Best Mistral Vc Podcasts (2025)

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#168 – Pablo Srugo | Inside Mistral VC: How Canadian Venture Capital Backs Startups 45:59

6d ago45:59

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Pablo Srugo is a Partner at Mistral, based in Toronto. Prior to Mistral, Pablo was the co-founder and COO of Gymtrack– a VC-backed startup in the FitTech space. Before starting Gymtrack, Pablo co-founded an online tutoring platform, which was acquired in 2014.

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#167 – Vijen Patel | From P&G Exit to $41M VC Fund: Why Boring Industries Win 47:49

27d ago47:49

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Vijen Patel is the Founding Partner of The 81 Collection, a $41 million early-stage venture fund that invests in founders building across "hard industries" like manufacturing, real estate, retail, and construction—sectors often overlooked by traditional VCs.Before becoming an investor, Vijen co-founded Pressbox in 2013 with his Notre Dame classmate…

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#166 – Harry Kraemer | Leading with Values: Lessons from a Former Global CEO & Kellogg Professor 56:38

1M ago56:38

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Harry Kraemer, Jr. is the former Chairman and CEO of Baxter International, a $12 billion global healthcare company. He is currently a Clinical Professor of Leadership at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, where he teaches values-based leadership and has been named Professor of the Year multiple times. Harry is also the author o…

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#165 – Michael Fassnacht | Building Brands, Driving Growth, and Elevating Chicago 35:03

2M ago35:03

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Michael Fassnacht is President of the Chicagoland Region and Chief Growth Officer at Clayco, where he drives business development, marketing, and sales while mentoring the team. Before Clayco, he was the first-ever Chief Marketing Officer for the City of Chicago and CEO of World Business Chicago, where he led more than 400 corporate expansions and …

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#164 – Landon Campbell | Venture Capital, Community Building, and Chicago Tech 49:30

3M ago49:30

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Landon W. Campbell is the General Manager for Drive Capital in Chicago, a $2.3B venture capital firm committed to investing in exceptional founders who are shaping the future of market-defining companies between the Hudson River and the Rocky Mountains. Landon oversees the firm’s $80M pre-seed fund in Chicago.…

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#163 - Edward Woodford | Crypto, Stablecoins, and the Future of Finance 41:17

4M ago41:17

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Edward Woodford is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zero Hash, a leading crypto and stablecoin infrastructure platform based in Chicago. Since founding the company in 2017, Edward has been at the forefront of transforming the global financial landscape, enabling seamless access to digital assets for companies across industries. Under his leadership, Zero …

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#162 - Thomas Thayyil Thomas | Transforming Deal Strategy Using AI 51:24

6M ago51:24

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TTT is the CEO of Teragonia, specializing in AI-driven analytics and value creation for PE-backed and founder-led middle-market companies. A seasoned M&A strategist with deep expertise in data science, he previously built and led Houlihan Lokey’s financial due diligence and data analytics practices. He has advised corporations, financial sponsors, …

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#161 - Duane Jackson | Investing in Founder-Led Businesses and Building Author Capital Partners 41:14

6M ago41:14

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Duane is the Founder & Managing Partner of Author Capital Partners with 20 years of experience advising and investing in public and private companies. He serves on the boards of SilverIP Communications and ESD Global. Previously, Duane was an investment professional at BDT Capital Partners, focusing on founder- and family-led businesses, and a Priv…

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#160 - Shawn Ellis | Inside a $100M Fund Investing in the Future of Risk 46:02

8M ago46:02

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Shawn Ellis is the Managing Partner of Distributed Ventures. He co-founded and manages the fund. Prior to Distributed Ventures, Shawn built and lead NFP Ventures, a captive early-stage venture fund sponsored by NFP Corp, the diversified insurance brokerage. Shawn’s investment approach leverages diverse operational, strategic and investment experien…

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#159 - Chris Crawford | Making Prescription Drug Costs Affordable 51:44

9M ago51:44

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Chris Crawford founded RxSaveCard to make prescriptions more affordable for employers and employees. With over 25 years in employee benefits, including leadership roles at Mercer and experience in pharmacy benefits, Chris created RxSaveCard to offer cash and discount pricing without requiring a switch in benefit providers. His solution ensures comp…

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#158 - Sean Johnson | Proven Marketing Strategies for Professional Services 54:57

12M ago54:57

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Madison was started by Sean Johnson. For 12 years he was a founding partner at Manifold, an early stage venture fund and innovation consulting firm. For 9 years he taught digital marketing at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.Sean learned the hard way how difficult it can be to market a professional services firm. Much of the playbook he …

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#157 - Samara Hernandez | Journey from Mexico to $52M VC Fund 53:20

1y ago53:20

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Samara Hernandez is the founder of Chingona Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on investing in overlooked and underrepresented founders. Born in Mexico and raised in Rogers Park, Chicago, Samara's early life was marked by her family's hard work and resilience. She earned an engineering degree from the University of Michigan and worked at Gold…

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#156 - Andrew Sykes | The Power of Habits & Building Trust 51:33

1y ago51:33

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Andrew Sykes leads the Habits at Work team and is a Lecturer of Entrepreneurship at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He is also part of the Kellogg Sales Institute Executive Education Team, where he teaches the award-winning course "Entrepreneurial Selling," ranked by Inc. Magazine as one of the "Top Ten" courses in the Unite…

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#155 - Mike de Vere | How Zest AI, a Fintech Breakthrough, is Making Fair Credit Accessible 42:22

1y ago42:22

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As an executive at Zest AI, Mike has made it the company’s mission to leverage AI in consumer credit underwriting to build financial equity and create a better, richer, and fuller life for all. In his 25 years prior experience to Zest AI, Mike focused on amplifying the voice of consumers to governments and businesses through organizations like Niel…

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#154 - Victor Pascucci III | Pioneering Venture Capital at the Forefront of Natural Gas Innovation 42:22

1+ y ago42:22

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Vic is a successful venture capitalist with 19+ years of broad professional experience. Top decile performing track record. Extensive ESG, digital transformation, fintech and Insurtech investing experience. Diverse background with Fortune 130 and early-stage venture companies. Complementary leadership roles in corporate strategy/ transformation and…

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#153 - Gale Wilkinson | Demystifying Investing, The Path to Inclusive Venture Capital 42:50

1+ y ago42:50

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Gale Wilkinson is the Managing Partner at VITALIZE, early-stage fund & angel community investing in WorkTech startups. Gale is also revolutionizing angel investing through VITALIZE Angels, the largest inclusive angel group globally. She actively supports emerging talents in the VC sector via The VITALIZE Podcast and contributes to diversity in tech…

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#152 - Allison Whalen | Balancing Parenthood and Career, The Journey to Founding Parentaly 39:37

1+ y ago39:37

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Throughout her entire adult life, Allison has been intensely focused on her career, always ensuring that her current role is not only a stimulating challenge but also a stepping stone towards future growth. In 2017, while pregnant with her first child, Allison nearly resigned from a sales leadership position she was passionate about. This inclinati…

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Season Finale: Goodbye Episode For Host Amardeep Parmar (see you soon?) 22:31

1+ y ago22:31

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeThis is long time host Amardeep Parmar's final episode for a while!Learn his story, challenge, wins and lessons from nearly 100 episodes!Our Website: https://www.ehandbook.comAmardeep Parmar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amardeepsparmar/…

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How To Find The Ideal People For Customer Discovery w/ Tim Chong | Yonder 22:30

1+ y ago22:30

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Tim Chong, Founder and CEO at Yonder.We’re covering HHow To Find The Ideal People For Customer Discovery.Our Website: https://www.ehandbook.comTim Chong: https://www.l…

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How To Go From Zero to One in 5 Steps w/ Pablo Srugo | Mistral VC 36:47

1+ y ago36:47

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Pablo Srugo, a Partner at Mistral VC and the host of The Product Market Fit Show.We’re covering How To Go From Zero to One in 5 StepsOur Website: https://www.ehandbook…

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How To Grow A Successful Newsletter As A Startup Founder w/ Michael Houck 27:17

1+ y ago27:17

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Michael Houck, a former Series A funded founder who now runs Houck's Newsletter which has an entrepreneur community and has built a rapidly growing personal brand. We’…

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How To Leverage AI Effectively As A Founder w/ Pete Sena | Digital Surgeons 29:41

1+ y ago29:41

29:41

Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Pete Sena, a demand designer, co-founder of Digital Surgeons, a Venture Mentor at Yale University and an EIR at University of Connecticut.We’re covering How To Leverag…

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How To Launch A Six-Figure Online Course in 2023 w/ Kieran Drew | Digital Freedom 27:35

1+ y ago27:35

27:35

Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Kieran Drew, an online writer with hundreds of thousands of followers who made $300k through his Digital Freedom course in two launches!We’re covering How To Launch A …

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How To Transition From YouTube Creator To Startup Co-Founder w/ Scott Herman | Wagmi 35:27

2y ago35:27

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Scott Herman, who has millions of YouTube Subscribers and is also the co-founder and VP of Strategic Partnerships for Wagmi.We’re covering How To Transition From YouTu…

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How To Leverage Social Media To Build A Company That Lasts w/ Aaron Dinin 32:43

2y ago32:43

32:43

Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Aaron Dinin who is a professor of entrepreneurship at Duke University.We’re covering How To Leverage Social Media To Build A Company That Lasts.Our Website: https://ww…

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How To Scale An Open Source Startup - And Should You? w/ Wei Lien Dang | Unusual Ventures 33:19

2y ago33:19

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Wei Lien Dang, who is a General Partner at Unusual Ventures and before that was an exited cofounder at StackRox which got acquired by RedHat.We’re covering How To Scal…

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How Sharing Power Can Lead To Build Better Teams And Greater Success | Tania Luna 29:22

2y ago29:22

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Tania Luna, who is an exited founder, the author of "Lead Together: Stop Squirreling Away Power And Build A Better Team" and founder of Scarlet Spark.We’re covering Ho…

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How To Use The Modern Work Method w/ Adam Nathan | Almanac 26:35

2y ago26:35

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Adam Nathan, the Founder and CEO of Almanac, who have built fastest wiki and workflow tool and raised over $40m.We’re covering How To Use The Modern Work Method.Our We…

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How Founders Should Approach M&A w/ Lars Albright | Unusual Ventures 31:47

2y ago31:47

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Lars Albright, a 3x exited founder and a General Partner at Unusual Ventures. They are an early stage fund and Lars leads investments in fintech, vertical SaaS and app…

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How To Use Acquisitions To Effectively Grow Faster w/ Ali Tajskandar | Wishpond 26:49

2y ago26:49

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Ali Tajskandar, CEO and Founder of Wishpond. Wishpond makes it easy for marketers to create landing pages and contests, track leads, send emails and more. They have IP…

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How To Use Automation As A Competitive Advantage w/ Sabrina Castiglione | Pento 30:13

2y ago30:13

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Sabrina Castiglione, COO at Pento and ex-CFO at Tessian. Pento make UK Payroll Smooth, Compliant and Error-Free.We’re covering How To Use Automation As A Competitive A…

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How To Scale With Community Led Growth w/ Lloyed Lobo | Traction 36:41

2y ago36:41

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Lloyed Lobo, author of Grassroots to Greatness and co-founder of Boast.AI and Traction. Lloyed has scaled his entrepreneur community to over 100,000 people!We’re cover…

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The Impact of Gen AI on Enterprise SaaS Today w/ Sandhya Hegde | Unusual Ventures 31:22

2y ago31:22

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Sandhya Hegde who is a General Partner at Unusual Ventures who focus on early stage companies. Sandhya's specialism is early stage SaaS.She was previously EVP at Ampli…

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How To Grow Your Newsletter Fast On The Hottest Platform w/ Tyler Denk | Beehiiv 31:04

2y ago31:04

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Tyler Denk, Beehiiv CEO and Founder which is the hottest newsletter platform for creators.Tyler was the 2nd employee at Morning Brew and helped them grow from 100,000 …

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How To Use AI To Disrupt Traditional Markets w/ Raz Golan | Shopic 28:32

2y ago28:32

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today we have Raz Golan, CEO and Co-Founder of Shopic, which is "Intelligent Retail with the World's Smartest Shopping Cart". They use innovative AI computer vision to tell what a c…

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How To Make Your Workplace Equitable Using Data w/ Maria Colacurcio | Syndio 33:50

2y ago33:50

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Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1: https://www.ehandbook.com/subscribeEach week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about.Today is with Maria Colacurcio, the CEO of Syndio, the home of workplace equity who have raised over $80m. We’re covering How To Make Your Workplace Equitable Using Data.Our Website…

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CHAT: What's the big deal about Threads 26:21

2y ago26:21

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Welcome to the EH Podcast Season 4!@AmardeepSParmar and @stevomoore talk about the latest from the startup worldWebsite: http://www.entrepreneurshandbook.coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/entrepreneur's-handbookTwitter: https://twitter.com/entrehandbookDave Schools (The Boss): https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveschools/Amardeep Parmar (The …

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CHAT: Why Newsletters Are Big Business 29:18

2y ago29:18

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Welcome to the EH Podcast Season 4!@AmardeepSParmar and @stevomoore talk about the latest from the startup worldWebsite: http://www.entrepreneurshandbook.coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/entrepreneur's-handbookTwitter: https://twitter.com/entrehandbookDave Schools (The Boss): https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveschools/Amardeep Parmar (The …

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Reddit API Madness + London Tech Week 28:12

2y ago28:12

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Welcome to the EH Podcast Season 4!@AmardeepSParmar and @stevomoore talk about the latest from the startup worldWebsite: http://www.entrepreneurshandbook.coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/entrepreneur's-handbookTwitter: https://twitter.com/entrehandbookDave Schools (The Boss): https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveschools/Amardeep Parmar (The …

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Apple Headset Boom or Bust and Zuck being a beast 29:02

2y ago29:02

29:02

Welcome to the EH Podcast Season 3!@AmardeepSParmar and @stevomoore talk about the latest from the startup worldWebsite: http://www.entrepreneurshandbook.coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/entrepreneur's-handbookTwitter: https://twitter.com/entrehandbookDave Schools (The Boss): https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveschools/Amardeep Parmar (The …

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Chat: Vacations as an entrepreneur 13:06

2y ago13:06

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Welcome to the EH Podcast Season 2! @AmardeepSParmar talks about taking vacation as an entrepreneur and setting boundaries. Website: https://lnkd.in/eVKqagXP LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/eq-fQxyy Twitter: https://lnkd.in/eik5fdJt Dave Schools (The Boss): https://lnkd.in/e4f6_prZ Amardeep Parmar (The Host): https://lnkd.in/e7f3CmHg Stephen Moore (The E…

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Chat: EH Podcast Season 2 Kick Off 8:58

2+ y ago8:58

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Welcome to the EH Podcast Season 2!Amar runs through what to expect this season!Website: http://www.entrepreneurshandbook.coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/entrepreneur's-handbookTwitter: https://twitter.com/entrehandbookDave Schools (The Boss): https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveschools/Amardeep Parmar (The Host): https://www.linkedin.com/…

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Season Finale 28:04

2+ y ago28:04

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Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world. We’ve reached the season finale. We will be back with a new style.We hope you enjoy the episode and don't forget to share it with others. You can learn more at:Our Website:http//www.entrepreneurshandbook.coKeynotes:1:29 The beginnings5:25 The power of Entrepreneur's Han…

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Building Massive Businesses To Solve Problems That Need Solving w/ Jason Smith | Klue 32:58

2+ y ago32:58

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Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world. Today we have with us Jason Smith. Jason is a five-time entrepreneur and the current CEO of Klue. It's a competitive enablement platform and it's raised over 80 million and has over 250 employees.We hope you enjoy the episode and don't forget to share it with others. Yo…

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From High-Flying Corporate Career To Creator With Sold-Out Courses w/ Dave Kline | MGMT Accelerator 39:27

2+ y ago39:27

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Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world. Today we have with us Dave Kline, Co-Founder of MGMT Accelerator. Dave teaches leaders the codified management playbook to build great teams & level up their careers.MGMT Accelerator helps managers rapidly develop into trusted leaders by combining the art & science of m…

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How To Find The Right Investors From A Founder Who Has Raised $40m+ w/ Jason Kirby | Thunder 41:48

2+ y ago41:48

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Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world. Today we have with us Jason Kirby. Jason is the managing director and founding partner of Thunder vc. For his own startups in the past, he raised over 40 million.Thunder.vc is a tech-enabled investment banking improving on the gruelling process of raising capital.We hop…

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The Big Bet On MPEG-5 LCEVC To Free Up Data Centers and Reduce Global Energy w/ Guido Meardi | V-Nova 43:59

2+ y ago43:59

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Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world. Today we have with us Guido Meardi, the founder and CEO of V-Nova, a data compression company that has created two international standards in their field.V-Nova is a London-based deep tech company dedicated to improving data compression by game-changing use of AI and pa…

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From Multiple Startup Exits To Saving Companies After Cyber Attacks w/ Tal Mozes | Mitiga 42:20

2+ y ago42:20

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Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world. Today we have with us Tal Mozes. Tal is the co-founder of Mitiga, a global leader in cloud incident response. Mitiga helps its customers to recover over 90% faster from breaches in their SaaS and cloud environments.They've raised $32m so far and Tal has previously had s…

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Meet The Man Using Tech To Revolutionize Corporate Air Travel w/ Sarosh Waghmar | Spotnana 38:53

2+ y ago38:53

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Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world. Today we have with us Sarosh Waghmar, the founder of Spotnana. They are revolutionising travel by providing travellers with a service with the most modern technology. We hope you enjoy the episode and don't forget to share it with others. You can learn more at:Our Websi…

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From Writer To Book Entrepreneur w/ Niklas Goeke | Four Minute Books 45:09

2+ y ago45:09

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Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world. Today we have with us Niklas Goeke, the founder and CEO of Four Minute Books. It's a collection of over a thousand free summaries available online. They only take 4 minutes to read and consume.Since 2014, Nik's writing has garnered over 50 million views across a variety…

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