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
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How to Tap Into What Makes Your Business Specia...
31 min
202
How to Integrate Work and Childcare, with Chris...
33 min
203
How to Chase Your Passion, With Shane Curran of...
29 min
204
How to Turn Feedback into a Business Model, wit...
28 min
205
Why Failure is a Path to Progress, with Will Ah...
40 min
206
How to Manage Risk, with Marla Beck of Bluemercury
35 min
207
How to Grow Your Business Organically, With Joe...
32 min
208
Why Building a Company is a Team Sport, With Ch...
28 min
209
How to Take the Startup Leap, with Richie Serna...
34 min
210
How to Nail Your Value Proposition, with Kevin ...
31 min
211
How to Solve the Unsolvable, with Doug Hirsch o...
30 min
212
How to Grow from Founder to CEO, with Brian Hal...
30 min
213
How to Speak to a Niche Audience, with Samantha...
30 min
214
How to Craft a Viral Product, with Ivan Zhao of...
34 min
215
How to Be the Best at One Thing, with Alli Webb...
33 min
216
How to Scale Rapidly, with Toby Sun of Lime
30 min
217
How to Build an Effective Company Culture, with...
34 min
218
How to Foster Collaboration, with Dr. Joseph De...
32 min
219
How to Build for the Future, with Everett Cook ...
31 min
220
How to Be Authentic Storytellers, with Danielle...
How to Be Authentic Storytellers, with Danielle Snyder and Jodie Snyder-Morel of Dannijo
40 min
221
Why Emotions Are Not a Liability, with Jason Br...
32 min
222
How to Create Change, with Carolyn Childers and...
How to Create Change, with Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan of Chief
43 min
223
Why Equity Matters, with Henry Ward of Carta
Why Equity Matters, with Henry Ward of Carta
28 min
224
How to Build a Transparent Business, with Max L...
How to Build a Transparent Business, with Max Levchin of Affirm
38 min
225
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