6 episodes
15 Minute Founder Podcast Regal.io
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15 Minute Founder Podcast is for early stage founders who want to hear hard-won lessons and stories on how to start and scale a high-growth software company.
Every week we discuss key strategies and tactics that you should employ when you are first starting a new business. We show you data-driven methods for tracking early customer success and when/how to build your first functional teams.
You’ll learn how to avoid common pitfalls that other founders have gone through, how to demonstrate ROI for your products with key buyers, and how to start uncover revenue opportunities with your customers.
Hosted by the two founders of Regal.io and prior executives of Angi, Alex Levin and Rebecca Greene.
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15 Minute Founder E6: How to define company culture
In this episode of 15 Minute Founders, Alex Levin and Rebecca Greene dive deep into the pivotal role of company culture in shaping the trajectory of a business. With their combined experience as co-founders of Regal.io and past ventures, they provide invaluable insights into the significance of cultivating a strong organizational culture right from the start. From the genesis of defining core values to implementing strategies for sustaining them, Alex and Rebecca offer practical advice and an...
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15 Minute Founder E5: How to navigate annual planning
Join Alex Levin and Rebecca Green, co-founders of Regal.io, as they share their expertise on annual planning, providing valuable insights for both seasoned entrepreneurs and those embarking on the startup journey.Key TakeawaysStrategic Planning Timing:Allocate intentional time for annual planning, adjusting the start date based on the company's size, ensuring a purposeful balance between thoroughness and efficiency.Balancing Confidence Levels:Venture-funded startups must carefully balance int...
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15 Minute Founder E4: Your first board meeting
In this episode, Alex Levin and Rebecca Greene share insights on how to navigate your first board meeting. They stress the importance of transparent communication with board members, highlighting traits of valuable contributors like thought partnership and constructive challenges. The hosts provide practical advice on meeting preparation, engagement strategies, and adapting boards as companies grow. Emphasizing the need to avoid surprises, set expectations, and build strong relationships, the...
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15 Minute Founder E3: What your first customers will look like
Join Alex Levin and Rebecca Greene, Co-founders of Regal, as they take a trip down memory lane to the early days of their startup. In this episode of 15 Minute Founder, they unravel the intriguing journey of securing their first customers for Regal. From disbelief that people would pay them to the strategic decisions that shaped their customer acquisition process, get ready for an insightful exploration into the intricacies of those crucial initial steps in building a successful business.Epis...
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15 Minute Founder E2: Hiring your first 10 employees
The very first people that you hire at your startup will have a profound (and often unchangeable) impact on your company. So who are the first 10 employees at your startup that you should hire for?Here are the topics we discussed in our conversation:How do you find people you can trust in to do critical parts of early building?In what situations should you be hiring individual contributors versus experienced managers?Why you should hire a “BDR-Plus” early on in building a B2B-SaaS ...
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15 Minute Founder E1: Why we're starting this podcast
In this episode, we talk about why we are starting this podcast. From the outside, the founder's journey seems like it’s veiled in secrecy. As current founders of a high-growth software company, we’re here to shed some light on that. We begin our series with talking about our own founding story and what we had to consider before embarking on the journey. In this episode, you will find the answers to the following questions: What are the things to think through before starting a...