Founders Talk: Startups, CEOs, Leadership

Jon Crawford, the Founder of Storenvy joins Adam to talk about how everything began for Storenvy, his road from Kansas to Austin, TX to SF, how he got kicked out of Y Combinator the same week he was accepted then raised $1.5M for Storenvy, and how he’s living the startup dream! Also, listen to After Founders Talk #34 for an extended chat with Jon. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Jon Crawford – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Storenvy Storenvy Jobs @Storenvy @JonCrawford How I Got Kicked Out of Y Combinator and Then Raised $1.5M for My Startup Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Adam Stacoviak, Nate Peretic & Jay Fanelli after Founders Talk #33. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Nate Peretic – Website, XJay Fanelli – Website, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes:Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Nate Peretic & Jay Fanelli, the Founders of Full Stop and United Pixelworkers join Adam to talk about plotting and planning to leave old jobs, being outspoken and opinionated, having a core set of principles and not deviating from them, reaching out to people they admired (regardless of popularity) and their side project that has turned into something that could eclipse their entire client revenue in 2012. Also, check out After Dark for an extended chat with Nate and Jay. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Nate Peretic – Website, XJay Fanelli – Website, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: After Founders Talk #33 Full Stop Full Disclosure United Pixelworkers The economics of making and selling t-shirts Success by Design The Withering Away of Flash A modest proposal (A List Apart) Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Nathan Ryan, the Co-founder of Proxart joins Adam to talk about what to do when you’re bored in Santa Clarita, team development, keeping everyone motivated and on track, and his globalized local focus on art and how artists relate to, react to, and change their environment. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Nathan Ryan – Website, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Proxart Santa Clarita, California Nathan on Dribbble Be the Voice of Your City on Proxart! PM8 Proxart Network Proxart at Self-Sabotage screening Self-Sabotage Film Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Kyle Bragger, the Founder of Forrst joins Adam to talk about how everything got started for him, how he met Gary Vaynerchuk - which ultimately led Gary and his brother Aj to provide the initial angel funding that helped Kyle work full-time on Forrst. Kyle also shares lots of knowledge on product design, his focus on community and what it means to say no and focus. Be sure to also stay tuned to his great advice at the end of the show. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Kyle Bragger – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: kyle.io Forrst Kyle on Facto Tinyproj Mike on Forrst The Forrst Podcast Forrst on AngelList Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Peter Cooper, the Founder of Cooper Press joins Adam to talk about all the stops along the way on his path to where he is today. Peter shares an immense amount of knowledge on tech publishing, what he’s learned about marketing, email newsletters done right, setting and accomplishing goals, as well as some very good advice at the very end. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Peter Cooper – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: O’Reilly Fluent Conference Cooper Press Peter Cooper What I’ve Earned (And Learned) From Writing “Beginning Ruby” HTML5 Weekly JavaScript Weekly Ruby Weekly LaunchBit Buffer Peter Cooper on 43 Things Self Promotion for Geeks Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Francisco Dao, the Founder of 50 Kings, shares insights on building genuine relationships in the entrepreneurial landscape. He emphasizes the importance of pursuing interests over trends and critiques the superficial nature of modern startups. The discussion highlights the unique networking environment at 50 Kings, which encourages meaningful connections through shared experiences, contrasting it with traditional tech gatherings. Dao also advocates for authenticity in entrepreneurship and reflects on the challenges of forming genuine bonds in a digital age.

Andrew Wilkinson, the Founder of MetaLab (an interface design studio) joins Adam to talk about how he started as a one-man band and learned to delegate to succeed. Andrew started MetaLab in 2006 and quickly built the company into a multi-million dollar interface design and products company with over 30 employees. Andrew shares his thoughts on happiness, some crucial advice from his father, Steve Jobs, good design, developing products, leading a team to success and even a teaser to something super secret. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Andrew Wilkinson – Website, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: http://metalabdesign.com/ http://www.getflow.com/ http://www.getballpark.com/ http://pixelunion.net/ http://everyday-app.com/ http://www.tumblr.com/theme/979 http://metalabdesign.com/zappos/ http://www.netmagazine.com/opinions/rock-star-myth http://blog.metalabdesign.com/post/11368711562/going-up-in-the-office-to-keep-us-in-check http://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Mihaly-Csikszentmihalyi/dp/0061339202 Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Ryan Carson, the Founder of Carsonified and Treehouse, joins Adam to talk about all the details of starting his new venture, Treehouse. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Ryan Carson – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: http://teamtreehouse.com/ http://carsonified.com/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204903804577079022094984772.html Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Bryan Zmijewski (Shme-yes-key), Founder and Chief Instigator of ZURB, joins Adam to talk about his path to starting ZURB, what sharing code and design patterns has done for their business, product, culture and team development, and what it takes to make awesome stuff on the web. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Bryan Zmijewski – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: http://www.zurb.com/ http://www.zurb.com/soapbox http://www.zurb.com/think http://www.notableapp.com/ http://www.bounceapp.com/ http://verifyapp.com/ http://www.jigapp.com/ Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!