Ben Elowitz – Bluenile.com, Co-founder & Startup Rabbi

The Future Is Borderless

Ben Elowitz is the Co-founder and Strategic Director at Zeitworks, an enterprise software company that helps businesses reduce costs, boost capacity, and improve efficiency with AI-powered business process intelligence. He is an investor, entrepreneur, and senior adviser to CEOs and executive teams, helping them with strategic challenges, leadership, organizational design, fundraising, and M&A. As an expert in solving growth challenges, Ben's friends refer to him as the startup rabbi. Previously, Ben founded multiple VC-backed startups, including Wetpaint, which was acquired by Viggle, Inc., and Blue Nile, which he took public.

In this episode…

As the CEO of a startup company, it’s crucial to secure funding partners and raise capital to scale your business. So, what are some steps you can take to maximize your success rate?

Ben Elowitz advises establishing clear guidelines for your business processes. This requires creating a strong business model and identifying relevant investors who can align with that model. With set criteria, you can build meaningful relationships with partners who understand your company’s structure and will collaborate with you to raise profits. As a consultant to CEOs and executive teams, Ben helps entrepreneurs identify their ideal product markets, raise capital, and acquire profitable investments.

In this episode of The Future is Borderless, David Nilssen sits down with Ben Elowitz, the Co-founder and Strategic Director at Zeitworks, to discuss tips on maximizing your full potential as a CEO or executive team. Ben explains how to deal with imposter syndrome as an entrepreneur, the common mistakes entrepreneurs make, and advice for identifying investors.