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Startup Pitch Practice & Questions Office Hours - Free Coaching for Founders

How to Be an Entrepreneur MasterMinds Startup Accelerator Coaching - April 23, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
HAVE A STARTUP QUESTION? Or Want to practice your INVESTOR PITCH? Founders do you have questions about raising venture capital? How to find product/market fit? Angel investors? Pitch decks? Building your team? Protecting your intellectual property? How to find investors? Starting a company as a ...

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Beyond Reality: Unpacking Meta's latest AI and VR innovations

Venture Step - April 23, 2024 11:47 - 52 minutes
Summary In this episode, Dalton discusses Meta's AI and mixed reality advancements, focusing on the Llama 3 model and the newly announced Meta Horizon OS. He compares Llama 3 to other models and highlights its superior performance. Dalton also explores Llama 3's features, including tex...

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Timeless Wisdom: A Look at Marcus Aurelius's "Meditations"

Venture Step - April 16, 2024 04:00 - 22 minutes
Summary In this episode, Dalton discusses the book 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius. He highlights the timeless themes of struggle, self-reflection, and seeking inner peace that resonate with readers today. Dalton explores the format and readability of Gregory Hayes' book translation, ...

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Building Vibition: The E-commerce Journey & Unveiling Winning Product Trends

Venture Step - April 10, 2024 04:00 - 38 minutes
Summary In this episode, Dalton discusses Vibition, an e-commerce company that he co-founded. He talks about the struggles they faced, including delays due to COVID-19 and high customer acquisition costs. Dalton also shares his vision for Vibition as a sustainable e-commerce brand. He ...

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The Robot Revolution: Nvidia's GROOT, Neuralink Breakthroughs & Our Cyborg Future

Venture Step - April 02, 2024 16:00 - 43 minutes
Summary Dalton discusses two groundbreaking projects in this episode: NVIDIA's Project Groot and Neuralink's human trials. Project Groot is part of NVIDIA's Gear project roadmap and aims to create a foundational model using Legos as an analogy. It combines Omniverse, Isaac Lab, and LLM...

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Startup Fundraising Office Hours Q&A with Attorney Joe Daniels for Founders

How to Be an Entrepreneur MasterMinds Startup Accelerator Coaching - March 26, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Bring your #LEGAL questions about #incorporation, #startup #equity, finding angel investors, pitching venture capitalists, growth and traction strategies, and whatever #challenges your #startup is facing. This month StartupCouncil.org CEO and #angelinvestor Scott Fox will be hosting Attorney Joe...

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The Power Playbook: Unpacking "The 48 Laws of Power"

Venture Step - March 26, 2024 05:00 - 36 minutes
Summary In this episode, Dalton reviews the book 'The 48 Laws of Power' by Robert Greene. He discusses the different feel of this book compared to 'The Daily Stoic', noting that while the latter promotes peace and community, the former leaves readers feeling disgruntled. Dalton address...

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AI Leaps Forward: Robot Butlers & Nvidia's Super Brain Chip

Venture Step - March 19, 2024 05:01 - 24 minutes
Summary In this episode, Dalton discusses the latest breakthroughs in AI, including Nvidia's Blackwell chip and the Figure01 robot. The Blackwell chip is a new architecture that can train a one trillion parameter AI, making it 30 times faster and 25% more energy-efficient. The Figure01...

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Evolving the Venture Step Podcast: My Learning Journey

Venture Step - March 12, 2024 05:00 - 12 minutes
Summary In this episode, Dalton discusses the new format of the podcast, which includes segments on entrepreneurship, industry trends, and occasional book reviews. He explains that he wants to become more comfortable as a podcast host before inviting guests. Dalton also emphasizes the ...

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161 - Getting Into Retail with Mike Alexander

E-Commerce Secrets To Scale - March 05, 2024 21:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
On today's episode of the podcast, Mike Alexander, CEO of Borboleta Beauty, joins me to talk about getting into retail. Retail is one of those things that a lot of brands really want to get into, but they don't really understand what it takes. Mike is an expert when it comes to retail, so stay t...

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Finding Wisdom in the Everyday: My 'Daily Stoic'

Venture Step - March 05, 2024 06:00 - 19 minutes
Summary In this episode, Dalton discusses the book 'The Daily Stoic' by Ryan Holiday. He provides an overview of the book's structure and explains the concept of stoicism. Dalton shares his journey with stoicism and how the book has evolved with him over time. He reads a favorite passa...

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160 - Managing Your Cash Flow with Matt Putra

E-Commerce Secrets To Scale - February 27, 2024 21:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
On today’s episode of the podcast, Matt Putra joins me. Matt is the founder of EightX, which is a fractional CMO firm for e-commerce brands. Matt and I talk about managing cash flow for your business and what it takes to achieve profitability.  Connect with Matt: EightX LinkedIn

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Investor Pitch Practice at Free Startup Office Hours with StartupCouncil.org CEO

How to Be an Entrepreneur MasterMinds Startup Accelerator Coaching - February 27, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Investor pitch practice for startup founders seeking venture capital and angel investors - free feedback session! This month's Startup Office Hours will help selected entrepreneurs with live pitch practice, Q&A, coaching from StartupCouncil.org founder (and angel investor) Scott Fox, plus friendl...

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Decoding Nvidia: Chips, Code, and Innovation

Venture Step - February 27, 2024 06:00 - 32 minutes
In this episode, Dalton discusses Nvidia's history, core competencies, and products. He starts by highlighting the early days of Nvidia and the challenges it faced in the nascent computer industry. He then explores how Nvidia survived the GPU research bust and began using GPUs for mathe...

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159 - TikTok Ad Mastery with Nikki Lindgren

E-Commerce Secrets To Scale - February 20, 2024 21:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
On today’s episode, Nikki Lindgren from Pennock joins me. Pennock is a paid media agency that Nikki runs, and she’s here to talk about TikTok ads. TikTok is a huge platform, and advertising on it has become increasingly important for brands. Nikki is super knowledgable when it comes to TikTok ad...

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AI Explosion: Gemini 1.5, Gemini Advanced, Open AI Sora, & Disrupting Insurance

Venture Step - February 19, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes
Get ready for an AI power surge! This week, we dive into the latest breakthroughs changing how we interact with technology and even redefining entire industries. First up: Google's Gemini AI. With the launch of Gemini 1.5, these language powerhouses can now handle a staggering 1.5 mill...

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158 - Navigating Affiliate Marketing with Alex Back

E-Commerce Secrets To Scale - February 13, 2024 21:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
On today's episode of the podcast, Alex back, founder of couch.com, joins Tanner to talk about affiliate marketing. We believe affiliate marketing is going to be one of your most important channels in 2024. Alex knows a lot about affiliate, so stay tuned to learn how you can use it to grow your ...

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"It's Possible Principle" From Homeless to Prosperous with Recovery Coach Anthony Zorzetto

True North Confidence - February 12, 2024 15:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Welcome to a Riveting Episode of True North Confidence, Where Transformation Begins In today's intense episode, we dive deep into the remarkable journey of Anthony Zorzetto - a man who has navigated through life's most daunting challenges, from the brink of despair to the pinnacle of prosperity...

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Rekindling the Venture: My Journey Back to the Mic

Venture Step - February 12, 2024 11:30 - 15 minutes
Welcome back to Venture Step Podcast, where we once envisioned diving deep into the entrepreneurial journeys of C-suite individuals and entrepreneurs. After a significant hiatus, I, Dalton, am thrilled to reignite this platform, albeit with a refreshed perspective and renewed vigor. Go...

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157 - The Impact of User-Generated Content (UGC) with Ian Sells

E-Commerce Secrets To Scale - February 06, 2024 21:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
On today's episode of the podcast, Ian Sells, the co-founder of Join Brands, joins me. We talk about influencer marketing and how you, as a brand, can really scale your UGC creation using their platform. UGC is really important if you're looking to scale, and it's becoming more and more importan...

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156 - Which KPI's You Should Be Tracking with Bryan Holladay

E-Commerce Secrets To Scale - January 30, 2024 21:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
On today's episode of the podcast, Brian Holiday, owner of South Ninth Marketing, joins me to talk about e-commerce KPIs and which KPIs your brand should be focusing on, especially going into 2024. We talk about acquisition KPIs, retention KPIs, contribution margin, and much more. 

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155 - Creator-Led E-Commerce Experiences with Gary Garofalo

E-Commerce Secrets To Scale - January 23, 2024 21:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
On today's episode of the podcast, Gary Garofalo, co-founder of Loud Crowd, joins me to talk about influencer marketing. There are lots of tools out there for affiliate marketing, but the one we cover today will help scale your brand like no other. I really enjoyed my conversation with Gary, and...

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Startup Strategy and Fundraising Tips for Founders with StartupCouncil.org

How to Be an Entrepreneur MasterMinds Startup Accelerator Coaching - January 23, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Startup Founders: Have questions about raising venture capital? How to find product/market fit? Angel investors? Pitch decks? Building your team? Protecting your intellectual property? How to find investors? Starting a company as a first-time, female, or minority founder? Bring your startup ques...

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154 - Protecting Your E-Commerce Brand with Steven Weigler

E-Commerce Secrets To Scale - January 16, 2024 21:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
I know a lot of brands are really struggling with copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and whether or not you should get a patent or trademark. Steve and I talk all about how you, as a brand, can protect yourself from anyone out there that rips off your products, and how you can be pr...

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153 - Using AI For Content Writing & SEO With Brenton Thomas

E-Commerce Secrets To Scale - January 09, 2024 21:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Brenton and Tanner discuss AI’s strengths, limitations, and it’s role in e-commerce growth. Brenton Thomas is a seasoned digital marketer and founder of Twibi in Portland, Oregon. He is a featured speaker at conferences like BrightonSEO, with a track record of $20M+ revenue generation.

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152 – Conversion Rate Optimization With Megan Lazaro

E-Commerce Secrets To Scale - December 12, 2023 21:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
On todays’ episode, Megan Lazaro from SplitBase joins me to give everyone the rundown of how CRO actually works, how to best approach it, and how much traffic you actually need in order to run successful testing. We had a really great conversation so tune in to learn about how you can increase t...

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El Salvador Unveiled: Bitcoin's Impact on Life and Real Estate with Gladys Jeannette

Founder Views - Conversations that matter to you - December 08, 2023 19:47 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Gladys Jeannette is a real estate investor and Broker in El Salvador. I've been wanting to speak to someone on the ground in El Salvador for quite some time, and Gladys is the perfect person to get an insider's look into the changes happening in the country. We dive deep into the life ...

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151 – E-Commerce Brand Strategy With Sam Brand

E-Commerce Secrets To Scale - December 05, 2023 21:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
This week on the show, Sam Brand from Six Lava joins me to talk about branding. Most of you probably have a good idea of what goes into building a strong brand, but in this interview we get really deep into the weeds of what separates a good brand from a bad one as well as how to find the perfec...

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150 - Birthday Gifting Consumer Insights With Brandon Kleinman

E-Commerce Secrets To Scale - November 28, 2023 21:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
This week on the show, Brandon Kleinman Founder and CEO of Birthday App joins me to talk about a recent study that he did on consumer gifting behavior for birthdays. I never realized that someone could be an absolute expert on birthdays but Brandon is definitely that guy. I found the insights ex...

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Angel Investor Office Hours for Entrepreneurs and Startup Founders - Free Expert

How to Be an Entrepreneur MasterMinds Startup Accelerator Coaching - November 28, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Startup Founders and CEOS - bring your startup questions to the Startup Council’s FREE founder fundraising “Startup Office Hours”. You'll get FREE expert Silicon Valley advice to help diverse entrepreneurs start, raise money, and grow new ventures. EVERYONE CAN JOIN US to WATCH FREE & CHAT LIVE ...