Startup Happy Hour

How many times would you apply to a startup accelerator program before you gave up hope? 

For Ben Taylor, Founder of Doorport (recently acquired by PointCentral), the answer was 6 - or honestly, probably never. Ben’s persistence paid off, though, as his time at Y Combinator helped him to sell his company to PointCentral for plenty of dough and endowed him with the elusive title of Advisor at PointCentral. 

Tune in to hear Ben’s journey into the startup world and how he was able to get his landlord as his first client.

You can find Ben on LinkedIn, Instagram, and at [email protected]. Don’t forget to check out PointCentral at the link below:

PointCentral: pointcentral.com

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How good would life be if you could get your taxes done simply by uploading some receipts and screenshots onto your phone? 

Well, Alice Cheng, Founder of Alice Accountants (formerly TaxDrop), has made that a possibility. 

Tune in to hear about Alice’s startup journey as gender and racial minority in her field and how she’s been able to contribute toward creating the future of tax preparation and accounting through technology and innovation.

Plus, listen to the end to hear Alice show off her geography knowledge (or lack thereof!)

You can find Alice on LinkedIn, Instagram, or Twitter, and don’t forget to check out Alice Accountants (formerly TaxDrop) at the link below:

Alice Accountants: alice.accountants

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How Jack Griffin managed to start a nonprofit in high school, continue to work on it while attending one of the top universities in the country, and grow it to what it is today is still beyond me, but he shares as much insight as he can into his journey in this episode of Startup Happy Hour. 

Tune in to learn about one of the most do-good and useful nonprofits today, FoodFinder, and hear how they’ve helped tons of children and adults in the U.S. beat hunger and food insecurity, especially during COVID-19.

Plus, get inside advice from Jack on whether he believes a college education is worth it and/or necessary for someone who wants to start their own company one day!

You can find Jack on LinkedIn and at [email protected], and don’t forget to check out FoodFinder at the links below!

FoodFinder: foodfinder.us

Instagram: instagram.com/foodfinderus

Facebook: facebook.com/foodfinderus

Twitter: twitter.com/foodfinderus

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/foodfinderga-inc

Every $10 you donate to FoodFinder helps them reach and serve 100 people across the United States!

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What led a teenager from Vancouver, Canada to decide to move to the Bay Area for high school, relocate to Michigan for university, and finally settle in small town Texas? 

Tune in to find out why Bryant Vergara turned down a prestigious job at a big consulting firm right out of college to build an online school and all the awesome things their school is doing for kids today - especially while they’ve been out of school during the pandemic.

You can find Bryant on LinkedIn and at [email protected].

Don’t forget to check out Dexter at the links below:

Live learning: dexter.live

School info page: dexter.school 

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In this inaugural episode of Startup Happy Hour, serial entrepreneur and Founder of Content Allies (the sponsor of this podcast), Jake Jorgovan, joins us from Germany to talk about his journey from renting out his parents’ basement as recording space in high school to designing graphics for and partying with big names like Cee Lo and Keith Urban to now successfully running multiple online businesses while building a life of travel and freedom for himself and his team.

You can find Jake on LinkedIn, and don’t forget to check out his companies at the links below:

Content Allies: contentallies.com

Lead Cookie: leadcookie.com

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