Small City Startup Ston Nguyen

Calvin Sedao is the founder and CEO of Awana.io, a platform that is globalizing employment to create opportunities in Latin America and open a larger talent pool for US companies. In this episode we talk about the pivot from the original business idea, and we also talk about the importance of networking. 


How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Conscious Capitalism by John Mackey 
Awana website
Calvin Sedao

Nigel Sharp has been a large player in the startup community for a long time. He has hosted Tedx Talks and organized startup events throughout the country. He is currently the CEO of Aquagga, which is an important Tacoma-based company focused on removing PFAS from our water streams. Listen to learn more about PFAS and Nigel's journey in the startup ecosystem. 




Dark Waters
John Oliver on PFAS (Youtube)
Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets by Al Ramadan
The Startup Way: How Modern Companies Use Entrepreneurial Management to Transform Culture and Drive Long-Term Growth by Eric Ries
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you by Rob Fizpatrick

Claudius Mbemba is the CTO of Neu, a solution for Airbnb hosts and cleaners to easily collaborate with one another. In this episode, we talk about Claudius' extensive entrepreneurship background and some of his challenges in his current startup. 


Neu 
Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday 
Success Habits by Napoleon Hill 
The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni 
Claudius Mbemba LinkedIn

Branden Doyle is the founder and CEO of Violett, a startup that has a unique way of effectively purifying the air. In this episode, we discuss leaving his stable job during a pandemic, how he went from ideation to creation, and fundraising. 



www.violett.com

The Lean Startup

Zero to One

Founder's Dilemma

Traction

Trajectory Startup

Matt is the founder and CEO of Namatad. Namatad creates easy-to-use technology that connects people, promotes safety, and enables data driven decision making. We talk about non-dilutive funding and forming the right team.


Namatad Website
Matt Tolentino LinkedIn
The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
Start with Why by Simon Sinek
Startup Bible
Dare to Lead & Daring Greatly by Brené Brown

Caleb Page is the Chief Executive Officer of PropertyScout.io. He is serial entrepreneur who has started and exited multiple companies. We talk about his experience in previous endeavors and how he ended up where he is today.


www.propertyscout.io
Caleb Page LinkedIn
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
The E-Myth Revisited by Gerber Michael
Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't by Verne Harnish