“I didn’t have a Stanford degree. I had a garage, a beanbag, and a dream.”
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Join Matt Verlaque as he sits down with Matt Prados, founder and CEO of Review Wave (now Aloha), to unpack his bootstrapped journey, lessons from venture debt, and how AI is reshaping the future of healthcare practices.
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Timestamps
00:00 – Meet Matt Prados: CEO of Aloha
02:37 – The Pain and Power of Being an Entrepreneur
05:55 – Core Values or Bust
10:04 – Selling the Vision (Without Selling It)
13:42 – Who You Become > What You Build
17:58 – Learning in Public
22:11 – Dan Martell and the $500K Education
25:39 – Building the Business Beyond Reviews
29:43 – The Aloha Era Begins
34:48 – When AI Proves You Wrong
39:21 – Why He’s Launching a Fund
43:47 – A Legacy He Can Be Proud Of
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