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77 Entrepreneurship Podcasts
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Interview with Derek Sivers of CD Baby
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice talks to Derek Sivers of CD Baby. Sivers had a vision to provide an online portal for independent musicians. Now this vision has translated into $25 million a year in revenues and a world-wide presence.
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Interview with Mena Trott of Six Apart
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Mena Trott of Six Apart. Trott started the company with her husband and has ambitions plans moving forward. Six Apart provides blogging products and tools for all levels.
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Interview with Jason Fried of 37signals
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Jason Fried of 37signals. Fried’s design philosophy has always been to keep things simple – this is apparent in his work. 37signals has created a suite of simple, intuitive software applications that are taking the world by storm.
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Interview with Tom Szaky of TerraCycle
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Tom Szaky of TerraCycle. He created an alternative to Miracle-Gro and launched a company around the idea. Now his product is available all over North America, in stores like Wal-Mart and Home Depot.
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Interview with Drew Clark of the IBM Venture Capital Group
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Drew Clark of the IBM Venture Capital Group. He co-founded the group that sheds its traditional ‘big company’ mentality and embraces small start-ups and open source – quite a change from the past.
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Interview with Deborah Farrington of Starvest Partners
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Deborah Farrington of Starvest Partners. She founded the venture capital firm in 1998 and rode out the bubble. Her female-led firm has had numerous successes in recent years.
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Interview with Scott Rafer of Feedster
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Scott Rafer of Feedster. Rafer started the blog search engine and ad network, and has previously launched numerous entrepreneurial ventures around the world.
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Interview with Jeremy Hague of Skylook
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Jeremy Hague of Skylook. Hague’s start-up seamlessly integrates Microsoft Outlook and Skype, allowing users to place and record calls, as well as merge contacts. He talks about his experiences starting up the company.
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Initial Interview with Kelly Perdew, Winner of the Apprentice 2
venturevoice.com— — In this initial interview, Venture Voice speaks with Kelly Perdew, winner of the Apprentice 2. Perdew talks about life in the military, his MBA, as well as his serial entrepreneur endeavours. He then goes on to talk about his time on the show.
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Interview with Evan Williams of Odeo
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Evan Williams of Odeo. Williams tried his hand at tech in Nebrasks before deciding to move to California. Upon arrival, he launched the highly successful (and acquired) Blogger. He also talks about his current venture, Odeo.
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Interview with Scott Heiferman of Meetup
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Scott Heiferman of Meetup. Heiferman profiles his long journey from Sony, to an ad agency, to McDonald’s, then Meetup. He then outlines the challenges and what it takes to be successful with a new venture.
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Interview with Philip Kaplan of AdBrite
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Philip Kaplan of AdBrite. Kaplan launched several successful Internet companies in the late 90’s. AdBrite is his newest project and he talks about its birth and growth.
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Interview with Fabrice Grinda of Zingy
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Fabrice Grinda of Zingy. Grinda talks about the online auction business and his ringtone success. He also touches on financing and what it takes to be a serial entrepreneur.
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Interview with Brad Feld of Mobius Venture Capital
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Brad Feld of Mobius Venture Capital. He talks about his early days as an entrepreneur and the acquisition that ensued. He then goes on to talk about angel investing and the VC world.
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Poachers Are Out to Plunder Your Intellectual Property – Can You Do Anything?
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu— — “A partner today could become a competitor tomorrow. Two years ago Priceline learned this lesson the hard way”
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What Makes a Good Entrepreneurial Leader? Ask Middle Managers
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu— — “According to a recent Industry Standard article, the highly successful entrepreneur John Peters, now CEO of broadband service provider Sigma Networks, characterizes himself as a “serial entrepreneur” who tends to spend about four years on each of his startups”
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How to Keep Others From Ripping Off Your Ideas
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu— — “No matter how great the technology or how big the market for it, there is no guarantee that the value from a new technology will go to the innovator,” notes Wharton management professor Sidney G. Winter in a chapter from the recent book, Wharton on Managing Emerging Technologies.”