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Is it risky playing it safe in life? Feb 20, 2024

Show notes

In this episode, Lavelle Smith Hall and James talk about regrets people have at the end of their lives and try to inspire you to live a life of no regrets!

The conversation was inspired by an article, Top five regrets of the dying, By Susie Steiner, and by a chapter in James' book.

Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad jokes!

To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS".

This podcast is ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!

If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.

P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.

How do you know when it's time to pivot or shut down your startup? Feb 09, 2024

Show notes

In this episode, Lavelle Smith Hall was out of action, so you got stuck with James talking about how you know when it's time to shut down your startup or pivot.

The conversation was inspired by an article, 5 Signs It's Time to Quit (Or Pivot) Your Startup, By Rachel Greenberg.

We heard from two friends of the podcast, Dana Fry, of Ujamaa Financial, and Demetrius Curry, of College Cash who shared their stories about when they had to decide to pivot or shut down their startups.

Be sure to stick around to the end for the dad jokes!

To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS".

Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!

If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.

P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.

3 tips to use data for social impact with Camelback Ventures' Melvin Freeman Jan 29, 2024

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In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall talk with Melvin Freeman, Director of Data and Strategy at Camelback Ventures about how to use data for social impact.

We also talked about Camelback Ventures' upcoming application openings on Feb 5th for their $40K fellowship. You can learn more and apply here.

James and Lavelle shared some important life updates that happened while they were on hiatus from the podcast.

And stick around to the end for the dad jokes!

To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS".

Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!

If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.

P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.

Wall Street Journal's Family and Tech columnist, Julie Jargon, discusses the toxic effect social media has on your kids Oct 11, 2023

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In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall talk with the Wall Street Journal's Family & Tech columnist, Julie Jargon, about the negative impact social media has on our kids.

And stick around for the end, as Julie uses technology to tell us a dad joke.

To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS".

Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!

You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show!

If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.

P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.

P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics.

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Author : Lavelle Smith Hall & James Oliver, Jr.
Episode Type : Full
Episode : N/A
Rating : Clean

Wefunder's Jonny Price shares how you can effectively execute a community fundraising round and raise money for your business Oct 01, 2023

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In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall talk with Wefunder's self-proclaimed VP of Banter, Jonny Price, as he shares tips with you to execute your community fundraising round (AKA equity crowd-funding, which apparently is now a bad word).

During the show, Jonny convinced James that he should spin up a Wefunder community round for his startup, Kabila. So James did it!

You can check out Kabila's Wefunder here and contribute if you like.

Stick around for the dad joke at the end, as Jonny got in on the action.

To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS".

Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!

You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show!

If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.

P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.

P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics.

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How to effectively use a virtual assistant and free up more of your time with TaJuanna Taylor of Bootstrap Dreams Sep 22, 2023

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In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall help you learn how to effectively use a virtual assistant (VA) to free up more of your most precious asset, your time.

They interviewed VA expert, TaJuanna Taylor, of Bootstrap Dreams to help you out. Here's a free VA onboarding checklist from TaJuanna.

And stick around for the dad joke shenanigans! Dad joke hater, Lavelle Smith Hall, finally tells us a dad joke. And Tajuanna may or may not have regurgitated because of it.

To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS".

Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!

You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show!

If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.

P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.

P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics.

It's not personal. It's business. Or is it? Sep 12, 2023

Show notes

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall unpack the nuances of when and if you should take things personally as an entrepreneur. To do so, they got the help of a few entrepreneurial friends:

Tamara Lucas, founder of a concierge service app, My Panda.

Chelsea Elliott, founder of Somocom Lab, a social-emotional intelligence game for kids.

Kimberly Jolasun, founder of Villie, a platform that gets your village involved on your journey to being a mom.

And stick around for the funny dad joke by James' son, Thaddeus!

To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS".

Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!

You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show!

If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.

P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.

P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics.

3 tips to help you thrive as an ADHD founder + An adorable dad joke from Entrepreneur Magazine Editor-In-Chief, Jason Feifer Sep 06, 2023

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In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall, share an interview James did with ADHD Executive Coach, Brett Green. Brett gives us three tips to help us thrive as entrepreneurs with ADHD.

Stick around for the adorable dad joke with Jason Feifer, Entrepreneur Magazine Editor-In-Chief, and his four-year-old son.

To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS".

Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!

You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show!

If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.

P.S., If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.

P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics.

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Author : Lavelle Smith Hall & James Oliver, Jr.
Episode Type : Full

3 tips to help you find a co-founder + Seth Godin shares a dad joke! Aug 27, 2023

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In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall, share three tips to find a co-founder and to manage that important relationship, and they got some help from their friends:

Erica Harris: Co-founder of MOMLogics

William Ward: Founder of Flexie

Marketing legend, Seth Godin, shared a dad joke with us - listen to see if Lavelle liked the joke or if she hates on it...as usual.

And here's the co-founder equity splitting tool from Gust that James mentioned on the show.

To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS".

Please join us in celebrating the podcast being ranked by FeedSpot as the #10 entrepreneurship podcast!

You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show!

If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.

P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.

P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics.

Resilience: How can entrepreneurs get more of it? Aug 17, 2023

Show notes

In this episode, James and Lavelle Smith Hall, discuss what resilience is and how entrepreneurs can get more of it. The hosts relied on this article to drive the conversation:

Five Science-Backed Strategies to Build Resilience

When the road gets rocky, what do you do?

BY KIRA M. NEWMAN, The Greater Good Magazine at Berkley University

To get two free months of podcasting service on Libsyn, use code "PARENTS".

Here's the link to brain.fm that James mentioned during the show that helps him with his ADHD to do "deep work" like financial modeling.

You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show!

If you love the podcast, please subscribe to it on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.

P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to download the co-founder matching app.

P.P.S., If you're a Black mom looking for a supportive community, check out Lavelle's MOMLogics.

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