Episodes
22 hours ago
22 hours ago
Brooke shares what her team has accomplished over the last year at the Innovation Depot, why community building around density has been key to the Depot's renaissance and her vision for fostering the growth of Birmingham's startup ecosystem
3 days ago
3 days ago
Bottom up selling doesn't work and top-down takes too long. In this episode, we discuss why "middle-out" selling may be the best way to sell into enterprise-level customers.
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Ian talks about how he sets direction for his growing team, how to utilize guerilla tactics to generate user adoption and why customers breaking your product can be the fastest way to product market fit.
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
You're Bad at Networking (and may not even know it) AAT Ep. 10
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
For many people, their network will be key in finding their next job, mentor, biz dev opportunity or investor. Networking is important for everyone but people have gotten lazy, sloppy or even disingenuous in their networking behavior. Listen in for the cardinal sins to avoid and how keeping the "old school" touches can improve and strengthen your network.
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Why it Pays to Have a Strong Mental Health Culture - THTW S2 Ep. 7 with Corey Anand
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
In this episode, Corey Anand, founder of Kaya Care, talks about how it takes an organization three years or more to build a constructive culture around mental health, the role generative AI can play in mental health support and the economic imperative of fostering psychological safety for employees.
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Free to Paid Conversions Don't Work - An Acquired Taste Ep. 9
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Free trials convert to paid contracts less than 25% of the time. They don't work... In this episode, we'll give you some strategies to get your customers to commit to paying for your product. This approach will increase customer engagement, retention, implementation success and REVENUE!
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
How a Startup Wins in a Crowded Market THTW S2 Ep6 : Elliott Potter
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Elliott talks about what it's like to be a part of a hyper-growth startup, what it takes to compete in a copycat market and how he approaches building a platform that is both viral and disruptive.
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Founders are Killing Their Startups with Bad Hires - An Acquired Taste Ep. 8
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
There are five mistakes founders are making when hiring people in their early stage startups. These mistakes can stunt your growth, hijack your strategy or even drive you out of business.
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
How to Recruit the Best Tech Talent to your City: TWTW S2 Ep.5 with Maria Underwood
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Maria Underwood joins the pod to talk about Birmingham Bound, why recruiting tech talent and companies is an important part of economic development, how recruitment of tech companies has become so competitive among middle-market cities and why their new program, "Bound for Success" will be a crucial support system for those recruits.
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Why you don't want Angel Investors : An Acquired Taste Ep 7
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Do you really know the pros and cons of letting "angels" invest in your company? In this episode, we talk about the different kinds of angel investors, how angel investors have changed over time and what you should consider before taking their money.