Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world.Today's guest is Prukalpa Sankar who was named The Economic Times Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year, a Forbes 30 under 30, and a Fortune 40 under 40. She's the founder of two major organizations. First, SocialCops helped revolutionize the use of data at organizations focused on good causes. This spawned Atlan which is a tool to make data teams more effective and used by global brands such as Unilever and Postman. They completed their Series A round in 2021 and have staff in ten countries.She’s an inspiration to many, I hope you enjoy our conversation. We hope enjoy the episode and don't forget to share it with others. You can learn more at http//www.entrepreneurshandbook.co.Find more about Prukalpa: Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/prukalpa Follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prukalpa/Follow her on Medium: https://prukalpa.medium.com/Follow her on Substack: https://substack.com/profile/59499872-prukalpaHer companies:Atlan: https://atlan.com/Social Cops: https://socialcops.com/

Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world.Today's guest is Pete Sena, a brand experience expert. He founded Digital Surgeons in 2004 with only $5000 and it's now an 8-figure organization with over 50 employees. He's helped craft the story of people from Lady Gaga to United Technologies to the US Open. He continues to work with all different types of companies from startups to Fortune 500 and has helped many companies in their fundraising efforts (over $100m). He shares fascinating insights from a personal perspective. We hope enjoy the episode and don't forget to share it with others. You can learn more at http//www.entrepreneurshandbook.co.Find more about Pete: http://petesena.comFollow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/petesenaFollow him on Medium: https://petesena.medium.com/

Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world.Today's guest is Regina Joseph. She was a pioneer of digital publication with the first-ever digital magazine, Blender, at a time when no one believed anyone would ever read online. She also created prototypes for the early forms of digital ads.  She then went on to start one of the first-ever digital marketing agencies Engine.RDA. Her entire career she's been one step ahead of everyone else and forecasted where the market will go to abnormal accuracy. IARPA has declared her one of the world's only Superforecasters after an intense selection process. She continues to innovate today and also coaches others on how to make better strategic forecasts through her companies Pytho and Sibylink.  We hope enjoy the episode and don't forget to share it with others. You can learn more at http//www.entrepreneurshandbook.co.Find out more about Regina at http://www.superrj.com

Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world.For our Cyber Monday special, marketing expert Liz Willits joins the Entrepreneur's Handbook's founder, Dave schools.Liz is one of the best marketers Dave has ever met. She has over 42k followers on LinkedIn and has her own marketing consultancy at LizWillits.com. She specializes in conversion copywriting for SaaS companies and wider tech companies. Liz is also an angel investor. We hope enjoy the episode and don't forget to share it with others. You can learn more at entrepreneurshandbook.co.LizWillits.comhttps://lizwillits.com/LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-willits/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lizwillits/?hl=enTwitterhttps://twitter.com/lizwillits

Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world.Today's guest is Hasan Kubba, he's the author of the bestselling business book, The Unfair Advantage. It won The Business Book of the year at The Business Book Awards 2021 and is co-authored by former JustEat Marketing Director, Ash Ali. Hasan's first startup was a digital marketing agency which allowed him to earn a passive income whilst traveling the world. Yet he still had the itch to do more and returned back to the UK to share his entrepreneurship lessons. He now coaches several prominent massive online creators and startup founders. We hope enjoy the episode and don't forget to share it with others. You can learn more at entrepreneurshandbook.co.Buy The Unfair Advantage here.LinkedInTwitterInstagram

Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world.Today's guest is Dave Schools! He's the founder of Entrepreneur's Handbook and hosted the previous episodes of this podcast. Interviewed by his editor, Amardeep, Dave talks about his experience as a multi-project entrepreneur and how it led him to becoming part of the founding team at Hopin. Very few people have ever been in a company as it's gone from 0 to $8bn let alone in 2 years. We hope enjoy the episode and don't forget to share it with others. You can learn more at entrepreneurshandbook.co.

Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world.Sarah A. Downey is an operating partner at Accomplice VC, an angel investor, and the founder of an upcoming lifestyle app (currently in stealth).She is also one of Dave's new favorite human beings. She has magnetic energy, a sharp wit, and a deep wealth of knowledge about investing and startups. We hope enjoy the episode and don't forget to share it with others. You can learn more at entrepreneurshandbook.co.1:15 Thoughts on Medium3:10 Writing process5:00 The “stealth lifestyle company” Sarah’s building17:53 Self-censorship: How to balance speaking your mind without causing trouble21:06 How Sarah made the jump from Director of Community to VC partner22:09 How VCs get paid24:23 Angel investing vs VC27:00 Balancing 3 jobs29:22 What video games she’s playing31:51 Best way to turn an idea into an income37:44 What’s more important for startups: data or storytelling?41:27 Most common mistakes when raising money47:39 What’s served you more — discipline or passion?48:43: What contributes to success more — obsession or balance?49:58 Closing remarks

Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world.Today's guest is Geoff Cook, the founder of the Meet Group which was acquired by ProSieben for $500m. They created the popular apps of MeetMe, Tagged, Skout, LOVOO, and Tagged. He's now the Co-Ceo of the Parship Meet Group. He didn't go from 0 to $500m though and built up several companies beforehand, each one progressively larger.  We hope enjoy the episode and don't forget to share it with others. You can learn more at entrepreneurshandbook.co.1:08 Ev Williams mention1:27 Geoff Cook’s story of starting and selling a $10m, $50m, and $500m company9:00 What’s more important for startups: data or storytelling?13:22 The future of the dating industry18:43 Live streaming video as a strategy for brands27:50 How to turn an idea into income31:50 How to know when to pull the plug and walk away35:22 Myth you find yourself dispelling often38:02 Most recommended book42:17 What’s served you more — discipline or passion?42:50: What contributes to success more — obsession or balance?44:21: What makes you feel most alive?46:18 Closing remarks