For Starters with Alexa von Tobel

For Starters brings you the stories of the entrepreneurs building our future. Hosted by Alexa von Tobel (Founder/CEO of LearnVest and now Founder + Managing Partner of Inspired Capital), listen to the tales of guts, inspiration, and drive behind the people and companies at the forefront of technology. Each weekly conversation digs into each founder's professional playbook — and starts to uncover what makes them tick as people.

Business
Education
Technology
176
How to Chase Your Passion, With Shane Curran of...
29 min
177
How to Turn Feedback into a Business Model, wit...
28 min
178
Why Failure is a Path to Progress, with Will Ah...
40 min
179
How to Manage Risk, with Marla Beck of Bluemercury
35 min
180
How to Grow Your Business Organically, With Joe...
32 min
181
Why Building a Company is a Team Sport, With Ch...
28 min
182
How to Take the Startup Leap, with Richie Serna...
34 min
183
How to Nail Your Value Proposition, with Kevin ...
31 min
184
How to Solve the Unsolvable, with Doug Hirsch o...
30 min
185
How to Grow from Founder to CEO, with Brian Hal...
30 min
186
How to Speak to a Niche Audience, with Samantha...
30 min
187
How to Craft a Viral Product, with Ivan Zhao of...
34 min
188
How to Be the Best at One Thing, with Alli Webb...
33 min
189
How to Scale Rapidly, with Toby Sun of Lime
30 min
190
How to Build an Effective Company Culture, with...
34 min
191
How to Foster Collaboration, with Dr. Joseph De...
32 min
192
How to Build for the Future, with Everett Cook ...
31 min
193
How to Be Authentic Storytellers, with Danielle...
How to Be Authentic Storytellers, with Danielle Snyder and Jodie Snyder-Morel of Dannijo
40 min
194
Why Emotions Are Not a Liability, with Jason Br...
32 min
195
How to Create Change, with Carolyn Childers and...
How to Create Change, with Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan of Chief
43 min
196
Why Equity Matters, with Henry Ward of Carta
Why Equity Matters, with Henry Ward of Carta
28 min
197
How to Build a Transparent Business, with Max L...
How to Build a Transparent Business, with Max Levchin of Affirm
38 min
198
How to Be Scrappy, with Eric Senn of Storr
Will the future of retail be decentralized (think: what Uber's done for transportation and Airbnb for lodging)? This entrepreneur thinks so. Eric shares how Storr is enabling anyone to monetize their style by opening a digital store in just three clicks, why he started by researching the history of retail (all the way back to the 1800s), and how he got creative to sign his first brand partners before raising seed funding.
31 min
199
How to Make Customers Happy, with Daniel Schrei...
While insurance is a $5 trillion dollar market, Daniel noticed an opportunity: most insurance companies are not described as lovable or delightful. He wants consumers to forget everything they know about insurance and start fresh. Daniel shares how Lemonade leverages technology to build trust, how they've achieved an NPS of 70+, and why keeping Shabbat each week helps him set healthy boundaries as a founder.
31 min
200
How to Turn a Pain Point into a Business, with ...
70% of American employees work in open floor plan offices—and according to Brian Chen, they don't like it. Brian and his cofounders set out to reimagine the modern workplace and launched their first product, an office phone booth (which already graces the offices of Google, Apple, and J.P. Morgan). Brian shares his own frustration with not being able to find a quiet space at work, explains how he and his co-founder personally delivered and assembled their first prototypes, and why they care about being responsible citizens of the world.
35 min