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Cecil Robles is the Co-Founder and CMO of NFT IQ, an enterprise data and web3 technology company. Cecil has helped many companies go on to raise over $75M in crowdfunding.00:00 - Introduction03:28 - What is crowdfunding?05:25 - Difference between Reg A and Reg D09:05 - Why go through the Reg A fundraise route?12:11 - When should companies consider going Reg A?14:10 - What are the qualifications for Reg A?17:27 How long does it take to file for Reg A? -19:32 - Being well-capitalized21:58 - Getting SEC approval25:22 - Where can you launch a crowdfunding campaign?30:51 - Why did Cecil chose not to deal with fundraising platforms?34:29 - Blockchain and NFTs for businesses43:42 - Cecil's passion for crowdfunding46:26 - Follow up with Cecil👀 Check out the company:https://nftiq.io✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robby Wade is the Co-Founder & CEO of ThisApp, an all-in-one chat platform that makes it easy to connect with anyone and organize anything. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:58 - What is ThisApp? 00:04:07 - Working on an app with similar concepts 00:06:57 - The Dunning-Kruger Effect 00:08:00 - Messaging apps in the West and East 00:16:54 - How WeChat became a super app  00:21:26 - Paywalls in Messaging Apps 00:25:37 - The struggle of building foreign businesses in China 00:28:24 - Simplicity works well 00:32:31 - The problems with centralized currency 00:35:19 - Data privacy and data leaks 00:41:39 - Innovating in the messaging space 00:49:19 - Don’t give away your contact book 00:52:50 - Keeping focused 00:56:17 - Making good decisions 00:59:21 - Working on a timeline 1:01:15 - The need to pivot 1:03:40 - Follow up with Robby 👀 Check out the company:https://thisapp.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Wong is the Co-founder and CEO of Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide, Asia's largest business platform for female founders and business executives to learn and network. FEW runs Accelerator that offers mature startups a range of services from cash investment, mentorship, media coverage and valuable access to FEW’s exclusive investor network.  00:00 - Introduction  02:18 - Anna’s Backstory and FEW  07:49 - The Skill of Networking  14:27 - How Can you Grab People’s Interest  21:55 - How to Start Your Network  33:02 - How to Improve Your Network  48:30 - Follow Up with Anna👀 Check out the company:https://few.community✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uros Mikic is the Founder and CEO of Flow Ninja, a Serbian-based Webflow enterprise partner and development agency.00:00 - Introduction 02:40 - Why Webflow is Superior 08:16 - Transitioning from Wordpress to Webflow 11:25 - Fast-paced development with Webflow 15:25 - Webflow University and their hands-on community 18:12 - Is Webflow a no-code platform? 23:12 - Challenges of promoting Webflow 29:34 - Cost of building on Webflow 32:22 - Sean's idea to scale Webflow 36:15 - Helping your employees to grow 42:42 - Creating a Healthy Work Culture 52:23 - Benefits of Hiring More People 👀 Check out the company:https://flow.ninja✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Eduardo Rocha is the Senior Sales Engineer and Security Analyst at GlobalDots, an independent cloud and performance optimization integration partner. 00:00 - Introduction 00:56 - GlobalDots 02:51 - What are Layer 7 attacks? 05:55 - What is a zero day exploit?  06:43 - What issues scare Dr. Rocha?  08:00 - Going Passwordless with Biometrics  11:36 - Using Blockchain for identity?  14:58 - How security breaches happen  15:36 - Pegasus scandal  17:01 - What’s exciting in cyber security?  18:09 - More about Log4j  19:30 - The threats of quantum computing  25:51 - How ready are we?  28:19 - A.I. in cyber security  32:22 - Follow up with Eduardo 👀 Check out the company:https://globaldots.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dennis Lenard is the Managing Partner of Creative Navy, a design agency he as been running for 13.5 years which specializes in embedded GUI and web/mobile UX for the Medical, Marine, Industrial, and Automotive sectors.  00:00 - A little bit of update02:18 - Introduction05:37 - The hurdles when innovating08:02 - What is Group Think?15:16 - Building something scalable22:19 - How to avoid Group Thinking32:13 - Some ideas are just not good enough42:04 - Element of emotion44:00 - Follow up with Dennis👀 Check out the company:https://creativenavy.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Omri Shafran is an Israeli serial entrepreneur based in the US who is currently the CEO of Texas Medical Technology, a company that produces personal protective equipment as well as physical machines that dispense the equipment safely. He’s also the CEO of iNitrile, the CEO of SureSpot, and owns and manages many different real estate properties. He’s also gone to Harvard Business school! 00:00 - Episode 100!01:58 - Introduction06:09 - How Omri started his PPE business12:03 - Innovation in the Medical Technology space16:01 - Is the public ready?18:26 - Patient advocate22:06 - How tech can help with healthcare25:06 - Building dispensers for PPE29:16 - Why Omri seeks data30:50 - Building a network around big companies33:37 - Building locally37:45 - Follow up with Omri👀 Check out the company:https://texasmedicaltechnology.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Irakli Litanishvili is the founder of the Aim of Emperor Group, which consists of 15 companies and over 250 employees across charter brokerage, international aircraft handling, aircraft/helicopter/yacht sales and acquisition, as well as travel and marketing divisions.00:00 - Introduction05:03 - How Irakli started his career06:02 - Private flights should be accessible to everyone09:16 - Opting to pay extra for private flights16:52 - How Irakli handles multiple companies20:57 - Learn how to cut your losses22:42 - Irakli’s process on funding new projects28:42 - Future of the aviation industry32:01 - Are we going to see electric planes?38:21 - Follow up with Irakli👀 Check out the company:https://miraipay.co✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ray Arata is the Co-Founder of the Better Man Movement based in San Francisco. His company helps organizations focus on going beyond establishing equity and equality between the men and women they employ by pursuing partnership that creates powerful synergies by leveraging the differing competencies of men and women. He’s recently written and published the book Showing Up: How Men Can Become Effective Allies in the Workplace.00:00 - Introduction04:31 - The majority and minority of men on equality07:00 - The older generation of men and their ideology10:08 - How Ray works with his clients12:47 - Being accused and knowing how to react16:24 - Abuse is experienced by all genders19:20 - Being vocal will help combatting the problems21:42 - Building a culture that is safe for everyone25:45 - How to handle groups that are still hesitant29:00 - Training your mind for change30:51 - Difference of male and female attitude and leadership32:45 - Important things that should be taught more35:15 - Follow up with Ray 👀 Check out the company:https://rayarata.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that she has been running for over 30 years. She is the author of Be Bad First, Leading So People Will Follow, Being Strategic, and Growing Great Employees, and the host of The Proteus Leader Show, a regular podcast on management and leadership. 00:00 - Introduction03:52 - Mindset shift about change08:08 - Being change capable16:50 - How travelling helps change your mindset21:56 - What makes Erika capable of guiding leaders22:51 - Propagating change mindset into the company33:56 - What might happen if you’re not good with change36:46 - Changing mindset is a lot of work but is possible39:10 - Follow up with Erika👀 Check out the company:https://proteus-international.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 To hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.