BFE: Recent Episodes
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BFE, where unicorns run free. Well, no, it's not a fairy tale podcast; we actually talk about the things that matter most to startups and VCs. We ask the tough questions of VCs and Founders, getting to the bottom of the real issues that surround money, financing, startups, and much more. Jessica King Bernstein joins her partners Randy "Took-a-Company-to-Wall-Street" Baker and Dr. Kent "Pull-Out-Your-Beating-Heart" Gustavson to roast and worship real ballers on every episode.
๐ Harishโs journey: from a mechanical engineering to leading five startups.03:06
๐ก Blockchain: three currency models for sustainability. 04:34
๐ณ๏ธ Helping startups avoid potholes through a 7-months program. 06:35
๐ Dr. Harishโs last name in Sanskrit. 09:04
๐คฉ Reinventing himself every three years and his parentsโ influence. 10:04
๐ฒ โMoney cannot be a motivator, it can never take you far.โ 11:58
๐ Harish listens to people carefully and he can hear all the noise that is stopping them from creating successful business. 13:57
๐ Answering key attributes can let you know when a startup can make revenue. 17:03
๐น Who will be the most successful in the future: 19:47
๐ The big resignation is actually a big divorce. 20:40
๐ค 25 questions for awareness Harish created in his mentorship. 28:37
โ Dr. Harishโs favourite F words and what is attention investment. 30:18
Connect with Dr. Harish: www.maxilators.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.resonateengine.com
๐ฆ How does an entrepreneur look at swarms of grasshoppers descending upon him? 02:16
๐ Grasshoppers are super quiet. 03:43
๐ Conditions for free-range grasshoppers. 04:25
๐ฅง Grasshoppers have an umami flavor. 05:29
๐คฏ Killing insects with pesticides in the production of vegetables and fruits. 06:32
โ๏ธ Growing grasshoppers humanely. 07:11
๐พ Efficient production of animal-based protein and how it can feed the world. 09:00
๐ค Food consumption has to be sustainable, but new technologies are not good at covering that. 11:08
๐ โWhen we go to Mars, insects will join us.โ 12:44
๐ฆ Born in Israel in an entrepreneurial and industry-driven family, he discovered many people use grasshoppers as food sources. 13:30
๐ก A huge market and high demand equaled learning to grow grasshoppers on a commercial scale. 15:06
๐ฌ Orange and strawberry-flavored grasshopper gummies. 17:16
๐ The name Hargol in Hebrew means long-horned grasshopper. 19:15
๐ History of eating grasshoppers: The only kosher and halal insects. 20:08
๐ฆ The danger is not in grasshoppers escaping the farm, but other animals getting in to eat them. 23:07
๐ Leaving his corporate position and changing people's minds that grasshoppers are a fantastic food source. 26:58
๐ Drorโs favorite F word. 30:45
๐ How many grasshoppers go in an eight-ounce Hopper hamburger? 31:31
๐ค Connect with us: www.resonateengine.com
Connect with Dror: www.hargol.com and www.biblicalprotein.com
๐ท Beautiful blue background. 01:15
๐ฉโ๐ผ Diane is a serial entrepreneur. 01:49
๐ฒ She built her first $50 million business in six years and it was a staffing agency. 02:51
๐ค Story about Dianeโs failure and what she learned from it. 04:10
๐ฃ Doing one thing at a time. 06:32
๐ฅ โEvery business decision that you make affects how your life looks.โ 07:24
โฐ Timing is important for both starting and ending a business. 08:31
๐ช Different reasons why people exit and also purchase companies. 09:12
๐งฑ Entrepreneurship is very personal: it depends on an individualโs entrepreneurial style.11:46
๐ Why she chose not to listen to a Silicone Valley advisor? 14:10
๐ฐ Diane loves bootstrapping and she believes in revenue. 16:05
๐คทโโ๏ธ The concept of being all about revenue and not about profit worries Diane. 17:07
๐ Women entrepreneurship needs to progress. 19:53
๐ Dianeโs favorite F words.ย 21:35
๐ฆธโโ๏ธ Diane Prince and Wonderwoman. 23:24
๐ง All the things that business people forget to do. 24:57
๐ค Connect with us: www.resonateengine.com
Connect with Diane: www.dianeprince.co
๐ผ๏ธ The art behind Josh. 00:58
๐ Josh is the CEO and founder of a startup. 02:06
๐ He loves building things and everything that he does. 02::43
๐ฅ Josh knew he would be an entrepreneur from a young age: selling chicken eggs to neighbors. 03:48
๐ฃ His entrepreneurial journey: from the beginning of the internet to the democratization of investing. 05:11
๐ค โThe real money is being made privately, it's being made when you invest early, and you hold until the public offering or until the exit.โ 08:48
๐ฐ Josh genuinely loves building things in a quickly growing market: triple-digit percentages. 10:54
๐ฒ Diversified investing in the asset class is a way to get big returns. 13:33
๐ค The significant negatives to the asset class is a long-term commitment. 16:44
๐ค โTo prove your concept at all, you have to find someone willing to put the money in.โ 20:11
โ The ugly baby business concept. 22:37
โ๏ธ Joshโs exit with his artwork company: Sold to Walmart. 23:43
3๏ธโฃ About exits: Three things startups should do: 24:47
๐ก Often great ideas come from young, creative kids: Fred Smithโs C minus on FedEx idea paperwork. 29:58
๐งฑ Building the technological solution for capital raising and capital investing. 33:23
๐ Joshโs favorite F word. 35:18
๐ฏ 14 campaigns for investing at Fundify. 36:52
Connect with Josh: www.fundify.com
๐ Connect with us: www.resonateengine.com
Welcome to BFE. Where we actually talk about things that matter. The things that matter most to startups and VC. We are going to ask some tough questions, VCs and founders, we really want to get to the bottom of the real issues that surround things like money, financing, startups, all that fun stuff wrapped in one. So if you want to know how people get big F-ing exits, this is the place to be. Jessica will be here with every episode, talking to the leaders, the movers, the shakers, the hustlers, the grinders, the change-makers, and she's gonna find all the secrets that get to big f-ing exits. Feel free to put in your favorite F word in the middle.