The Founders Live Podcast

During his Exploring Greatness tour stop in Dublin, Ireland sat down with local founder Saransh Hasija of Envo. Nick and Saransh discuss his background, interest in entrepreneurship, why he started Envo, the biggest challenges in sustainability, what we can do about it, and his advice to early-stage founders. It's a fun conversation which we hope helps you today!

Envo is a B2B software solution that helps companies track and reward their employees' sustainable actions. It includes a mobile app for employees and a web dashboard for HR and Sustainability Managers. Employees can learn about climate action and sustainable lifestyle choices in small, easy steps, and they can earn and redeem rewards with eco-friendly brands.

https://www.envo.club/

Hosted by Nick Hughes and Matt Luensmann from MJL Recruiting & Consulting, this conversation covers the basics of how to think about your recruiting and hiring process, what to look for in early candidates, and how to land high-quality talent for your early-stage stage startup.

You will learn:

- Matt's approach to the talent industry
- What things to consider when you are creating job descriptions
- How to best incentive your early employees
- The Do's and Dont's of attracting talent in today's social media landscape
- What tools and AI products might help or hurt the process
- How and when should startups think about working with a recruiting agency
- and much more

In this Founders Live Conversations episode, Nick Hughes interviews Bohdan Yatsyna of Stane, in Edinburgh, Scotland during Nick's 2024 Europe Tour for the new show Exploring Greatness.

https://stane.io/

In this Founders Live Conversations episode, Nick Hughes interviews Alexander Fahie of Taisk, in Edinburgh, Scotland during Nick's 2024 Europe Tour for the new show Exploring Greatness.

https://taisk.com/

This Founders Live Conversations was Hosted by Keith Harrison “Coach K” from CF Closers, and the conversation covers the basics of how to think about sales, and how your sales process directly impacts your close rate, aka the amount of business you win!

You will learn

• What is a Sales Process and why does it matter?
• The Sales Process Formulae to Win More Business
• Where you can multiply your Close Rate
• Sales Processes vs Sales Skills
• How your Sales Process can be used to Recruit Top Closers
• AI for Sales Teams

Learn more About CF Closers “Come Find Closers”

During his visit to Amsterdam, Nick sat down with local founder Joël Wurtz of Venture Pals who is building a unique startup that provides a system where people can find and connect with partners that become accountability pals. Nick and  Joël discuss his background, interest in entrepreneurship, why he started Venture Pals, the biggest challenges early-stage startup founders face, and what they can do about it. It's a fun conversation and we hope it helps you today!

https://www.venture-pals.com/

In this Founders Live Conversations discussion, Nick Hughes and Thane Ringler talk about the main skill of emotional intelligence and how it will elevate any leader and your team. They also touch on quality communications, healthy organizational cultures, and leadership through influence. We hope this conversation helps you today!

https://www.appellopartners.com/

In this conversation, Gary Malcolm and Cyrus Richardson of 12 Stones Productions talk about his startup journey, as well as what he is building in Columbus, Ohio. You will hear more about his experience at Founders Live, as well as his advice to early-stage founders.  We hope you enjoy the conversation!

12 Stones Productions is a film production company that provides services for producing ad content, commercials, producing films, event videos, and editing.

https://cyfly.com/

Hosted by NOW CFO, this online conversation covers financial tips, strategies, and best practices for startups looking to evaluate their year so far and tips on how to adjust mid-year.

You will learn:

How to utilize a year-long financial projections approach
How to compare the first 6 months' results to your projections
Steps and measures to re-align and recalibrate if you are off pace
How to approach your startup's accounting practices
Advice when preparing to raise money in 2024
Any of your questions...
You can ask any financial or fundraising questions in this interactive session.

https://nowcfo.com/

Weston Baker of Morphic joined us for a discussion about how founders can use the latest tools and resources to create awe-inspiring websites and apps.

You will learn:

Trends in low and no-code apps to build new websites
What does a great website need to include?
What do visitors really care about in today's world?
Which AI tools help with automation?
How early-stage startup founders get a new website started quickly and affordably
Your questions about creating apps and websites quickly and efficiently


https://www.getmorphic.com/