It's finally here, the season finale of Frontline Founders Season 1! We have had a wonderful journey with Nothsor Systems and with sharing our learning through the Frontline Founders podcast, but we have finally communicated just about everythi

I've Got It! Episode 4

May 14th, 2018 32m 24s

We're back again with another episode of "What If...", except this time we've changed the name! What do you think of our new name, "I've Got It!"? Let us know in the comments or by emailing [email protected]!This week we are joined

Episode 41 - Blogging for your Business

May 7th, 2018 28m 13s

We're back this week with Frontline Founders! Tune in as John joins us to explain how you can blog for your business to increase traffic, improve your SEO, and keep customers coming back again and again. If you would like to see some examples o

What If... Episode 3

Apr 30th, 2018 35m 30s

This week on "What If..." we have a guest! Please welcome Muriel as our visiting fourth host for this game show where each of us must solve two randomly drawn problems with one solution. We're changing up the format a little and really turning

What If... Episode 2

Apr 23rd, 2018 26m 56s

This week we're back with another episode of "What If..."! We're still testing the waters with this new podcast and trying to figure out the format. In this podcast, one of our hosts draws two cards from a deck of 100 problems, then each of us

What If... Episode 1

Apr 16th, 2018 27m 36s

This week we're trying out something new! We're taking a break from Frontline Founders for the week to bring you a new podcast that we're temporarily calling "What If..." where our panel must draw two random problems from a deck of problem card

Episode 40 - Kickstarter Introduction

Apr 9th, 2018 39m 3s

Have you ever considered crowdfunding your next project? Are you looking to launch a product and would like your pre-sales to cover the cost of tooling? Are you fascinated by Kickstarter and want to get involved in the community yourself? Our f

Episode 39 - Transparent Billing

Apr 2nd, 2018 26m 37s

It might seem like a no-brainer, but when you are a business and you are offering a product or service, you need to show your customer the price before you sell it to them. This is especially important for consultants and contractors. The tempt

Episode 38 - Bookkeeping

Mar 26th, 2018 34m 12s

In every small business in operation there is constantly money coming into, and out of, the business account. As tedious as it might be, one of the most important things that you can be doing as a business is tracking this money. What you're sp

Episode 37 - Sourcing and Whitelabelling

Mar 19th, 2018 25m 35s

Are you looking for a product to sell? Do you want to solve your business's problems without reinventing the wheel? Well, it is a common practice to sell another company's goods and services, but label them as your own. If this sounds like some

Episode 36 - Problems With Consulting

Mar 5th, 2018 32m 18s

Over the past several months, Nothsor Systems has effectively moved from an agricultural development company to an engineering consulting and product development company. This move has been to follow the money, and has been a great experience f

Episode 35 - Tax Licenses

Feb 27th, 2018 21m 23s

We're back this week with more dry, technical details about what you need to officially, and legally, run your business. Now, before we go any further, it is important to know that no one here at Frontline Founders claims to be a tax profession

Episode 34 - Incentivizing Employees

Feb 19th, 2018 27m 23s

Are you looking to bring on talent to your startup? Do you have a professional in mind that you absolutely need to start your company and get your product/service/technology rolling? It can often be hard to incentivize these highly skilled work

Episode 33 - Content Creation For Your Small Business

Feb 12th, 2018 29m 37s

Do you have a small business? Are you looking to connect with your customers more? If you answered yes to these questions, you'll want to know how to create high quality content that will engage your target market. Whether you're using social m

Episode 32 - Hiring Employees (Hired!)

Feb 5th, 2018 24m 37s

Following up with our first episode on hiring employees, our founders interview their new hire! John Kuster has just finished up his second week working for Nothsor Systems, and so now our founders have new insights into what hiring an employee

Episode 31 - Training Employees

Jan 29th, 2018 18m 26s

Now that Nothsor Systems' first employee has started working, our founders have been thinking about what it takes to train an employee, and about the difference between hiring an employee to be trained on a job versus hiring an employee to add

Episode 30 - B2B vs B2C

Jan 22nd, 2018 37m 31s

Are you thinking of starting a new business? Wondering what type of business you want to start? Well tune in as our founders explain some of the differences between business to consumer and business to business businesses. They've lived through

Episode 29 - First Steps to Investment

Jan 15th, 2018 37m 48s

Many startups are not in a position to grow organically, reinvesting their profits to grow naturally. For these companies, investment capital is sometimes the only way to get off the ground, or to grow at a reasonable rate. Tune in as our found

Episode 28 - Product Development Cycle

Jan 8th, 2018 43m 50s

We're back in 2018 with a topic that should be near and dear to any entrepreneur's heart: product development. We've talked about this before, but in this installment we teach you about some different specifics that we didn't mention before. Sp

Year End Break

Dec 26th, 2017 1m 16s

As the holidays arrive and the year winds down, our founders are going on vacation! That means no more episodes for the next two weeks.If, in the mean time, you'd like to get in contact with us, you can always email us at contact@frontlinefound

Episode 27 - Hiring Employees (Before)

Dec 18th, 2017 49m 19s

It is finally time for Nothsor Systems to hire an employee! Our founders have done the research and hired the consultants to make it all happen, so now it's time for them to teach you some of what they've learned. It turns out, hiring an employ

Episode 26 - UL Certification

Dec 11th, 2017 27m 57s

Our founders get back to the nitty-gritty technical details of starting a company in this episode. Are you an entrepreneur who is looking to release a product? If so, this episode is a must for you. Our founders go over UL Certification and tel

Episode 25 - Branding

Dec 4th, 2017 39m 44s

In a slight departure from our normal episodes, our founders talk about a topic that they are currently struggling with: branding. What is branding, why do you need to do it, why do we struggle with it, and how can branding be done effectively?

Episode 24 - Simplifying your Message

Nov 27th, 2017 27m 14s

When you are an entrepreneur starting your own business, chances are that you understand what you do far better than your customers. For this reason, it is vitally important to the success of your company that you are able to simplify what it i

Episode 23 - Partnering with Other Organizations

Nov 20th, 2017 25m 58s

When you're starting your own business, you shouldn't necessarily try to do everything yourself. Whether it's getting manufacturing help, working with someone who can augment your services, or even getting marketing support, partnering with oth