After 94 great episodes and two great years, I’m pulling the plug on the Startup Podcast – not because I don’t love it or because it wasn’t working. I simply don’t have the time and flexibility to carry my own show. I’m grateful for the time an

Startup 95 – Tendai Charasika Returns!

Apr 8th, 2014 36m 44s

It’s arguable that nobody is as consistent and makes as much of a difference in the Louisville startup scene than Tendai Charasika. Easily one of the most likable and dialed in guys, he’s made the jump from startup support to startup CEO of Sup

Startup 94 – Sean Vandevander

Mar 25th, 2014 40m 15s

Finding a way to serve others and blend that into entrepreneurship has been a goal for Sean Vandevander throughout his career. He now volunteers for a Louisville social entrepreneurship startup called Waterstep and is working on facing the chal

Startup 93 – Richard Meadows

Mar 11th, 2014 40m 30s

The @kycoffeeguy came in for a chat about his history in the Louisville tech scene why he stays involved. Richard Meadows is around every turn at startup events and provides a few laughs on this week’s episode.

Startup 92 – John “Z” Zeydel

Mar 4th, 2014 52m 18s

As a guy who has made his living in sales and networking, John Zeydel knows a thing or two about making connections. He and his business partner, Christy Smallwood, own and operation Arkham Executive, a “group therapy” of sorts for entrepreneur

Startup 91 – Jason Kelly

Feb 11th, 2014 38m 55s

Having grown up with a dad in the Navy, Jason Kelly is no stranger to travel. That helps as he hops across the map as part of his company, Drifter Events, that hosts outdoor biking and running events around the company. The first event was an e

Startup 90 – Chris Bailey

Feb 4th, 2014 30m 20s

As a native Lousivillian, Chris Bailey has seen his fair share of rear-end collisions on the highways and biways of the area. It took his being a witness to a giant pileup on I-71 to realize that there’s a better way for drivers to be aware of

Startup 89 – Andrew Klawier

Jan 28th, 2014 39m 47s

After spending four years at Miami (OH) and time in the Marines (including a tour in Afghanistan) to hone his leadership skills, Andrew Klawier is heading up the development of GroomHQ, one in the new class at the Velocity accelerator in Jeffer

Startup 88 – Brian Wallace

Jan 21st, 2014 37m 34s

After finding Louisville a good match for raising a family and starting a business, Brian Wallace and his wife settled here to get their marketing company, NowSourcing, to a place where they could rapidly grow. After several years of success an

Startup 87 – Keith Ringer

Jan 14th, 2014 49m 41s

For a guy who wasted too much time skateboarding around UofL’s campus (according to him), Keith Ringer has accomplished some things. He and his partner Chuck Burke were early in no the social network thing with LouisvilleMojo.com. After selling

Startup 86 – Brandon Powers

Jan 7th, 2014 38m 19s

Brandon Powers is no stranger to the startup world, having worked as a developer with Andy and Landon Swan for many years, but now, as a leader of his startup, LensFactory.com, he’s in uncharted waters. Brandon tells us what lessons he’s learne

Episode 85 – Andy Swan Returns

Dec 24th, 2013 37m 19s

A seasoned veteran of startups and investing, Andy Swan has plenty to say about what works and what doesn’t. His latest two projects, Voomly and LikeFolio are both operational and creating revenue within an unbelievably short time of inception.

Episode 84 – Jonathan Erwin

Dec 17th, 2013 49m 53s

Creating a whole new platform of communicating isn’t easy, and getting to the point where you can execute on that idea isn’t either. After many years in the workforce at several different startups in northern California, Jonathan Erwin moved ba

Episode 83 – Angus McLachlan

Nov 26th, 2013 37m 59s

Recent “Launch It” graduate (and Scotsman) Angus McLachlan came to Louisville two years ago to work on medical devices. His work developed so far down the road, he found himself at the helm of a new effort with the blessing (and assistance) of

Episode 82 – Elite Pierre

Nov 19th, 2013 30m 13s

In the digital age, become a brand unto your self is “easy” to do. Elite Pierre is a youth mentor, public speaker, and soon-to-be publisher who is finding out that it takes a lot of focus and determination to make it happen. After completing th

Episode 81 – Mike Pifer

Nov 12th, 2013 46m 7s

Necessity (and opportunity) are the mothers of invention. Mike Pifer’s wife exclaimed that outdoorsmen will buy anything and challenged him to come up with something. He did, and DCVR Outdoors was recently named one of Louisville’s “Hot Dozen”

Episode 80 – Clay Turner and Michael Browning

Nov 5th, 2013 30m 59s

Seeing an opportunity to help his father make something marketable got developer Clay Turner into the entrepreneurial space at an early age. He eventually teamed up with Michael Browning to work on a software business aimed at the banking indus

Episode 79 – Stacy Griggs

Oct 29th, 2013 29m 4s

After leaving town and returning during a great career in web hosting, Stacy Griggs found himself with some time on his hands and an opportunity to helm a Louisville startup that is revolutionizing the way ads are targeted online with www.eltor

Episode 78 – Open Coffee With Chuck Baxter

Oct 22nd, 2013 1h 1m

We all have ideas and they’re easy to steal. So what can you do to protect yours? We dropped a microphone in on Open Coffee Louisville on Monday, October 14 as Chuck Baxter from Intellectual Property Insurance Services shared the basics of IP,

Episode 77 – Todd Schleuning

Oct 15th, 2013 32m 26s

Producing and marketing a hard good isn’t easy, but Todd Schleuning and his family don their yellow dresses and hit the concert circuit to introduce the world to Shart, a quick and easy way to frame your favorite t-shirt as wall art without dam

Episode 76 – Jeff Miller

Oct 8th, 2013 32m 24s

Opening a retail location isn’t easy, nor is it cheap in the new millennium. Jeff Miller loved his active lifestyle and decided to make it his life when he opened VO2 Multisport – and it cost him more than just money.

Episode 75 – Startup LIVE! with Todd Earwood, Emily Gimmel, Zack Pennington

Oct 1st, 2013 1h 16m

The Louisville Free Public Library is now offering the Treehouse online learning tools to anybody with a library card, and to kick off that service Dan recorded a live panel discussion with TryItLocal.com’s Todd Earwood, The Graceship’s Emily G

Episode 74 – The Equity Crowdfunding Panel

Sep 24th, 2013 33m 34s

As part of Idea Festival week, Johnathon Sandlund of The Crowd Cafe and Jeffrey Bekiares of Sparkmarket, part of the Wyatt, Tarrant, and Combs Equity Crowdfunding Panel, sit and break down what the new SEC regulations on equity crowd funding m

Episode 73 – Todd Jackson

Sep 17th, 2013 27m 37s

Beer is big in Louisville, even to the point of a recurring Open Beer Louisville event taking place in the startup scene. Sterling Beer president Todd Jackson saw an opportunity to take a familiar brand that had fallen by the wayside and resusc

Episode 72 – New2Flug

Sep 11th, 2013 26m 58s

Crowdfunding is clearly a “thing” and Stacey Servo, along with her team of Louisville fluggers, are using the RocketHub platform to try and fund their trip to Chicago to compete in the Red Bull flying competition.