Think Big Radio

80 hour weeks.  Skipping lunch.  4 hours of sleep.  Sound familiar?  If you’re an entrepreneur, it probably does.  Many entrepreneurs struggle with obtaining a work-life balance.  But it’s very important for even the busiest entrepreneur to remember that there is life outside of the office and away from the emails.  In this episode of Think Big Radio, Derek and Allison will give you tips and tricks to improve your work-life balance…because after all, we can’t do it all!

http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/017WorkLifeBalance.mp3

You’ve got great entrepreneurs, awesome ideas and a buzzing tech scene in your community—now what?  Think Big Radio is ready to tell you the best ways to foster startup growth in your community and provide you with a few tips and tricks from what we’ve learned from growing the startup scene in Kansas City, MO. KC is on the brink of becoming a major tech and startup hub in the nation—but it hasn’t happened with the snap of our fingers.  Thanks to the collaborative efforts of many community leaders, our city is becoming known as the Most Entrepreneurial in America.  Listen to this episode of Think Big Radio to learn more.

http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/016Top8WaysToFosterStartupGrowthInYourCity.mp3

There’s a reason why 1319 new coworking spaces opened up in February of this year.  During this episode of Think Big Radio, you’ll find out why.  Learn the benefits of working from a coworking space and get some examples from Think Big’s own coworking space, bizperc.

http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/015Top10ReasonsToJoinACoworkingSpace.mp3

On this episode of Think Big Radio, we are interviewing Jayme Thomason of Divvy HQ—a cool, successful startup that blossomed right out of downtown Kansas City.  Divvy HQ produces a user-friendly, super-simple content marketing and editorial calendar for writers, content strategists, marketers, freelancers, PR professionals editors and bloggers alike.  And although Divvy HQ doesn’t like to brag, they’ve landed stellar clients such as Intel, H&R Block, QVC, Nokia, Red Bull, TiVo and others.  Divvy HQ acts as a cloud-based home base for everything a writer needs to make the content development task easier.  Tune into this Think Big podcast and learn about how Divvy HQ came to be and what the team plans to work on in the future.

http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/014DivvyHQ.mp3

It’s not everyday an entrepreneur has the opportunity to unplug and truly get away from it all. But in this episode of Think Big Radio, Sarah Snyder, bizperc manager, talks about her experience while vacationing in Montana with no computer and no cell phone.  What was it like to truly get away from it all?  Listen up, tune in and Think Big to find out!

http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/013GettingAwayFromItAll.mp3

On this episode of Think Big Radio, Derek sits down with the winning team from Startup Weekend Kansas City, TutHopper.  Listen as Carrie Royce, Coty Beasley and Adam Arredondo give the inside-look at TutHopper’s Startup Weekend experience (HINT: it takes a lot of teamwork and a lot of caffeine!).

http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/012WinnerStartUpWeekend.mp3

In the latest Think Big Radio episode, Allison Way dives into the lessons learned during Startup Weekend Kansas City. From a spectator’s point of view, Allison informs listeners of what to look out for during Startup Weekend and how to make the 54-hackathon as beneficial as possible.

http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/011StartUpWeekend.mp3

Herb Sih shares some lessons learned while in Silicon Valley.  Silicon Valley has its own unique culture and way of doing business.  Knowing what to do and what to avoid will help anyone traveling to Silicon Valley be more successful.  Culture, pace of life and the way people dress are different.  Be prepared to notice these differences and react accordingly.  Silicon Valley is unique and is not to be replicated, but learning from the people there and bringing back that knowledge can benefit you and your business.

http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/010FlyOverTopLessonsHerb.mp3

Last week, four members of the Think Big team traveled to Silicon Valley with 10 other Midwest startup businesses for the Think Big Field Trip.  While there, entrepreneurs from the Midwest presented their business pitches to numerous Bay area investors at the Silicon Valley Bank Seed Showcase and the Think Big Showcase.  Herb Sih, Tyler Prochnow and Blake Miller give us the inside scoop on what happened on the Think Big Field Trip in this episode of Think Big Radio:

http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/009ThinkBigFieldTrip.mp3

Blake Miller, partner and web developer at Think Big Partners, had the opportunity to travel from Las Vegas to Austin, Texas on StartupBus—a 72 hour roadtrip-meets-hackathon.  Along the way, Blake collaborated with other “buspreneurs” to build and launch a website while heading down to South by Southwest in Austin. Blake sat down and told Think Big Radio all about his StartupBus experience…

http://www.thinkbigpartners.com/mp3/008StartUpBus.mp3