#18: Sneakerheads Unite!

09/14/21 • 27 min

Kemar wears many hats. A sneakerhead-turned-software engineer, his site Flip boasts 80,000 users who buy, sell and obsess about high end sneakers. He’s come to Marc to discuss how to continue to grow his business, but, through the course of their insightful conversation, the duo end up focusing on _who_ his customers are, which takes things to a whole new place.

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#17: Finding Your Funding

Today’s guest, Claudia, is on a mission to create a more equitable transit system for people with disabilities. And, like many a successful entrepreneur, her business was inspired by personal experience; blind since childhood - in fact, the first-ever blind woman elected to public office in Colorado - Claudia has experienced the deficiencies in the current systems first-hand. In her conversation with Marc, they tackle one of the thorniest issues for a new business: funding. The conversation is a good road map for anyone who’s ready to take that step.

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#19: A Device That Could Save Lives

Robert is a veteran in the biotech industry, so when he tells Marc he has a new, potentially life-saving medical device to bring to market, one takes him at his word. And like any entrepreneur with a track record and an exciting invention, Robert is figuring out how to work with the mainstream pharma industry, and when to pull the trigger. As he advises Robert, Marc also touches on the larger topic of what motivates entrepreneurs. A great conversation all around.