Tools for Scale
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Grant Trahant interviews early stage founders and product creators for insight on features and strategies they use to scale. Topics include no-code, sass, bootstrapping, content creation, solo entrepreneurship, freelancing, and tons more.
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Episodes
Web3 x Crypto x DAOs: How it Can Scale Impact Investing - Kianga Daverington // Managing Partner at Acre of America and ACRE DAOs
January 17, 2022 13:09 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBIn this episode I speak with Kianga Daverington, Managing Partner at Acre of America and ACRE DAOs, on using the application of distributed ledger technologies to scale impact investing. Kianga is the Managing Partner at Acre of America Partners LP, a Hudson Valley, New York impact investment firm focused on the application of distributed ledger technologies to solve problems for rural communities. ACREinvest is their new blockchain venture focused on creating compelling Web3 infr...
Prince Constantijn Van Oranje // Special Envoy for TechLeap
October 26, 2021 09:45 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBIf you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! Connect with me - Twitter - LinkedIn In episode I speak with Prince Constantijn Van Oranje, Special Envoy for TechLeap, on connecting startups, investors and community builders to create a thriving Dutch startup ecosystem. Prince Constantijn is Special Envoy for TechLeap and co-founder of Startup Fest Europe, as well as Director of Digital Technology and Macro Strategy at MAP in London. He was a...
Ruben Harris // Founder and CEO of Career Karma
August 06, 2021 10:06 - 49 minutes - 67.4 MBIn this bonus episode, I speak with Ruben Harris, Founder and CEO of Career Karma, on using Software Development Bootcamps to re-skill America and make high paying tech jobs accessible to all individuals and communities. Over the past couple of years, Ruben has worked with academics, organizers, politicians, and union leaders at Hustle, Honor and AltSchool focused on improving their personalized outreach, healthcare and education. Ruben began his technology career working in Partn...
Elizabeth Yin // Co-founder of The Hustle Fund
August 02, 2021 07:06 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBIn this bonus episode, I speak with Elizabeth Yin, Co-founder of The Hustle Fund on changing the landscape of traditional venture capital and opening up access to aspiring founders. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast! Elizabeth Yin is a co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed fund for software entrepreneurs. Previously, Elizabeth was a partner at 500 Startups where she invested in seed stage companies and ran th...
Adriaan van Rossum // Founder of Simple Analytics
June 16, 2021 06:21 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBIn episode 8 of the Tools for Scale podcast, I chat with Adriaan van Rossum, founder of Simple Analytics on creating a competitor to Google Analytics and building products without invading user privacy. Simple Analytics is a EU-based privacy first company that focuses on providing value for customers without invading the privacy of the users. Adriaan believes the team can build value products in the analytics space without invading this privacy. Simpel Analytics is only the start o...
Mike Wiendels // Co-founder of Minimum Studio
May 14, 2021 12:44 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBIn episode 7 of the Tools for Scale podcast, I chat with Mike Wiendels, co-founder of Minimum Studio on creating a no-code low-code digital agency for building rapid MVPs. Mike is a product designer, visual developer and a co-founder at Minimum Studio, which was founded in 2019. With the studio, he helps founders build early-stage digital products, by breaking down their vision into smaller steps, designing enjoyable interfaces and building the first versions of their products. The...
Julian Alvarez // Co-founder of Vize
May 04, 2021 12:46 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBIn Episode 6 of the Tools for Scale podcast I chat with Julian Alvarez, co-founder of Vize, on navigating entrepreneurship and using technology to empower low skilled workers to find and search for better job opportunities. Julian is an entrepreneur, software engineer, podcaster, futurist, productivity aficionado, and a life-long learner. He is currently the Co-Founder and the CTO of an early-stage startup named Vize, where our mission is to help low-income workers find a job that ...
Stephen Garten // Founder of Charity Charge
March 14, 2021 20:41 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBIn Episode 5 of the Tools for Scale podcast I catch up with Stephen Garten, Founder and CEO of Charity Charge to discuss his social enterprise, the city of Austin's continued growth, and the craft beer scene in Amsterdam. Stephen has been a featured speaker for United Way, South by Southwest and Dreamforce. In 2015, IBM selected him as one of the top 5 social entrepreneurs in the world and featured him in their web based reality show A New Way to Startup. Stephen created Charity ...
Wilián Iralzabal // Founder of Zabal Media
October 09, 2020 13:55 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBIn episode 4 of the Tools for Scale podcast, I speak with Wilián Iralzabal, founder of Zabal Media on immigrating from Cuba at 8 years old, lessons from door to door sales at 14, working for Google, mastering tech tools, and becoming a founder of his own tech company. "Having the ability to make a difference by building products that help people live a better life is magic." Wilian Iralzabal is a Cuban product designer, Webflow expert. Adalo expert, and a lover of learning. Growin...
Joe Krug // Founder of Finsweet and Webflow Expert
August 25, 2020 19:09 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MBIn episode 3 of the Tools for Scale podcast, I speak with Joe Krug, the Founder of Finsweet on the power of Webflow, new products his company is building, and turning down a $1 million acquisition offer. Finsweet is an official Webflow partner. Joe and his team are building one of the most comprehensive Webflow agencies in the world. In this episode you will hear is thoughts on the growth of Webflow, its features, and why he thinks its the future of web development. Finsweets missi...
The Top 5 Tools We Use in Our Business Everyday
August 18, 2020 22:29 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MBIn episode 2 of the Tools for Scale podcast we talk about our top 5 favorite tools that we use everyday to grow and run our companies. Grant Trahant is the founder of Causeartist. Causeartist is a global leader in social impact business news and information. The website has been read in over 150 countries since 2013. I have been in the digital media industry for 10 years and tested over one hundred digital media tools. Nick Black is the founder of MassConvert, a premier digital ad...
Our Introduction and Overview to Tools for Scale Part 1
August 05, 2020 16:09 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBIn episode 1 of the Tools for Scale podcast Grant Trahant and Nick Black talk about their history in digital media and answer some FAQs about digital media tools and products. Grant Trahant is the founder of Causeartist and Impact Recipe. Causeartist is a global leader in social impact business news and information. The website has been read in over 150 countries since 2013. I have been in the digital media industry for 10 years and tested over one hundred digital media tools. Nic...
Tools for Scale Trailer
June 19, 2020 13:30 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MBGrant Trahant and Nick Black talk about all the digital tools you can use to start and grow your business. Episodes include interviews with digital founders, web developers, digital marketers, SEO experts, digital ads experts, your questions you send us, and reviews of our favorite digital business tools. Subscribe to Tools for Scale on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your shows. About Grant: Grant is the founder of Causeartist, a leading publication in the socia...