upside

On today's episode, we analyze four predominant themes we've encountered lately in the startup and investing arena. Our four on the fore includes:

1.) hiring talent
2.) the growing trend of remote work
3.) frustrations with information inaccessibility
4.) and our takes on specialized funding.

We discuss:
- Transitioning the podcast planning to Airtable (00:25)
- Talent: the importance of hiring talent from the get-go and the challenge of hiring talent as companies grow (02:57)
- Remote work: the mullet strategy and full distribution model of teams (05:54)
- Information accessibility: the plethora yet inconstancy of available information and some of the available search engines (11:07)
- Foreshadowing of our new project that compiles lists of venture capital firms (13:37)
- Specialized funding: different types of specialized funding and potential interests and harms (16:48)

Follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

Show Notes

On today's episode, we analyze four predominant themes we've encountered lately in the startup and investing arena. Our four on the fore includes:

1.) hiring talent
2.) the growing trend of remote work
3.) frustrations with information inaccessibility
4.) and our takes on specialized funding

We discuss:
  • Transitioning the podcast planning to Airtable (00:25)
  • Talent: the importance of hiring talent from the get-go and the challenge of hiring talent as companies grow (02:57)
  • Remote work: the mullet strategy and full distribution model of teams (05:54)
  • Information accessibility: the plethora yet inconstancy of available information and some of the available search engines (11:07)
  • Foreshadowing of our new project that compiles lists of venture capital firms (13:37)
  • Specialized funding: different types of specialized funding and potential interests and harms (16:48)

Follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm 

What is upside?

Named a top 27 business podcast by Fortune, upside examines startup investing outside of Silicon Valley.

Every Wednesday, we speak with an early stage founder. We interview them as if we are angel investors considering the company as an investment opportunity.

Each show has three segments:

1.) Intro: independent research of the company
2.) Interview: interview with the founder
3.) Debrief: breaking down the opportunity

Sometimes, we share Coffee Chats interviewing venture capitalists, community builders, and later-stage founders.

Subscribe and see why Business Insider called our podcast "Almost as Good as Getting an MBA."