Gimlet 4: Startups are a Risky Business

A series about what it's really like to start a business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

As acquisition talks with Spotify continue, Alex and Matt face their hopes and fears about what might lie ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Just days before Thanksgiving, Alex and Matt board a red-eye to Stockholm for a conversation that could change everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

"I think it's time for powerful women with big hearts to be writing the checks, and deciding where this money should go. Let's open up a greater capacity to receive so that we get to be part of the board of trustees to decide what we underwrite. How might that change the course o ... Show More

Scott answers a question about what advertising might look like after the death of the cookie. He also shares his thoughts on what it takes to capture the attention of investors, and considers a proposal for an entrepreneurial-focused high school. Music: https://www.davidcuttermu ... Show More

On selling businesses and putting out fires (literally). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com 

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Starting a business has a ton of ups and downs, and Emma’s been through it all launching (and re-launching) her company and passion project Chamberlain Coffee. All of the trials and tribulations of getting a company up and running, from creating the product, creating the voice, b ... Show More

Don't know what business model to stick to when getting started? I have a few for you here: https://link.digital-launchpad.com/business-models Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

How do you find a new path after your dreams have been crushed? Cathy shares how she made six figures through songwriting after believing her music career was a lost hope. You'll also learn the key strategies that helped her build her business, including how to generate results i ... Show More

“Ideas are cheap; the people are what matter.”Startups face a lot of risk. But research suggests that 65% of startups fail because of one particular problem: people.Ricky Mulvey caught up with Martin Gonzalez, creator of Google’s Effective Founders Project, to discuss what public ... Show More

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