The Savvy Founder

The Savvy Founder


Latest Episodes

Ep 50: The 4-Letter Word Every Entrepreneur Should Know!
March 29, 2022

In this 50th Episode, The Savvy Founder reflects on the journey and shares his top learnings. Philip Topham covers how he came to start the podcast and what he’s learned about doing the show itself. H

Ep 49: Fundraising, Europe, Gender, Markets, and More – Anna Gudmundson CEO Sensate
March 22, 2022

In this interview with Anna Gudmundson, CEO Sensate we cover: Entrepreneurship born or made?  When do you get involved with a startup? At the beginning? Seed? Pre-seed? What are the critical factors f

Ep 48: Finding Entrepreneurship in America’s Heartland – Steve Silver Infrawear
March 15, 2022

In this episode, Steve Silver shares his fast-moving entrepreneurial journey. Steve shares how covid, temporarily ended him organizing entrepreneurial investor conferences across the U.S; Only to wind

Ep 47: Real Entrepreneurs and Raising Money – Advice From Nathan Beckord -Founder Suite
March 08, 2022

Nathan Bekord and I sit down to discuss how to raise money; and how his own frustration finding and connecting to investors, lead him to create FounderSuite. In this “Fast Course on Raising Money” we

Ep 46: Founder Story – Equity Crowdfunding, Investors, Hiring with Arjun Rai, HelloWoofy
March 01, 2022

In this episode, Arjun Rai, CEO, and founder of HelloWoofy shares his founder story. He shares what it really takes to build a high-growth high-tech scalable business.  HelloWoofy now leverages augmen

Ep 45: Get Rid of the Competition: Jumping Hurdles with Trevor Thoma, Rideshine
February 22, 2022

Trevor Thoma, CEO, and Co-founder for Rideshine, authentically shares some fantastic advice on product-market-fit; over-coming competition; hiring; market size; listening to the customer; showing up l

Ep 44: Are Some Founders Just Luckier? Make Your Own Luck
February 15, 2022

In this episode, we expand on Episode 42, Neil Shah’s “Surface Area of Luck” – Are some founders just luckier?  We share two different examples of how luck works. The first is the “lucky” pivot. Secon

Ep 43: Startup Founder from Apprentice, Journeyman towards Master – With Neil Shah
February 08, 2022

In this episode, Neil Shah shares his startup founder journey from apprentice to journeyman and towards master.  Neil shares stories about his first startup, a social enterprise; and then joining a co

Ep 42: How to Build a Better Startup? The Covid Pivot, Turning Down Money, a Conversation with Ethan Glass
February 01, 2022

Another real conversation with a real entrepreneur, Ethan Glass. In this episode, Ethan shares his journey on what it takes to tackle industry and build a great business.  In that journey, Ethan has b

Ep 41: Founders Need Passion and Focus, Right?
January 25, 2022

In this Episode, Shark Tank Season 13 Episode 11- teaches us something about Focus and Coachability. On Shark, Lori Greiner asked Leila Sham, founder of TA3, would you consider licensing your swimsuit