Episodes
4 days ago
4 days ago
It feels like our collective self-awareness is at an all-time low… In this episode we talk about some real-world examples and the consequences of that behavior. Plus, the benefit of having people in your life that will call you out when you deserve it.
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
When Keeping it Real Goes Right : Nate Schmidt - THTW S2 Ep. 10
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Nate joins the show and talks about his startup journey, what went right, what went wrong and how he views his experience as a founder, investor, mentor and community-builder. Nate keeps it 100 (as the kids say) so don't miss this episode.
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Ditch the Pajama Pants and Get Back to the Office: An Acquired Taste Ep. 12
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
If fully-remote work is more important to you than having the best opportunity to advance your career, best of luck. Why fully remote work is probably killing your career and the data proves it.
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
When Ambition Meets Execution- Brooke Gillis : THTW S2 Ep 9
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Brooke shares what her team has accomplished over the last year at the Innovation Depot, why community building around density has been key to the Depot's renaissance and her vision for fostering the growth of Birmingham's startup ecosystem
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Bottom up selling doesn't work and top-down takes too long. In this episode, we discuss why "middle-out" selling may be the best way to sell into enterprise-level customers.
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Ian talks about how he sets direction for his growing team, how to utilize guerilla tactics to generate user adoption and why customers breaking your product can be the fastest way to product market fit.
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
You're Bad at Networking (and may not even know it) AAT Ep. 10
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
For many people, their network will be key in finding their next job, mentor, biz dev opportunity or investor. Networking is important for everyone but people have gotten lazy, sloppy or even disingenuous in their networking behavior. Listen in for the cardinal sins to avoid and how keeping the "old school" touches can improve and strengthen your network.
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Why it Pays to Have a Strong Mental Health Culture - THTW S2 Ep. 7 with Corey Anand
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
In this episode, Corey Anand, founder of Kaya Care, talks about how it takes an organization three years or more to build a constructive culture around mental health, the role generative AI can play in mental health support and the economic imperative of fostering psychological safety for employees.
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Free to Paid Conversions Don't Work - An Acquired Taste Ep. 9
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Free trials convert to paid contracts less than 25% of the time. They don't work... In this episode, we'll give you some strategies to get your customers to commit to paying for your product. This approach will increase customer engagement, retention, implementation success and REVENUE!
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
How a Startup Wins in a Crowded Market THTW S2 Ep6 : Elliott Potter
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Elliott talks about what it's like to be a part of a hyper-growth startup, what it takes to compete in a copycat market and how he approaches building a platform that is both viral and disruptive.