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Today on Entrepreneur Effect our Host Dush Ramachandran is joined by Dmitriy Kozlov. Dmitriy is a young serial entrepreneur whose purpose is to "accelerate the evolution of love through inspiring and empowering influencers." By just 27 years old, Dmitriy has built 4 separate companies around this purpose to the 6 and 7 figure mark. Originally born in Russia and raised in the Boston area, Dmitriy found his way to his “heart home” of San Diego through a long nomadic journey and has fallen in love with the community here since, with a deep dedication to servant leadership. One of those expressions has been co-creating and leading the San Diego Conscious Community Facebook Group, along with hosting many local events, gatherings, and parties.

Anne quizzes Gillian on funding options for startups. They discuss traditional equity. Debt. Convertible notes. Convertible securities, also known as SAFE’s. Even self-funding. Which is best for you? Gillian explains the differences among all of them, and pros and cons for each illustrate. This is Part 1 of 2, because there was so much to say! Gillian Muessig and Anne Kennedy discuss how cities like Seattle are dominated by the Amazons and Microsofts at the top of big business, overshadowing mid-sized companies. They discuss the effect of employees that could be laid off in a city like Seattle and how the economy could suffer. They discuss how funding mid-sized companies could help avoid this potential problem.

Garrett Gunderson is the New York Times bestselling author of Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths That Are Destroying Your Prosperity. Founder and Chief Wealth Architect of Wealth Factory,Garrett Gunderson is a financial guru who specializes in helping entrepreneurs manage their finances and create wealth.

Discussion on how to use disruptive technology to bring digital communications to people in rural, developing countries as Dush Ramachandran speaks with Dr. Vanu Bose, the CEO of Vanu, Inc., a provider of innovative wireless infrastructure solutions.

The 2016 Presidential Election and the Cultural Forces that Powered Donald Trump past Hillary Clinton and into the White House are identified.

In his new book, The People Are Going To Rise Like The Waters Upon Your Shore. Author Jared Yates Sexton talks to Bennet Kelley about his sobering chronicle of the sicknesses that plague our democracy―a divided nation drowning in racism, misogyny, violence, fake news, and deep-rooted political polarization as a result of our self-constructed, technologically-assisted echo chambers.

Every startup needs a cap table, even if the only shareholders are the founder and perhaps a partner or two. As you grow, you will most likely be making awards of stock or options to advisors, employees and investors. You cap table is a summary of all transactions in your stock register, and therefore a complete record of who owns all the assets in your company. Gillian and Anne go over all the basics you need to know, as well as some online tools that make setting up and managing your cap table easy, so you can get back to the important business of growing your startup.

Gillian and Anne revisit metrics to take a deeper dive into finding the right measurements in your business for clarity and intelligence-based decisions. Rigor is critical such as what to measure, as is a comprehensive look at event streams. There is place for the broad metrics that make everyone feel good, such as numbers of downloads or clicks on an ad. But other measurements will inform how you run your business. Hear how to find such deep metrics and who in your company needs to collect them, and who needs to know the results. Everybody in your company needs to collect metrics regularly. Some metrics require daily – or more frequent tracking. Others, often those for Boards of Directors, require aggregation and monthly, quarterly, and annual tracking. Who needs what, when and where deserves your attention to be sure that your teams have the power they require to optimize your success.

Vizion had the pleasure of speaking with Melanie Deziel at this year’s Dallas Digital Summit. Melanie is an award-winning branded content strategist and consultant, and the founder of The Overlap League, the native ad newsletter. She is a board member of the Native Advertising Institute, has served as an executive judge for the Digiday Content Marketing Awards, and travels the country educating marketing, sales and editorial teams on branded content strategy.

Check out our interview with Melanie below, as she gives us some key takeaways from her session: “Think Like a Journalist: Tips for Improving Your Content Marketing” and shares some exciting upcoming news for 2018!

Vizion had the pleasure of speaking with Tyler Farnsworth at this year’s Dallas Digital Summit. Tyler is the Managing Director of August United, a leading influencer marketing agency. Tyler is passionate about telling incredible stories, building and leading award-winning teams, and helping brands connect with the people they serve. He’s on a crusade to rid the world of boring marketing.

Check out our interview with Tyler below, as he gives us some key takeaways from his session: “A Roadmap to Remarkable Marketing” and shares his upcoming plans for 2018!

Vizion had the pleasure of speaking with Robert Bochnack at this year’s Dallas Digital Summit. Robert is the Director of Social Media for the Harvard Business School’s Office of External Relations. He focuses on alumni interactions via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Check out our interview with Robert below, as he gives us some key takeaways from his session: “Social Media Matters: Developing and Sustaining Social Media Engagement,” and shares his upcoming strategies for 2018!

Vizion had the pleasure of speaking with Thom Craver at this year’s Dallas Digital Summit. Thom is the Senior SEO Analyst for CBS News.  From technical issues to measuring outcomes, Thom has a unique view of modern digital marketing.

Check out our interview with Thom below, as he gives us some key takeaways from his session: “Measuring the Moment: Pro Tips for Monitoring User Behavior” and shares his digital marketing predictions for 2018!

Vizion had the pleasure of speaking with Keynote Speaker Jay Baer at this year’s Dallas Digital Summit. Jay is a New York Times best-selling author of five books, President of Convince and Convert, and is also the host of the acclaimed Social Pros podcast.

Check out our interview with Jay below, as he discusses Talk Triggers and gives us some key takeaways from his keynote, plus his upcoming plans for 2018!