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Aaron Tyler, Managing Director at TriplePoint Capital, discusses Venture Debt for Startups. Aaron covers the East Coast for Triplepoint but does deals nationally. Aaron has worked in Venture Capital or Venture Debt for 15+ years.
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Eli Ceryak of Cushman & Wakefield, our first 2 time guest on Founders and Friends (!), stops by to discuss the 2018 Startup Real Estate Outlook.
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Ben Munoz of Nadine West discusses the entrepreneurial journey - from sleeping in his office and renting out his apartment to help fund Nadine West - to a successful subscription commerce business that is profitable and growing rapidly.
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Michael Piacente discusses his firm, Hitch Partners, the leading Executive Search Firm for Security Professionals.
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Will Hawthorne of Code Advisors discusses M&A for Startups. Will explains how a startup can create leverage with multiple buyers, the importance of reliable financials and accounting and important deal points every Startup CEO should know.
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Leslie Sagalowicz Barber of Intuit's Quickbooks discusses Quickbook's excellent online software package including the newly launched QB Community. Kruze Consulting has 150+ clients on Quickbooks Online and loves the service.
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Kaushik Ranchod of the Ranchod Law Group stopped by to outline the H1B Visa Process for Startups. Kaushik walks us through all the deadlines and best immigration practices.
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Zack Blum joins us to discuss Fleetsmith's new Cloud Based Mac Management Software.
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Jesse Freese of Sequoia Consulting Group discusses the PEO approach for employee benefits at startups. Sequoia is a highly regarded, full-service Benefits and Risk Management provider that delivers payroll, benefits and other compliance needs.
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Laurie Lumenti-Garty of Square One Bank joins Founders & Friends to explain the services that every startup should receive from its bank. Square One focuses entirely on startups and does an excellent job.
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Mike Lederman runs the West Coast Region for Bridge Bank, one of the premier banks that serves startups. Mike explains venture debt and the other services that Bridge Bank provides to its startup clients.
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Ronjini Joshua is the founder of The Silver Telegram, a PR agency for startups and crowdfunding campaigns. She walks us through the best practices for Startup PR, how to get the most out of your PR Agency and a few "what not to do" stories. :)
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James Schramko of SuperFastBusiness discusses building productive habits both personally and professionally.
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Tye DeGrange of Round Barn Labs talks startup growth marketing. Tye takes a data driven approach to marketing. It's all about performance for Round Barn Labs. We talk tactics including the power of Influencer Marketing.
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Peggy Chang, Co-Founder & CEO of Activity Hero, explains how she came up with the idea of building a one-stop shop website to find and book kids camps and classes.
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Vincent Turner of Uno Home Loans is a Fintech pioneer in Australia & the US. Vincent's latest company, Uno Home Loans, is dramatically simplifying the Australian mortgage process by making it completely digital.
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Mark MacLeod founded SurePath Capital after serving as Startup CFO for Shopify and Freshbooks. Mark was also a VC at Canada's Real Ventures.
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Steve Gillan of Azure Capital Partners discusses his firm's strategy of investing in Post Seed Stage Startups.
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Jacob Colker of Lighter Capital discusses startup funding and how to minimize dilution through Lighter Capital's startup loans.
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Aaron Moskowitz, an Enterprise SEO Executive, stops by to share his best Startup SEO Tips. Aaron has tons of experience in online marketing and SEO. He also shares what not to do so your startup won't end up in the penalty box. :)
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Sonja Hoel Perkins shares her passion for two women-centric organization she has founded, Project Glimmer and Broadway Angels.
Project Glimmer inspires girls to believe in themselves.
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Eli Ceryak from Cushman & Wakefield stops by Kruze Consulting to talk about the Startup Real Estate Market. Eli specializes in the San Francisco Bay Area but we covered some of the other big startup hubs as well.
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Steve Bennet is an active Angel Investor, Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at San Jose State University, and consults as a Startup CFO.
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Jeff Samuels of Founder Shield joins us to talk Insurance for Startups. We discuss General Liability, Errors & Omissions, Workers Comp, and Benefits.
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Jeff Smith of Facebook joins us to discuss Facebook.Design, the company's initiative that gives back to the design community with free GUI tools and much more to come.
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Brian Sterz of Miracle Mile Advisors talks personal money management for startup founders and team members.
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Amber Merrigan of Avison Young talks Startup Real Estate in Oakland. Amber has covered Oakland for years and it's startup ecosystem is exploding.
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Lynn Perkins is the Co-Founder and CEO of UrbanSitter. UrbanSitter makes finding a babysitter easy. The mobile service lets parents view the reputations and experience of sitters.
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Robert Kohler started Kohler Law Group to provide outsourced in-house counsel for startups. Robert is an entrepreneur himself, having started his own firm and a series of restaurants in San Francisco.
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Jamie Ceglarz of The Sourcery came by to talk about recruiting for growth stage startups. The Sourcery is an outsourced recruiting solution for early-stage startups. As the startup scales so does the relationship with the Sourcery.
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Matthew Belloni is the Executive Editor of The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard. In this episode, Matt talks about the evolution of his own career from entertainment lawyer to journalist and editor.
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Kathy Woeber Gardner is a Partner at Montgomery Pacific LLP and has spent her career as a lawyer working with startups. Kathy began at Orrick and then moved to Montgomery Pacific.
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David Bergeron of T3 Advisors walks us through the San Francisco Startup Real Estate Market. David shares his 3 Tips every startup should know when negotiating a new real estate deal.
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Jen O'Neal and Jeff Manheimer founded Tripping.com to make finding a vacation home anywhere in the world easy. Tripping is like Kayak for the vacation home market.
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Bill Growney is a Partner at Goodwin Procter, one of Silicon Valley's leading startup law firms.
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