revolutionizing the food chain. Pascal Bieri, one of its founders, joins us today and inspires us to rethink what we eat as he shares with us the whys and hows of producing meat fro…

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143 - Saket Kumar, Founder of Vitt: Future of SaaS Financing, VC, Writing a novel 52:49

2y ago52:49

52:49

Is getting a novel published comparable to getting a startup funded? Saket Kumar answers this question in this week’s episode. He freely takes us on an unexpected journey, from creating a novel to founding his current company. We also find out why he went from being a venture capitalist to becoming a founder and why he intends to stay for the long …

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142 - Favorite Gadgets and Managing Focus and Energy 36:41

2y ago36:41

36:41

“I can now focus on things that I'm more uniquely suited to and that I'm just way better at that bring me more joy.” That is one thing that effective energy management can do for you. This week, Max and Mike talk about energy management. They talk about what they do, including how they structure their day to be the most productive. In this episode,…

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034 - We changed the channel - 2 Minute Update 2:33

2+ y ago2:33

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Feel free to check our podcast here now: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6b9YeL5VJGyPA5s3bICmgF Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/feed-your-brain-podcast/id1169436412 or on any of your social channels.

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141 - Morning Routines, Yearly Goal Settting, Differences NYC and San Francisco 38:48

2+ y ago38:48

38:48

Unfortunately one of our guests needed to cancel last minute, we decided to record a duo episode with Mike and Max about things we're passionate about! We share thoughts on our morning routines, yearly goal setting, differences between NYC and San Francisco and many more things! Follow us on Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and wherever you would like…

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140 - Jay Rosenkrantz: One of world's-leading online poker player to now building a Web3 playground for writers, artists an collectors 48:53

2+ y ago48:53

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Jay Rosenkrantz is using the Web3 world to build a playground for writers, artists,s and collectors. With his company Heroic Story, Jay and his brother are creating a new game, where players build stories and fantasy worlds together. Before, Jay was one of the leading online poker players in the world, coached poker player all over the world, creat…

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139 - Vaitea Cowan, Co-Founder at Enapter, about their way of making green hydrogen accessible and affordable for everyone 50:39

2+ y ago50:39

50:39

Our guest today tries to prevent the climate crisis using the power of Green Hydrogen. Vaitea is a co-founder of Enapter, an award-winning company that is productizing the usage of hydrogen. Enapter is hiring. If you want to help save the world and work with amazing people like Vaitea, apply here: https://www.enapter.com/careers Other things that w…

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138 - Albert Gajsak: Building an AI-powered Batmobile Hardware Product with Warner Bros, Educating Kids about Technology through Electronic Devices, Covid impact on Supply Chains 44:11

2+ y ago44:11

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We have Albert Gajsak as a guest on the podcast today. Albert is a young founder who combines hardware and software with a team of 20 to develop electronic devices. Essentially with the purpose of teaching kids more about technology. Since its launch in 2017, Circuitmess has sold over 50,000 products to over 30000 customers - all over the world. Cu…

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137 - Finding Language Market Fit and Web3 40:45

2+ y ago40:45

40:45

Everyone knows finding product market fit. But what about the Language? There's a concept which was presented by OpenView about Language-Market Fit - we found it inspiring and shared it with you through this way here. Furthermore, we talk about first insights into Web3 and our viewpoint on it. Language Market Fit Model by OpenView Beginner Guide to…

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136 - Michael Bervell: Writing a book, Interviewing Jack Ma and leading entrepreneurs, African's Startup Ecosystem, Angel Investing and building a non-profit in his early days 53:55

2+ y ago53:55

53:55

The nest guest is on board - Michael Bervell. MIchael is a Ghanaian-American angel-investor, entrepreneur, and author. He's the author of "Unlocking Unicorns", a book about the stories and habits of leading entrepreneurs in Asia, Africa and the Middle East (e.g. he personally interviewed Jack Ma for the book). In 2007, he co-founded the non-profit …

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135 - Mathias Klenk, Passbase Founder: The Role of identity verification in today's world, winning first investors, comparison US and German Universities 51:41

2+ y ago51:41

51:41

We had the chance to interview another Founder again, namely the Founder and current CTO of Passbase, Mathias Klenk. Passbase's goal is to "empower the world with a digital identity system that puts you, the individual, first". Mathias and we talked about the role of a human identitity, the importance of it in today's world, winning the first inves…

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134 - Asynchronous Working, Hiring, Books 44:00

3y ago44:00

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In this episode, we talked about asynchronous working with our teams and which tools we use, learnings from hiring people and books that we've recently read. Feel free to connect via Linkedin (leave a message) Max Mike

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133 - Eli Bressert, CEO & Co-Founder Origin: Building a travel company during COVID, San Francisco vs. Europe, Evaluating Machine Learning Opportunities in Products, Importance of Data Science 46:12

3y ago46:12

46:12

Welcome back to the Feed Your Brain Podcast. Max and his co-host Mike interviewed another guest this time. Eli Bressert, Co-Founder and CEO of Origin. Origin provides you with the most personalized luxury trips based on who you are and what you want to experience next. Eli was a mentor at Singularity University, Head of Siri Platform Science & Insi…

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132 - How to raise a Seed Round 46:30

3y ago46:30

46:30

Hi friends! For this episode we have chosen a little different format. For one reason. Mike just raised a 6.3 million seed round with his startup Blair. Since we have a lot of founders as listeners, we thought it would be exciting to take a look behind the curtain and understand how Mike and his team made it happen. So Max took the chance to ask hi…

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033 - Finding Your Personal Mission Statement 25:36

3y ago25:36

25:36

Hey listeners, Mike and I talk about the value of finding your personal mission statement and how it can help you with staying focused on the things that actually drive value and happiness for you personally - especially when building companies and products. We'd be glad to get your feedback and hear about strategies and methodologies of you findin…

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131 - Finding Your Personal Mission Statement 25:36

3y ago25:36

25:36

Hey listeners, Mike and I talk about the value of finding your personal mission statement and how it can help you with staying focused on the things that actually drive value and happiness for you personally - especially when building companies and products. We'd be glad to get your feedback and hear about strategies and methodologies of you findin…

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032 - Should we specialize or be a generalist? 22:54

3+ y ago22:54

22:54

Mike and Max wanted to talk about a topic that has been on our minds for quite some time now: Shall we be Generalists, Specialists or generalized specialist or specialized generalists? ;) We've conducted an episode where we combine our thoughts with science and a few books that have been written about that topic. If you like it, please subscribe an…

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031 - A wine app raises 155m, Spotify's patent to analyze user's voice, Apple and Cars and Global Tax for Tech Companies 44:59

3+ y ago44:59

44:59

Hello to all listeners! Mike and I have once again sat down together to talk about various topics: Wine-app Vivino raises 155m round - what's special about the app and the industry? Spotify was granted a patent for a technology that analyzes listeners’ voice and background noise to suggest content based on their mood, gender, age, accent, or even s…

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130 - Nikolaus Volk, CEO of Kyte: Uber for Rental Cars, Mobility, Machine Learning at Kyte, Studying at Stanford 56:15

3+ y ago56:15

56:15

Nikolaus Volk is the Founder and CEO of Kyte, a San-Francisco based Startup that delivers rental cars to your home. They help everyone to access rental cars with the simplicity of Uber. A few facts about Nik: He studied at Stanford and TU Munich He worked at Uber for a few years Kyte raised 9m for their expansion Offices in Munich and San Francisco…

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030 - Nikolaus Volk, CEO of Kyte: Uber for Rental Cars, Mobility, Machine Learning at Kyte, Studying at Stanford 56:15

3+ y ago56:15

56:15

Nikolaus Volk is the Founder and CEO of Kyte, a San-Francisco based Startup that delivers rental cars to your home. They help everyone to access rental cars with the simplicity of Uber. A few facts about Nik: He studied at Stanford and TU Munich He worked at Uber for a few years Kyte raised 9m for their expansion Offices in Munich and San Francisco…

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129 - Hey friends, I'm back & What we can learn from AirBnB 43:48

3+ y ago43:48

43:48

I haven't been here for while, however, I thought of publishing this episode to keep you up to date on what's happening. Startups, Sparks and Serendipity Podcast with Mike Mahlkow and myself Find me on Linkedin

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029 - What we can learn from AirBnB 40:02

3+ y ago40:02

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Mike and Max talked about the early story of AirBnB and what startups and aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from the story itself. Please subscribe and reach out to us on different channels. We also host Clubhouse irregularly now. Feel free to follow us there ;) Check out The Generalist.

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028 - Semir Jahic from Clari talks about sales processes, differences Europe vs. US and finding the right startup to work for 52:48

3+ y ago52:48

52:48

This week we sat down with Semir Jahic, the lead Sales Engineer at Clari, to talk about several topics including the rigour around sales processes in America and what impact it is having on European firms. We discuss in detail the difference in sales and implementation of processes in American and European businesses. Next, we got into how to pick …

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027 - Startup News Flash, Virtual Headquarter Startups, Learning New Skills 42:05

3+ y ago42:05

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This week we sat down to talk about trends in the tech startup industry and introduce a new segment into our weekly podcast. We think the “News Flash” will give listeners new insights into the industry at a surface level as something to talk about with friends and colleagues. We also talk about “virtual headquarters” and how working from home might…

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026 - Homeoffice Setup and Socialising now, Startup Hubs, New Books to read 33:24

3+ y ago33:24

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This week, we sat down to discuss things that help us get through the work day with comfort. Working from home every day can be quite taxing. We all deal with it in different ways. In this episode we share some of the things that make our home office a bit more cozy and effective such as a decent webcam, headphones, chairs and backdrops. We then di…

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025 - Interview with Sameday Testing Founder Felix Huettenbach: Building a company around COVID tests, spending time in a monastery and tips on building a successful business 50:03

3+ y ago50:03

50:03

Today we sat down with the founder of Sameday Testing, Felix Huettenbach. We had a great conversation exploring his past roles and experiences including living in a monastery, founding a company at college at 18, and through the time until now where he has built a Covid-19 business that offers quick PCR testing in LA and in Washington D.C. We discu…

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024 - Interview with Bryan Wish: Launching books successfully, How to Network and Finding Your Own Personal Path 37:20

3+ y ago37:20

37:20

Bryan is the founder of BW Missions, a company that works with mission-driven entrepreneurs, thought-leaders, and CEOs including Nir Eyal (Author Hooked & Indistractable), Rick Smith (CEO Axon/ inventor of the TASER), Denise Gosnell (Chief Data Officer at DataStax), Dan Berger (Former CEO of Social Tables, acquired by CVENT), Allen Gannett, and man…

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023 - Interview with Ben Zoldan: Coping with difficult times, Storytelling and human-oriented connections 52:57

3+ y ago52:57

52:57

Ben Zoldan is the founder and maker behind Storyleaders. A company that transforms organizations by the power of storytelling. Ben has helped organizations such as Salesforce, Tableau, Lightpath, Oracle and others to be leading organizations through storytelling in sales and is widely renowned through his expertise. He also is the co-author of one …

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022 - The Startup Report 2020, Status in Enterprise Software and a great Marketing blogger 45:19

3+ y ago45:19

45:19

This week, we have a nice conversation all about startups and the startup environment. We explore topics related to what startups focus on, including accelerating growth, sales and winning customers. Likewise, we discuss different ways founders fund their startups, such as through VC, loans and government grants. Do you consider your business a sta…

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021 - Routines for traveling and working and managing work, health and life 43:20

3+ y ago43:20

43:20

This week, we dive into our tricks for productivity and planning ahead, setting routines, and retaining focus throughout the work week. We talk about how we use our time when traveling, and how, whether you’re on a train or a long distance flight, organizing your time could save a bunch of trouble. Then we dive a bit into managing our time organiza…

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020 - Dopamine Games and a book for people in struggle 43:51

4y ago43:51

43:51

This week we discussed dopamine and its many implications on people's lives. From understanding how dopamine can lead to addiction in drugs, we discuss similar effects from gambling to social media. We decided to open up a bit about ourselves and share coping mechanisms we use and what can help us get through to the next day. We also shared some ti…

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019 - Jeff Gothelf on Employability, Entrepreneurship and Building Your Personal Platform 48:31

4y ago48:31

48:31

This week we interviewed Jeff Gothelf about employability and entrepreneurship. Jeff talks about how he switched his job search model from a push model to a pull model where he attracts opportunities by building a platform of expertise and experience and broadly giving it away through content marketing. He talks a bit more about getting better with…

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018 - Micro Entrepreneurship: The new normal? 40:01

4y ago40:01

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Micro-entrepreneurship is the new normal. Platforms such as Uber, Shopify, Food Delivery providers and others create completely new opportunities for entrepreneurial activity. What micro-entrepreneurship is and what is really behind it, you can hear in this podcast. Book: Go Giver: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1873060.The_Go_Giver…

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017 - A great founder handbook, better decision making and the power of not knowing something 48:27

4y ago48:27

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017 - A great founder handbook, better decision making and the power of not knowing something

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016 - First Thoughts on Starting A Podcast, Rome Research and Macro.io 23:30

4y ago23:30

23:30

This week we end the first season by reflecting on the past fifteen episodes and by hinting at what is to come in the next seasons. Additionally we ask you, our listeners to offer some feedback for what you want to hear in coming episodes. This is a short one, but we will be back next week with a new season and cool new topics! Recommendations: Boo…

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015 - The Serendipity Mindset with Christian Busch 50:34

4y ago50:34

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This week we met with our first guest, Christian Busch and had a special conversation about serendipity. What is serendipity? How can we actively manage situations to make them more serendipitous? Does luck favor the prepared? How can we increase the surface area of luck? This episode gives a look into how to connect dots to access the serendipitie…

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014 - Mike's Solo Episode - Inversion, Hanlon's Razor and the future of humanity 22:33

4y ago22:33

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On this week’s episode of Startups, Sparks & Serendipity, we have a bit of a changeup. Mike is alone this time. You know how synching schedules can be when business is picking up, and that is just where we are. So Mike takes some time to talk about two very important mental models he uses. Inversion - solving problems by working backwards. Instead …

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013 - Face-2-Face Session in Social Distancing And Thoughts on WireCard and Organizing Life 43:10

4y ago43:10

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On this week’s episode of Startups, Sparks & Serendipity, we are at last together, recording an episode in person! We discuss long-term goal setting, necessary tech knowledge for creating a startup, issues with a European Fintech company, and more! How do we stay healthy and creative? Listen out this episode to find out. Recommendations: To Read: U…

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012 - The consolidation of the audio industry and advice for our past selves 52:01

4y ago52:01

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012 - The consolidation of the audio industry and advice for our past selves

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011 - The Audio Industry Deep Dive 42:21

4y ago42:21

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On this week’s episode of Startups, Sparks & Serendipity, Max and Mike discuss audio and Voice as the user interface of the future. From his start with podcasts and confounding an audio tech startup, Max discusses the beginnings to his fascination with audio technology. Audio, as a frictionless medium, can be more convenient while traveling, commut…

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010 - Mental Models: The Compound Effect and Conclusion Biases 35:36

4y ago35:36

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Hi all! We were intrigued by the positive feedback we have gotten on our mental model episode and therefore wanted to deep-dive in two very specific mental models that are helping us day-by-day. Feel free to listen in, while you are enjoying the sun, sitting on the couch or going for a run. And don't forget to subscribe. See you next time! Book rec…

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009 - Why to start a startup? 36:10

4y ago36:10

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This week our hosts dive into the WHY of startups. From the desire of autonomy to the need of solving real world problems, and the freedom to solve problems on your own terms, this podcast is filled with useful information for entrepreneurs and future startup founders. Whether you want to pick who you work with or feed your curiosity, starting a bu…

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008 - The Best Brands in 2020 and Email Hacks 37:01

4y ago37:01

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Branding is one of the most important and yet elusive concepts in business. This Week Mike and Max dive into a recent Brand Intimacy study exploring which brands different generations (Gen Z, Millennials, Boomers) feel the most connection to, and are surprised by some of the results. Then there is some discussion about the process that brings custo…

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