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By Dave Feinman and Zach Medina
Join Dave and Zach, two dynamic co-founders, as they dive deep into the world of entrepreneurship. From the highs and lows of start-up life to the daily grind of business growth, get a front-row seat to real, unfiltered conversations about what it takes to thrive in the competitive landscape. Tune in for inspiring stories, invaluable lessons, and a dose of motivation to fuel your own entrepreneurial journey.
In this episode, we discuss our experience working with corporate companies relying solely on startup experience. We delve into the impact of AI on the creative world and share the idea of the day. David and Zach openly reflect on their ten-year journey of building a business, providing insights into the invaluable lessons derived from missteps and the strategic choices that propelled them to their current success state.
In this episode, mistakes agencies make when hiring a video team, evolving a creative agency, and the idea of the day. David and Zach talk about their experience building a business over the past ten years and share mistakes made and how they reached this point.
(:40) Mistakes made in hiring a video agency
(6:40) Evolving a Creative Agency
(14:00) Idea of the day: On-Demand Testing
In this episode, we talk about starting a creative agency from scratch, how to get hired as a creative professional, and the idea of the day. David and Zach talk about their experience building a business over the past ten years and share mistakes made and how they reached this point.
(:45) Creating a creative agency from scratch.
(6:30) Hiring in a creative agency
(11:20) Idea of the day: platform for hiring creative professionals
In this episode, we talk about starting a business in your 20s, running a business in a personal crisis, and the idea of the day. David and Zach talk about their experience building a business over the past ten years and share mistakes made and how they reached this point.
(0:45) Starting a business in your 20s
(7:20) Running a business in a personal crisis
(14:40) Idea of the day - apple watch for dogs
In this episode we talk about being distracted by trends, quitting too early, and the idea of the day. David and Zach talk about their experience building a business over the past ten years and share mistakes made and how they reached this point.
(1:00) What is trend hopping and why is it a recipe for distraction?
(7:00) Quitting too early
(15:00) Idea of the day - home cooked meals delivered
In this episode, different leadership styles, lessons in not getting paid, and the idea of the day. David and Zach talk about their experience building a business over the past ten years and share mistakes made and how they reached this point.
(:30) Introduction
(1:00) Leadership Styles
(10:40) Supporting each other in growth
(20:30) Idea of the day - ticketing super aggregator
In this episode, we talk about what the hardest part of running a business, lessons in not getting paid, and the idea of the day. David and Zach talk about their experience building a business over the past ten years and share mistakes made and how they reached this point.
(1:10) What is the hardest part of running a business
(11:00) Lessons learned in not getting paid
(19:25) Idea of the day - indoor dog park
In this episode, we talk about conflicts that include living with your cofounder, overwhelming notifications, and the idea of the day. David and Zach talk about their experience building a business over the past ten years and share mistakes made and how they reached this point.
(:50) Living with your cofounder
(11:30) Overwhelming Notifications
(19:40) Idea of the Day (Gotta Go)
In this episode, we talk about what to talk about when partnering, should have more or less meetings, and the idea of the day. David and Zach talk about their experience building a business over the past ten years and share mistakes made and how they reached this point.
(:39) Understanding who your cofounder is before starting.
(3:30) What to observe in founders before starting
(6:30) Are you aligned on vision?
(13:30) Meetings or no meetings
(19:00) Idea of the day - perks program
In this episode, we talk about conflicts that include founders, how owners can be the bottleneck, and the idea of the day. David and Zach talk about their experience building a business over the past ten years and share mistakes made and how they reached this point.
(1:30): Conflict that includes founders
(11:15): Don't be the bottleneck
(23:10): The Idea of the day - fixing dog anxiety
Today, we talk about the challenges of running a remote team, the art of saying no, and the idea of the day. David and Zach talk about their experience building a business over the past ten years and share mistakes made and how they reached this point.
(1:00): Challenges of remote work
(11:00): The Art of Saying No
(19:00): The Idea of the day - rent a grandkid
(0:00) Intro
(0:50) Pros & Cons of Starting a Business With Your Friend
(11:30) Hard Moments in Business
(19:18) Idea of the Day
Welcome to Episode 4 of the Founder's Life hosted by Zach Medina and David Feinman, where we delve into entrepreneurship's raw and unfiltered realities.
Today we talk about how we resolve conflict, how we decide to hire someone, and the idea of the day. Zach and David talk about how they overtime have built a stronger relationship as business partners.
1:30 Conflict Resolution
4:15 Clearly defined roles
5:40 Identifying a vision
8:00 How has conflict gotten better?
10:00 Communication cadence
12:00 Dividing responsibilities
14:00 Admitting what you're good at
17:00 Hiring Mistakes
19:00 New hire trial period
23:00 Idea of the day - personalized tour around a city
We talk about what we would do if we were starting over again tomorrow, how we changed to a productized service, and the idea of the day.
(1:00) Should we change the name of the podcast
(2:21) Starting the company with $50/each
(3:20) Surviving off little money while bootstrapping
(8:00) Reinvesting in the company
(9:40) Getting business through cold calls
(12:00) Learnings on bootstrapping
(15:00) Productizing a service
(23:00) Founders connection app idea
Today, we talk about how we started the business, implemented a new vacation policy, and the idea of the idea. David and Zach talk about their experience in building a business over the past ten years and share mistakes made and how they got to this point.
(1:32): How we met
(5:00): Meeting our first client
(6:00): Making our first mistakes
(8:10): Trust
(21:00) Productized Service
(23:55) Vacation Policy
(28:30) Idea of the day
