Zach Ferres - Coplex

This week we talk with Zach Ferres - the CEO of Coplex, a startup accelerator focused on founders who are not coders.  Zach grew up in Ohio and we talk about everything from leadership lessons he has learned from Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer, to lessons he learned from his parents who instilled a strong, customer-centric work ethic.    Zach shares his thoughts on coders being founders, lessons from sports, risk management, whether startups need business plans, the essentials of culture and emotional intelligence, and his love of gluten-free pancakes and Family Guy.     SELECT LINKS FROM THE PODCAST   Reebok Ragnar del Sol   Zach's Entrepreneur Magazine article about poker   Zach's Entrepreneur Magazine article about Coach Urban Meyer   The Hard Thing About Hard Things - by Ben Horowitz   Above The Line - by Urban Meyer   Scaling Up - by Verne Harnish   Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator - by Randall Stross   Family Guy

Arizona Chamber of Commerce

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This week we talk with Zach Ferres - the CEO of Coplex, a startup accelerator focused on founders who are not coders.  Zach grew up in Ohio and we talk about everything from leadership lessons he has learned from Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer, to lessons he learned from his parents who instilled a strong, customer-centric work ethic.    Zach shares his thoughts on coders being founders, lessons from sports, risk management, whether startups need business plans, the essentials of culture and emotional intelligence, and his love of gluten-free pancakes and Family Guy.     SELECT LINKS FROM THE PODCAST   Reebok Ragnar del Sol   Zach's Entrepreneur Magazine article about poker   Zach's Entrepreneur Magazine article about Coach Urban Meyer   The Hard Thing About Hard Things - by Ben Horowitz   Above The Line - by Urban Meyer   Scaling Up - by Verne Harnish   Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator - by Randall Stross   Family Guy

Arizona Chamber of Commerce

[email protected]