Founder Vision with Clearview

Founder Vision with Clearview

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Founder Vision with Clearview episodes

  • 035 What happens when we focus innovation through client feedback?
    In building a top-notch product, it's all about communication. Ryan Quiring joins Brett Kistler and Brian Gupton on the show to share his journey founding and growing high-tech workplace safety management platform SafetyTek. He discusses how his team has applied the idea that "time with customers is never wasted." He digs into how client feedback not only allowed SafetyTek to refine and improve their offerings, but also uncovered some hidden values and strengths of the platform. He shares advice on how to find mentors and connect to the communities where clients are, how to approach fundraising (hint: it's not a sales pitch), how to maintain accountability and weed out toxicity on a startup team, and more.
    48 min
  • 034 How do we know we're on the right track for startup success?
    Compliance-as-a-Service startup ETHIX360 might be new to the scene, but its founder and CEO J Rollins has some hard-earned experience to back it up. In his 25+ year career, he’s worked with tiny startups, massive corporations, and everything in between. He joins Brian Gupton on the podcast today to share some incredible insights and lessons he’s learned along the way, including how to jumpstart a concept with limited capital, how to turn losses into learning, defining success as a startup, managing imposter syndrome, and more. He even lets us in on his silver-bullet interview question to suss out cultural fit with new hires. This one is so full of valuable ideas, we can’t possibly fit it all in one blurb. Guess you’re just going to have to join us!
    ethix360.com
    44 min
  • 033 How can we filter meaningful feedback out of the noise?
    It takes a village to... raise a startup? As we go through the journey of bringing a business from inception to success, it's important to be open to feedback: from trusted advisors, from would-be investors, from your team and community. But when everyone has an opinion, how do we cut through the noise? Debbie Fortnum has some ideas. As she and her cofounder built their AI workplace optimization platform Macondo Vision, they had to learn how to wade through all the (ofttimes-conflicting) advice they were getting and filter it down to just the most meaningful bits. Listen in for tips on incorporating feedback while remaining authentic to your vision, establishing boundaries, prioritizing your pitches, and more.
    https://www.macondovision.com/
    28 min
  • 032 How can we thrive in remote work?

    If there's one thing Naman Mehrotra understands, it's how to be a global citizen. The child of expat parents, Naman grew up with firsthand experience of the digital nomad's struggle to manage issues like health insurance and retirement benefits when your job and your life transcend borders. When he met the team at SafetyWing, which is tackling that very problem, it was a natural fit. Naman joins Brett Kistler to discuss how his team is taking on such a monumental task (hint: one piece at a time). Not only does SafetyWing work with fully remote companies, but they are one themselves, so Naman has some great insight to share that is very relevant in today's job landscape. He delves into issues such as how businesses can maintain community and culture when most of their interactions are digital, what characteristics help remote workers succeed, best practices for maintaining quality communication across time zones, and more.

    34 min
  • 031 How can science and technology challenge traditional pedagogy?
    Sometimes a business is just an idea, and sometimes it's a calling. As Sasha Seymore joins Brett Kistler to share his story, it's easy to see how every step along the way led him toward founding Learn to Win. From early experiences uncovering the power of sports as a means of conflict resolution, to struggles memorizing plays as a college athlete, to a fortuitous reunion with an old friend (now co-founder) in grad school, Sasha has synthesized those experiences and passions to help bring Learn to Win where it is today. Learn to Win provides a platform for government agencies, sports teams, businesses, and more to build science-driven trainings and deliver the "last mile" of learning in an effective, engaging way.
    https://www.learntowin.com/
    38 min
  • 030 How can we lean into our strengths?
    When COVID-19 emerged on the global landscape, Emmanuel Elmajian and his team at Spinzo were amongst the hardest hit. Their platform is designed to help teams and venues move unsold tickets using "crowd pricing" and incentive schemes, and overnight the in-person event world blew up. Venues were canceling and refunding their events haphazardly and no one knew what was coming next. Emmanuel joins Brett Kistler on the show to talk about how he leaned into his strengths - as a customer service-obsessed, tech developer first. Almost overnight, Spinzo rolled out a new product to address their customers' need to communicate the rapidly-changing situation to ticketholders, and have emerged from the early chaos of the pandemic charged up and ready to thrive.
    http://www.spinzo.com
    29 min
  • 029 Pioneers and settlers: how do we balance strengths within a team?
    We're doubling down on Founder Vision today. Kevin Mackey and Tim Metzner, two of the cofounders of Coterie Insurance, join Brett Kistler as well as today's cohost Brian Gupton - Clearview's own VP of Sales. Drop in to a fun, flowing conversation as the four explore a number of topics. Kevin and Tim discuss how they build teams that balance their members' strengths: the value of experience vs the fire of fresh ideas, the drive to push a new startup forward vs the steadiness to lead it in the long run. They discuss how they assess potential hires for their competency as well as for cultural fit, how to "disagree and commit" in the face of differing opinions, keeping their core values of humility and intelligence at the forefront, and so much more.
    https://coterieinsurance.com/
    34 min
  • 028 What not to do when founding a startup.
    A common adage in founding a business is that you should begin with your exit strategy in mind. Nathan Kelleher understands that intimately; he helped found business verification platform Detected - in the middle of a pandemic lockdown, no less! - and within a year had stepped aside to let it grow without him. He is now focusing his energies as a cofounder and director at True Altitude, a UK-based venture capital fund. Through his experience starting and supporting new businesses, he's learned plenty of what to do - and sometimes more importantly, what not to do. He joins Brett Kistler on the podcast to give us a sneak peak into what he's learned, including establishing a new business culture when you're locked in your houses, knowing when to dig in and when to step aside, managing conflicts amongst founding teams, supporting the next generation of founders, and more.
    34 min
  • 027 How can we deliberately build inclusive teams?
    How can we tackle big, challenging energy issues? By attracting a diverse, passionate team and putting that passion to use. Imran Noorani and his team at Peak Power are taking on the ambitious project of making the climate polluters part of the climate solution in a revenue-positive way. They design AI-powered energy solutions to help building owners put the environment on the balance sheet. He joins Brett Kistler to discuss how Peak Power strives to gel their diverse team together through JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) principles, transparent communication, practice-what-you-preach mental health support, and more.
    https://peakpowerenergy.com/
    35 min
  • 026 How can we solve our business problems - fast?
    In 20+ years of working with startups and scale-ups, Matt Wilkinson has learned a few things. He joins Brett Kistler on the show to talk about how he is applying those lessons to his newest endeavor: SameSide (sameside.io). SameSide aims to remove the friction and time-wasters from business-to-business commerce by creating a solutions-based blueprint to tackle business problems, then linking businesses with the right experts and partners, the first time. It's a whole new way to approach B2B commerce, and attempting to shift such a massive industry can feel like a herculean task. Matt shares his philosophy about carving out a path for startup success, what inspires him to keep tackling this problem, and more.
    30 min

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What does it take to found a globally important company in these times? We’re interested in what happens before universally-acknowledged success.