This week is an interview David Giles, co-founder and  head of Santo de Piedra Mezcal, a luxurious, high-end alcoholic spirit  made by hand in Oaxaca, Mexico, sold around the world. In this  podcast, David and I talk about global logistics and cashflow, and how  both take an attention to detail to keep a company growing. Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes See David tell the backstory at fledge.co/fledgling/agua-piedra-mezcal/ Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/support

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Guest #20 - David Giles - Santo De Piedra Mezcal

This week is a recording of Demo Day from Fledge14, the conscious company accelerator in Seattle. See demo-day.fledge.co for the video version of this event. Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/support

Demo Day #1 - Fledge14

This week was recorded in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  talking to Joseph Kadendula, founder and CEO of Swahili Honey (formerly  known as Central Park Bees). In this podcast, Joseph and I talk  about the challenges that come from growth, from large, unexpected  orders, and from building a complex logistics chain of hundreds of small  farmers in Africa. Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes See Joseph tell his original vision and watch a video update at fledge.co/fledgling/central-park-bees/ Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/support

Guest #23 - Joseph Kadendula - Swahili Honey

This week was recorded in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  talking to Elly Timothy (a.k.a. Elia Timotheo), founder and CEO of East  Africa Fruits. In this podcast, Elly and I talk about focus, both  finding focus by trimming the least profitable products as well as  grabbing new opportunities when they arise, and satisfying customers in  that process. Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes See Elly tell his original vision and get a tour of the current production facility at fledge.co/fledgling/east-africa-fruits/ Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/support

Guest #22 - Elly (Elia) - East Africa Fruits

This week is an interview Mavis Nduchwa, founder of Kalahari Honey. In this podcast, May and I talk about the importance of focus, how you find focus, and sometimes how it finds you. Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/support

Guest #18 - Mavis Nduchwa - Kalahari Honey

This week is an interview Elias Mabiria from Kisii University. In  this podcast, Elias and I talk compare the University of Washington and  its 200+ person commercialization department with Kisii University, a  16,000-student public university in Western Kenya. Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/support

Guest #17 - Elias Mabiria - Kisii University

This week is an interview Fred Whittlesey, compensation consultant. In this podcast, Fred and I talk about what decisions founders need to make when it comes to compensation, and what common mistakes are made by startups in dealing with employees around compensation. Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/support

Guest #16 - Fred Whittlesey - Conscious Compensation

Three weeks into Fledge14 (the fourteenth session of my conscious company accelerator) and just about everything we've done is invisible: business planning, financial modeling, learning the realities of funding, and dozens of meetings with mentors are in-progress. What is visible are the three new company names, three new logos, and one refreshed logo. (Re)Branding is the most visible change we make with startups at Fledge, and the most visible aspect of any business plan. In addition to this week's discussion of that process, you can see the results of this effort and historic efforts like it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YQ5DNageCQ Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/support

Podcast #34 - Visibility And Branding

The Next Step is now a podcast. Luni walks you step-by-step through the complex process between having an idea and creating a startup (a.k.a. the content in The Next Step series of books), plus stories from his decades of experience as a serial entrepreneur, and includes interviews and other advice from investors, fledglings, and the real world of startups. Luni Libes is a serial entrepreneur and Investor, with an unusual interest in African Startup. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/support

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