100 Episodes of Startup Competitors Podcast and What I’ve Learned Along the Way

Startup Competitors grew out of the idea of performing competition analysis for startups, and turning that idea into a product, through which it would identify the competitors most relevant to your business today, the key pieces of information you should know about them, and how you can leverage that to find out what it means for your product and strategy. After an unsuccessful Ad Words campaign, I thought that our clients were probably listening to podcasts on how to be a startup. I reached out to big podcasts at NPR and Gimlet, but their advertising was expensive, so I thought I should start a podcast myself.

In celebration of this being the 100th episode, Kristen Cooper, CEO and Founder of The Startup Ladies, brings in mimosas and interviews me about how Start Up Competitors got started, what I have learned throughout my time as a podcast host, and how I want to improve in the future. I also get a chance to share a little about my farm and podcast I do with my son, as well as my passion for martial arts, what it has taught me, and how I apply that to other areas of my life.

Topics in this Episode

The problem of spending too much time working on your product or idea before you are ready to pitch it.

Interviewers he looks up to

Starting a farm in order to be a good dad

Why podcasts over other mediums?

The number one driver of your ability to learn is time spent doing the thing

Destination thinking. What does the end of the first year need to look like? What are the things I need to do to manifest that? What do I need to see as signs of success?

What do you want to tell your listeners that will make them a better founder?