The 5-Minute Founder

The 5-Minute Founder

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The 5-Minute Founder episodes

  • S5 E16: Tapping Your Investors' Industry Expertise to Navigate Customer Acquisition [Daniel Senyard, Shep Travel]

    Daniel Senyard is the Founder and CEO of Shep Travel, which helps companies monitor and save on business travel bookings made on consumer sites.

    In the interview, Daniel discusses how he acquired early customers for his company, the importance of having and gaining industry expertise from key investors and advisors, his greatest challenge, and more.

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    Partners

    Wishpond – Wishpond offers a suite of tools to help businesses generate new leads. With Wishpond you can create beautiful landing pages, coupons, and social media contests, all of which can be customized using tailored forms to capture your leads' name, email, phone number, and more. Wishpond also offers email and text message marketing tools so you can send out segmented communications to your customers. Get a free 14-day no-risk trial of Wishpond at TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Wish.

    ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

    15 min
  • S5 E15: Fulfilling Life Long Dream of Opening Burger Stand [Patrick Terry, P. Terry's Burger Stand]

    Patrick Terry is the Founder and Owner of P. Terry's Burger Stand, a chain of restaurants in Austin that serve all-natural burgers and fresh-cut fries.

    In the interview, Patrick talks about his life-long dream of opening a burger stand, his greatest challenge with the business, and more.

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    Partners

    Wishpond – Wishpond offers a suite of tools to help businesses generate new leads. With Wishpond you can create beautiful landing pages, coupons, and social media contests, all of which can be customized using tailored forms to capture your leads' name, email, phone number, and more. Wishpond also offers email and text message marketing tools so you can send out segmented communications to your customers. Get a free 14-day no-risk trial of Wishpond at TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Wish.

    ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

    15 min
  • S5 E14: First Mover Advantages and Challenges [Bryan Bittner, Virtual Staging Solutions]

    Bryan Bittner is the Founder and CEO of Virtual Staging Solutions, which provides digital furnishing of home photos.

    In the interview, Bryan talks about the challenges of being first in a market, how he acquired early customers, the advantages of doing direct sales, and more.

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    Partners

    Wishpond – Wishpond offers a suite of tools to help businesses generate new leads. With Wishpond you can create beautiful landing pages, coupons, and social media contests, all of which can be customized using tailored forms to capture your leads' name, email, phone number, and more. Wishpond also offers email and text message marketing tools so you can send out segmented communications to your customers. Get a free 14-day no-risk trial of Wishpond at TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Wish.

    ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

    14 min
  • S5 E13: Founder Creates Natural Pest Protection for Pets [Stephanie Boone, Wondercide]

    Stephanie Boone is the Founder and CEO of Wondercide, which creates natural pest protection for pets.

    In the interview, Stephanie talks about her inspiration for starting the company, how she acquired early customers, her thought process on whether or not to raise investor capital, and more.

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    Partners

    Wishpond – Wishpond offers a suite of tools to help businesses generate new leads. With Wishpond you can create beautiful landing pages, coupons, and social media contests, all of which can be customized using tailored forms to capture your leads' name, email, phone number, and more. Wishpond also offers email and text message marketing tools so you can send out segmented communications to your customers. Get a free 14-day no-risk trial of Wishpond at TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Wish.

    ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

    18 min
  • S5 E12: Invest Any Asset Class into Your Retirement Fund [Henry Yoshida, Rocket Dollar]

    Henry Yoshida is the Co-Founder and CEO of Rocket Dollar, that provides self-directed IRAs to allow individuals to invest in asset classes of their choice.

    In the interview, Henry talks about how they acquired early customers, the importance of how one phrases written content, what he wish he would have known when starting his company, and more.

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    Partners

    Wishpond – Wishpond offers a suite of tools to help businesses generate new leads. With Wishpond you can create beautiful landing pages, coupons, and social media contests, all of which can be customized using tailored forms to capture your leads' name, email, phone number, and more. Wishpond also offers email and text message marketing tools so you can send out segmented communications to your customers. Get a free 14-day no-risk trial of Wishpond at TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Wish.

    ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

    14 min
  • S5 E11: Company Developing Real-Life Iron Man Suit [Bill Welch, Apptronik]

    Bill Welch is the Co-Founder and CEO of Apptronik, an advanced robotics company based in Austin.

    In the interview, Bill talks about different technologies his company is building, including an exoskeleton armor suit similar to the iron man suit, how they acquired early customers, and more.

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    Partners

    Wishpond – Wishpond offers a suite of tools to help businesses generate new leads. With Wishpond you can create beautiful landing pages, coupons, and social media contests, all of which can be customized using tailored forms to capture your leads' name, email, phone number, and more. Wishpond also offers email and text message marketing tools so you can send out segmented communications to your customers. Get a free 14-day no-risk trial of Wishpond at TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Wish.

    ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

    17 min
  • S5 E10: Wireless Tech That Cancels Radio Interference [Hardik Jain, GenXComm]

    Hardik Jain is the Co-Founder and CTO of GenXComm, a company that makes wireless technology that cancels radio interference.

    In the interview, Hardik tells us how the company first started, how they acquired early customers, and more.

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    Partners

    Wishpond – Wishpond offers a suite of tools to help businesses generate new leads. With Wishpond you can create beautiful landing pages, coupons, and social media contests, all of which can be customized using tailored forms to capture your leads' name, email, phone number, and more. Wishpond also offers email and text message marketing tools so you can send out segmented communications to your customers. Get a free 14-day no-risk trial of Wishpond at TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Wish.

    ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

    11 min
  • S5 E9: The Importance of Learning How to Sell [Marcus Carey, Threatcare]

    Marcus Carey is the Founder and CEO of Threatcare, a cybersecurity startup based in Austin.

    In the interview, Marcus emphasizes the importance of learning how to sell, building a personal brand, the "give first" moto he learned in Techstars, and more.

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    Partners

    Wishpond – Wishpond offers a suite of tools to help businesses generate new leads. With Wishpond you can create beautiful landing pages, coupons, and social media contests, all of which can be customized using tailored forms to capture your leads' name, email, phone number, and more. Wishpond also offers email and text message marketing tools so you can send out segmented communications to your customers. Get a free 14-day no-risk trial of Wishpond at TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Wish.

    ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

    19 min
  • S5 E8: Drones That Stop Bullets [Leah La Salla, Astral AR]

    Leah La Salla is the Technical Founder and CEO of Astral AR, which builds drones that stop bullets.

    In the interview, Leah talks about pivoting her company to drones that stop bullets, how they got their first customers, the importance of building relationships with uniformed police officers, and more.

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    Partners

    Wishpond – Wishpond offers a suite of tools to help businesses generate new leads. With Wishpond you can create beautiful landing pages, coupons, and social media contests, all of which can be customized using tailored forms to capture your leads' name, email, phone number, and more. Wishpond also offers email and text message marketing tools so you can send out segmented communications to your customers. Get a free 14-day no-risk trial of Wishpond at TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Wish.

    ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

    17 min
  • S5 E7: Evolving from Professional Services to SaaS [Andrew Chen, Vyopta]

    Andrew Chen is the Co-Founder and General Counsel of Vyopta, which provides monitoring & analytics software for an organization's communication environment including voice, video, and meeting rooms.

    In the interview, Andrew talks about initially starting out as a professional services company to better understand customer pains, the importance of partner relationships, building the company organically first before taking venture funding, and more.

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    Partners

    Wishpond – Wishpond offers a suite of tools to help businesses generate new leads. With Wishpond you can create beautiful landing pages, coupons, and social media contests, all of which can be customized using tailored forms to capture your leads' name, email, phone number, and more. Wishpond also offers email and text message marketing tools so you can send out segmented communications to your customers. Get a free 14-day no-risk trial of Wishpond at TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Wish.

    ZipRecruiter – ZipRecruiter is rated #1 for hiring by employers in the US based on more than 5,000 reviews on Trustpilot. Try ZipRecruiter for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/Founder.

    15 min

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