Shameen Prashantham: Dancing with Gorillas: Navigating Corporate-Startup Partnerships with Shameen Prashantham
Can startups truly innovate by partnering with corporate giants, or as Dr. Shameen Prashantham puts it, “dancing with gorillas”? In this episode, Dr. Prashantham, professor of International Business & Strategy at the China Europe International Business School, joins Alex Raymond to share his research on corporate-startup partnerships. They explore how these collaborations have evolved, emphasizing […]
Erik Severinghaus: Why Pretending to Know It All Can Kill Your Startup
“This is totally counterintuitive to what everybody says to do on Twitter, and to what most of these well-known entrepreneurial influencers tell you to do,” says Erik Severinghaus, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Bloomfilter. That kind of toxic, hustle culture advice, the kind that tells you to “do more, and go faster,” at the expense of […]
Julie Penner: The Soul of Startups
Modern entrepreneurship demands conscious leadership. In the latest episode of “The Conscious Entrepreneur,” host Alex Raymond sits down with Julie Penner, a seasoned startup coach and investor who has worked with over a hundred early-stage companies. Together, they discuss the evolving role of founders and the new expectations they face. Julie shares her insights on […]
From the Streets to Venture-Backed to VC – Clarence Bethea
https://youtu.be/hxwtfgydaXI Today, I want to share some insights from a truly inspiring conversation that took place at our 2023 Summit in Boulder. Clarence Bethea, co-founder and former CEO of Upsie, (and currently an investor at True Ventures) was interviewed on stage by John Hill, Evangelist at Techstars. The Unconventional Path to Entrepreneurship Clarence’s journey to […]
