Next Step For Entrepreneurs

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The Next Step is now a podcast. Luni walks you step-by-step through the complex process between having an idea and creating a startup (a.k.a. the content in The Next Step series of books), plus storie... more

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March 11, 2019 Podcast #27 - Networking
How do you meet the people you need to help you succeed? Networking!
This week I go off book and share a few secrets on how to meet people, how to meet even more people, and how to keep track of all those people you are meeting. Sounds simple, but networking is a skill that most entrepreneurs don't have and don't spend enough time honing and improving.
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
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9min
March 03, 2019 Guest #13 - Victor and Byton of Ziweto Agrovet
This week comes from Lilongwe, Malawi with special guests Victor Mhango and Byton Simuela, co-founders of Ziweto Agrovet Shops, Malawi's now largest network of retail and wholesale products for keeping livestock healthy.
In this podcast, Victor and Byton explain the challenges that come from growing a company 8x in three years, and from operating a global importer, a distributor, and a national-scale business.
See the Ziweto shop in Lilongwe: https://youtu.be/aNZrqdrlCUg
The original Ziweto story: http://fledge.co/fledgling/ziweto-enterprise/
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
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16min
February 16, 2019 Podcast #27 - Incubators and Accelerators
Finishing up the topic of "The Realities of Funding", this week talks about incubators and accelerators. What are they? Are they worth your time? How do they work? What do they cost?
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
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11min
February 12, 2019 Guest #12 - Devin Thorpe of The Social Entrepreneur (continued)
The tables have been turned on Devin Thorpe, who writes for Forbes.com and interviews social entrepreneurs and impact investors on yourmarkontheworld.com.
In this podcast, Devin and I talk move over to the topic of equity crowdfunding, i.e. raising money for a startup by selling shares to investors, specifically Reg CF and Reg A+ ,the two new ways for American companies to raise money from any American.
Links to Devin's work:
www.forbes.com/sites/devinthorpe
yourmarkontheworld.com/
www.devinthorpe.com/
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
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11min
February 11, 2019 Guest #11 - Devin Thorpe of The Social Entrepreneur
This week we turn the tables on Devin Thorpe, who writes for Forbes.com and interviews social entrepreneurs and impact investors on yourmarkontheworld.com.
In this podcast, Devin and I talk about the challenges of getting your story told by a journalist, the modern business model of the press, and a bit more.
Links to Devin's work:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/devinthorpe
https://yourmarkontheworld.com/
https://www.devinthorpe.com/
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
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16min
February 05, 2019 Guest #10 - Jonathan Rosenthal of Equal Exchange
This week comes from day two at Start.coop where the guest speaker was Jonathan Rosenthal, co-founder of Equal Exchange, a $70M, Boston-based worker co-op that pioneered the idea of fair trade food.
In the podcast, Jonathan and I talk about why a worker co-op, how that works in practice, the pros and cons of that structure, and a host of other topics.
Equal Exchange- equalexchange.coop
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
Read the books at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
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17min
February 04, 2019 Guest #9 - Greg Brodsky of Start.coop
The world now has a business accelerator for cooperative companies, Start.coop. And it itself is a coop!
This week was recorded in Boston, on Day 2 of this ground-breaking program. Greg talks about how co-ops are misunderstood, how broad the can be, and how the program aims to fill the country (and someday the world) with cooperatively run companies.
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
Someday Greg will have a book on coops in lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
See the (un)cooperative startups at youtube.com/fledgellc
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
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12min
January 28, 2019 Step #26: The Realities of Funding (part 4)
How do you raise money for your startup? What are the realities of startup fundraising?
This week's podcast continues the topic of Fundraising. It's a topic full of misunderstanding, frustration, and Catch-22s. In this final week, we'll talk about venture capital funds, venture-scale companies, and how venture capital works (or doesn't) for startups.
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
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18min
January 21, 2019 Step #25: The Realities of Funding (part 3)
How do you raise money for your startup? What are the realities of startup fundraising?
This week's podcast continues the topic of Fundraising. It's a topic full of misunderstanding, frustration, and Catch-22s. In this third week, we'll dive into Angel investors, why they invest, and how the process works to close an Angel investment.
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
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17min
January 14, 2019 Step #24: The Realities of Funding (part 2)
How do you raise money for your startup? What are the realities of startup fundraising?
This week's podcast continues the topic of Fundraising. It's a topic full of misunderstanding, frustration, and Catch-22s. In this second week, we'll start jump into where seed funding comes from.
Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes
Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step
More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog
Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
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12min

FAQs about Next Step For Entrepreneurs:

How many episodes does Next Step For Entrepreneurs have?

The podcast currently has 67 episodes available.