Give First
By Techstars
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Episodes: 116
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In the startup world, Give First means simply trying to help anyone—especially entrepreneurs—with no expectation of getting anything back. It's the pay-it-forward principle that builds strong startup networks. Hosts David Cohen and Brad Feld—Techstars cofounders, lifelong entrepreneurs, and startup investors—talk with mentors and founders about what giving first looks like in action, and how it makes great entrepreneurship possible.
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Building a Crypto Unicorn with Jonathan Levin
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Nov 03, 2026 |
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The Unicorn Helping Millions Build Credit featuring James Garvey
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Oct 20, 2026 |
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The Unicorn Reinventing How Healthcare Reaches You with Jon Lensing
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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The Unicorn Giving Parents Peace of Mind with Kurt Workman
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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From a Mall Booth to a Billion-Dollar Unicorn featuring Matt Oppenheimer
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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From Lab Bench to Billion Dollar Unicorn with Etosha Cave
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Burn Bright, Not Out: James Oliver Jr. on Founder Mental Wellness
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Finding Your Way Back to What You Love Through Give First with John Fein
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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The Long Game of Venture and Generosity with David Hornik
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Rethinking Capitalism with Seth Levine
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Starting and Closing a Bank in 3 Months with Bala Kamallakharan
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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How Pledge 1% Sparked a Global Movement for Startup Philanthropy
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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How Sameer Dholakia Led SendGrid to IPO and Exit
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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The Compass Within: Robert Glazer on Leading with Core Values
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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AI First Leaders | Andy Sack & Adam Brotman on Scaling with the AI Wave
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Building Startups and Lasting Relationships with Scott Dorsey
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Breaking Barriers for Entrepreneurs with Elizabeth Gore
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Building Ecosystems from the Ground Up with Landon Young
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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How Policy Shapes Startups: Bobby Franklin on the VC Industry’s Silent Battle
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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The Near Death (and Rebirth) of Simple Energy with Justin Segall & Yoav Lurie
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Givers, Takers, and Building Cultures That Last with Adam Grant
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Leadership, Ego, and Saying No with Seth Godin
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Mentorship, Ecosystems, and Feedback Loops with Ian Hathaway
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Part 2 - Founders at the Center | The Story of the Startup Community Movement with Lesa Mitchell
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Part 1 - Founders at the Center | The Story of the Startup Community Movement with Lesa Mitchell
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Reinventing the Boardroom with Robert Wolfe of Zeck
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May 27, 2025 |
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Brad Feld Returns: The Power Behind “Give First”
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May 15, 2025 |
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Democratizing Venture Capital with Usman Gul of Metal
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May 08, 2025 |
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Building the Future of Aviation with Kevin Noertker of Ampaire
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Educating the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs with Marc Steren
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May 28, 2024 |
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Sliding into Diem: Emma Bates talks raising $3.7M to build the front door of girl internet
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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The Sky’s The Limit
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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The Perfect Storm with Elizabeth Kraus
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Using Your Dragonfly Eyes with Charles Conn
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Bottoms Up: A Conversation with Bevi CEO Sean Grundy
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May 30, 2023 |
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Startup Community Builder Chris Heivly and his Newest “Build the Fort” Book
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Leading Through Crisis: 96 hours after the fall of SVB
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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MeatoDoor Founders on Startups With Family— But Not A Family Business
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Creator Science Founder on The Value of Creating Content
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Arweave Co-Founder on Building an Archive of History Using Blockchain
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Techstars Director of ESG on Being a Responsible Founder and Investor
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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QuickHire Co-Founder & CEO on Raising Capital as a Person of Color
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Endel CEO and Co-Founder on the Future of Sound
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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David Cohen and Brad Feld Talk Mental Health for Entrepreneurs
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Recast Capital Co-Founder on Working With Emerging Managers
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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ESG Takeover: B Lab Community Engagement Manager and Project Canary COO on What It Means to be a B Corp
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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ESG Takeover: Soona CEO and UN PRI Head of Private Equity on How to Engage with Investors
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Integrated Capital Strategies Founder Sharon Schneider on Value Integration and Social Entrepreneurship
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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ESG Takeover: Sustaio Founder and SVT Group CEO on Benefits of ESG Measurement for Your Company
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Techstars Berlin Managing Director Martin Schilling on Guiding Global Tech Startup Builders
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Flikshop CEO Marcus Bullock on Reshaping the Criminal Justice System
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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HILOS Founder Elias Stahl on Creating A New Supply Chain
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May 10, 2022 |
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Twelve Labs CEO Jae Lee on Video Search Innovation and Accelerating with Techstars
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Authors Mark Achler and Mert Iseri on Exit Strategy and Building Your Legacy
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Stream Founder Thierry Schellenbach on Listening to Customers and Following the Metrics
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Articulate Persuasion Founder Monique Maley on Delivering Ideas with Conviction
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Sketchfab Co-Founder on Building Relationships as the Key to Business Immortality
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Zipline co-founder on how robotics and automation have changed him and the world
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Goodie Nation's Joey Womack on building community for entrepreneurs from all backgrounds
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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MindMaven Founder and CEO Patrick Ewers on achieving true greatness through relationships
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Zane Access founder Shila Nieves Burney on accessing networks while building capital
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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DivInc’s Preston James on diversity and inclusion in the tech industry
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Fraudmarc’s Keith Coleman on the Value of Give First as a Founder
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Bain Capital Ventures’ Matt Harris on supporting entrepreneurs through 25+ years as an investor
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Sustainability and economic opportunity with Cody Simms of Techstars Climate Tech Podcast
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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The Community Fund’s Lolita Taub on investing in community-driven companies
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Academy Investor Network’s Sherman Williams on going from military service to VC
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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FemTech Focus’ Brittany Barreto, Ph.D. on creating a new category: FemTech
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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David Cohen and Brad Feld reflect on over 40 episodes of the Give First Podcast
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Digital Ocean’s Carly Brantz on leading marketing at three Techstars unicorns
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Fast Forward’s Kevin Barenblat on running an accelerator for tech nonprofits
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Chainalysis’s Jonathan Levin on building a blockchain business, values and the future
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Bruno Morency on the evolution of the Montréal startup ecosystem
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Rob La Gesse on being the opposite of risk averse
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May 12, 2021 |
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Katie Rae on breakthrough tech that can change the world
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Crossover: Give First + Talking Through It! Neal Sáles-Griffin on giving first to grow Chicago’s startup ecosystem
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Maëlle Gavet on helping entrepreneurs around the world create a better world
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Sean Paul Shanor on the joy of running Startup Weekends
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Baden U'Ren on growing entrepreneurship education in Australia
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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James Oliver on empowering Black parentpreneurs
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Andy Sack on Give First and Creating a Startup Ecosystem from Scratch
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Denise and Jim Franklin on how a scrappy startup grows into a thriving ecosystem
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Janine Davis on Executive Coaching in the Time of COVID
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Susan Standiford on the five traits of leadership
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Joy Taylor on taking the concept of Give First to the nth degree
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Gus Balbontin on fighting momentum and setting up your own success metric
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Semil Shah on turning ideas into reality
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Chris Schroeder on the power of global entrepreneurship
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Misti Cain on how to connect during COVID-19
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Fostering Youth Entrepreneurship with Dream Tank
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Brad Feld and the mentor who changed his life
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Philip McKernan on the importance of reinventing yourself
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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David & Brad on what they’ve learned from 20 episodes of the Give First podcast
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Live from CES: SparkCharge Founder/CEO Joshua Aviv on the unique challenges (and opportunities) of student entrepreneurship
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Live from CES: Damon Motorcycles Co-founder and CTO Dominique Kwong on the power of business and engineering partnerships and the emotional journey behind building a company
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Live from CES: Event Hub CEO and Co-founder Michael Bleau on the power of live events
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Live Episode: Josh Hix on the introverted CEO
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Rajat Bhargava on Giving First for a B2B company
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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Elizabeth Kraus on funding women-led companies
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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Jason Mendelson on demystifying venture deals
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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Janet Bannister on human-centered investing
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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Heidi Roizen on meaningful work & relationships
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Marc Nager & Dave Mayer on building rural startup communities
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Bonus Episode Alert: Do More Faster, 2nd edition
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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Harry Stebbings on committing to building a network & giving first
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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John China on whether you can give too much
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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Sherri Hammons on staying humble and staying strong
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Rebecca Lovell on career ‘nudges,’ karaoke, & how to be an ally
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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David & Brad reflect on the first six episodes of the Give First podcast
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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Kesha Cash on impact investing—and how mentorship got her there
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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T.A. McCann on how sailing in the America’s Cup is like running a startup
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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Mary Grove on the origins of Google for Startups & Startup Weekend
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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Troy Henikoff on how #GiveFirst grew the Chicago startup ecosystem
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May 28, 2019 |
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Paul Berberian on the “addictive” nature of mentoring
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May 21, 2019 |
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Wendy Lea talks about the risks of saying no
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May 14, 2019 |
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What is Give First?
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May 02, 2019 |