Edward Garber – President of The Florida Design Group
[quote style=”boxed”]Always put yourself in your clients’ shoes. If you can setup a situation where your growth is based on your clients growth, you will acquire clients for life.[/quote] Over…
technology
Technology moves fast. Everyone says that. What they don’t say is how weird it gets along the way. The founders in this section are building the tools, platforms, and systems that shape how we live and work. Some of them are solving problems you didn’t know you had. Others are solving problems you’re painfully aware of.
From artificial intelligence to SaaS platforms to hardware that actually works, the range here is broad. And that’s the point. Technology isn’t one thing. It’s a thousand different people in a thousand different rooms trying to make something better than what exists today.
These interviews get past the jargon. No whitepapers. No buzzword bingo. Just founders explaining what they’re building, why they’re building it, and what they’ve learned along the way. The honest version, not the pitch deck version.
You’ll find conversations about product development, scaling challenges, hiring mistakes, and the particular brand of optimism required to ship software into a world that already has plenty of it. Whether you’re building in tech, investing in tech, or just trying to understand why your phone now has opinions, there’s something here for you.
Sarah Ware – Co-Founder of Markerly
[quote style=”boxed”]You need to be able to laugh without being offended and take criticism without folding. Know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em.[/quote] Sarah Ware is a…
Andy Kallenbach – Founder of FormZapper
[quote style=”boxed”]Having a family isn’t a reason to not have a startup. If you have a good idea, along with the support of your family and the passion to take…
Russ Stoddard – Co-Founder of Social Good Network
[quote style=”boxed”]…through creativity, design and a good programmer, you can truly change the world.[/quote] Russ Stoddard got bit with the entrepreneurial bug back in the lemonade stand days, and he…
Lief Larson – CEO of Workface
[quote style=”boxed”]Stay focused on what success means to you. Too often, the day-to-day distractions get in the way. Don’t let what you think other people’s expectations are of you trump…
Kirk Hasenzahl – Co-Founder of RareWire
[quote style=”boxed”]If you build it, they won’t necessarily come. You’ve got to go get ‘em.[/quote] Kirk Hasenzahl, co-founder and CEO of RareWire, is a Kansas City native who has been…
Todd Silverstein – Co-Founder of Vizify
[quote style=”boxed”]Put yourself in situations that make you uncomfortable. It’s the only way to stretch and keep growing.[/quote] Todd Silverstein is the co-founder of Vizify, a Portland, Oregon-based startup that…
Juan Diego Calle – Founder of .CO Internet S.A.S.
[quote style=”boxed”]Hire the best people you can find, even if you think (or if others tell you) that doing so is overkill. Your business is only limited by the capacity…
Lior Maimon – Founder of Stagee
[quote style=”boxed”]No matter what happens, it’s important to always stay a little hungry.[/quote] Lior Maimon has spent the past 12 years in entrepreneurship, business development, marketing and management roles. He…
Chris Tolles – Co-Founder and CEO of Topix
[quote style=”boxed”]Work with people you know and like. Be very careful about signing onto a team where you don’t know anyone, and when you do, check them out thoroughly for…
Rachna Singh – Founder of Hachi
[quote style=”boxed”]In your early stages, invest your time in interacting one-on-one with users, as much as you can.[/quote] Rachna is the founder of Hachi. The entrepreneurial bug bit her the…
Vince LaVecchia – Director of Operations at Instrument
[quote style=”boxed”]Your biggest challenge will be to believe in the right people and ignore the rest. Ignoring people will feel hard at first, but it’s the most important thing you…