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Startup Success: A Podcast for Founders & Investors

Burkland

Business

Frequency: 1 episode/14d. Total Eps: 108

On Startup Success, we discuss what’s working right now for scaling founders and investors... You’ll hear interviews with founders and investors who have compelling stories to share, new trends, and conversations from thought leaders and experts who have walked the walk. Each episode will dig into a crucial area of startup success: finance, entrepreneurship, fundraising, hiring, marketing, sales, and operations to help your startup or portfolio company scale.

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🇩🇪 Germany - entrepreneurship
27/12/2024
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Reimagining the Future of Work with AI Employees

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 • Duration 26:48

In this episode of Startup Success, we sit down with Surojit Chatterjee, the CEO and founder of Ema, a generative AI platform poised to transform the future of work. With a career spanning high-level roles at Google and Coinbase, Surojit shares his journey from building billion-dollar businesses to creating Ema’s Universal AI Employee, designed to automate tedious tasks and empower employees to focus on high-value work.

Surojit explains the concept of AI employees and illustrates Ema’s ability to learn, adapt, and evolve to tackle complex, repetitive tasks across enterprises.

We discuss:

The critical safeguards and trust-building features that make Ema a standout in generative AI
The barriers to enterprise AI adoption and how Ema overcame those hurdles
How technology like Ema could make it easier for founders to start companies in the future

Tune in to discover the next frontier of automation that’s fueling a more agile and efficient workplace!

----Stay connected with our host, Kate Adams, here on LinkedIn!

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The Story Behind the AI Startup Powering Services You Use Every Day

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 • Duration 29:29

In this episode of Startup Success, we dive into the incredible entrepreneurial journey of Russ d’Sa, Co-Founder and CEO of LiveKit, a startup that evolved from a pandemic side project into an open-source development stack that powers real-time AI. The wildly varied use cases for LiveKit’s technology range from voice conversations with ChatGPT to saving lives on 911 emergency calls.

It's a fascinating listen that spotlights the broad range of services we use every day that are now powered by AI!

Russ shares:

How he and his co-founder navigated unexpected twists, including scaling their open source project that went viral on GitHub and pivoting to a business model they were genuinely passionate about
Why taking the to time learn what customers really want was essential to LiveKit’s success and the lessons there for other founders
The lightbulb moment when he realized his team was building “core infrastructure for the future of where computing is going”

A must-listen for aspiring and seasoned founders, Russ shares key lessons he learned along his winding path to startup success. Tune in to learn how LiveKit is revolutionizing real-time communication and empowering developers worldwide.

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Stay connected with our host, Kate Adams, here on LinkedIn!

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From Idea to Series B: The Making of a Successful Startup

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 • Duration 27:17

In this episode of Startup Success, we welcome Jaclyn Chen, Co-Founder and CEO at Benepass, a platform that solves real-world pain points for both employees and employers in the benefits space.

Jacyln dives into her experience working with Y Combinator early on and how she approached fundraising during very different economic climates. And she shares some truly great advice for fellow startup founders!

Highlights from our discussion include:

Strategies that increase your odds of securing funding
The parallels between enterprise sales and raising venture capital
The evolution of the founder role from selling the vision to building a team and scaling the company
Ideas on how founders can make the due diligence process more seamless for VCs

This episode is packed with valuable insights for early-stage startup founders looking for a competitive edge.

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Stay connected with our host, Kate Adams, here on LinkedIn!

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UpSWOT & the Venture Capital Landscape for Fintech w/ Igor Ulis

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 • Duration 30:51

Fintech is at the cusp of revolutionizing markets across the world, but specifically legacy markets. Breaking into these legacy markets is proving to be a competitive landscape rich with opportunity to provide value to consumers.

The great news is all of this value should translate into a much better consumer experience. Because ultimately, everybody is fighting for the same consumer and they want to make sure their experience is superior compared to the competition.

In this episode, we talk about this and more with Dmitry Norenko, CEO and Founder of upSWOT and Igor Ulis, Chief Digital Officer of Liberty Lending and Managing Partner at Common Ocean. We also covered:

VC landscape in fintech broken down by stages, valuations, etc
How fintech evolving currently and where will it be in the future
Defining strategic shifts in the fintech landscape as of now
For the entire interview, tune in to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. Find Dmitry Norenko on LinkedIn or at https://upswot.com/. Find Igor Ulis on LinkedIn or https://www.commonocean.co/.

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Insights from a Startup Coach at iFundWomen w/ Virginia Almendarez

Monday, March 15, 2021 • Duration 31:27

Plotting a path for growth and success can be especially tough for women-owned startups.
They have to deal not only with the usual hurdles of starting a business but also with challenges unique to women entrepreneurs.
Virginia Almendarez, a startup coach and Senior Entrepreneur Success Manager at IFundWomen, stops by in this episode to discuss how women entrepreneurs can build the confidence and support necessary to overcome these challenges.
Some topics we discuss:

The unique challenges women entrepreneurs face
Ways to approach fundraising
How to hone your pitch to potential investors
The startup landscape in 2021

Check out these resources mentioned during the podcast:

IFundWomen of Color
Upcoming IFundWomen Workshops
Follow @IFundWomen on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Clubhouse
Check out The IFundWomen Show streaming on social platforms

This discussion with Virginia Almendarez was taken from our show Startup Success. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts.
If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, you can find every episode here.
Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for Startup Success in your favorite podcast player.

Demystifying Revenue Modeling for SaaS Startups

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 • Duration 31:25

Imagine a scenario where you pitch your SaaS startup to potential investors. How would you prove to them that your company can build a profitable and sustainable business over time?
If revenue models weren’t included in your answer, your pitch isn’t as strong as it could be.
In a recent episode of Startup Success, we talked with Jonathan Cochrane, Director of Product Management at SaasOptics, and Debbie Cohen Rosler, Fractional CFO at Burkland, about how revenue modeling can convey the story of your business to investors and help you plan for the future.
What we talked about:

How revenue modeling helps SaaS startups
How seasonality complicates revenue modeling
The challenges of working with large enterprise customers
Revenue reporting pitfalls to avoid

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

How to Forecast Revenue for Your SaaS Startup Ebook

This discussion with Jonathan Cochrane and Debbie Cohen Rosler was taken from our show Startup Success. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts.
If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, you can find every episode here.Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for Startup Success in your favorite podcast player.

Mile-High Insights on Denver’s Startup Sector w/ JP Ferro and Kendra Haberkorn

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 • Duration 31:12

Denver is shaping up to be a hotspot for American startups. COVID has accelerated Denver’s tech scene, which is one of the most talked about tech hubs right now.

It's 33% cheaper to build a business in Denver than it is Silicon Valley. Plus, Denver has the talent to lead your startup, a moderate political climate and an excellent infrastructure.
Here's what you need to know about growing your startup a mile high.
In this episode of Startup Success, Kate Adams talks with Kendra Haberkorn and JP Ferro. Kendra is head of talent at Range Ventures and JP serves as accelerator and incubator relationship manager at Burkland.
JP and Kendra discussed:

All the details on Denver’s startup market
What the talent scene looks like in Denver
How to network in the Denver startup community
What Denver has to offer outside the startup ecosystem

This discussion with Kendra Haberkorn and JP Ferro was taken from our show Startup Success. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts.
If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, you can find every episode here.

How to Mitigate HR Risks & Attract and Retain Talent w/ Moses Balian and Keely Aguayo

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 • Duration 34:46

Most early-stage companies don't have the resources to bring HR in house. If you have fewer than 50 employees, full-fledged HR is just not realistic.
But employing the right initial best practices can provide incalculable benefits during the early days of your company.
In this episode of Startup Success, Kate Adams talks with Moses Balian and Keely Aguayo. Moses serves as an HR consulting manager at JustWorks, and Keely leads Burkland's HR people operations practice.
Moses and Keely discussed:

Where you must start with your HR function
The nitty gritty of working with remote teams across state lines
How to attract & retain talent in this market
Real tactical hacks to mitigate the risks of non-compliance

This discussion with Moses Balian and Keely Aguayo was taken from our show Startup Success. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts.

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Venture Debt: How it has Changed for Startups w/ Brian Henley and Marc Zablatsky

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 • Duration 31:50

Let’s talk about debt.

Specifically, venture debt.
Venture debt is debt financing that has traditionally been used by startups alongside equity financing as a way to provide more capital to the balance sheet in order to extend their runway. Today startups use debt financing much more strategically and for different uses and stages. We take a closer look in this episode of Startup Success, Brian Henley https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianhhenleyand Marc Zablatsky talk all about:

How venture debt differs from a financing round
The right time for a startup to look at incorporating debt financing
The difference between early and late stage startup venture debt
How Debt Financing for startups has dramatically changed in the past five years
What startup founders should be looking at when considering venture debt

This discussion was taken from our show Startup Success. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts.
If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, you can find every episode here.

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What the Second Covid Relief Bill & PPP Updates Mean for Your Business w/ Steve Lord and Ardy Esmaeili

Thursday, December 31, 2020 • Duration 20:07

President Trump has approved the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill, which provides stimulus support and more clarification around PPP and funding.
In this episode of StartUp Success, host Kate Adams chats with Steve Lord, head of Burkland’s New York office and Fintech Practice, and Ardy Esmaeili, head of Tax Services at Burkland, outline the bill’s parameters and discuss the updates made to the PPP program, new PPP parameters and important tax ramifications. This is a must listen for any startup or business impacted by COVID. Here's what they discussed:

A break down of the PPP provisions in the bill
New PPP eligibility criteria
How this round of loans differs from the last one
How to obtain a second PPP loan
Clarifications and changes to tax credits

This discussion was taken from our show StartUp Success. If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts.

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