DoersCast by Entrepreneurs At Austin: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Doerscast, where we feature people that put action to their ideas.
This is a podcast by Entrepreneurs at Austin to bring you the stories of all the doers in and out of Austin. Enjoy! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/entrepreneurs-austin/support
Welcome back! Today we spoke with Mikhail Arsentiev, the founder of Skylex. Skylex is an app that connects people directly with immigration lawyers immediately.
Being an immigration lawyer himself with over 10 years of experience, Mikhail discovered that people are forced to spend excessive time dealing with assistants, paralegals, and automated response bots before they reach an actual lawyer who can give them the information that they are looking for. With the insider perspective on things, he knew that there was a more efficient way to make this process occur, and he set out to make it happen!
Skylex is currently on the app store.
Thanks Mikhail for sharing your story!
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Welcome back! Today I talked to Gee, who founded Listia, Inc which is an online marketplace for people to trade in stuff they don't need anymore.
He tells us how he took advantage of economic downturn in 2009 to build this platform, eventually finding a way to incorporate cryptocurrency into it.
Thanks Gee for sharing your story with us!
Check out Gee's projects:
https://www.listia.com/
https://xyproject.io/
https://www.nftyverse.io/
https://mobile.twitter.com/geehwan
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If you're in Austin, you've probably seen those big black ridesharing vans bringing people all around town. If you've been lucky enough to ride in one, then you know that taking a Fetii is not only cheaper, but overall an exciting and electric experience!
Well, today we spoke to the mastermind behind Fetii, Matthew Iommi. Only a few years out of college, Matthew and his team have managed to grow Fetii from a single shuttle service bringing A&M students around college station to a multimillion dollar business that is now a major competitor of Uber and Lyft.
Thank you Matthew for sharing your story with us!
Check out Fetii (you can even invest in them!)
https://www.fetii.com/
https://www.instagram.com/fetii/
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Today I spoke with Luke & Rai Thorssen, co-founders of Vlogmi Corp about the struggles that they've experienced on social media and how they are fighting that with their startup Vlogmi. We also talk about their time in the Phillippines and how it's helped shape them into the entrepreneurs they are today.
I think today's conversation shows us that entrepreneurship is not always glorious and requires many sacrafices just to stay in the game. It's so important to show up and fight on the days that you least want to and be a doer.
Thanks Luke and Rafi for sharing y'alls story!
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Today I talked to David, who I met at (you guessed it) capital factory and is a game developer for Zwift. We talked about how David got into video games as a kid and eventually became interested in not just playing but coding and developing them. David is a super energetic and fun guy to hang around, so if you ever run into him downtown you won't regret saying hi. Oh, and Andrew and David are both from Sunnyvale CA! (srsly like same middle school and everything)
Hope y'all enjoyed this episode. Thanks David for sharing your story!
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"I think rock bottom is a choice."
Today Andrew spoke with Omar Nassri to get an inside look on how he's built his personal brand of Empoweredpreneur, helping entrepreneurs improve not only their physical health but also their mindset to lead a more balanced lifestyle.
Omar has definitely experienced both crazy highs and lows on his journey, from being labeled a failure,and experiencing corporate burnout to nowteaching others about personal fitness whil creating content around it, Omar's story shows us that the moment when no one around you supports you is the time when you need to believe in yourself the most.
Thanks Omar for sharing your story!
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https://simplyshreddedsystem.com/
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"Instead of being a plug, I wanna be the wall."
Today Andrew and Mister talked with Kangle Lin, founder of Gumdrop.ai and 10XIT to hear the full story of how he turned his desire to make friends in a new city into a successful social app leveraging the UT community. We also touched on how he found the need blockchain infrastructure by many app companies and decided to fill this need with 10XIT.
Thank you Kangle for sharing your story!
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https://kanglelin.com/
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"You have to take action now."
Welcome to episode 15 with Andrew and Abree! Abree is wholesaler and college student. She tells us her story of moving from Socal to Austin to be in a better environment, and how she sees potential in wholesaling.
Thank you Abree for sharing your story!
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"When you're in that state, just be as lean as possible. You gotta make that money last."
On this episode, we brought on Colby Harvey, the founder and CEO of Rizse - a company building autonomous drones that can perform aircraft inspections! Rizse has transformed from a senior project among a few college engineers into an award winning startup with millions in funding that is revolutionizing the aerospace industry. We talk everything from building relationships to how to ask for money without actually asking for money.
Thank you Colby for sharing your story with us!
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On this episode of the DoersCast, Rodney and Mister spoke wth Diana and Nathaly, founders of the Women of Color Collective about their decision to create a community where women of color can come together to speak about various issues without fear of judgement.
Thank you Diana and Nathaly for sharing your story with us!
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"At the end of the day, the relationship between the two was really more important than the product itself."
Welcome to Episode 12! Today's guest is Brady Patterson, the creator of the Hustler Blueprint, a journal that focuses on helping you improve your mindset and workflow. #worksmarter Brady tells us about his journey to becoming an entrenpreneur coming from Ohio to the Bay Area and now to Austin.
Thank you Brady for sharing your story with us!
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https://www.instagram.com/hustlerblueprint/
Get your OWN copy of the Hustler Blueprint here:
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You probably haven't heard of it before, but mobile home investing is on the rise - on this episode of the DoersCast, we brought on Byron Sellers, a mobile home investor from Chicago to tell us his journey from getting laid off with no money in his bank account to owning an entire mobile home park with his partner Sharnice.
Thank you Byron for sharing your story with us!
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http://www.super.social/ss/mobilehomeeliteinvestors
https://www.instagram.com/byronssellers/
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"Gum was designed for the 99% of startup creators who didn't get funded by a rich white guy that went to an Ivy league."
Episode 9 is out! Today, we brought on Danny Tamez to talk about why the process of VC's investing in startups is ripe for change, and how his latest venture - Gum - is here to create that change.
Gum launch event details can be found at https://gum.is/
Thank you Danny for sharing your story with us!
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https://twitter.com/dannytamez
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"The best things about starting a franchise is the support system and resources that you have from the start."
Episode 8 is out! @junsunbuns and @lifeofmbg spoke with Trey Sumpter, a franchisee of CRU lounge on his journey from working in IT to becoming a franchisee of the first and largest franchised hookah lounge in the country.
Trey's business partner and co-owner of CRU, Torka, also gives us some background on the origin story of their business. Watch the full episode for those valuable tips!
Thank you Trey for sharing your story with us!
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https://www.instagram.com/tsump3/
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"People overestimate the probability that they will crash a motorcycle."
Welcome to Episode 7! in this episode, Andrew & Johnson talked with Guillermo on how he learned to leverage risk, being a "bad boy" to learn emotional intelligence as an autistic child, and utilizing the networks and skills from going to school at UCLA to build Riders Share.
Whether it's in or out of entrepreneurship, sometimes we find ourselves between a rock and a hard place - like getting insurance for motorcycle ride sharing - but if you can be creative and stay confident, light will eventually appear at the end of the tunnel - so keep pushing forward.
Thank you Guillermo for sharing your story with us!
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https://www.riders-share.com/
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https://www.instagram.com/gfcornejo/
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On this episode, Andrew And Johnson talked with Aidan about how he turned his passion for content creation from a hobby in college into a lifestyle, documenting his spontaneous adventures across the country.
We also touch on the importance of living in the present and stepping out your comfort zone.
Thank you Aidan for sharing your story!
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"The better tradeoff is enabling others to create similar things at a faster rate versus me just creating that one thing."
On our fourth episode of the DoersCast, Andrew and Mister spoke with Faiez Rana, founder of Prep To Your Door, on how he built this zero-waste, sustainable food delivery company from the ground up to now being able to generate 7 figures in revenue.
Faiez touches on topics such as how he learned to market his service, the importance of taking risks at the right time, and listening to your inner voice.
Thank you Faiez for sharing your story with us!
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Welcome to Ep. 4! This time, Andrew and Johnson spoke with Maria Bailey, a career confidence and mindset coach. Maria talks about her move form Brazil to the SF Bay Area to now Austin, and how she used her passion for helping those around her to start her career coaching business.
Thank you Maria for the great conversation!
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https://www.ccc.coach/
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"The better tradeoff is enabling others to create similar things at a faster rate versus me just creating that one thing."
On our third episode of the DoersCast, Rodney spoke with Qui Van on his transition from working in corporate tech to creating his own company, QuickyTools, to make the process of creating 3D characters much easier for online users.
Qui also tells us about the ups and downs of being a solo entrepreneur, how he stays focused, and the importance of talking care of yourself.
Another note from Qui- If you are interested in QuickyTools in any way or would like to connect with him, feel free to shoot him an email at qui@quickytools.com. He is looking for testers and engineers to help with his project!
You can also try out his prototype at https://quickytools-dev.web.app/day6
Thank you Qui for sharing your story with us!
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"To be adapatable is to be young, and entrepreneurship keeps me young."
Our second episode of the DoersCast is here! This week, hosts Johnson and Mister talk with Keith Norris, co-founder of Paleo f(x)- the LARGEST Paleo event in the world!
Keith tells us how he really focuses on quality over quantity when networking, which has helped him immensly with starting Paleo f(x) and become known as a connector. We also discuss staying in control as an entrepreneur and balancing the "7 pillars" that are mentioned in Keith's book, Primal Uprising.
Thank you Keith for joining us and providing value to our followers.
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"No money, no job, not even an apartment to his name"
In the first episode of our new series "The DoersCast" Rodney & Mister explored George's story on how he rose from a financial bottom as an entrepreneur after leaving his hometown and moving to Austin on a whim with a good friend.
No one has their life 100% figured out, but as entrepreneurs our living motto is to figure it out and never give up. George's story shows that it's ok to hold onto a grand vision, without having every detail figured out, as long as consistent actionable effort is devoted to building out the dream.
Thank you George for the great conversation and nuggets of advice.
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