The Silicon Valley Podcast

Sam is a CEO coach, interim CEO/CTO/CFO, a Silicon Valley advisor and the author of 21 Secrets of Successful Startups, a book about world-class execution for startups. As a serial entrepreneur, he has been CEO, CTO, or VP Engineering / TechOps for five companies, driving multiple acquisitions. As a hands-on “roll up the sleeves” startup advisor, Sam draws from his 30+ years of successes and failures to train and help entrepreneurs with execution, fundability, fundraising, strategy, product/market fit, product management, finance, operations, legal, talent development and founder wellness.      We Talk About   When a company is just starting out, how does it plan what it is going to execute, or how should it plan its execution and are there normally problems with this? When a company is acquired how should an employee negotiate his new role and benefits with the acquiring company, or does even have that option? What is the meaning of “A founder wellness is under-appreciated.”        Connect with Sam Wong Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-wong-startup/ Website https://www.fundablestartups.com/       CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com      

After living in East Africa for 3+ years he is now based in Copenhagen where he runs a business setting up and running podcasts for companies around the world. While in East Africa he started the The East Africa Business Podcast which is a podcast about the business environment in East Africa based around interviews with entrepreneurs, investors and organizations looking to help the region grow. We Talk About What are some of the challenges that Entrepreneurs face in Kenya? If a Westerner were to move to Africa to start a business. What does that person need to know to be successful? Where are the opportunities in Africa in both the countries and tech in the next 5 years?     Connect with Sam Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/samfloy/ Email sam@samfloy.com Website https://theeastafricabusinesspodcast.com/     CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com    

Helen Pastorino has more than 40 years of experience in transforming the real estate industry via technology. She co-founded Alain Pinel Realtors, one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most prestigious real estate companies, driving billions of dollars of annual sales. Today, she is founder and CEO of Pertria, a real estate sales, investment, and property management firm that guides clients in creating investment strategies that generate income, benefit from real estate appreciation, and achieve capital gains objectives. Helen concurrently serves as interim President and Board member of Startup Sandbox, a bioscience incubator in Santa Cruz, CA. Startup Sandbox incubates biotechnology entrepreneurs as they translate basic and applied research into commercially successful businesses. With wide-ranging interests, Helen serves as CEO of the World Tomato Society, growing the organization as a global community with one of the world's largest tomato databases and almost one million members.   On today Show we Talk about: What was it like to meet and work with Steve Jobs? How does one implement technology in a company? What is it like to be on the bleeding edge of technology? What does the real estate market look like post Covid? What is the true legacy of a CEO?     Connect with Helen Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenpastorino/   Websites World Tomato Society https://www.worldtomatosociety.com/ Pertria https://pertria.com/ Startup Sandbox https://www.startupsandbox.org/   CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com  

Jenny Huang has 20 years of experience as a strategic marketing consultant, a brand marketer and communicator in the hardware, software, mobile app, and telecommunications industries, serving start ups and progressive companies. She has worked with Fortune 500 companies such as Intel, Intuit and British Telecom, where she launched and managed regional co-branded programs with PC OEM partners, their retailers and resellers; invigorated new user acquisition to drive growth, and established regional brand presence.   On todays show we talk about:   How do you see marketing and promotion for companies changing with technology? If a company wanted to be interviewed for an article or get exposure, what are some of the best ways to go about doing it? The process for creating and implementing a social media calendar. With marketing and PR, what really excites you for 2021?   Connect with Jenny Website jennyhuangmarketing.com   Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennychuang/ Email jenny@jennyhuangmarketing.com     CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com    

David Bates is a senior corporate and commercial lawyer, recommended in Legal 500, with over 20 years’ experience of advising on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions and complex commercial arrangements across a variety of sectors with a particular focus on the tech sector. Experience also includes time spent on secondment to the inhouse legal teams of major corporate clients.  We Talk About: When a startup from the US wants to expand into Europe, what is the process? How does a company analyze the market to decide where in Europe to setup their operations? What types of exits are companies looking for or what is the current state of the investment environment like in Europe? Connect with David   LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbates2/ Website  https://www.taylorwessing.com/en/search?term=david+bates   CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount   Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com    

Mark Brinkerhoff is the president of Fusion Design which is a full-service product development company located in Silicon Valley. Founded in 1990, they have worked with a variety of clients from small companies to fortune 100 corporations with engineering services. Mark’s specialties include: Product Development Consulting, Turnkey Solutions, Industrial Design, Mechanical Packaging and Mechanism Design, Finite Element Analysis, Thermal Analysis      We talk about: What are soft batteries? Elastic Wiring? Limitless Multi-touch Force? What about 5 g technology, how is that going to play a part in wearables What is the typical design process when you are building a product?   Find out more about Fusion Design Website https://www.fusiondesigninc.com/     CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com  

Tim Alison is an entrepreneur who has started and scaled four businesses. At the age of 31 Tim walked away from one of the highest paying sales jobs in the country, moved to a tiny fishing village in Nova Scotia Canada, and started an educational software company. The naysayers laughed. They stopped laughing when his sales topped $10 million. Profit Whisperer for bricks and mortar businesses where I specialize in helping business owners identify opportunities for improved financial outcomes. Host and Executive Producer Of The Screw The Naysayers Podcast where I have interviewed and amplified the voices of guests from around the globe including the likes of Jack Canfield, Seth Godin, John Perkins and an eclectic mix of Thought Leaders, WSJ and NYT Best Selling Authors, CEO's,Olympians, Paralympians, Professional Athletes and other women and men who have overcome great adversity. All are seeking to change the world.     We Talk About   What are the basics that someone needs to know when looking at financials? Price a product, what are some mistakes that people are making and what should they be doing that’s different? How do you reverse engineer an opportunity, or look at an opportunity to see if it is worth doing or not?     Connect with Tim Linkedin  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Website https://screwthenaysayers.com/podcast/   CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount   Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com

Sherri Haskell After witnessing firsthand, the innovation and eclecticism among cannabis startups Sherri launched CannaAngels LLC: an Angel Investor Consortium focused specifically on businesses within, and supportive of, the cannabis industry. With years of experience as an alternative investment leader she has a solid knowledge of how to vet companies, structure deals, raise capital, and establish trust. As cannabis transitions into the mainstream, her accomplished team is prepared to bring a unique blend of investment intelligence, technical savvy and steadfast integrity to this industry.   We Talk About   What are some of the different verticals of the cannabis industry? What new laws or regulations are being discussed that will impact cannabis investing and the companies in the industry? When will we see Wall Street enter the picture? Where will the money be made in the industry? Where is the hidden value that investors should know about?     Connect with Sherri Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherrihaskell/ Canna Angels website https://cannaangelsllc.com/     CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount   Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com    

Roger King   Founder of BayAngels BayAngels is dedicated to promoting the entrepreneurial spirit by assisting early-stage technology companies with capital, connections, and board-level advice. Examples of our portfolio companies include Pree Media, CashBet, Trpz, Sea of Change Trading Co., CEO of Chiefpeople 20 years’ experience in recruiting at both the executive level and the individual contributor level. Interested in companies with hiring needs. Offering extremely cost-effective solutions. Clients include SoftBank Robotics, Jiff, Gracenote, OpenTable, Manage, Grid Dynamics, and Navera. We Talk About   How has angel investing changed over the past 20 years? Some suggestions for beginner angel investors? What problems do startups make when pitching to investors? Do angel groups talk to each other?   Connect with Roger Roger@bayangels.com Bay Angels website http://bayangels.com/ns/     CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount   Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com

055 Deep Dive into Financial Models with CEO Broadscope Consulting Brett Sharenow pt2 Trusted advisor on raising capital from VCs, PE, and Angel investors, for start-up, growth, pivot, and exit. Since 1995 he has helped companies raise more than $750 million and have facilitated exits valued at more than $6 billion. Some of Brett’s client companies: Venture and Private Equity Backed • Verio (acq. by NTT) • Viator (acq. by Trip Advisor) • Dial Page/Dial Call (acq. by Nextel) • Switch Lighting • Vistard • VirtualLan • Ethernetworks • GroWiseBeWell Academy • Puronyx • Skylights • Husk Power Systems • Yonder Private Companies • King's Hawaiian • Astrology.net (acq. by iVillage) • MagniGyro srl • MarCom International • Putnam Consulting • Strozzi Institute • Skyline International • SensoryScapes • Say it Better Center • Indy Electronics • Generative Somatics Public Companies • USWestDex • Pacific Bell • Pacific Telesis • BFGoodrich • Fujitsu • Bay Area Cellular Telephone • Olin Corporation • Pacific Bell Mobile Services     This episode we talk about: ·       Once you have the model, how do you use it to forecast how much money you need to raise? ·       What kind of expertise is needed to understand a financial model? ·       Who can build a great financial model for start-up, raising capital, growth, and exit? How does the Fundamentals of a Financial Model work?     Help us out! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!   Learn more about Brett Sharenow LinkedIn Email brett@broadscope.com Website https://www.broadscope.com/   CONNECT WITH SHAWN:   https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV   Shawn Flynn’s Twitter Account Shawn Flynn’s LinkedIn Account Silicon Valley LinkedIn Group Account Shawn Flynn’s Facebook Account Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com