In this Episode, Susanne & Patrick, and I talking to Cooper Jones, co-founder, and CEO of Rah Rah. Rah rah is a platform that helps college students to make sense of campus life and, for example, book activities and services. Cooper and his co-founder started their entrepreneurial journey with Rah Rah while being still employed at Accenture. They took a leap of faith, quit their jobs and Cooper even liquidated his retirement savings plus took on a loan to start Rah Rah. This is what I call skin in the game. Cooper talks about how he got started when he knew it was time to quit his job and how he raised $2.8 million from Angels. If this is the first time listening to foundersmart, we make podcasts about entrepreneurship that are fun and informative. Hit subscribe so that you don’t miss any of our episodes and consider giving us 5 stars. And now without further due, give it away to Cooper Jones of Rah Rah.

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Going all-in on your startup idea with Cooper Jones

Just imagine, you graduated from Harvard in Theology and become a pastor. And then, you leave everything behind and start a software company that is providing language and translation services. You raise venture capital, move from Texas to California and are all in on your start-up. From pastor to start-up founder sounds crazy to you? Well, this is exactly what Josh Daneschfruuz, co-founder and CEO of Lango did! Josh talks to us about how he found his first customers and how he managed to raise a seed round of $2 million US dollars, and also why the path he took from pastor and entrepreneur is actually not that far apart as we might think.

From pastor to entrepreneur with Josh Daneshforooz

Thank you for tuning into Founder Smart. Your podcast about entrepreneurship. Finding the right co-founder, and validating your idea without spending a fortune are two topics that are really important for anyone who is getting serious about starting their own business. The one question I always get when I talk about my journey as an entrepreneur is: how did you meet your co-founders and where can I find my co-founder? This week, we talked to Alessandra Henderson, CEO, and co-founder of Elektra about how she met her co-founder, how she validated her start-up idea, and what it means to run a company smashing the taboo of menopause.

Finding the perfect co-founder and smashing the taboo of menopause with Alessandra Henderson

Hello and welcome to another founder smart episode. Today, we’re talking to Todd Heine a successful US immigration attorney turned founder! Forbes Magazine crowned Todd the US Visa Whisperer, as he helped many founders with their work visa. Todd is now going strong with his company Legalpad, and recently raised a $10 million Series A. In this episode, Todd will give us some hints which Visas may be a fit for foreign founders who want to start their company in the US; he also talks about his fundraising process - he raised $10 million - he knows how to do that - and also shares his wisdom of hiring the right team members. Have fun with this episode!

Fixing the broken immigration system one visa at a time with Todd Heine

It’s Wednesday and you know exactly what’s coming: a new episode of founder smart! Today, our guest is Jose Herrera, co-founder, and CEO of Hire Horatio. Jose is talking about how his job at Wall Street prepared him to run his startup. Horatio also made money from day one, so he and his co-founders had their destiny in their own hands and didn’t have to rely on investors giving them money to build and grow their startup. Now, Horatio has 200 employees and is going from strength to strength. 

Growing your idea from 0 to 200 employees with Jose Herrera

Welcome to another founder smart episode, this time with Daniela Corrente, who is the CEO & co-founder of Reel, a fintech startup that helps consumers to save up, so that they don’t have to take on debt when they shop. In this episode, Daniela explains that Reel was initially just a side hustle and why she decided that Reel was something she wanted to do full time eventually. As an entrepreneur who raised millions for her start-up, she will also talk about how she approached fundraising and how she transitioned her team from the HQ office in Los Angeles to a company with a remote working culture. If this is the first time listening to our podcast, Patrick and Susanne are entrepreneurs based out of Los Angeles in the United States. We make podcasts about entrepreneurship that are informative and cover founder and investor stories. If you like our podcast, please subscribe so that you don’t miss any of our future episodes and now have fun with Daniela’s story!

Turning your side hustle into a million $ startup with Daniela Corrente

It’s Wednesday, we all know what this means: a new Founder Smart episode. Today, our guest is Michael Maylan, co-founder and COO of Stasis Labs and a fellow Forbes 30 under 30. Stasis is a really awesome company in the digital health space, that is actually saving lives. Learn how Michael raised millions for Stasis Labs, what he thinks about team building and recruitment and what he wished he would have known before he started his company.  Now have fun with Michael’s story.

How to raise millions for your startup with Michael Maylan

In this episode, we’re talking to Emily Hochman about her entrepreneurial journey and her startup Wellory. In this weeks podcast, Emily explains how she came up with her start-up idea, how she got first customers, and how she leveraged data on their early customers to convince investors to invest in her. Also, there are several Wellory billboards all over NYC now. How cool is that? Link to Emily's awesome company: https://www.wellory.com/ 

How to scale a marketplace startup with Emily Hochman

It is time for another Founder Smart episode. Today our guest is Ariel Elizarov, Co-Founder and CEO of Lazarus, a startup in the digital health space that helps doctors to catch cancer early. We talked with Ariel about how he used data and machine learning to build his first product. We also discuss fundraising strategy and best practice when it comes to hiring first employees. This episode will be a little bit more technical, but it’s still fun and I’m sure you will learn a lot from Ariel, who went to the prestigious Columbia University in New York to study Neuroscience and later dropped out of Harvard to work full-time on Lazarus.

From Harvard dropout to starting a health care company with Ariel Elizarov

Today we’re talking to Brandon Fassberg, Founder of the Avocado Club. We talk about how to start a food business and what you need to know when considering crowdfunding such as Kickstarter for your startup. We hope you enjoy this week's episode and we will see you next time!

Crowdfunding for your startup with Brandon Fassberg

Today we’re doing something a little different. BBC host Quentin Cooper spoke to Susanne about how we transitioned from MindMate to Citruslabs. We talk about all highs and lows and what you can do when facing the decision should I continue or pivot to a new idea. As always, if you like this episode please subscribe so you don’t miss out on any future episode. And now have fun with this week’s episode.

Pivoting your startup idea with BBC presenter Quentin Cooper & Susanne Mitschke

On today's podcast, we welcome Sara Bates, Co-Founder & CEO of MamaMend the go-to resource for childbirth, recovery, and postpartum health. We talk about bootstrapping, when it’s the right time to raise a round and how Sara, who’s background is actually in finance ended up founding a women’s health startup, after spending some time at Wall Street! As always enjoy this weeks episode and share the love :) 

From Wall Street to Start-up Founder with Sara Bates

For this week's episode, we talked to Anuj Bhalla, Founder & CEO of servicemob. Anuj is an ex-management consultant turned entrepreneur. He has over 10 years of consulting work under his belt and shares in this episode how he handled the transition from high salary to no salary; how his background benefits his startup now and why he thinks that doing an MBA at MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology before starting his business was helpful.

From Consulting to Startup Founder with Anuj Bhalla

Our guest today is Jay Kapoor, a Venture Capitalist, Angel Investor, and an all-around great guy. Today we talk fundraising with a special focus on your first round of venture capital. What are investors looking for in startups, hint, Jay looks at the team, product, and opportunity; and could it be better to wait a little longer to raise your round? Learn all this and much more in this week’s founder smart episode.

What it takes to raise your first Venture Capital round with Jay Kapoor

Today we’re talking to Maex Ament. Maex is a successful serial entrepreneur with multiple exits under his belt. Maex, a founder with multiple exits under his belt, shares his take on Silicon Valley, why he went there in the first place, and also why he left again, and also covers strategies that entrepreneurs in highly regulated industries like the Fintech industry can do to make their lives easier.

Silicon Valley and the future of Fintech with Maex Ament

Wie wird aus deiner Idee ein erfolgreiches Start-up? Wer wird Teil deiner Crew, was machst du auf Durststrecken und wie kriegst du, ohne einen Totalschaden zu erleiden, die Kurven? Susanne Mitschke und Patrick Renner sind erfolgreiche Gründer und führen heute ihr Unternehmen in den USA. Weil sie ohne ihre Mentoren nicht da wären, wo sie sind, sprechen die beiden von Forbes ausgezeichneten "30 under 30“ über ihre Erfolgs-Story. Erhalte in „Gründerpuls“ umfangreiches Gründerwissen, lerne aus Susannes und Patricks persönlichen Start-up Erfahrungen und nutze die super Tipps und Tricks der zwei.

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