How I Fixed It

Jesse is the cofounder of CodeLingo, a startup building tools to help developers collaborate THROUGHOUT their work. I talk to Jesse about his unexpected path in entrepreneurship and lessons selling to developers instead of ordinary consumers!  

To learn more about CodeLingo, visit https://codelingo.io 

P.S. Some fancy words Jesse used:

Dr. Mead has decades of experience working on biotechnology, patenting a method called TA Cloning which has sold over a billion dollars! And now, he's working on another company that could help discover drugs from nature 10x more quickly.  

To learn more about Varigen, visit http://varigenbiosciences.com/ 

P.S. Dr. Mead used a LOT of technical terms. I defined them all here: https://cutt.ly/VWMHMJ2 

Timeline

Paige is the cofounder of Nyoka Design Labs, a biotechnology startup that uses microbes to replace harsh chemicals. I talk to Paige about her unexpected path in entrepreneurship as she learned to lead on the job!  

Julie is one of the cofounders of Mabel's Labels, a company that makes durable labels for lunchboxes, and many other things! I talk to Julie about her initial beginning, teamwork, and how she navigated her company's expansion.

You can visit Mabel's Label's here:  https://mabelslabels.com/en_US/

Chapters:

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:06 Who is Julie Cole?

5:35 Origin of Mabel's Labels

8:11 The mom market

9:03 Romanticized entrepreneurship and building community

12:22 Educating your market

14:00 Making the original product to streamlining

15:38 What to do when feeling discouraged

18:04 You're not alone

18:53 Meeting the team

20:40 Don't close yourself to one thing

22:00 Work on the business, not in the business

27:16 The importance of attitude

30:00 Delegation

31:00 What would you do differently?

Javier is the cofounder of Afino, a startup that helps employees better engage with remote work. I talk to Javier about his experience with understanding users' needs and growing his own self-awareness!  

Alessandra is the cofounder of Algi, a company that makes energy bars with algae! I talk to Alessandra about her company, how she's navigating sustainability, and how we as consumers can navigate those same issues.  

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:25 What does the bar taste like?

3:17 Getting people to try something new

4:30 Sustainability

9:07 Target demographics

14:55 Reflecting progress

15:27 Organizing/action plans

21:49 What to do when you feel like you aren't making progress

25:42 Celebrating

Kurtis is the cofounder of Maesos Technologies, a startup that builds smart sensors for farmers to manage crops. I talk to Kurtis about his VAST experience with user interviews and user personas today.  

Ayush is the cofounder of Change Room, an app that helps customers find local sustainable fashion stores. But it wasn't always like that. I talk to Ayush about his three-year journey making several pivots to get to where he is today.  

Arda is the Chief Communications Officer of Roll Scooters, an e-scooter company operating in several cities across Canada. We talk about his experiences starting a company as an immigrant to Canada and all the lessons he had to learn along the way.  

Will is the founder of Zentein Nutrition, an health-focused protein bar brand. We talk about his experiences starting his ecommerce company while being a student at Western University in Canada. Also, how he built such a positive customer base for Zentein!