Startup Mindsets

Dan Gonzales
Startup Mindsets

Welcome to Startup Mindsets! Dan Gonzales is your host! Each week, we'll dive into how founders across technology and innovation leaders think about running their business and why entrepreneurship is important in today's world. Subscribe & discover your Startup Mindset today! Enjoy the show! :) -Dan Instagram: @startupmindsetspod Website: startupmindsets.com Linkedin: Startup Mindsets

  1. 31 OCT

    Robots in Your Body: Endiatx CEO Torrey Smith

    Today’s guest is Torrey Smith, an eclectic entrepreneur and CEO of Endiatx, the pillbot startup.  Watch the Pillbot in action on TedX: https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_luebke_vivek_kumbhari_how_you_could_see_inside_your_body_with_a_micro_robot?subtitle=en My book, Startup Mindsets, is coming out on Jan. 26, 2025 reserve a copy with your email address here: https://www.startupmindsets.com/book Your support over the years has meant a lot to me! We have eclipsed 8.1K streams on all podcast platforms this month.  Submit questions for future guests or ask me something: https://www.startupmindsets.com/contact Our merch store will be back up soon: startupmindsets.com/shop Getting an investment after 3 years of email updates 4:24 Living with artists 7:00 building friendships all around the world 9:37 Endiatx name meaning 10:10 Swallowing robots Clinical Trials in New Zealand, used in a real clinic 13:25 Handling negative feedback, keeping optimism in the face of rejection.  33:20 Cool dialogue about venture and Silicon Valley  36:30 90 clinics and 10 dreamers walk into a room 39:28 The nail that sticks out will get hammered down. 44:00 The least fundable startup company 47:00 Having nothing to lose, what you’re risking by not launching the company  49:00 I innovate for the roof over my wife’s head, when I hustle I hustle for their sake, for the patients we can treat with this technology.  Who are you fighting for? Why are you? Is your hustle pure? Are you trying to save lives? 52:00 Let’s go build some dreams! Slide Decks, Spreadsheets and Robots for the body.

    53 min
  2. Author Martin Gonzalez: 🔥 Bonfire Moment 🌲

    19 SEPT

    Author Martin Gonzalez: 🔥 Bonfire Moment 🌲

    Dan travels to Redwood City to interview Martin in person about The Bonfire Moment, his work as a Principal of Organizational Management at Google, why startups fail, handling feedback and more on this episode. Grab your copy at https://www.bonfiremoment.com and find unique insights from pioneers of Google’s Startup Accelerator on why building teams is harder than building tech—and a proven way to develop a tight team that’s ready for the intense challenges of startup life. Follow Martin on the LinkedIn 👇https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinjosegonzalez Rep your #StartupMindset with merch: https://www.startupmindsets.com/shop Shoutout to our LinkedIn post sponsor, Arcane. We trust Arcane to to turn user insights into impactful LinkedIn posts by automating industry and audience research, copywriting, and more with their AI Toolkit - all whilst maintaining my authentic Tone of Voice! https://tryarcane.club/startupmindsets Are you a brand wanting to work with us? Learn more at https://www.passionfroot.me/startup-mindsets Time stamps 4:20 Merch at startupmindsets.com/shop 4:40 Shoutout to Freefuse and Mike Liu 5:00 Shoutout to Arcane for sponsoring a post: try arcane (5:40) Convo w/Martin Starts (6:00) How do you reduce yourself to a label (7:10) What lead into the book (15:00) Writing a book takes years (16:10) Collaborating w/Earl to write the book (18:10) Getting on USA Today bestseller, selling 5k copies (19:52) Thinking about the people problems on the team (21:00) Study out of Harvard showing top reasons for failure: Not assembling complimentary skill sets (21:43) People issues are what crumble the startup from within (23:17) Friends and family are the most unstable partnerships, people who are acquaintances and more stable are people who were previously coworkers Friends and fam are the most expensive, damage is more severe.  (25:00) Winning the short game, get the product out. (29:00) First time moving to New York  33:40 meeting high profile successful people, underestimating  good luck and s What were the circumstances  that gave them the psychological  and mental capacities to meet that success (35:00) (46:10) What do we find meaningful? (47:50) What kind of pains can I alleviate in the world? Making organizations suck the life out of us less is a battle cry. (48:30) Handling feedback for the book (49:39) Dig for feedback (50:51) Very indirect Filipino communication culture (51:50) Working jobs that you hate and dealing with bad bosses (55:00) Dealing with other coworkers and adjusting (56:34) Assimilating to American life in NYC  (59:05) Filipinos are the Mexicans of Asia? Raising a family in Philippines vs USA Being an immigrant hardens you (1:01:00) show effortlessness while hustling and the US culture behind it.

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Welcome to Startup Mindsets! Dan Gonzales is your host! Each week, we'll dive into how founders across technology and innovation leaders think about running their business and why entrepreneurship is important in today's world. Subscribe & discover your Startup Mindset today! Enjoy the show! :) -Dan Instagram: @startupmindsetspod Website: startupmindsets.com Linkedin: Startup Mindsets

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