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Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC

Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC

Natasha Che: Entrepreneur, Writer, and Software Engineer

Founders Nextdoor features stories of local entrepreneurs in DC who created successful businesses that make a positive difference in their community. FN’s founder interviews provide inspirations, resources, and practical tips for entrepreneurs and biz owners on how to build a great local business while making an impact.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC - How To Build An App Business That’s Positioned to Scale with Junaid Shams, Ep 047

How To Build An App Business That’s Positioned to Scale with Junaid Shams, Ep 047

Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC

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01/30/18 • 30 min

Junaid Shams is the co-founder and CEO of Rooam, a mobile payment platform that lets users pay their bar tab or restaurant bill directly from their phone. He has received numerous national recognitions, including Businessweek’s “Top 25 entrepreneurs under 25” and Under30CEO’s “Top 30 Most Influential Entrepreneurs under 30.” ... Continue reading

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Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC - How To Create Network Effect For Your Product with Param Jaggi, Ep 046

How To Create Network Effect For Your Product with Param Jaggi, Ep 046

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01/23/18 • 34 min

Param Jaggi is the founder and CEO of Hatch Technologies, a company working to democratize the software development industry. Param is an inventor and serial entrepreneur. At the age of 13, he invented the EcoTube, a patented device that reduces carbon emissions from cars. At the age of 18, he ... Continue reading

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Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC - From Freelancer To Hip Design Company Owner with Aaron Scales, Ep 045

From Freelancer To Hip Design Company Owner with Aaron Scales, Ep 045

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01/16/18 • 27 min

Aaron Scales, owner and director of BroCoLoco, an architectural design company in DC that turns buildings into brand ambassadors. Aaron started his entrepreneurial journey as a freelancer working on ad hoc design jobs. Through a series of serendipitous events, his hobby projects gained community attention and before long, he was running ... Continue reading

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Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC - How to Change A Traditional Industry with New Technology with Erik Dreyer, Ep 042

How to Change A Traditional Industry with New Technology with Erik Dreyer, Ep 042

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12/26/17 • 34 min

Erik Dreyer is the co-founder of Goodshuffle, an online event rental marketplace specializing in party and event supply rentals. Goodshuffle was originally launched as a peer–to-peer rental marketplace, but Erik and his co-founder Andrew Garcia quickly pivoted the business to focus on the event rental segment, when they discovered that ... Continue reading

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Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC - How to Turn Your Passion into A Thriving Business with Meredith Sheperd, Ep 041

How to Turn Your Passion into A Thriving Business with Meredith Sheperd, Ep 041

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12/19/17 • 29 min

Meredith Sheperd is the founder of Love & Carrots, a DC-based sustainable urban farming company specializing in custom vegetable garden installation and maintenance. When Meredith decided to move back to the city after wrapping up a farm management job, she found very limited urban agricultural job openings in the DC ... Continue reading

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Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC - How to Build A Membership-Based Business with Peter Mellen, Ep 040

How to Build A Membership-Based Business with Peter Mellen, Ep 040

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12/12/17 • 31 min

Peter Mellen is the founder and CEO of Netcito, a network of peer advisory groups for entrepreneurs and innovators. He is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in online business and commercial real estate and is an entrepreneur in residence (EiR) at Georgetown University, where he also ... Continue reading

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Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC - How to Start A Serious Business in College with David Patou, Ep 039

How to Start A Serious Business in College with David Patou, Ep 039

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12/05/17 • 33 min

David Patou is the founder and CEO of Campus Sherpa, a student-run company that offers personalized college tours by real college students. David started Campus Sherpa during his freshman year at Georgetown University. In this episode, he talked about the personal inspirations he had for starting this business, how to ... Continue reading

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Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC - Building an E-commerce Platform Over Text Messaging with Kate Myers & Kelly O’Malley, Ep 036

Building an E-commerce Platform Over Text Messaging with Kate Myers & Kelly O’Malley, Ep 036

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11/14/17 • 32 min

Kate Myers and Kelly O’Malley are co-founders of Shop Or Not, an e-commerce platform that runs on text messaging. Both ladies worked in the entertainment industry. And they started the company with the desire to build a shopping platform that feels like an intimate relationship. Shop Or Not aspires ... Continue reading

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Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC - How to Succeed In the Real Estate Business with Donna Evers, Ep035

How to Succeed In the Real Estate Business with Donna Evers, Ep035

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08/02/17 • 27 min

Donna Evers is the founder of Evers & Co. Real Estate and Twin Oaks Tavern Winery. Donna was a very successful real estate agent, before she started her own brokerage firm with 7 sales agents. Today the company has over 100 agents and is the largest woman-owned-and-run independent residential real ... Continue reading

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Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC - How to Be Creative in Growing Your Business, Ep 60

How to Be Creative in Growing Your Business, Ep 60

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06/05/18 • 32 min

Allen Gannett is the founder and CEO of TrackMaven, a marketing analytics platform whose clients have included Microsoft, Marriott, Saks Fifth Avenue, any many other well known names. He has been on the “30 Under 30” lists for both Inc. and Forbes. He is a contributor to FastCompany.com and is the author of the new book The Creative Curve, on how anyone can achieve moments of creative geniu

In this episode, Allen talks about how he attracted early investments in TrackMaven, got initial customers from referrals, and grew the company using paid advertising. He also gives tips on how companies and entrepreneurs can become more creative in marketing by leveraging consumer psychology.

“When you’re trying to raise money, it’s more about identifying the right problem to solve in your market, rather then coming up with the perfect solution right away.”

– Allen Gannett


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How many episodes does Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC have?

Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC currently has 50 episodes available.

What topics does Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC cover?

The podcast is about News, Business News, Podcasts and Business.

What is the most popular episode on Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC?

The episode title 'How To Have Customers Line Up At Your Door On Launch Day, Ep 059' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC?

The average episode length on Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC is 31 minutes.

How often are episodes of Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC released?

Episodes of Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC?

The first episode of Founders Nextdoor: Entrepreneurship | Small Business | Startups | Freelancing | Washington DC was released on Feb 21, 2017.

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