{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Startup Junkies Podcast","title":"How Cities Can Make Starting a Business Easier with Fayetteville Mayor Molly Rawn","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1e2b4f2a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1991,"description":"Starting a small business is full of unknowns. Fayetteville's mayor says City Hall should be the one predictable part. \n\nIn this entrepreneur interview, Molly Rawn, Mayor of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and part of the founding team behind the Scott Family Amazeum, talks about leading a city with a founder's mindset, why government shouldn't be a barrier to small business, and what most people get wrong about what a mayor can actually do. \n\nWhat you'll learn: \n- Why running for office mirrors launching a startup \n- Translating \"soon\" from city-speak to plain English \n- The Business Starter Kit and cutting through red tape \n- How small business sales tax funds city services \n- Why infrastructure follows housing growth \n- Her advice: What would you do if you weren't afraid?\n\n⏱️Chapters\n0:58 Molly Rawn's origin story \n1:45 Seeing herself as an entrepreneur\n4:12 Running for office like launching a startup \n6:31 Leadership lesson: Patience in city government \n8:06 Why \"soon\" means something different at City Hall \n9:30 The city's role in a thriving startup ecosystem \n11:15 Fayetteville's Business Starter Kit \n12:59 Why small business matters to city budgets \n15:59 The pitch for founders considering Fayetteville \n17:18 Growth, housing, and infrastructure \n20:57 Bond projects and bus shelters \n23:04 What surprises people about being mayor \n26:50 Transparency and public meetings online \n28:49 Startup Junkie Time Machine: Advice to her younger self\n\n—\nConnect with Mayor Molly Rawn\n\nInstagram: @MayorMollyRawn\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollycollierrawn/\nWebsite: https://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/526/Mayor\n\n🎙️ The Startup Junkies podcast is brought to you in part by RISE, which helps Arkansas tech and tech-enabled startups grow with no-cost coaching, capital navigation, and expert connections. \n\nThe Startup Junkies podcast shares new founder stories and entrepreneur interviews every week. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. \n\n🔗https://startupjunkie.org/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VIqyFnVoemaY16I1CQ_9OtsZkjBwg6MwfUeTfBb7LPw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMTg0/ODVhOTk1ZmFiOTQ2/MWM3YTk4MTcxOTg3/NmY5Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}