The Startup Junkies Podcast
Hosted by Jeff Amerine, Caleb Talley and Daniel Koonce of Startup Junkie. Every week since 2015 we sit down with founders, business owners, investors and experts on what it really takes to start, fund, grow and eventually exit a company: proving the concept, landing the first customers, leading a team, marketing on a budget and the mistakes that nearly sank it. Subscribe, and let’s move your business to the next level.
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How Cities Can Make Starting a Business Easier with Fayetteville Mayor Molly Rawn
Starting a small business is full of unknowns. Fayetteville's mayor says City Hall should be the one predictable part. In this entrepreneur interview, Molly Rawn, Mayor…
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How Small Businesses Can Win Defense Contracts with Chip Laingen
Small businesses, not the big defense primes, are where the Department of Defense is looking for its next breakthrough. Here's how to get noticed, and how to be ready…
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How Korean Founders Break Into the US Market: Founder Interviews from Startup Crawl 2024
What does it take for a startup from Korea to break into the US market? Four founders share how they're doing it. Recorded live at Startup Crawl in Fayetteville…
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AI and Data Privacy for Growing Companies with Carl Maloney of FloX
On this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, hosts Daniel Koontz and Caleb Talley sit down with Carl Maloney, founder of FloX, a technology consulting firm helping…
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Lawn Care Olympics in Fayetteville, Arkansas with Quinn Childress of Willow Street Lawns
Quinn Childress, owner of Willow Street Lawns and founder of the digital lawn care marketplace Lawnly, joins the Startup Junkies Podcast to talk about the first-ever…
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How to Be a Great Startup Mentor with Permjot Valia & Ross Webb
In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, host Caleb Talley sits down with Permjot Valia, founder of Mentor Camp, and Ross Webb, a longtime AI product manager and…
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How Northwest Arkansas Funds Its Startups with Chris Ehrhardt
Most founders think you need a $250,000 VC check to get funded, but angel investors will write you a check for $5,000, actually get to know you, and stick around as a…
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“You’re Not Thinking Big Enough” with Congressman Steve Womack
He slept on the floor of a radio station he couldn't afford to staff, got told by the local coffee shop crowd he'd be out of business in six months, and ran that station…
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This Restaurant Won 5 Awards in Its First Year with Maria Smith
Most restaurants don't survive their first year. This one won five awards in it. Including back-to-back People's Choice titles and a top finish for Best Asian Business…
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Why We Don’t Let AI Predict Your Orders with Foreko
Everyone's racing to bolt AI onto everything, but Foreko co-founders Homero Ruiz and Alexis Rodas found the biggest opportunity in something almost boring: 76% of…
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The Fundraising Mistakes That Kill Startups Before They Start with Jeff Amerine
Less than 1% of U.S. businesses that ever raise outside money end up raising venture capital, and most founders chasing it don't actually need it. In this entrepreneur…
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I Trust My Gut 70% of the Time — Here’s Why with Dr. Joshua Upshaw
Insurance paperwork is delaying treatment for patients who don't have time to wait. One founder built a company to fix it. In this entrepreneur interview, Dr. Joshua…
Show notesStartup Junkies en Español
Querido Emprendedor: conversaciones con emprendedores, en español. Host Ignacio Balderrama interviews Latino founders and the people who back them, from the same team behind the Startup Junkies Podcast.
De ONG a Startup: El viaje emprendedor de Diego Angarita
Summary En este inspirador episodio de Querido Emprendedor, Ignacio Balderrama conversa con Diego Angarita, un gerente de producto en Walmart con una trayectoria única…
Show notesLogística Y Pasión Al Servicio Social: El Desafío De Llevar Alimentos A Quienes Más Lo Necesitan
Summary En este inspirador episodio de "Querido Emprendedor", tenemos de invitada a Nicole Guerrero, una joven boliviana que desde los 21 años ha liderado una revolución…
Show notesEl Arte Y Ciencia De La Apicultura: La Pasión Por Las Abejas Con Laura Arce
Summary En este episodio de Querido Emprendedor, Ignacio Balderrama conversa con Laura Arce, apicultora de Costa Rica. Laura estudió apicultura tropical en la…
Show notesJosé Cartagena Ortiz: Diseñando el Futuro con Empatía, Cultura y Resiliencia
Summary En este episodio de de Querido Emprendedor! tenemos una conversación profunda y conmovedora con José Cartagena Ortiz, educador puertorriqueño y experto en diseño…
Show notesFuel Founder Series
Founders, operators and investors from Fuel, Startup Junkie’s equity-free HealthTech and AI/ML accelerator in Bentonville.
How AI Agents Fix Denied Insurance Claims with Shahbaz Virk of Cair Health
Denied insurance claims cost clinics money, staff time, and patient care, and AI agents are starting to change that. In this entrepreneur interview, Shahbaz Virk…
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Cutting Health Care Costs for Self-Funded Employers with Kirat Kharode of HealCo
Employer health care costs have risen 70% over the last decade while wages have grown just 30%. Kirat Kharode, CEO and Founder of HealCo, joins the Startup Junkies…
Show notesHow Believ.ai Powers Seamless Onboarding for Supply Chain Platforms with Sanjay Ahuja
Summary In this episode of the Fuel Podcast, host Caleb Talley sits down with Sanjay Ahuja, founder of Believ.ai, to discuss his inspiring entrepreneurial journey.…
Show notesNavigating Data Complexity Using Agentic Workflows with Ravinder Sharma
Summary In this episode of the Fuel Podcast, Grace Gill welcomes Naukr.ai CEO, Ravinder Sharma, for an insightful dive into the transformative journey of data science…
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