Mac and Liam discuss their journey with the Inside Business podcast. We zoom out and look at the entire start-up process, bringing up the best episodes and the most valuable pieces of advice discussed over the past year. As the title suggests,

#36 - Growth Hacking Customer Acquisition with Femi Adebogun

Dec 30th, 2021 35m 21s

Femi Adebogun is the founder and CEO of Path, and joins Mac and Liam to discuss growth hacking customer acquisition. Femi is a 21-year-old founder who Mac praises to be one of the brightest founders he's met to this day. We hope you enjoy this

#35 - How Authenticity Grows Your Business with Founder & CEO Vernon Coleman

Dec 23rd, 2021 44m 8s

Welcome back! On this week's episode of the Inside Business podcast, Founder and CEO of @useRealtime Vernon Coleman joins Mac and Liam to discuss growth hacks. Vernon has created viral twitter communities and shares how being authentic can be u

#34 - Marketing Strategies: Agencies vs In-House Hires

Dec 17th, 2021 27m 59s

Welcome back! On this week's episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam discuss different ways to grow your marketing; specifically, the question of hiring a marketing firm vs in-house marketing hires. We hope you enjoy this week's ep

#33 - Pivoting Your Business: The Dos and Don'ts

Dec 9th, 2021 29m 56s

Welcome back! On this week's episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam discuss the dos and don'ts of pivoting your business. Pivoting is sometimes the key to surviving and thriving in a highly competitive market. Liam and Mac both sh

#32 - Taking Care of Your Health as a Founder

Nov 29th, 2021 28m 23s

Welcome back! On this week's episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam talk about taking care of your health, mental and physical, during the startup process. This one gets real, and a little somber, but it's something anyone startin

#31 - Your First Hires As A Startup Founder

Nov 19th, 2021 30m 56s

Welcome back! On this week's episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam discuss your first hires when building your company. Should you use freelancers when starting out? Who should you bring onboard in the early days of your company?

#30 - Building An Online Community: Is Twitter The Best Way To Fundraise?

Nov 8th, 2021 21m 41s

Welcome back! On this week's episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam discuss the benefits of building an online community. How do you get started on Twitter? Is it worth the time writing 5 tweets a day? Is it really the best way to

#29 - How To Lead A Team For The First Time Ever

Nov 1st, 2021 30m 16s

Welcome back! On this weeks episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam discuss something every startup founder should hear -- How do you lead a team if you've never done it before? How do you build trust within your teammates? How do

#28 - How To Interview A VC

Oct 25th, 2021 33m 19s

Investors question you about your business, but do you question them? On this weeks episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam share with you how to interview a VC to make sure you have an investor on your team that's the right fit fo

#27 - Admitting Defeat

Oct 18th, 2021 32m 11s

Let's talk about the topic no one else wants to - when do you call it quits? On this weeks episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam share their views on when it's time to admit defeat and move onto the next venture. We hope you enjo

#26 - Legal & Accounting For Early Stage Startups

Oct 11th, 2021 21m 9s

Let's dive into the legal and accounting basics for startups, shall we? On this weeks episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam share their experiences and insights on what you should keep in mind when it comes to the operations side

#25 - Building Companies Around Trends

Oct 4th, 2021 21m 38s

Is your startup trying to get in one the latest trends? On this weeks episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam share their views on companies pivoting business models to harness new trend traction. We hope you enjoy this weeks episo

#24 - Advice For First Time Angel Investors

Sep 27th, 2021 34m 22s

So you want to invest in a startup for the first time. Great! You give the startup a check. Now what? On this weeks episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam give you their advice for first time angel investors. We hope you enjoy thi

#23 - The Truth About Accelerators

Aug 30th, 2021 27m 25s

Accelerators, are they worth it? What are the advantages? Do they really deserve that extra equity bump? On this weeks episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam go through the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to startup acce

#22 - These Founder Traits Make VC's Love You.

Aug 23rd, 2021 33m 48s

It's not all product and growth when VC's evaluate a startup. They're looking at the founder and team too. On this weeks episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam discuss the traits of an entrepreneur and team that VC's love. We hope

#21 - Do You Really Need Advisors and a Board of Directors?

Aug 16th, 2021 28m 48s

What exactly is an advisor? Do you really need one? When do you need one? On this weeks episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam discuss the impact Advisors and a Board of Directors have on your startup. We hope you enjoy this weeks

#20 - Firing Your Early Employees

Aug 9th, 2021 22m 3s

What do you do when the early employees that helped you launch are no longer a fit for your company? On this weeks episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam discuss when and how to fire those early employees. We hope you enjoy this w

#19 - When to turn down an investors offer

Aug 2nd, 2021 31m 28s

Is all money good money? On this weeks episode of the Inside Business podcast, Mac and Liam discuss when you should turn down an investors offer to fund your company. We hope you enjoy this weeks episode, and thanks for pressing play. We'd like

#18 | Understand your fundraising legal docs and investment vehicles

Jul 26th, 2021 28m 55s

Liam Gill and Mac Conwell give founders an overview of the different investment vehicles and documents you'll come across when raising capital for your startup. Liam, being the legal-scholar that he is, goes way more deep on this topic than you

Ep. 17 - Talking Building Your Business While Fundraising

Jul 19th, 2021 18m 31s

Building your business while raising capital isn't an easy time. Luckily for you, Liam Gill and Mac Conwell are here to share their insights on the best way to balance these two different worlds. Enjoy and thanks for pressing play!We'd like to

Ep. 16 - Talking Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Jul 12th, 2021 26m 38s

Join Liam Gill and Mac Conwell as they share their experiences and views on imposter syndrome on this week's episode of Inside Business. Okay, this episode is a little deep. We'll make a little more light next week. Enjoy!We'd like to thank you

Ep. 15 - Talking Pitch Decks

Jul 6th, 2021 37m 41s

Join Liam Gill and Mac Conwell as they share what needs to be in, and what you should leave out, of your pitch deck on this week's episode of Inside Business.We'd like to thank your sponsors Flatfile (Faltfile.io) and Dell (Dell.com/Inside) for

Ep. 14 - Talking Warm Intros to VCs

Jun 21st, 2021 30m 49s

Join Liam Gill and Mac Conwell as they discuss how to get warm introductions to VCs and Angel Investors on this week's episode of Inside Business.We'd like to thank your sponsors Flatfile (Faltfile.io) and Dell (Dell.com/Inside) for making this

Ep. 13 - Talking How To Raise Capital Without A Product

Jun 14th, 2021 30m 7s

Join Liam Gill and Mac Conwell as they discuss if it's possible to raise capital for your startup when it's just an idea on this week's episode of Inside Business.We'd like to thank your sponsors Flatfile (Faltfile.io) and Dell (Dell.com/Inside