The Venture Podcast with Lambros Photios

Where do people get selling on LinkedIn wrong? Where do we go wrong with the type of connections we have? How can we best communicate with them to be top of mind?

Mark McInnes is ranked the number one social seller in Australia by Linkedin and works with the leading companies in APAC, including Coca-Cola Amatil.

By the end of this podcast, you'll be able to implement Mark's advice to communicate with potential customers better and secure more meetings.

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What's the key to a successful crowdfunding stunt? Why is it important to think about VC funding vs bootstrapping when it comes to your exit strategy? Why is aligning with a good cause invaluable for your startup?

Simon Griffiths is the co-founder and CEO of Who Gives A Crap, an Australian eco-friendly toilet paper company that donates half of its profits to charity each year.

In this podcast, Simon gives entrepreneurs advice around executing a viral crowdfunding strategy, and why you need to align with causes that set you apart from your competition.

During COVID-19, the business grew 4,000%, and Simon has many lessons leading up to the pandemic, and during it, that he wants you to hear.

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Why is language so important when selling? Why are the right words at the right time the difference between good and great salespeople? What are some word choices we can learn today?

Phil M. Jones has trained over 2 million salespeople to use the power of language: "Your words are your tool."

In this podcast, Phil helps us redefine what sales really is, and gives us tips to ensure startup prosperity.

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Why is it safer to be an entrepreneur today? How can we become a company of one? What are the questions to ask in an effort to make money as soon as possible?

Paul Jarvis is an entrepreneur, sharing what he has learned in two decades of freelancing as a web designer and writer.

His new book, "Company Of One," is our official guide to the idea that staying small and avoiding growth can be more durable and even more enjoyable than business as usual, whilst still being profitable.

In this podcast, Paul gives us some advice on how to achieve just that.

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How can we increase our mental performance as entrepreneurs? What did Bob Tewksbury plan for every game to give him and his team the edge? What can we learn about sharing our suffering?

Bob Tewksbury is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher who played professionally for the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, and the Minnesota Twins.

He was also a mental skills coach for the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants, sharing his lessons in his new book "Ninety Percent Mental."

In this podcast, Bob divulges his lessons as a player and coach, in the quest to inspire and educate entrepreneurs to increase their mental performance.

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How can we get started on our side hustles immediately? What is "freedom time", and how can we bring it into our lives? Why is a service-based business best for making money quickly?

Nick Loper runs sidehustlenation.com, and was once in a big corporate job with a company car climbing the corporate ladder -- until one day -- he created his own ladder.

In this podcast, Nick tells us how to take the appropriate steps to escape the 9-5, and sheds light on the "what sucks" method, that can help us discover the mission of our next (or first) side hustle.

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What's the best way to deal with fear? How can we develop habits effectively? What is the 5 step formula to overcoming mental obstacles?

Akshay Nanavati is the author of Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear Into Health, Wealth and Happiness, and is a United States Marine veteran, speaker, entrepreneur, ultra runner and author.

Akshay served in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom and was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. This led Akshay to alcoholism and depression before he realised he was on the brink of suicide.

This led Akshay to research neuroscience, psychology and spirituality, that he shares with you in this podcast.

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How can you innovate faster and better? What are the small changes you can make inside teams and companies, that will change things for the better? Why is culture overvalued for this?

Safi Bahcall is the author of "Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries."

Safi, a physicist and entrepreneur, reveals a surprising new way of thinking about the mysteries of group behaviour and the challenges of nurturing radical breakthroughs.

In this podcast, Safi explains why good teams can kill bad ideas, and details the two phases of executing a great idea: the solider phase and the artist (aka loonshot) phase.

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Why should you aim to be the boss you wish you had? Why is life experience so important to being an entrepreneur? Why is it critical to admit when you don't know something?

Jeff Kofman would never have believed you if you told him he'd be a tech entrepreneur. He spent more than 30 years as a television reporter, foreign correspondent and war correspondent with ABC News and CBS News, winning two Emmy's.

But something bothered him: why he had to manually transcribe his interviews.

So he decided to create Trint, tech software that uses AI to transcribe voice recordings, which is now one of the fastest-growing startups in the world.

In this podcast, Jeff takes you through his lessons he wants all entrepreneurs to hear.

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How does Jeff Bezos keep reinventing with Amazon? How has he learned the art of the fail? What does he do ahead of a launch that separates him from other leaders?

Steve Anderson is the author of The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon. These letters pertain to the 21 letters to shareholders that Bezos has issued annually.

In this podcast, Steve shares the lessons from Jeff's letters that should be examined, mastered and utilised by all entrepreneurs.

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