Startup Redding

The 2018 Startup Weekend was another huge success. In this episode, Todd Jones the winning team's founder shares his experience and perspective on Startup, entrepreneurship and leading a team to victory. Todd opens up about the team's valley of sorrows and what it took to break-through and make it to the big pitch.

In this light-hearted episode, JDM and Kirk try to talk you out of becoming an entrepreneur by exploring the hardships of the journey. If you stick with them to the end you may have what it takes to be an entrepreneur or at least be a glutton for punishment. We hope you enjoy the journey.

Theme music by Starving Architects

End Music: Death by Low Tide by Head vs. Wall. Copyright info and track can be found at http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Head_Vs_Wall/Death_At_Low_Tide/Death_At_Low_Tide

It's amazing how hard failing is. If we are not careful it can take us out. In this episode, Kirk is joined by Josh Johnson, Co-founder and President of Mindbox Studios on this episode. He tells the story of his first startup called College Piggy which failed. Pay attention and you will discover that in the midst of this failure he found the dream and partners to create Mindbox Studio. He learned the valuable lesson of how to fail up!

This episode could save you tons of money! Luke Miner joins us to share his thoughts about customer validation as presented in a recent Pub Talk. Listen in as he explores ways to find out what your customers think of your idea or product long before you have invested tons of money and time creating a product that no one wants to buy. Customer validation is a key part of the lean startup model and if you are not doing it you are most likely wasting money and time.

Here is the link to the blog Luke references: http://paulgraham.com/ds.html

We continue our conversation with Dan Morrow, CEO of SOF-TEK Integrators and longtime Redding entrepreneur. The conversation remains focused on entrepreneurship: What it is, how to do it and what's it is for. Dan also gives us his perspective on what we need next to keep expanding the Startup Redding Ecosystem.

Dan Morrow, CEO of SOF-TEK Integrators, Inc. holds the unofficial "record" (because who is really keeping track) for founding Redding's longest startup. Dan is one of Redding longtime Entrepreneur and we were excited he stopped by the studio to share his thoughts about entrepreneurship. What it is, how to do it and, what it is for. Join Eric Casequin and Kirk Wayman for this insightful conversation that is sure to stir your heart and thoughts.

If you are a designer or developer, interested in becoming one or trying to hire one this episode is for you. Eric Casequin is the co-founder of Redding Area Designers and Developers (R.A.D.D.) and he shares their 6-year journey of gathering the design and tech community in Redding.

Jack, JDM, Eric, Luke, and Kirk are back to continue the discussion they started in Ep 7. This time they are asking two questions. First, what do we mean when we say ecosystem and, given what we know about startups and ecosystems... What is the purpose of the Startup Redding Ecosystem?

We use the word Startup all the time, but what do we mean when we say startup? In some ways it probably obvious but Eric Hiatt, Luke Miner, Josh Miller, Kirk Wayman and Jack Burgess discover that the definition is more elusive than they thought. Join their experience as they look for this unicorn definition.

Special thanks to twentyfoursound.com for sweetening our sound and Starving Architects for their great music.

In 2014 Garrett, Alan, Jason, and Michael set out to reimagine how the insurance industry quotes benefits. This is their story of starting Limelight Health told by Garrett Viggers. Garrett unfolds the journey as they conceive of a product and it features, validate them with real customers, raise millions of dollars and travel through the inevitable valley of sorrows. Stay tuned to the end when Garrett, an accomplished musician introduces a new song written on this journey.

You can learn more about Limelight at limelighthealth.com

Special thanks to:

Toby Lyles of twentyfoursound.com for audio and creative support.

Starving Architect for their music starvingarchitect.bandcamp.com/album/silence-the-inner-voices

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