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E139: Rob Petrozzo (Rally) - Investing in your passions Oct 27, 2020

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Building the first liquid stock market for buying/selling collectibles. Rob describes how he turned his passion for art into a job and then how he built a platform that lets people invest in the things they care about. Also, a very elegant description of what fintech is.

E138: Jessica Jackley - Dream big but start small Oct 21, 2020

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Jessica answered her calling to be of service to people less fortunate than her. That calling led her to taking an unpaid internship in East Africa and then co-founding the microfinance company Kiva. A truly amazing journey centered around how big can you dream?

E137: Justin Nguyen (Declassified college podcast) – Differentiating yourself Sep 23, 2020

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LinkedIn guru Justin tells us how to stand out in college and why he turned down a consulting job to pursue his side hustle.

E136: Scott Painter (Fair) – Disrupting the car business Sep 08, 2020

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Scott – Founder of TrueCar, CarsDirect.com and Fair has spent his entire career focused on the single problem of buying and owning a car. Joining the army, dropping out of college after selling his first business and focusing on what’s within your control. Also, the future of cars.

E135: Marcus Whitney - Create and orchestrate Aug 18, 2020

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Going from college dropout waiting tables, to teaching himself to code, breaking into entrepreneurship and now writing an amazing book for first time entrepreneurs. Awesome journey covering the fundamentals of business, philosophies of leadership, and the principles of running a business.

E134: Paul Faust (Ringboost) - Cool guy Paul Jul 29, 2020

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Salesman extraordinaire, Paul tells us about his path to building a company and becoming his own boss. Turning yourself into a force multiplier, how to trust in what you’re doing and getting a brief part on the Office TV show!

E132: Taylor Nieman (Toucan) - Micro-moments of learning Jul 08, 2020

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Taylor is a distribution specialist. Having learned from some of the best startups in consumer tech, she’s now building a browser extension to help people learn new things as they go about their day. What it’s ok to fail and the importance of relationships!

E131: Max Hellerstein (Extra) - Do you like steak? Jun 09, 2020

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Max started his first business in high school with the goal of making money with his best friend. The growth from there and the transition to creating a viral video for his push for pizza app that created his next business which was acquired by Eaze. Next up was the idea to create a modern-day QVC, raising money from big-time investors and then pivoting to a debit card with a credit card style experience called Extra.

E130: George McGehrin - The mindset of an entrepreneur May 26, 2020

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Starting an executive placement firm and helping people craft their brands. George's learnings coming out of the last financial crisis and how to best position yourself to get a job after this one.

E129: Jack Shannon (Recess) - Building an ad network for live events May 19, 2020

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After studying finance at IU, Jack followed his passion to LA and became an assistant in the entertainment biz. Working his way up in a talent agency, Jack saw the opportunity to start a concert/festival touring company. From there, a cold email to Mark Cuban secured his first investor and how his concert promotion business has evolved into a tech platform.

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