When you're a one-person crew, how do you prioritize tasks to make the most impact? How do you keep your head up in a sea of to-dos? Andrew talks with Pete Bernardo, Founder of Punchlist, about starting a company from the ground up on your own.

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19: Starting Up Solo (ft. Pete Bernardo, Punchlist)

Andrew talks with Scott Sambucci, CEO and Founder of SalesQualia, on how to leverage the sales process for your startup. Scott demystifies the selling, reminding entrepreneurs to stop focusing on the product - but instead, focus on the problem and the solutions their product offers.

18: Startup Sales: Selling on the Problem You Solve (ft. Scott Sambucci, SalesQualia)

Andrew talks with Justin Seidl of Sequoir (formerly Vertbase), about starting, scaling, and launching a crypto-startup. Justin gives a look behind his streamlined process for transferring digital assets and also discusses why the company donates a percentage of the fees back into the development of the asset through its charitable foundation.

17: Empowering Commerce Through Cryptocurrencies (ft. Justin Seidl, Sequoir)

In this episode, Andrew interviews Zack Onikso, CEO of Dribble. They discuss scaling teams and products as well as the benefits of hiring remote talent. As your business grows, how do you approach maintaining culture while building effective remote teams at the same time?

16: Scaling Remote Work (ft, Zack Onisko, Dribbble)

In this episode, Andrew interviews Kerem Suer, VP of Design at Carbon Health. They talk about Kerem’s journey into design, and discuss how designers can work more collaboratively and holistically with the entire product team to push businesses further.

15: Collaborative Design for Startups (ft. Kerem Suer, Carbon Health)

In this episode, Andrew interviews Ben Huggins, Head of Design at Humu. They talk about Ben's journey into design and dig into using timely triggers to change behavior. They also talk about building product teams around business goals.

14: Making Work Better (ft. Ben Huggins, Humu)

Andrew talks with Kyle Bragger about his path into design, tech, business, and more. Kyle is co-founder and currently running Exposure with Luke Beard. You may also be familiar with some of Kyle's other projects: Forrst, Statshot, or Thinglist.

13: Building Businesses that Create Value (ft. Kyle Bragger, Exposure)

In this episode, Andrew talks with Helen Tran, a Design Lead at Shopify. They talk about design leadership, what it takes to communicate well within a large product team, and using design to reach business goals.

12: Design Leadership & Team Communication (ft. Helen Tran, Shopify)

In this episode, Andrew interviews Kris Eul, Director of Customer Partnerships at Kipsu. They talk about focusing on outcomes, meeting customers at the lowest point of friction, and creating delightful experiences.

11: Creating Delightful Customer Experiences (ft. Kris Eul, Kipsu)

In this episode, Andrew and Drew talk about on his background and how he got into design and development leading to shipping almost 40 of his own products into the wild. They discuss Drew's first experience raising funding and pitching to investors in Silicon Valley and Drew lends advice to entrepreneurs looking to raise funding.

10: Raising Capital for the First Time (ft. Drew Wilson of Plasso)

In this episode, Andrew interviews Joe Razza on his background into design, and explores how they're democratizing data research and visualization at Knowledge Hound. We also talk about their new approach to hiring through value-based interviews as they look to scale their team and efforts up.

9: Democratizing Data Research & Value-Based Interviewing (ft. Joe Razza, KnowledgeHound)

In this episode, Andrew interviews Jamie Wright on his history and path into technology and bots, and explores modern tools and kits that help streamline BaaBs. We also talk about his standup bot, Tatsu, and his experiences starting up a co-working space in Toledo, Ohio.

8: Building Bots as a Business (BaaBs) (ft. Jamie Wright of Tatsu)

In this episode, Andrew talks with Pete about his path into UX, using intercom for segmentation, and utilizing slack bots to add value to your team.

7: Segmenting Users for Better UX (ft. Pete Bernardo)

In this episode, Andrew interviews Victor as they dive into the methods and benefits of using psychology and behavioral design to better serve customers. They also talk about Victor's new book about these same topics, heuristics, and more - titled Design for The Mind.

6: Psychology and Behavioral Design (ft. Victor Yocco)

In this episode, Chris interviews Ben Bartling of Zoomshift on his entrepreneurial journey and how, along with his partner Jon, they've been able to bootstrap their startup in Wisconsin.

5: Bootstrapping Your Startup (ft. Ben Bartling of Zoomshift)

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