Episodes
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.
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Not your Grandparent's Travel Agency: THTW S2 Ep 4 with Kimber Falkinburg
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Kimber talks about why travel agencies are the future, not the past, of the travel market, what it's like to launch your first software release publicly and the humility she demonstrates when receiving and implementing user feedback. All this and what's next for Sequense!
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Startup Founders- We Need More IPOs! : An Acquired Taste Ep 6
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Investor liquidity is a real problem for private markets right now. Listen to this episode where we break down why early stage startup founders should be rooting for more IPOs and M&A activity.
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
THTW Season 2 Ep 3: Brian Alvarez-Bailey
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Brian Alvarez-Bailey, founder of Allison, a Banking as a Service platform shares his insight on the importance of innovation for community banks, how Allison can help bank "un-bankable" fintech companies and why working toward something that you'll never truly master may be one of the most rewarding thing you'll ever do.
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
An Acquired Taste Ep 5
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Is being too polite holding us back? And- why is this podcast even called An Acquired Taste?