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The Unsexy Startup talks about what it truly takes to build a company, and not just the highlights. Every week, we interview Founders who have raised successful rounds, and / or have sold a company prior to their current venture. Topics cover the Unsexiest time founders had, while growing their startup. The podcast also talks about how to handle Unsexy challenges such as creating more emotional intelligence, raising funds at an early stage, how to deal with frustrations at an early stage, an ...
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“Testing and Reiterating” with founder and CEO of Unacast, Thomas Walle
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The balance of Ego and Humility as an entrepreneur w/ Founder & CEO of Electric.ai, Ryan Denehy
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This was a very special episode as we brought on 3x founder, Ryan Denehy to talk about all his challenges, mistakes, and successes of starting his first company to his third. Stay tuned for an amazing ride, as Ryan takes you through some of his worst times as a founder and some of his best. We focus on the topic of humility and how the ego can tear…
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Cracking into Unsexy industries w/ Co Founder & CEO of Fabric Technologies, Adam Erlebacher
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On this episode of The Unsexy Startup, we interview Adam Erlebacher, Co Founder & CEO of Fabric Technologies. Unfortunately, the current system of agents and brokers can make what should be a straightforward process complex, time-consuming, and expensive. Fabric was built to make life insurance for new parents easy by automating this process and si…
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VC and Founder fires w / GP of UpSlope Ventures, Kate Shillo Beardsley
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On this episode of The Unsexy Startup, we interviewed the General Partner of UpSlope Ventures, Kate Shillo. Kate talks about her transition as the Chief of Staff at Huff Post to going into a scrappy environment building out Lerer Hippeau. LH is one of the biggest VCs based out of NY with investments such as Venmo, Buzzfeed, Casper, and the list goe…
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Mistakes Young Founders Make w/ Brex Co Founder & CEO, Henrique Dubugras
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After taking a few months off we are back with another season! We wanted to make sure we had our branding down and strategy together to create the best show possible. In our first episode back, we have Co-Founder & CEO of Brex, Henrique Dubugras. Henrique sits down with us to talk about common mistakes young founders make when scaling a company. He…
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Episode 15: The challenges of being a founder from both sides of the table w/ Former VC @ GV, and CEO/ Founder of Modsy, Shanna Tellerman
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Shanna Tellerman sold her company, transitioned in VC when she was an investor @ GV. She quickly transitioned back into being a founder and scaled her second company, Modsy. Tune in to hear the challenges Shanna faced when transitioning from VC back to Founder! Would really appreciate the feedback so I can build a better podcast for our listeners. …
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Episode 14: What is feels like currently to be a seed stage founder and the challenges of rapidly growing W/ Co Founder of Abraxas, Joshua Lawton
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Josh and Justin are the co founders of an amazing company called Abraxas. Abraxas is disrupting the $29b OOH market. Josh and Justin are one of Quakes investments, and through their time with Quake, we've seen tremendous month over month growth. But with growth at such an early stage, challenges arise.Tune in to see how Josh handles demands at an e…
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Episode 13: The Challenges of Sales and Marketing as a seed stage company w/ Founder & CEO of UpShow, Adam Hirsen
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From Private Equity to Founder, Adam had to take a leap of faith to start UpShow. Tune in to hear some of the sales and marketing challenges Adam had a early stage, and what founders can take away from his experience in scaling a company from scratch. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…
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Episode 12: Overcoming some challenges women face within business w/ CEO of Ellevate Network, Kristy Wallace
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In this episode of The Unsexy Startup, Kristy gives us a deep dive on her transition as a CEO of women first company, and some of the challenges female founders may face as they take on their start up. Here are some key topics Kristy dives into - How can women rise to the top, even through the challenges the startup world can bring? - What are some…
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Episode 11: The challenges of building out a product at seed stage, and what to focus on w/ Co Founder & CTO of Buildout, Jason Tillery
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In this episode, Jason talks about being a CTO at a rapidly growing seed company. Although, this is an exciting phase to roll your product out, there are many challenges any product person will face. Jason goes over several points: - Relying only on existing customer feedback, but having a hard time getting external feedback to build a better produ…
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Episode 10: Why the real magic is in the Unsexy, w / Co Founder & CEO of Kin, Sean Harper
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We are back with more episodes of the Unsexy Startup! In this episode, we have founder and CEO of Kin, Sean Harper on to talk about the embracing the Unsexy. Most people are excited about the sexy things in the business, but the real growth comes from the grunt work and the heavy lifting. Few founders are willing to do some of these unsexy things d…
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Episode 9: How to overcome the challenges of fundraising at a seed stage w/ CEO & Founder of Parsely, Sachin Kamdar
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One of the core challenges founders go through, especially at an early stage is the process of getting funding. Sachin Kamdar, CEO & Founder of Parsely, knows first hand how challenging funding can be. Sachin will take you through his journey of funding at an early stage. He also shares his challenges he experienced, and gives our listeners some ti…
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Episode 8: Moving into a new territory to start a company w / Co Founder of Blue Smart, Alejo Verlini
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Ever had to move into a new territory just to start a business? Alejo and his team has. When starting Blue Smart, Alejo and his co founders were challenged with moving to China to manufacture their product. This was completely unknown to them. They didn't know the native language, they had to understand the culture fast, and they had to adapt to li…
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Episode 7: The Unsexy Challenges That Come With Disrupting a Huge Industry w/ CEO & Founder of Solera Health, Brenda Schmidt
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We sat down with Brenda Schmidt, the CEO and Founder of Solera Health. Brenda has been apart of the health care industry for more than 13 years, and knew the ins and out before disrupting such a tough industry. We focused on the Unsexy challenges that come with disrupting an age old industry, and how to come overcome some of those challenges if you…
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Episode 6: How to calculate small wins while having long term goals w/ CEO & Co Founder of Open Listings, Judd Schoenholtz
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In this episode of the The Unsexy Startup, we sat down with Judd Schoenholtz, CEO & Co Founder of Open Listings, to talk about how enjoy the small wins during the long term process of building a start up.Here is what Judd had to say: - It can be easy to get lost in the process of growing a company. This can lead to burnout. - Even though the goal i…
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Episode 5: How to have a healthier approach to your startup w/Jesse Horwitz, CEO & Co Founder of Hubble Contacts
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We sat down with Jesse for an eye opening interview on what the media portrays about startups vs. the reality, and what is a healthier approach to you startup compared to what you might see online. Jesse was extremely humble. He went through his mistakes of jumping from Bridgewater Associates too early, to the trial and error period where each star…
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Episode 4: The importance of creativity when there is a lack of funding w/CEO & Co Founder of Heartbeat, Brian Freeman
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Brian’s company had to make a pivot, due to the market response from their current product and lack of runway. This is what really brought out what was needed to create Heartbeat.We brought Brian Freeman on the podcast to talk about the power of creativity, when you are boot strapping your company. Often this push through in creativity helps develo…
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Episode 2: How to handle your team's optimism during Unsexy times w/ CEO & Founder of Insticator Zack Dugow
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Today's interview is with the CEO and Founder of Insticator, Zack Dugow. Zack hops on the podcast to talk about his Unsexiest time scaling Insticator, and how he was able to handle his team's optimism during a cash crunch, in the early stages of a company. Prior to Insticator, Zack was the Founder and CEO of Red Rush Entertainment, a large media ag…
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Episode 3: The Story Behind The Unsexy Startup, Interview w/ CEO of UYD Management, Tayo Rockson
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In this episode, Tayo Rockson interviews me, the host of The Unsexy Startup, Sumay Parikh. We talk about about how I transitioned into the startup world, and why we came up with The Unsexy Startup.A few topics we go over: - Why I choose entrepreneurship - How I transitioned from owning and operating hotels, to diving into startups - All my failures…
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Episode 1: The importance of emotional intelligence, and its significance in your company, during uncertain times w/ CEO and Founder of Greenhouse.io, Daniel Chait
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Today's interview is with the CEO and Co Founder of Greenhouse.io, Daniel Chait. Daniel takes you through his journey, how he built his previous company, and how he transitioned into starting Greenhouse. We go into why emotional intelligence is crucial, and why its important for your company to learn emotional intelligence through Unsexy times.Gree…
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