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George Diab, cofounder of WorkingOn, talks with us about the importance of communication in cofounder (and team) relationships. Specifically, he focuses on techniques you can do up front to make sure you’re partnering with the right person for you.

Neil Patel, co-founder of Crazy Egg, KISSMetrics, and Quick Sprout, talks with us about all things marketing and sales. He shares his approach to content strategy, his recent experiments in Lifestyle Marketing, and how his sales strategies differ from company to company.

Nathan Barry, founder of ConvertKit and author of Authority, talked with us about the struggles of getting a SaaS app off the ground. He focused on the hard decision of knowing when to invest both time and money into an idea, even when there aren’t clear cut signs of success.

Andrew Keen, author of The Internet is Not the Answer, talks with us about how he believes the [free] business model of the internet is "broken". The rise of big data companies and the increasing attempts to monetize almost every human activity has led to an exchange of goods and services for personal data - and that's increasingly dangerous and invasive.

Semyon Dukach, managing director of TechStars Boston, talks with us about what they look for in founders that are applying to the program. He also talks about the qualities of a good CEO, and how difficult it is to find.

Jon Nastor, host of the Hack the Entrepreneur Podcast, talks with us about his journey as an entrepreneur and what he's learned interviewing some incredible people. He shares his struggles, successes, and the most important lessons he’s learned about business, entrepreneurship, and life.

George Eiskamp, CEO of GroundMetrics, talked with us about the struggles of breaking into the Oil and Gas industry. He shares how he was able to build some key relationships early on, and some of the business decisions he made that went against conventional wisdom that turned out to be the right call.

Tony Cappaert, co-founder of Contactually, talks with us about how they methodically grew their sales team and refined their sales process over the past few years. From getting more qualified leads and learning how to close more deals, to focusing on long-term retention, they’ve grown their team to over 50 in just a short period of time, all while building a collaborative and supportive sales culture.

Sahil Lavinia, founder and CEO of Gumroad, talks with us about their philosophy for product development and creating something that serves a variety of verticals well without niching down too much. He shares how they identify features that improve the product for the most people, support the vision and mission for the company, and are achievable by their small team.

Jordan Gutierez, founder of Laleo and COO of Wishpond, talks with us about his entrepreneurial adventures, starting when he was just 4 years old. At the age of 17 he started Laleo, which quickly grew to be a Million+ dollar business. He attributes much of his success to his focus on building the best relationships and reputation possible. He brought that same customer focus to Wishpond, and again is seeing great success by focusing on what customer’s really want and delivering on that.

Dan Martell, Founder of Clarity.fm, talks with us about his incredible journey to entrepreneurship. He also shares his latest big news with us...the sale of his third company, Clarity, to the Fundable team.

Steli Efti, founder of Close.io, talks with us about his philosophy for sales. He believes in following up indefinitely until you get a hard yes or no. He talks about what holds us back from following through on potential deals, and tactics for closing the deal. Anyone doing any kind of sales should listen closely to this episode.

Evan Mendelsohn, Founder of TipsyElves, talks with us about his experience appearing on the show Shark Tank. From the effects on his business to the relationships developed with their investor Robert Herjavec, it's a really interesting look into the effects of exposure.

In part two of our two-part interview with Lance Walley, CEO of Chargify, we talk about his early days with the company. He talks about what the payment space was like in 2009 and how things have changed over the past few years.

In part one of our two-part interview with Lance Walley, CEO of Chargify and former CEO of Engine Yard, we talk about the early days of Engine Yard, pioneering the RoR movement, and lessons learned about hiring friends.