TSP027 | Chris Camillo – Laughing at Wall Street
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Episode Summary
Chris Camillo has an amazing story on how he turned $20,000 into $2 million through investing wisely in Wall Street. He wrote a book on how he was able to identify game-changing trends before anyone else entitled, Laughing at Wall Street. Chris is now the Co-Founder of a recently launched product called TickerTags. TickerTags analyzes and searches for changing trends on social media based on user-defined keywords. Chris talks about TickerTags, raising $1.5 million at the seed round stage, and how he was able to spot trends before Wall Street financial analysts.
Key Takeaways
- 02:20 – Why does Chris love startups?
- 04:05 – How did Chris turn $20k into $2 million?
- 07:45 – Chris shares a story on how you can spot trends before the financial analysts do.
- 10:10 – Chris talks about TickerTags.
- 14:20 – It’s a fantastic time to be an stock market investor, because technology is making it easier.
- 16:35 – Chris talks on how he plans to monetize TickerTags.
- 19:40 – How did Chris raise $1.5 million at the seed round stage?
- 21:00 – You must establish yourself as a thought leader.
- 23:00 – When investors trust in your team, it makes it easy for them to invest.
- 24:20 – Every entrepreneur should plan to raise money from their customers first.
- 26:20 – When your customers turn into investors, you have traction.
- 29:00 – Always be upfront with your hurdles and know your competitors.
- 33:30 – Chris suggests to regularly read blogs and to keep up to date with the startup finance space.
- 34:45 – Sign up to TickerTags and mention you heard about them on this podcast to get past the waiting list faster.
Tweetables
[Tweet “All change is detectable.”]
[Tweet “Be upfront about your hurdles in your pitch.”]
[Tweet “Know ALL your competitors when you pitch.”]
[Tweet “Be a thought leader to get funding.”]
[Tweet “New investors are successful startups not bankers.”]
Links Mentioned
TickerTags
One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch.
Laughing at Wall Street by Chris Camillo
Chris Camillo Twitter
TickerTags Twitter
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TSP026 | Jon Paul – Harder Faster Cheaper Is Not A Change In Direction
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Jon Paul is the CEO of Value Added Finance Resources and brings an incredible amount of experience to this interview. Jon has turned companies hitting rock bottom around to multiple million dollar revenue streams. He prevents entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and startups from making key mistakes that could ruin their success as a business. Jon talks on several different ways you can value your company and how you can prevent a down round from happening on your second round of funding.
Key Takeaways
- 02:10 – Harder, faster, cheaper is not a change in direction.
- 03:15 – What’s Jon’s background?
- 06:55 – Jon talks on helping a telecom provider grow their stock from $2 to $65 in two years.
- 12:45 – How much equity should I gave a CTO or someone similar?
- 14:30 – How do you value a company accurately?
- 19:15 – What’s a down round?
- 21:05 – How can you prevent a down round from happening?
- 23:45 – Tips to keep in mind when pitching?
- 28:45 – Founders need opposite partners. Example: The risk taker who has someone to watch his back.
Tweetables
[Tweet “You need to start even if where you end up is not where you think you’re going.”]
[Tweet “Harder faster cheaper is not a change in direction.”]
[Tweet “Early investors should get rewarded the most.”]
[Tweet “Startups need yin and yang on the team.”]
[Tweet “Learn from the past, but look forward.”]
Links Mentioned
Disrupting Class by Clayton Christensen
The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
Competitive Strategy by Michael E. Porter
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Freakonomics
People Smart in Business by Tony Alessandra and Michael J. O’Connor
Content Chemistry by Andy Crestodina
Value Added Finance Resources
SmartScholar’s Economics Education Resource Guide
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TSP025 | Nasir Ali – How To Be Extremely Coachable, But Not At All Impressionable
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Nasir Ali is an angel investor for Seed Capital Fund, the co-founder of a non-profit called Upstate Venture Connect, and he’s the managing director for StartFast Venture Accelerator. Nasir shares his insights on what his companies look for in a pitch and the importance of coachability in an entrepreneur. Nasir believes data will point you to all the right answers and shares an example of a company who had to pivot four times based on new data they had collected.
Key Takeaways
- 01:55 – Nasir shares his story on why he loves startups.
- 05:00 – What’s the Seed Capital Fund’s process?
- 06:20 – What does Nasir look for in a pitch?
- 08:20 – Nasir explains common pitch mistakes new entrepreneurs make.
- 10:55 – Nasir talks about Chequed and what they did right in their pitch.
- 15:50 – How does Nasir help startups?
- 20:00 – Coachability is sometimes a double-edged sword, but it’s a critical key in an entrepreneur.
- 21:25 – It’s always about the data. The data will lead you towards or away from an action.
- 21:55 – Nasir shares a story about SpinCar and how they pivoted four times.
- 27:20 – What does StartFast’s demo day entail?
- 30:00 – Nasir talks Upstate Venture Connect.
- 33:30 – Recommended reading? Startup Communities by Brad Feld and The Rainforest by Victor Hwang and Greg Horowitt.
Tweetables
[Tweet “Be coachable not impressionable.”]
[Tweet “Great investors solve unknown needs of founders.”]
[Tweet “Explain the problem you solve in a way that is easy to understand.”]
Links Mentioned
Chequed
SpinCar
Startup Communities by Brad Feld
The Rainforest by Victor Hwang and Greg Horowitt
Upstate Venture Connect
Upstate Venture Connect Twitter
StartFast
StartFast Twitter
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