The Founder's Forge Podcast

This week we catch up with Taylor Jacobs live on Twitter Spaces! Taylor shares her journey of being acquired, running two companies at once, and what's next for Dabble and VoiceStar. Take a listen!

Reach out to Taylor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorjacobs3/

Find out more about Dabble: https://www.dabblewithme.com/

Find out more about VoiceStar: https://starbar.ai/

Reach out to Owen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/owendavidgoode/

An Axon Collective Podcast: https://axoncollective.com/

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This week we talk to Lisa Calder of Craving Space live on Twitter Spaces! Craving Space was born from Lisa's experience in high-end interior design and took shape into a product that is easy, modular, and obtainable to the masses. Lisa talks about how to build a trusted team, learning the engineering process, and some tips on getting started as a solo founder. Take a listen!

Reach out to Lisa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-calder/

Find Craving Space online: https://craving-space.com/

Reach out to Owen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/owendavidgoode/

An Axon Collective Podcast: https://axoncollective.com/

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This week we talk to Max Thalheimer of Fynd live on twitter spaces! Fynd is a state-of-the-art aggregation app for fun. Connecting restaurants and bars to people, adding value for both sides. It's a great listen about pivoting and finding product market fit. Take a listen.

Reach out to Max: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-thalheimer/

Find Fynd: getfynd.app

Reach out to Phill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-reed-a7743096/

Reach out to Owen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/owendavidgoode/

An Axon Collective Podcast: https://axoncollective.com/

This week we talk to Jason Centeno, CEO of Trashmitter live on Twitter Spaces! Jason is hoping to solve the last-mile problem of trash with an “Uber-like” driver network with a crypto token incentive. Take a listen!

Reach out to Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncenteno/

Jason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedadnextdoor_/

Learn more about Trashmitter: https://trashmitter.com/

Reach out to Phill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-reed-a7743096/

Reach out to Owen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/owendavidgoode/

An Axon Collective Podcast: https://axoncollective.com/

Welcome to Founder's Forge Raw by Axon Collective!

Every week we'll talk to a founder or thought leader live on Twitter Spaces! Join us Thursday's 5:00pm EST @founders_forge

In this episode, we introduce RAW and Phil Reed who will be hosting alongside Owen Goode and Marcus Smith.

This Podcast is a production of Axon Collective, LLC: axoncollective.com

Hosted by:

Marcus Smith: linkedin.com/in/marcusthesmith/

Interested in coming on the show? Reach out to us by email, or on Twitter!

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Today Owen talk's to Hunter Baker, co-founder of Leanr - a sales messaging automation tool for small businesses. Owen and Hunter talk about what its like to found a business while your still in college, the need for a tool like this, some of the difficulties of founding a business in a developing tech hub like Houston, and how Hunter found and partnered with his co-founder! Check it out!

Check out Leanr at https://www.tryleanr.com/

Find Hunter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunterwbaker/

Hunter's recommended resource: https://www.mfmpod.com/

Want to come on the show? Fill out a questionnaire, and learn more on our Medium page, or find us on Twitter and Instagram!

We're re-releasing a nearly year-old episode where Marcus interviews Mari Ramirez, one of Austin's most prolific CPAs and founder of multiple small businesses in Central Texas. Learn how she got her start in accounting, why most CPAs only do taxes and neglect bookkeeping, and how being an accountant actually just means you're a therapist. And just how important is math anyway?

Check out Open Bookkeeping, and download their free budget tool.

Find Mari on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maricpa/

Want to come on the show? Fill out a questionnaire, and learn more on our Medium page, or find us on Twitter and Instagram!

This week, Marcus talks to Weston Woodward. Weston is a producer, connector, and community builder based in Austin, TX. They dive head-first into what it means to be a connector and ecosystem builder and just how helpful they can be to founders. They also unpack what the heck an entrepreneurial ecosystem even is and how it’s changed in recent history.

Get in touch with Weston:

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Marcus Smith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusthesmith/

This week, Owen and Marcus have the incredible privilege of chatting with Brian McCullough, founder, author, and host of one of our favorite podcasts Techmeme Ride Home. We talk about what it’s like to be an entrepreneur, how there’s almost a stigma there, how the entire industry is in a shift, what it means to be a nerd and why it matters, and Brian shares his insight on whether or not now is a good time to start working on your own business, (spoiler alert: it is). Brian is one of the most knowledgeable people in the tech industry and his insights are vital to understanding the era we’re in and how we got here.

Get in touch with Brian:

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Marcus Smith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusthesmith/

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This week, Marcus talks to Jonny Price, VP of Fundraising at Wefunder, a regulation crowdfunding platform built to allow non-accredited and accredited investors alike to easily and seamlessly invest in startups and their founders. Marcus and Jonny get into what regulation crowdfunding actually is, why Wefunder is attempting to transition away from that terminology, what makes your startup a good (or poor) fit for this kind of capital raising, and why they believe this is the future of the industry.

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Marcus Smith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusthesmith/