The Founders' Fable

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The Founders' Fable

If you’re an entrepreneur, you know that nothing is traditional about building a startup. That’s why three friends (Dan, Dave, and Savannah) decided to sit down and talk about the unconventional ways of starting a business. The team, as well as the occasional guest entrepreneur, will discuss mindset, advice, and startups in the Louisville area.

10/20/2023

Episode 33 - Triet Nguyen

Join hosts Dan and Savannah in an insightful episode as they chat with Triet, a former startup events planner turned Investor and Mentor at Render Capital. Explore early-age entrepreneurship, the importance of branding, micro-teams vs. corporate structures, what makes a good investor, and valuable insights for startup success. Discover how to thrive when you hit a wall in your entrepreneurial journey.Check out Slingshot Ventures at ventures.yslingshot.com. If you want a look at all our episod...

1h 2m
09/29/2023

Episode 32 - Chris Goode

On episode 32, we're talking with Chris Goode from Climavision. They're a strategic growth expert and hands-on leader. Chris has pioneered merging big data, meteorology, and remote sensing for the last 30 years.In this episode, we’ll discuss small versus large impact, moving from hobby to passion, global versus local impact, new data in an old industry, being a dot-connector, blind spots for founders, living with tech, selling to B2B companies, the difficulty in finding talent, the potential ...

54 min
08/25/2023

Episode 31 - Ben Smock

On episode 31, we're talking with Ben Smock. They're a motivated connector who’s passionate about social enterprise. Ben is the Director Of Development at Canopy Kentucky as well as President at Venture Connectors.Topics we discuss include the year of the rabbit, the progression of entrepreneurship, the art within startups, startups as more than profit, being a sponge, helpful advice versus relevance, purpose-driven business, joining a business from the jump, startups for societal success, th...

1h 5m
07/28/2023

Episode 30 - Steven Plappert

On episode 30 of the Founders’ Fable, we're talking with Steven Plappert. They're a 2-time Founder and 2-time Techstars Alum. Steven also just completed a fundraising round of $4.5 million!Topics we discuss include growing up in an entrepreneurial family, taking a crack at it early on, trial by fire and experiential learning, co-founder dynamics, being careful with investor choice, life being bigger than capital and startups, better data access meaning better decisions, the mental toll of fai...

1h 2m
07/07/2023

Episode 29 - Andrew McIntosh

On episode 29, we're talking with Andrew McIntosh. He’s a multi-time founder with an exit in his pocket and great hair. Andrew’s current project is 1st Gen Entrepreneurs: a platform where first-generation founders can get advice, mentorship, and support. Topics we discuss include Midwest blue-collar mentality, from passion to business, bootstrap vs capital raise, treating people with kindness, the mirage of financial security, entrepreneurship is not for everyone, the 4-minute mile, impo...

1h 8m
05/26/2023

Episode 28 - Mandy Ralston

On episode 28, we're talking with Mandy Ralston. She's been certified as a behavior analyst since 2002, and her most recent venture is NonBinary Solutions.Topics we discuss include: Do it yourself and competitiveness, sports and resiliency, keep failing upward, Nexus of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatment, early-market ideas, constant change in your space, service versus product startup, leaning on what exists, gender, age, and queer divide in startup ecosystems, clinical decision suppo...

59 min
03/31/2023

Episode 27 - Bryce Butler

For episode 27, we're sitting down with Bryce Butler. They're the Founder & Managing Director of Access Ventures. And what hasn’t he done; Bryce has also been an Army Officer, a pastor, an adjunct instructor, a producer, an author, and an investor. Topics we discuss in this episode include entrepreneurship as problem-solving, the balance between labels and support, investment gap in social entrepreneurship, philanthropic venture space, social networks, elevating communities through v...

1h 2m
03/03/2023

Episode 26 - Chris Redd

On episode 26, we're talking with Chris Redd: Network N’ Chill Co-Founder, a serial angel investor, and an Epic software expert. Topics we discuss include starting where it's familiar, curiosity leads you down your journey, the importance of diversity, community and disruptions, IT in healthcare, gaining experience to reach your dream, don't run from risk, stability is fake, staying rooted in who you are (fend off fake anxiety), moving from a passion to project, listen to those experienc...

1h 4m

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If you’re an entrepreneur, you know that nothing is traditional about building a startup. That’s why three friends (Dan, Dave, and Savannah) decided to sit down and talk about the unconventional ways of starting a business. The team, as well as the occasional guest entrepreneur, will discuss mindset, advice, and startups in the Louisville area.

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Slingshot
Years Active

2021 - 2023
Episodes

33
Rating

Clean
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