Welcome back! Thank you all for joining us to kick off Season 2!
In this episode, Nate Disarro sits down with Jeff Amerine and Jeff Standridge to talk about startup’s, and entrepreneurial success. These two are serial entrepreneurs, business consultants, authors and founders of Startup Junkie in Fayettville, AR and The Conductor in Conway, AR. Their goal is to provide entrepreneurial resources and strategic support to any individuals seeking to establish or grow their business.
They tell us about the pillars of successful startups, talent, capital, entrepreneurial culture, community and enterprise engagement, the importance of having cash on hand and their focus on economic empowerment. They also talk about their best selling book creating startup junkies.
You will learn about the detrimental mistake of riding the tide of a good economy, how important it is for entrepreneurs to think about "what if" scenarios in doing risk planning, and how having a personal relationship with your banker (not bank) can help with getting craft solutions for your businesses safety net.
Guest Background:
Jeff Amerine founded Startup Junkie Consulting to support and advise startup entrepreneurs as they face the challenges of beginning a business. Having held senior leadership positions in nine start ups and three fortune 500 companies, Amerin's experience led him to become a national leader involved with the creation of lasting venture ecosystems.
Amerine refers to the toolkit in his book "Creating Start up Junkies". He also hosts a podcast, Start up junkies podcast, and aYouTube channel where you can find workshops and hear from business experts.
Dr. Jeff Sandridge is the founder ofInnovation Partners.
Dr. Standridge is the author of “The Innovator’s Field Guide: Accelerators for Entrepreneurs, Innovators and Change Agents” (2017) and co-author of the award-winning book entitled,The Abundance Principle: Five Keys to Extraordinary Living.
Resources:
Creating Start up Junkies By Jeff Amerine
The Innovator’s Field Guide: Accelerators for Entrepreneurs, Innovators and Change Agents by Dr. Jeff Sandridge
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