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Rocketship.fm

Summary: Business Explored. The podcast that inspires tens of thousands of entrepreneurs each week. Join us as we dive into everything from funding to growth, culture to sales and everything in between. Full episodes released every Wednesday.

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Podcasts:

 How to Prospect and Close 50% of Your Deals | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:31:06

Brian Trauschold, Co-Founder of Ambition, talks with us about their entire approach to sales. He covers the importance of identifying the right person at the right company to talk to, and shares various techniques for cold reachouts and followups.

 How to Use Growth Experiments to Accelerate Your Startup | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:33:52

Florian Dorfbauer, Co-Founder and CEO of Usersnap, shares their internal process around using growth experiments to methodically scale their customer base. From the effects on revenue to the positive changes in their company culture, Florian covers the entire process and how you can replicate it with your team.

 Building a Business that Makes You Happy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:06

Jason Zook, creator of Buymyfuture.com, talks with us about lessons he’s learned over the past decade of entrepreneurship. His perspectives and goals have changed a lot during that time, and have affected the way he runs and operates his business.

 How to Strengthen Culture During Rapid Growth Spurts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:20

Ben Uretsky, CEO of Digital Ocean, talks with us about maintaining a strong and positive culture through explosive growth (they went from 40 employees to over 120 in less than a year). He shares things that have helped everybody stay in alignment on larger company goals and vision.

 The New Landscape of Seed Funding | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:22:32

Greg Beaufait of Dundee Venture Capital talks with us about the trend of seed rounds becoming more like traditional A rounds in size and early company valuations. This has a whole new impact for the companies raising money in this new landscape and talks through some specific examples of how companies have handled the challenges in different ways.

 How To Grow a Massive Tribe on Instagram | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:01

Nathan Chan, creator of FoundrMag, talks with us about how they’ve grown their Instagram following to over 300,000 followers, and how the channel is drastically more engaging (and profitable) than any other social outlet.

 5x-ing Growth Through Traditional Channels | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:25

Allie O’Connell, Director of Marketing for Bellhops, talks with us about how they’ve 5x-ed their revenue since last year, with a focus on PR, TV, Print, and word-of-mouth. She's found significant success through traditional channels and shares some replicable techniques.

 Getting off the Ground Without a Designer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:03

Jane Portman, creator of UI Breakfast and author of The UI Audit, talked with us about common mistakes founders make when they approach design and feature integration with their app. She knows most early-stage and bootstrapped companies can’t afford a dedicated UI designer up front, so she teaches some basic principles for making sure you keep things simple and effective for your core users.

 The Incredible Marketing Machine Behind the Cleveland Cavaliers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:46:30

Michael Conley, VP of Digital at The Cleveland Cavaliers, talked with us about the kinds of digital campaigns they're running to create an ultra personal experience for fans both inside and outside of the stadium, including ways to keep them engaged in the off-season. The kinds of things they're doing (and the scale at which they're executing them) are truly amazing - this is a great listen.

 Building a Truly Authentic Business | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:34:04

Cynthia Jamin, Founder of TwirlyGirl, talked with us about the very personal reasons for starting the business. She shares how she’s remained true to her purpose at every step along the way, even when it went against the grain of what everyone else said was “right”. She proves time and time again that staying authentic to your vision and your brand will never steer you wrong.

 Starting Up in Southeast Asia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:44

Ai Ching Goh, Co-Founder of Piktochart, talks with us about what it’s been like starting the company in Southeast Asia. From the support of the government to finding talent, there are a ton of opportunities to take advantage of. She also shares some insights on trends she’s seen with infographics and how people are trying to visualize data for all kinds of purposes.

 Fake it Until You Make it...Perception is Everything | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:23

Aman Mann, Co-Founder/CEO of Procurify, shares stories from their early days and the relentless hustle that got them off the ground. From finding product-market fit to letting momentum and perception drive sales, this interview is fantastic for anyone struggling to achieve rapid growth.

 A Different Approach to Scaling a Product Business | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:40:07

JD Graffam, Founder of Simple Focus, an agency which also acquires SaaS products like Ballpark and Pulse App, talked with us about his product acquisition process. From financing, to improving product, to managing risk, JD gives you everything you need to replicate his strategy.

 How to Build a Content Growth Engine | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:31:15

Mitch Wainer, co-founder and CMO of DigitalOcean, talks with us about how they’ve grown to over 150 people and the one of the top hosting providers, second only to AWS, in just a few short years. He shares how they’ve heavily leveraged content to fuel their growth and support existing customers.

 How Mailchimp Adds Process Without Sacrificing Culture | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:25

Marti Wolf, the Chief Culture Officer at Mailchimp, talks with us about how they’ve maintained their culture of fun and weirdness as they’ve grown to over 400 people. She shares how everything is values-oriented and geared toward making sure everyone feels empowered to tinker, explore, grow, and have fun.

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