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Going Deep with Aaron Watson

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The Going Deep with Aaron Watson podcast is a forum for having meaningful, deep conversations about the passions, fears and problems of people from all walks of life. Guests talk about entrepreneurship, sports, finance, comedy and lifestyle design.

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334 Startup Exits, America’s Moneyball City, and Your Phone’s Geo-Tracking w/ Alison Alvarez

August 15, 2018 06:00 - 33 minutes - 36.7 MB

Alison Alvarez knows a lot about a lot.   In just 30 minutes, she taught me about Charleston, West Virginia, the power of geo-tracking, and how she does market research. We didn’t even get into Japanese literature.   Alison is the CEO and co-founder of BlastPoint. She has spent years building big data tools for large companies and became convinced that more affordable and accessible solutions should exist.   She has emerged as an expert consultant regarding large geospatial data ...

333 Tenacity, Patents, and Glass Ceilings w/ Ingrid Cook

August 13, 2018 05:30 - 37 minutes - 39.6 MB

Ingrid Cook is SHzoom’s CEO. The company is an insurance-tech startup with a patented technology focused on automotive repairs. SHzoom was designed to revolutionize the way the industry handles minor fender benders.  Rather than driving from shop to shop or waiting hours for a single estimate from a claims adjuster, SHzoom allows the end user to point and click for multiple repair cost estimates from nearby shops! Aaron & Ingrid discuss the arduous patent process, the importance of a stro...

332 Making Maps for Startups, Governments, and Large Corporations w/ Emily Mercurio

August 08, 2018 05:30 - 32 minutes - 35.7 MB

Media and marketing people are all making big deals about video and audio. Not enough people are paying attention to the impact of maps.   Emily Mercurio’s is perfectly poised to help companies utilize the modern form of this old technology.   She is an expert in geology, geospatial technology, 2D/3D mapping, and remote sensing and helps her clients through her company CivicMapper.   We discuss the entrepreneurial skillset she's developed, her time in the oil & gas industry, and ...

331 Bringing the Internet of Things to Consumer Packaged Goods w/ Adhithi Aji

August 06, 2018 06:00 - 35 minutes - 37.8 MB

Adhithi Aji is applying her strong technical skills to deliver consumer insights & data to the CPG world. Her company Adrich is a Pittsburgh-based company that connects brands and retailers through product usage data and analytics.   In this conversation, we discuss iterating on digital products, the fundraising environment in Pittsburgh, and how Adhithi’s product scales.   Every aspiring tech entrepreneur should listen to this conversation and take note of how precise Adhithi is in ...

330 21 Years of Business “Built to Evolve” w/ Lou Camerlengo

August 01, 2018 07:00 - 41 minutes - 42.9 MB

Lou Camerlengo founded fivestar*, a custom technology design, development, and consulting firm, in 1997.  Lou leads fivestar*’s business development and client retention efforts, driving company performance while maintaining a deep involvement in higher education, workforce, and nonprofit projects.   In this podcast, we discuss starting the business, building a cohesive team, and how Lou has been forced to evolve over the life of the company.   fivestar* has been twice ranked as an I...

329 Unpacking Creativity & Collecting Spare Change w/ Josh Corcoran

July 31, 2018 12:00 - 40 minutes - 42.2 MB

I went to the offices of Deeplocal, an innovation studio that boasts clients like Nike, Netflix, Spotify, Lyft, and Google, to interview Director of Business Development Josh Corcoran.   Josh Corcoran is the creator of Spare Change, a video series that connects communities and causes with music by inviting bands to busk for their favorite charities. The project began in February of 2017 when Josh & a friend were performing their music on the streets.   They soon found themselves with...

328 Chocolate Factory Over 100 Years Old & Four Generations w/ Chris Edwards

July 27, 2018 03:33 - 35 minutes - 41.6 MB

Chris Edwards and his siblings grew up in a chocolate factory and he is the CEO for Edward Marc Brands, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   Upon taking the reins, Chris and his siblings transformed the 104-year-old company from regional prominence into a respected national corporation. Edward Marc Brands consists of Edward Marc Chocolatier, The Milk Shake Factory, and Snappers Crafted Snacks.   Prior to working at Edward Marc Brands, Chris worked for the United States government in ...

328 Chocolate Factory Over 100 Years Old & Four Generations w/ Chris Edwards

July 27, 2018 03:33 - 35 minutes - 41.6 MB

Chris Edwards and his siblings grew up in a chocolate factory and he is the CEO for Edward Marc Brands, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   Upon taking the reins, Chris and his siblings transformed the 104-year-old company from regional prominence into a respected national corporation. Edward Marc Brands consists of Edward Marc Chocolatier, The Milk Shake Factory, and Snappers Crafted Snacks.   Prior to working at Edward Marc Brands, Chris worked for the United States government in ...

327 Behind-the-Scenes of Launching a New Transportation Startup w/ Bharath Krishnamoorthy

July 23, 2018 05:30 - 31 minutes - 35.7 MB

Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft aren’t ideal for long distances. They cost too much.   However, trains and airlines aren’t always practical.   Bharath Krishnamoorthy believes his company, Axle Travel, is the solution. Axle is a ride-hailing service for long-distances that's focused on providing fast and affordable transportation to the airport.   In this conversation, Aaron and B discuss the inspiration behind the company, the strategy behind launching in a new city, and...

326 Revolutionary Restaurant Incubator w/ Galley Group co-founder Tyler Benson

July 16, 2018 12:35 - 30 minutes - 37.6 MB

The Restaurant Industry was due for a new idea, and that’s exactly what Tyler Benson and Benjamin Mantica delivered when they co-founded Smallman Galley.   Their food hall restaurant accelerator is the first of its kind in the United States. The space incubates four restaurant concepts at a time and drastically lowers the startup costs of a new culinary venture.   Tyler and Ben are Navy Veterans who were inspired by world travels to bring innovative food and beverage concepts to the ...

325 Artificial Intelligence & the Most Used Document on Earth w/ Kevin Miller

July 11, 2018 05:00 - 34 minutes - 39.5 MB

LegalSifter is on a mission to bring affordable legal services to the world by empowering people with artificial intelligence. Kevin Miller joined the startup to help prove the business model and scale the company.   Previously, Kevin has served as Chief Operating Officer Industrial Scientific Corporation, helped launch an online version of Argosy University, and spent half a decade at FreeMarkets, in the global sourcing and procurement software space.   In this podcast, we discuss a...

324 Drone Company Helping Farmers Monitor Crops w/ Brendan Carroll

July 09, 2018 05:30 - 26 minutes - 29.7 MB

Skycision is on a mission to help the global agriculture industry grow more efficiently. Food production has to increase by 70% by 2050 to feed the anticipated 2 billion person increase in the global population.   Skycision offers a solution to help the global agriculture industry grow more efficiently by identifying crop stress earlier in the growing season, and optimizing field inputs to enhance crop production.   We spoke with Brendan about building a remote team, the commercial a...

323 Sharing the Secrets of a NYT Bestseller w/ Tucker Max

July 02, 2018 05:30 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

Tucker Max is an American author and public speaker. He chronicled his drinking and sexual encounters in the form of short stories on his website TuckerMax.com,which has received millions of visitors since Max launched it as the result of a bet in 2000.   I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell was a New York Times #1 Bestseller and made the Bestseller List each year from 2006 to 2012. It has sold over one million copies worldwide, including 400,000 copies in 2009 alone. In 2010, he released a bo...

322 Industrious Fireside Chat Post-Talk Q&A

June 27, 2018 18:51 - 33 minutes - 35.3 MB

After the fireside chat with Anthony Freeze, we took questions from the audience about Instagram, podcasting, and running kickass events. Some video from this event is at the end of Episode 015 of This Is Piper.

321 Fireside Chat at Industrious (Aaron interviewed by Anthony Freeze)

June 25, 2018 07:30 - 43 minutes - 49.3 MB

Over the course of a 90-minute conversation, at Industrious Coworking space, we discussed  Instagram, podcasting, and running kickass events.   We also discussed the genesis of Piper Creative and our plans for the future.   Super grateful to Anthony Freeze for conducting a great interview. LinkedIn

320 Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Road Maintenance w/ Mark DeSantis

June 20, 2018 06:30 - 41 minutes - 48 MB

Mark DeSantis is currently CEO of RoadBotics, an AI-based product that monitors and manages roadway infrastructure. Previously, he has co-founded an energy hedge fund, a GE Ventures-backed energy predictive analytics company, and a venture-backed online tutoring company.   Why build a company focused on road maintenance? There is a desperate need to efficiently and effectively monitor and maintain the world's civil infrastructure. His company, RoadBotics, uses smartphone sensors to inexp...

319 Scientific Skincare Recommendations w/ Nicki Zevola Benvenuti

June 18, 2018 05:30 - 31 minutes - 34.8 MB

A decade ago, very few people thought a blog could be a business. Today, it’s common knowledge.   Nicki Zevola Benvenuti hopped on the trend very early, starting her website, FutureDerm.com, in 2008. It now helps more than 500,000 people a month discover hard-to-find scientific information on skincare, to make sense of marketing claims, and to find what is best for their skin a plethora of products in a crowded marketplace.   Now, she is leveraging her fluency in digital media to hel...

318 A Year of Twitch Streaming, SEO Fundamentals, and Advice from Scott Adams w/ Brad Driscoll

June 13, 2018 05:30 - 42 minutes - 50.5 MB

This episode was an opportunity to pester one of my good friends, Brad Driscoll, with questions 😏   In addition to co-founding Think Big Marketing, Brad has generated 10 million views on YouTube and amassed one of the 1,000 largest audiences on Twitch.   He’ll be talking about building a YouTube account at an event we are holding August 1st.   RSVP to the Facebook event for updates or buy a ticket right now.   In this episode, we primarily talk about building his Twitch audi...

317 Fighting Homelessness & Poverty through Social Connections & Love w/ Tammy Thompson

June 11, 2018 05:30 - 41 minutes - 44.8 MB

Halima Tammy Thompson's moved to Pittsburgh as a child and was faced with homelessness, loss and countless obstacles.  Years later, she has fused 20+ years of experience in the Real Estate Industry and 8 years of working in the nonprofit sector as a Credit Counselor.       Tammy is a Poverty Expert, Nationally Sought After Speaker, Executive Producer of We Wear The Mask, a documentary released in 2017 highlighting the stigma associated with women in poverty. She provides counseling servi...

316 Learning the Laws of Creativity w/ Allen Gannett

June 06, 2018 05:30 - 27 minutes - 30.4 MB

This interview will dispel the notion that you can’t develop creativity.   Allen Gannett is the founder and CEO of TrackMaven, a marketing analytics platform whose clients have included Microsoft, Marriott, Saks Fifth Avenue, Home Depot, Aetna, Honda, and GE. He has been on the “30 Under 30” lists for both Inc. and Forbes.   His upcoming book, The Creative Curve, is on how anyone can achieve moments of creative genius. I really enjoyed reading it.   He was also once a very pitifu...

315 Accounting, Legal, and Business Basics from #PiperAnswers

May 30, 2018 05:30 - 23 minutes - 23.2 MB

In this episode of #PiperAnswers, we touch on a few topics that frankly, most entrepreneurs would think are too tedious or boring to share. We also talk about our editing process and how much time we actually spend working on Piper.   How did you incorporate your business? What did you use to set up your website? What is Hannah's editing process? How many hours per week do you spend on your own content? How much do you allocate to extra projects? How many side projects are you ...

314 Polling, Politics, and Developing Empathy w/ John Dick of CivicScience

May 28, 2018 05:30 - 43 minutes - 27.8 MB

When you think of a polling company, you probably think of Nielsen or Gallup. John Dick is going to change that.   As the Founder and CEO of CivicScience, John is building a modern consumer and media analytics company based in Pittsburgh. He and his team are reinventing consumer polling for a digital and mobile-first environment.   We discuss how polling has gotten more difficult as media and telecommunications have become more fragmented, the challenges of hiring technical and marke...

313 Mission-Driven Mobility Revolution w/ Serial Entrepreneur Lynsie Campbell

May 23, 2018 05:30 - 32 minutes - 35.5 MB

Lynsie Campbell is the founder of LaneSpotter, a navigation tool that helps cyclists find safe routes. It’s the result of her avid cycling habit and DNA as a “serial entrepreneur.”   She started LaneSpotter after a ride with her then one-year-old son, who was strapped into a seat on her bike.   Campbell previously co-founded of the online ticketing platform ShowClix. She also started a dog walking business while living in San Francisco for a few years.   Never miss one of our bes...

312 Regional Reinvention in Pittsburgh w/ Bill Flanagan

May 21, 2018 12:22 - 38 minutes - 44.7 MB

In this episode, we discuss where Pittsburgh has been and where it’s going.   Bill Flanagan is the Chief Corporate Relations Officer for the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. Bill guides the development of regional and organizational messaging strategy and supervises Investor Relations activities, including membership development and fundraising.   An experienced broadcast journalist, Bill has told the story of the transformation of the economy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvani...

311 Deploying $80M to Accelerate the U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance (People & Robots) w/ Jay Douglass

May 16, 2018 16:00 - 31 minutes - 35.1 MB

Jay is COO of The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute (ARM). ARM is an independent non-profit that won an $80 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to become the leading catalyst of robotics innovation and expertise to accelerate growth in US-based manufacturing and the high value careers.   It is also supported by an additional $173 million in commitments from more than 100 members and partners in industry, academia, technology, government and economic development ...

310 Reimagining the Future of Work w/ Stephen Warley

May 14, 2018 05:00 - 34 minutes - 22.1 MB

Stephen Warley teaches people the life skills that matter for business.   My mission is to relieve people of their work anxieties by empowering them to design their own work.   The evolutionary fear of losing the acceptance of others is often more powerful than the desire to strike out on our own. He sees his job as empowering his readers to stop living up to the ideals of others and to start living up to their own ideals.   Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to t...

309 Real Estate Real Talk w/ Joe Calloway

May 11, 2018 01:23 - 33 minutes - 35.9 MB

Instead, he’d prefer to offer his perspective. He’s built a $40,000,000 real estate portfolio through hard work, persistence, and patience. Being raised by a single parent in a two bedroom, low income apartment in Mt. Oliver doesn’t usually breed success, but Joe Calloway’s story is anything but usual. Joe went from those unfortunate circumstances to being the largest single family home buyer in Pittsburgh.   With little direction in life and few marketable skills, Joe enlisted in the US...

308 Driving Nine Figure Acquisitions through Sales w/ Dinesh Kandanchatha

May 07, 2018 06:00 - 28 minutes - 30.5 MB

Dinesh is a self-professed technophile, in addition to a speaker, mentor, and entrepreneur. He has taken part in three separate companies getting acquired, the third for over $200 million dollars. These days he stays busy investing, mentoring, and sharing wisdom.   He initially went to university for sciences, which lead him to a career in software. It wasn’t long before he realized that his pay would hit a ceiling. He saw the sales guys driving Porsches and Jaguars—and wanted in. Little...

307 A Grand Tour of Cryptocurrencies w/ Bill Laboon

May 02, 2018 06:00 - 41 minutes - 44.7 MB

Bill Laboon is currently teaching Software Quality Assurance, Software Engineering, and the Computer Science Capstone course at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition, he advises numerous students for projects, independent research, and their academic and professional careers.   He prepares students to develop high-quality software in a "real-world" environment. That real world is fast including more and more cryptocurrencies.   In this discussion, we cover the basics of Bitcoin, ...

306 Building a Self-Driving Car Company w/ Argo AI CEO Bryan Salesky

April 30, 2018 05:30 - 32 minutes - 37.7 MB

Self-driving cars are coming. Ford is betting $1 billion dollars over five years that Argo Ai can make it happen.   CEO Bryan Salesky calls upon his experience leading the software engineering for Tartan Racing, Carnegie Mellon’s winning entry in the DARPA Urban Challenge as he tries to build the future.   He also was on the Google self-driving car team. While at Google, Bryan was director of hardware development, and was responsible for development and manufacture of Google’s portfo...

305 Masterfully Made Handbags in the US with Wendy Downs

April 26, 2018 02:28 - 38 minutes - 41.7 MB

Wendy Downs is an artist who learned to be an entrepreneur. Her company, Moop, was founded in 2007 in western Massachusetts. She has since moved to Pittsburgh, where her small team design and manufactures every waxed canvas bag.   In a 35-minute conversation, we cover her expertise in e-commerce, design, small batch manufacturing, and textile manufacturing.   Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to the newsletter.   Wendy’s Challenge; Find the thing you love and exe...

304 Getting People without College Degrees a $42,000/year Job in Manufacturing w/ Neil Ashbaugh

April 23, 2018 05:30 - 37 minutes - 44 MB

Pittsburgh has been in the news recently for robots and restaurants. But it’s still a blue collar town.   In a sweeping discussion, Aaron & Neil Ashbaugh discuss the opportunities for good pay and consistent work offered by roles in manufacturing. The industry is facing a cliff over the next ten years as Baby Boomers continue to retire, leaving companies hungry for talent.   New Century Careers is training the next generation and excited about the opportunity.   Never miss one of...

303 Generating 50,000,000 Unique Visitors & Raising a $6.6 Million Series B w/ Luke Skurman

April 18, 2018 06:30 - 33 minutes - 37 MB

Niche.com generated 50,000,000 unique visitors last year. They announced a $6.6M Series B round of fundraising in February 2018. They've come a long way from their humble beginnings in 2002.   In my interview with Luke Skurman, the Founder & CEO of Niche.com, we discuss the challenges of raising venture capital as an established company, the marketing & business development talent in Pittsburgh, and importance of aiming at a big target.   Luke is also a Co-Founder of Ascender, a non-...

302 Marine turned State Representative Jake Wheatley

April 16, 2018 07:30 - 30 minutes - 35.6 MB

Jake Wheatley joined the United States Marine Corps in 1989. He needed more discipline and that’s exactly what her got.   He has since translated the skills and lessons he learned serving in the Gulf War into a career in public service.   Jake Wheatley is a Democratic politician from the state of Pennsylvania. He represents the 19th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives which includes a number of areas in the city of Pittsburgh including: the Hill District, North Side...

301 Evaluating Record-Breaking Investment in Southwest Pennsylvania w/ Rich Lunak

April 11, 2018 05:30 - 38 minutes - 44.9 MB

Rich, President & CEO of Innovation Works, leads one of the nation’s most active early-stage investors. In this conversation, we discuss a recent report IW authored with Ernst & Young that detailed the last decade of venture investing in the region.   Some highlights of recent activity include the $225 million acquisition of security awareness trainer Wombat Security by California-based Proofpoint and the $1 billion round of funding recently raised by self-driving car intelligence provid...

300 Who is Hannah Phillips? (Hint: My Business Partner)

April 09, 2018 06:00 - 28 minutes - 31.5 MB

From an early age, Hannah developed a love for art and creating, and has grown those passions into hard skills that could build a business.   She started HPMedia in 10th grade and was dedicated to growing it part-time throughout high school. After graduating in 2016, she started an apprenticeship/entrepreneurship program called Praxis. After apprenticing at a digital marketing agency, Hannah found sustainable success in full-time creative work.   Piper Creative offers her the opportu...

299 Timeless Leadership Lessons w/ Lisa Slayton

April 04, 2018 06:30 - 38 minutes - 41 MB

Lisa is the the President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation. She calls upon over 20 years of experience in the marketplace in sales and marketing and senior management roles, as well as ministry leadership experience, to coach leaders in her day-to-day work.   Lisa provides executive leadership for business development and donor relationships and evaluates and develops new initiatives and partnerships that advance the mission and vision of PLF. Lisa also brings this diverse...

298 Painting the Software Startup Blueprint w/ David Cristello

April 02, 2018 01:57 - 36 minutes - 34.6 MB

David Cristello had no background in accounting. He’s not a coder. Yet, he is the founder of a fast-growing accounting software startup called Jetpack Workflow.   How’d that happen? David diligently interviewed business owners until he found an untapped opportunity, then struck with full force.   He’s driven to solve painful problems with smart, passionate, and empathetic people and is building his company in Pittsburgh.   Jetpack Workflow is used by thousands of accountants in 1...

297 Robot Pioneer Saving Lives & Improving Quality of Life w/ Jorgen Pedersen

March 27, 2018 19:00 - 37 minutes - 42.3 MB

RE2 Robotics CEO & founder Jorgen Pedersen is responsible for the strategic direction of the Company, developing partnerships and alliances, and overseeing the day-to-day operations.   Jorgen has contributed to the growth of the unmanned systems market for the past 20 years, beginning his career at Carnegie Mellon's National Robotics Engineering Center.   Jorgen is the 2016 Carnegie Science Start-up Entrepreneur of the Year recipient. He has also been recognized for his technology le...

296 #PiperAnswers How Long it Takes to Start a Company & Making Honest Media w/ Hannah Phillips

March 26, 2018 05:30 - 12 minutes - 12.8 MB

We want to talk about what we're learning. If you like this, please let us know in the comments. We appreciate Solomon, Paul, and Michael for submitting questions :) Send questions you have to hannah (at) pipercreative (dot) co  Want to work with us? www.pipercreative.co  Shot and Edited by Hannah Phillips https://www.instagram.com/hpmedia/

295 Sustainable Bowties & the Facebook Small Business Council w/ Nisha Blackwell

March 21, 2018 06:00 - 33 minutes - 37 MB

Nisha Blackwell is the founder & lead design curator of Knotzland Bowties. Founded in 2014, Knotzland specializes in custom handmade bow ties made from repurposed and reclaimed materials.   Driven by her passion for the environment and reducing waste, Nisha began Knotzland to create distinctive, fashionable goods that speak to the individuality of her customers. Dedicated to sourcing high-quality, salvaged materials, Knotzland issues limited edition, one-of-a-kind bow ties.   Nisha w...

294 The Difference Between Development & Gentrification w/ Michael Skirpan

March 19, 2018 06:00 - 41 minutes - 51.6 MB

Michael is an ethicist, writer, artist, educator, and concerned citizen based out of Pittsburgh, PA. He received his PhD from CU-Boulder's Department of Computer Science in Fall 2017. He wrote a thesis focused on the use of socio-technical narrative as a way of communicating, comprehending, teaching, and debating the ethics of new and near-future technologies. His research spans topics such as design fiction, technology ethics, classroom design, engineering ethics pedagogy, futures, and risk...

293 Search Funds Offer You the Opportunity to Run a Business w/ Jamie Van Buren

March 14, 2018 06:30 - 36 minutes - 40.9 MB

Search funds are a distinct style of private equity firm that raises a small amount of capital to go find a business to buy. Generational Transfer Entrepreneurs is a private investment firm that works with a group of entrepreneurial operators (Operators-in-Residence) that are looking to individually acquire, operate and grow a privately held businesses. GTE provides business owners with a unique transition opportunity with the entrepreneurs at GTE ready to step into the ownership role with ...

292 Pittsburgh #HQ2 & Running a Profitable Media Business w/ Todd Bishop

March 12, 2018 05:00 - 37 minutes - 45.4 MB

Todd Bishop the is co-founder and managing editor of GeekWire, a leading technology news site based in Seattle. His company recently completed a one-month residence in Pittsburgh and learned about the burgeoning tech scene and the likelihood of Amazon setting up their HQ2 in town.   Bishop has covered Microsoft, Amazon, and the technology industry for more than a decade in Seattle, most recently as a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He launched his blog about Microsoft in Sep...

291 Making Uber & Lyft Drivers 39% more $$$ w/ Gridwise & Ryan Green

March 07, 2018 07:00 - 29 minutes - 36.4 MB

Pittsburgh is well-known for the robotics and maker movements popping up around town. The software companies have been a bit lacking.   So, I wanted to feature Ryan Green, founder & CEO of Gridwise. Gridwise provides insights into events and activities around your city, so rideshare drivers can drive smarter, increase their daily trips and make more money.   We discuss finding a technical co-founder, the risks of starting a startup, and how Ryan is thinking about the future of the co...

290 Writing $750,000 Venture Capital Checks at Birchmere with Ned Renzi

March 05, 2018 07:00 - 30 minutes - 33.5 MB

Key Terms CAC - Customer acquisition cost LTV - Lifetime Value ARR - Annual Recurring Revenue MRR - Monthly Recurring Revenue Churn Rate - % of customers that stop paying for your product/service   Ned is one of two founding partners at Birchmere Ventures, which is primarily focused on seed SaaS and marketplace investments. He led Birchmere’s investment in Cvent and served on its board for 11 years.   His other notable investments include TenMarks (acquired by Amazon), Neol...

289 Keeping Pittsburgh Dope with Chancellor Humphrey

February 28, 2018 06:00 - 33 minutes - 37.3 MB

This is part two of our series on Instagram Chance will be speaking at our April 12th Instagram seminar in Pittsburgh. Get your tickets now.   Chancellor Humphrey is one of the most promising young creators in Pittsburgh. Even though he calls himself out for “sounding old” in this interview, he’s really just at the beginning of a very promising career.   In addition to top-notch photography skills, Chance has built an event series called Creatives Drink with his business partner Cod...

288 Motherhood Blogger & Instagram Sensation Erin Bachman

February 26, 2018 16:30 - 36 minutes - 38.9 MB

This is part one of a two-part series on Instagram. Erin will be speaking at our April 12th Instagram seminar in Pittsburgh. Get your tickets now.    Erin Bachman is a wife and mother of two.  At her website, Caffeine & Cuddles, she documents the trials and tribulations of being a new mom.   Her content and career, through brand deals and sponsorship, represents the brave new world of niche influencer marketing. While building a community and sharing her daily life, Erin has found a ...

287 Announcing Piper Creative

February 26, 2018 14:00 - 6 minutes - 7.7 MB

I don’t think I have ever been this excited about a professional project in my entire life. My new company, Piper Creative, is a a digital agency that provides strategy, delivery, and analysis. We specialize in a few key service offerings.   Instagram Content Production & Account Building Podcast Production, Strategy Consulting, and Guest Acquisition Documentary-as-a-Service (Vlogging 2.0)   You don’t have to be interested in being a client to reach out and set up a meeting. I’d ...

286 "Second Chances through Entrepreneurship" with Dan Bull & Damon Tooey

February 19, 2018 14:29 - 22 minutes - 23.9 MB

ZeroSixEight Founder Dan Bull spoke at the 2018 Going Deep Summit about second chances, entrepreneurship, and human potential. Damon's company is Codex Security; https://www.codexsecure.com/ Get your tickets for GDS 2019 before prices go up https://www.eventbrite.com/e/going-deep-summit-20-tickets-42614583366 Produced and Edited by Aaron Watson Twitter - https://twitter.com/AaronWatson59 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aaronwatson59/ Snapchat - https://www.snapchat.com/add/a...

Guests

Brendan Eich
2 Episodes
Joe Calloway
2 Episodes
Robin Hanson
2 Episodes
Steve Gordon
2 Episodes
Tucker Max
2 Episodes
Allen Gannett
1 Episode
Andrew Gazdecki
1 Episode
Brent Beshore
1 Episode
Brian Fanzo
1 Episode
Calvin Wayman
1 Episode
Chris Guillebeau
1 Episode
Damion Lupo
1 Episode
Dan McCoy
1 Episode
Eric Brown
1 Episode
Gary Vaynerchuk
1 Episode
Graham Hill
1 Episode
Jason Hartman
1 Episode
Jennifer Briney
1 Episode
Jordan Goodman
1 Episode
Josh Elledge
1 Episode
Kevin Bupp
1 Episode
Kevin Kelly
1 Episode
Kevin Miller
1 Episode
Kim Scott
1 Episode
Mark Wahlberg
1 Episode
Michael Port
1 Episode
Neil Cybart
1 Episode
Noah Kagan
1 Episode
Scott Adams
1 Episode
Stephen Warley
1 Episode
Taylor Pearson
1 Episode

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