The Savvy Founder
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What is the biggest mistake founders make when pitching their startup to investors? Pitching a product, and failing to pitch an investment. I also cover the investor perspective and the two main types of investors: those investing their own mon
Do you need to raise money to build a startup? In this episode, I interview Nick Lynch CEO and Co-founder of Collidescope.io. Nick shares his journey about building the business first rather than raising money. This show is particularly valua
In this episode, I interview Jamie Meyer, business communication and leadership coach, and more importantly an entrepreneur and digital nomad.Listen in as we discuss the concepts of whether entrepreneurs are born or made; risk taking; people a
What does it mean to be a successful entrepreneur? Throughout my coaching and talking to entrepreneurs, there is a hidden expectation - “I want to be successful” - but no one really talks about success and failure. The post Ep 24: What Does i
What advice do you have for raising money and talking to investors? I get asked this question or a variation quite often from first-time founders seeking to raise money by selling part of their company (i.e. selling equity). In this episode,
“Fail fast. Fail Forward.” We have all heard that Silicon Valley saying. But what does that mean? In this show, Jon Showers, share his brutally honest journey about what it means to Fail Forward. You’ll hear that his founder journey is only ju
In this episode I share the number one problem for startups – “co-founder conflict.” Co-founders launch their startups full of hopes and dreams, yet I’ve seen first-hand what happens. I share three examples where none of the founders ever ima
In another unscripted conversation, this The Savvy Founder episode looks into the past 10+ years of entrepreneurship to see what we can learn from then and now. Bill Waldo, entrepreneur turned angel investor, provides those insights from then
In this episode, I interview Vitaly Golomb, a technology investment banker. Where he shares insights for entrepreneurs and what it was like growing up in Silicon Valley, and working in a printing shop that both Wozniak and Jobs visited. Vitaly
Startup founders. Do you have trouble with networking or connecting with investors? Listen to this fantastic episode with Tallal Gondal author of TurboCharged Networking for networking tips on building relationships and networking. For founde
I wanted to know if there were differences in Europe and their approach to equity and scalable startups; So in this episode, I interview Craig Alexander Rattray, a chartered accountant (that’s the UK’s version of the Certified Public Accountant
The Savvy Founder answers the question. “What is my number one best advice for a new startup founder?” You are the keeper of the flame. Take care of yourself. Take care of the flame. About the Host: Philip Topham is The Savvy Founder. Philip h
Someday, I might say I knew Liam Rose, CEO and Founder Catalina Seven maker of Horus when he was just starting. Join me in a fantastic discussion on calendaring and time management. What are you building? What problem are you solving? You shoul
Have you ever wondered how an accelerator works? Or what an accelerator looks for? Then this episode is for you. I sit down with Brian MacMahon, Founder of Expert Dojo, an accelerator for early-stage high-growth potential startups. Brian share
In this episode I speak with Varag Gharibjanian, CEO and Founder of ActuateTech. Actuate helps companies discover tech that accelerates growth. They are a B2B platform that help enterprises create faster, easier, and better partnerships with de
In this episode I sit down with Scott Sandland, CEO and Co-founder for Cyrano.ai where we discuss: How does a Non-technical founder build a successful technical AI company? Focus on the problem. How do you manage your investors, especially when
In this episode we discuss what it was like to raise money just before the dot bomb and what it’s like today; how to get more entrepreneurs capable to launch, build and grow their startup business; and how the Scott founded the OC Startup Counc
In this episode of the Savvy Founder, I interview Christian Peverelli, CEO and founder of WeAreNoCode. Christian shares some background on what led him to be in the technology startup world and shares what lead him to start the WeAreNoCode alon
In this episode I sit down and interview Rand Fishkin, serial entrepreneur, founder of Spark Toro, and author of Lost and Founder. Rand shares his insights on: The venture capital industry Raising capital and having the right background The odd
In this episode, Philip Topham, The Savvy Founder and Armchair Sociologist, recaps insights and key learnings from 7 launch episodes. These guests cover a wide range of the high-tech high-growth entrepreneurial perspective. Philip also shares t
In this episode of the Savvy Founder, I interview, Norman Falkenberg, CEO and founder of FinSemantex. Norman shares some background on what led him to start FinSemantex, despite already running Concedro, award winning financial consulting compa
Tom Maze grew up watching his family have money struggles after the trauma of a car accident within his household. He knew that in order to be free you had to learn how to control money and not let it control you. From the age of 10, he starte
The Savvy Founder interviews David Friedman, the current President of Tech Coast Angels of Orange County. David provides insights on the following topics: What are angel investors? When to approach an angel? What does it mean to be investable?
Ash Kumra has been impactful in the entrepreneurial space and especially in the Southern California startup community, in this phase of his entrepreneurial journey Ash shares some key words of wisdom: Your personal brand, even for founders, is
Karan Bavandi, a lifelong entrepreneur, focused on knowledge management and knowledge curation, shares his journey and learnings. His company Optimal Access makes content curation easier. Personal relationships with venture capitalists is key.
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