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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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

Is being too polite holding us back? And- why is this podcast even called An Acquired Taste?

Two-time founder, Jay Johnson, joins us to talk about his latest venture, Prep Intel, how the college admissions process has changed over the years and how founders need to be thinking about building their startups. Jay drops a ton of wisdom so don't miss this episode!

In simplest terms, we break down the current state of venture capital funding, provide some context around this "reset" and what that means for founders trying to raise from VCs.