

Startup Hustle
Startup Hustle
Startup Hustle is a podcast for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. With the mission of telling the real story of startups and entrepreneurs, topics range from funding to failure and beyond. If you want to start, own, or build a business then you're in the right place.
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Feb 14, 2023 • 46min
Action Over Analytics
Join Matt DeCoursey and Chuck Schneider, CEO & Founder of Redpoint Summit, in this second episode featuring one of Kansas City's Top 2023 Startups. Learn how you can use analytics to create actionable outcomes for processes or procedures in your organization.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
https://fullscale.io
Learn more about Redpoint Summit:
https://www.redpointsummit.com
Meet all the Top Startups we’ve featured around the US:
https://gigb.co/l/x1fD
Get to know all of Kansas City's Top 2023 Startups:
https://startuphustle.xyz/blog/kansas-city-top-startups-2023
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Feb 13, 2023 • 40min
Kansas City Top Startups 2023
Join Matt DeCoursey and Matt Watson as we announce Kansas City's Top 2023 Startups! We are kicking off a two-week series to spotlight the founders behind these emerging Midwest growth companies. And, while KC may very well be the heart of flyover country, investors aren't skipping over these opportunities. Meet the 12 top Kansas City-based startups and hear why each growing company has everyone stopping to pay attention.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
https://fullscale.io
Learn about all of 2023's Top Kansas City Startups:
https://startuphustle.xyz/blog/kansas-city-top-startups-2023
Meet all the Top Startups we’ve featured around the US:
https://gigb.co/l/x1fD
Episode Highlights:
Not all good ideas are taken (01:36)
Beyond Warehousing (03:56)
Bright Labs (05:07)
Celerity Enterprises (07:47)
DevStride (09:44)
Epigraph (12:31)
Foresight (14:44)
Facility Ally (17:28)
Realto (20:36)
Redeem (23:33)
Redpoint Summit (27:21)
Saile Inc (29:04)
SOFTwarfare (32:01)
The Matt's share their favorite startups from the list (34:10)
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Feb 10, 2023 • 51min
Raising Capital Pre-Product
Join Matt DeCoursey and Adam Tank, Chief Customer Officer of Transcend, for a conversation about raising capital before you have an actual product. Hear how you can get your business funded even when you technically haven't started building it yet.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
https://fullscale.io
Learn more about Transcend:
https://transcendinfra.com
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Feb 9, 2023 • 51min
The Cost of Turnover
Join Lauren Conaway and Karen Hughey, Founder and CEO of Nucleus Training Solutions, for a conversation regarding the high cost of turnover. Hear great insights on managing your team, professional training, career development strategies, and how to recognize the great work being produced by your employees.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
https://fullscale.io
Learn more about Nucleus Training Solutions:
https://www.nucleustrainingsolutions.com
Learn more about InnovateHER KC:
https://www.innovateherkc.com
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Feb 8, 2023 • 47min
Growing Your Local Tech Industry
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Kara Lowe, President & CEO of KC Tech Council, talk about growing your local tech industry. Learn all about the tech brain drain, how serious it is, and how tech founders can help nurture the local tech ecosystem.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
https://fullscale.io
Learn more about KC Tech Council:
https://www.kctechcouncil.com
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Feb 7, 2023 • 42min
How Effective is Pay-Per-Click?
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Andrew Morgans and Shan Shan Fu, Founder of Millennials in Motion, talk about how effective pay-per-click is. Listen in to learn about effective PPC strategies you can use and how to manage them properly in order to get optimum results.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
https://fullscale.io
Learn more about Millennials in Motion:
https://millennialshops.com
Get your FREE Audit and Strategy here:
https://triviumco.com/pages/shanshan
Learn more about Marknology:
https://www.marknology.com
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Feb 6, 2023 • 43min
Creating a Career You Love
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt Watson and returning guest Benjamin Ritter, Leadership and Career Coach of Live for Yourself Consulting, talk about creating a career you will love. Discover interesting ways of exploring career options and how to find the best one that you are most passionate about and love doing.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
https://fullscale.io
Check out Benjamin Ritter's previous Startup Hustle episode on Self Leadership:
https://link.chtbl.com/Benjamin_Ritter
Learn more about Live for Yourself Consulting:
https://lfyconsulting.com
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Feb 3, 2023 • 33min
Startup Valuations, What Happened?
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Join Matt and Matt as they talk about what happened to startup valuations. Learn from some great examples of business devaluations and how you can be strategic in increasing the valuation of your business.
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Feb 2, 2023 • 44min
Revolutionizing the Period Care Industry
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Lauren Conaway and Drew Jarvis, CMO and Co-Founder of Sunny Period (Menstrual Mates, Inc.), talk about revolutionizing the period care industry. Learn how to help break the stigma around menstruation, support menstruators to become more comfortable during their periods, and do what great entrepreneurs do best: solve problems.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
https://fullscale.io
Learn more about Sunny Period (Menstrual Mates, Inc.):
https://sunnyperiod.com
Learn more about InnovateHER KC:
http://www.innovateherkc.com
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Feb 1, 2023 • 45min
Saving Money on Employee Benefits
In this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Glenn Fisher, Managing Partner at NavMD, talk about employee benefits. Learn how you can better manage your employee benefits costs and still retain the best employees for your organization.
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This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:
https://fullscale.io
Learn more about NavMD:
https://navmd.com
Listen to our Kansas City Inc. 5000 Series:
https://gigb.co/l/PlVc
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