Matthew Jaeh: ProctorU Co-Founder on Building Companies and Startup Life in Birmingham, Alabama

Matthew Jaeh co-founded ProctorU, an EdTech company that grew to over $1 Billion. Now, Matt is the Managing Director of Techstars in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition, Matt is an avid triathlete and musician.

 

This conversation covers lessons from building ProctorU, the Alabama startup ecosystem, the power of short form video, Matt's favorite restaurants, the power of music, and much more.

 

Chapters:

00:00:00 - The Connection Between Music and Focus

00:04:21 - Prioritizing Health and Business

00:09:19 - The Birth of Proctor U

00:13:53 - Scaling a Company: From 10 Institutions to Nationwide

00:18:46 - The Importance of Quality Assurance and Training

00:23:03 - The Importance of Taking Care of Your Team

00:27:38 - The Importance of Giving Back in the Entrepreneurial Community

00:32:44 - Different ways to think about entrepreneurship

00:37:31 - The Importance of Corporate Sponsorship and Accelerators in Birmingham's Ecosystem

00:42:27 - Finding Joy in Birmingham

00:47:07 - The Power of Short Form Video and Analytics

00:51:48 - Leveraging Sponsor Content on Instagram and TikTok

00:56:20 - Offering a Second Opinion

 

Connect with Matthew:

→ Website: mattjaeh.com

→ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/matthewjaeh

→ Twitter: twitter.com/jaehdawg

→ Instagram: instagram.com/jaehdawg

→ TikTok: tiktok.com/@realmattjaeh

→ Youtube:  

 

/ @mattjaeh  

→ Facebook: facebook.com/matthew.jaeh

 

Check out ProctorU:

→ Website: proctoru.com

→ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/proctoru

 

Resources Mentioned in The Episode:

→ Techstars: linkedin.com/company/techstars

→ Simon Sinek: simonsinek.com

→ Geek Squad: linkedin.com/company/geek-squad

→ Jarrod Morgan: linkedin.com/in/jarrodmorgan

→ Jim Collins: jimcollins.com

→ Alabama Launchpad: alabamalaunchpad.com

→ Chris Heivly (Episode):  

 

• Chris Heivly: Build The Fort - Foster...  

→ Prosper: prosperbham.com

→ Endeavor: endeavorbirmingham.org

→ Bronze Valley: bronzevalley.com

→ Fleetio: fleetio.com

→ Frank Stitt: twitter.com/frankstitt

→ Chris Hastings: instagram.com/chrishastings00

 

Restaurants Mentioned in The Episode:

→ CAFÉ DUPONT: cafedupont.net

→ Helen: helenbham.com

→ Gianmarco’s: gianmarcosbhm.com

→ Amore: letsamore.com

→ Perry’s Steak House: perryssteakhouse.com/famousporkchop

→ Automatic Seafood: automaticseafood.com

→ Good People Brewing: goodpeoplebrewing.com

→ Brock’s Gap: brocksgapbrewing.com

 

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