Dynamo Discussions

Santosh and Katlyn talk Uber drama and the role regulation is playing in innovation.

"Within a startup, everyone should be a sales person." Sales is a critical part of a successful startup. Jason Provonsha, CSO at Steam Logistics, shares lessons from his career in sales and startups. A must-listen as your startup gets ready to hit the market.

Santosh and Katlyn talk over a few of the big points made on the Internet Trends Report 2016 and touch on Jeff Bezos' comments on Amazon brick and mortar bookstores. Fun stuff.

Bellhops, a fast-growing startup that is changing the way people move, started with a few guys and some clipboards helping students move on college campuses. Now, it is a full-blown tech company. We talk with two of its founders- both admittedly non-technical, who reveal how they have grown so quickly and the inherent challenges in that growth.

We debuted a brand new weekly segment! Every Friday we discuss current topics in the industry and offer our predictions on what it all means. This week: strategic partnerships between automakers and ride-share platforms and a trend we foresee happening in investing.

On this week's podcast, you get to hear Brian Trautschold, cofounder at Ambition, share his team's story and experience with the Y Combinator accelerator. He offers startups advice on learning from mistakes and building relationships. Santosh and Katlyn also announce a new mini-Dynamo Discussion we have in the works!

If you aren't making money, you aren't a business. That's why understanding product-market fit is a crucial component for success. Andrew Goldner, Co-Founder at GrowthX, shares his insights into this formulaic process and talks about the importance of supporting businesses in founders' hometowns outside of Silicon Valley.

Ted Alling, MD at Dynamo and Founder at Lamp Post Group shares his experience and advice as an entrepreneur and investor. He talks mentorship, hiring for success and how to always stay sharp.

Allan Davis is not your typical VC. In this candid interview, he talks his transition from entrepreneur to investor and the difficulties in mentoring teams. He offers valuable insights into the process of building a great team. A big takeaway: It's hard as hell.

This week we talk with Shelley Prevost, CEO and Cofounder of Torch- a hardware tech company that is making parenting easier. She talks life as a first time founder and gives insights into working with Ted Alling, Barry Large and Allan Davis- MD's at Dynamo.