Startup Mindsets

Startup Mindsets

By Dan GonzalesBusinessEntrepreneurship
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Startup Mindsets episodes

  • Sustainability w/Maia Tekle of Dispatch Goods
    In this episode, we get to know an up and coming startup attempting to disrupt the containers restaurants and consumers use for food. 
    Dispatch Goods allows for on-demand restaurant food pickup in reusable containers! Maia Tekle, COO of Dispatch Goods, joins Startup Mindsets to share the work she is doing with Dispatch Goods in making the environment more sustainable.  
    Sign up for Dispatch Goods and join the movement toward sustainability today!
    32 min
  • Harvard Business School, Senior Lecturer, Euvin Naidoo
    Euvin Naidoo joins us for an action packed discussion about agility’s role in the startup and venture ecosystem. We dive deep into the factor risk plays in any venture and how corporations are reacting to the COVID-19 crisis while best serving the customer. Euvin is a senior lecturer at the Harvard Business School, where he works at the intersection of risk management, performance control, governance, and agile execution.
    1 hr 13 min
  • Performance Marketing with Ping Rivero of Cognity Labs
    Welcome to season 2 of Startup Mindsets. In this episode, we dive more into marketing with Ping Rivero of LendingHome. We talk about startup mindsets in different countries and his switch from software engineering to performance marketing. We cover best practices marketers are applying and how anyone can start marketing. Press Play!
    32 min
  • Hustle feat. Cube Wealth's Bez Bajrami
    On this special July 4th episode of Startup Mindsets, we talk about the reality of being an entrepreneur through the lens of Cube Wealth, a subscription service focusing on helping the retail investor invest. We learn about the determination and mentality that gets a business up and running. 
    Learn more at www.cubewealth.com
    We also discuss the digitalization of consumer behavior, the value of a dollar, Covid19's impact on the stock market and much more!
    You don't want to miss this one! Press Play!
    1 hr
  • Taking Spotify From 25M to 75M users: Patrick Moran
    Patrick Moran has shared driving marketing success for well-known media tech companies you know today such as Spotify and Netflix. Taking their user base from around the 20 million range to near 75 million users. From growing up in the Philippines to his stints with startups in the valley, marketing has been a great portion of his work for a decade. Tune in and learn what mindset propels global growth marketing.
    33 min
  • SMP #8: Hardware is hard with Founder/President of Sutro, Ravi Kurani
    In this episode, Ravi breaks down where he learned about "grit" in his entrepreneur journey. From UC Riverside to India to San Francisco using engineering and technology to solve problems around water became his mission. Tune in as we talk about Sutro's inspiration, humble beginnings, and more. 
    Make your pool safer at https://mysutro.com/
    35 min
  • SMP #7: The Utlity Mindset w/John Morada VP at Agile Stacks
    In this episode, John Morada talks about the "Engineering Mindset" and where his entrepreneurial journey started. We learn about his time as a Vice President at Agile Stacks and what it is like wearing multiple hats from marketing, sales, and engineering in an early-stage startup. Press Play! #startupmindsets
    53 min
  • Ron Ro: Founder of Awair
    Ron Ro is the Founder/CEO of Awair, a startup that focuses on providing healthy buildings and spaces. 
    Throughout this episode, we cover Awair's Inception, growth, trials, and tribulations and how inspiration from his dad's "kimchee dream" catalyzed Ron's Startup Mindset and Inspiration." Today, Awair is a 20 plus team with their products in office buildings and homes across the country. 
    Find Awair's smart home devices at getawair.com and become an air quality expert today.
    43 min
  • SMP #5: Ishan Gupta, Serial EdTech Entreprenuer/Global Head of Student Ops at Udacity
    Episode 5 features Ishan Gupta, a serial entrepreneur with a lasting Silicon Valley imprint. From graduating from Stanford Graduate School of Business to being Facebook’s first hire on the ground in India. He also founded Edukart and sold the startup to Paytm prior to becoming Udacity's Global Head of Student Operations. Throughout his founder journey, mindset and motivation came from wanting to give people "access" to quality education and information. We touch on: - How to pick a board member and how to strategically build a team.  - Raising venture capital and navigating fundraising from seed to series A.  How running a startup in India compares to the U.S.
    35 min
  • Earl Valencia, Fintech Founder/Co-Host
    Get to know the hosts of The Startup Mindsets, Earl and Dan. 
    -Learn about our motivation to create this podcast and write The Startup Mindsets. 
    - What mindset is needed to build a strong startup
    In this episode, Earl Valencia breaks down his entrepreneurial and corporate journey. From founding the Philippine's first startup incubator, earning an MBA from Stanford GSB, working at Bridgewater & Associates, to digital innovation at Charles Schwab. Currently, Earl is Chief Business Officer at Plentina, a fin-tech startup, with their first market being the Philippines. He breaks down what composes his startup mindset and how the regular person can go from having an idea and turn it into a mission-driven identity.
    35 min

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Welcome to Startup Mindsets! Dan Gonzales is your host! Each week, we'll dive into how founders across technology and innovation leaders think about running their business and why entrepreneurship is important in today's world. Subscribe & discover your Startup Mindset today!