Dear First-Time Founders

Dear First-Time Founders

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Dear First-Time Founders episodes

  • 1. Marko Gargenta (Founder @Plusplus.co): Re-writing the definition of success

    Marko dropped out of college to start his first company in Silicon Valley, only to see it bomb during the dot com crash. Shifting from fast, rapid growth to slow and steady development, he built Marakana, an IT training service which was acquired by Twitter in 2013. With his new definition of success that focuses on "impact," Marko is now the founder of Plusplus.co with the aim to share tribal knowledge within an organization.

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    >>TIME FRAME<<

    [1:00] About Marko

    [3:21] Dropped out of college to Silicon Valley

    [6:14] First startup failure

    [11:36] Service-based company vs product-based company

    [14:43] The sense of success

    [18:33] Seeking mentorship

    [21:31] A deferred life plan

    [23:30] Mindset for an entrepreneur

    [24:46] Current company

    [28:53] Advice for 1st time founder

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    >> ABOUT MARKO and MARIA <<

    Connect with Marko through https://www.linkedin.com/in/markogargenta/ and get to know Plusplus.co.

    Connect with Maria through https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasipka/

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    >> MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE <<

    Book: Discover your true North - Bill George

    Book: Leading well from within - Daniel Friedland

    The term “Ikigai”

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    >> CONNECTED WITH 2TF <<

    Second Time Founders (2TF) is founded on the belief that when founders create their second company, they choose to do things differently based on what they learned.

    We at 2TF are committed to creating a space for founders to share knowledge, perspectives and resources that create positive changes in their consciousness, community, and the world. To do this, 2TF has developed an annual peer-focused forum to provide founders with the thought frameworks necessary for their success. Request an invitation here: https://lnkd.in/eSQemnH

    Website: www.secondtimefounders.com

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2ndtimefounders

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2ndtimefounders/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/2ndtimefounders?lang=en

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2ndtimefounders

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    >> MUSIC <<

    Quietly Confident Outlook - Stevens Grenga

    Efficiency - Manuel Ochoa

    Enjoy the Ride - Simon Pettersson

    32 min
  • 0. Dear First-Time Founders, we are here for you!

    It can be a struggle to find the right solutions, inspiration, and purpose for you and your company. But you push through the struggle and, ‘Wallah!’, you’re a founder. But that’s just the beginning. A founder’s journey is filled with self-doubts, obstacles, or just simply... “What have I gotten myself into?” In ep 0, have a listen on how our two hosts, Stacey and Maria, navigate their journeys as founders through uncertainties. Have a glance at who we are, what stories we will tell in “Dear First-Time Founders,” and most importantly, why we choose to do this podcast in this episode.

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    >>TIME FRAME<<

    [0:50] A difficult moment when building your company from Maria & Stacey

    [2:20] About our host, Stacey Lawson

    [3:35] About our host, Maria Sipka

    [7:18] Biggest lesson learned as founder from our hosts

    [10:00] The values of the "Dear First-Time Founders" podcast

    [12:45] About the company Second Time Founders (2TF)

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    >> LISTEN TO NEW EPISODES ON <<

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    >> CONNECT WITH OUR HOSTS <<

    Stacey Lawson at https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-lawson-204a3/

    Maria Sipka at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasipka/

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    >> CONNECTED WITH 2TF <<

    Second Time Founders (2TF) is founded on the belief that when founders create their second company, they choose to do things differently based on what they learned.

    We at 2TF are committed to creating a space for founders to share knowledge, perspectives and resources that create positive changes in their consciousness, community, and the world. To do this, 2TF has developed an annual peer-focused forum to provide founders with the thought frameworks necessary for their success. Request an invitation here: https://lnkd.in/eSQemnH

    Website: www.secondtimefounders.com

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2ndtimefounders

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2ndtimefounders/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/2ndtimefounders?lang=en

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2ndtimefounders

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    >> MUSIC <<

    Quietly Confident Outlook - Stevens Grenga

    Efficiency - Manuel Ochoa

    Enjoy the Ride - Simon Pettersson

    15 min

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In “Dear First-Time Founders,” our hosts Stacey Lawson and Maria Sipka sit down with our incredible founders to talk about their journey of navigating the other “F” word in Silicon Valley - Fear…