{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"upside","title":"CC036: Matt Cordio of Skills Pipeline // Getting a lay of the land in Startup Milwaukee","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d7f6de9a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2666,"description":"Interview starts: 6:32\r\nDebrief starts: 38:33\r\n\r\nMatt Cordio is the founder and president of Startup Milwaukee.\r\n\r\nStartup Milwaukee is a community dedicated to encouraging and growing Milwaukee's startup environment. They offer events and programs focused on helping tech startups find mentorship, talent, capital, and a network.\r\n\r\nOriginally from Milwaukee himself, Matt Cordio started his entrepreneurial experience making and selling furniture. In addition to Startup Milwaukee, he is the founder and president of Skills Pipeline and the co-founder of 5 Lakes Forum.\r\n\r\nWe discuss:\r\n- Ad: Improved methods to sourcing talent and finding new colleagues (5:11)\r\n- First entrepreneurial ventures (7:50)\r\n- Beginnings of the Milwaukee ecosystem and Startup Milwaukee (9:24)\r\n- Relationship between older companies and emerging startups in Milwaukee (13:53)\r\n- Startup Milwaukee 10 year highlight reel (16:09)\r\n- Emerging clusters in Milwaukee (21:48)\r\n- Capital vs. entrepreneurs: current ecosystem needs (22:10)\r\n- Milwaukee's relationships to nearby cities (26:40)\r\n- Driving force behind Startup Milwaukee (33:00)\r\n- Five Lakes Forum with Kathleen Gallagher (35:40)\r\n\r\nFollow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattCordio\r\nLearn more about Startup Milwaukee: https://www.startupmke.org/\r\nFollow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm\r\nTake the upside listener survey: https://upside.fm/survey\r\n--\r\n\r\nThis episode is sponsored by Integrity Power Search, the #1 full stack high growth startup recruiting firm between the coasts. They partner with venture capitalists, private equity groups and CEOs to build amazing teams for the world’s most disrupting companies.\r\n\r\nLearn more about or get in touch with Integrity Power Search: https://upside.fm/integrity","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qhlBwGFVyVQpTQUPz91SL_FZ9LxsieuifdWQEs8peZY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzkxLzE2MDU2MzQx/MjktYXJ0d29yay5q/cGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}