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First Pitches with Lolita Taub and Eric Bahn

Eric Bahn, Lolita Taub, Hung Pham

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First Pitches is a series where famous founders share the first version of their pitch. No founder starts their journey with the perfect pitch; the beginning of every journey is filled with self-doubt and lack of support. In each episode, we demonstrate that every founder (even the most well known today) had to go through the humbling experience of getting started with an imperfect pitch. We’ll travel back in time to when our guests made their first pitch, listen to their actual pitch, and d ...
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"Made It" is a podcast hosted by Connor Tomkies that delves into the journeys of successful entrepreneurs who have not only built and exited their companies, but who are writing the next chapter of their journeys. The show focuses on the unique challenges and lessons learned while moving beyond the exit, offering insights and strategies for listeners aiming to grow their own businesses. Through engaging conversations with various guests, the podcast provides a blend of motivational stories, ...
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Welcome to Ursa Consultants: Beyond the Balance Sheet, hosted by Jace Lotz. Through focused interviews with Founders and Operators of people-first companies, I sit down with guests and dive into the nuances of the numbers, and the humans who ultimately make these businesses successful. From people-first strategies to crunching the numbers, this podcast will explore what it takes to thrive in the current economy and build a successful start-up. Whether you are a CEO, operator, or accountant, ...
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In a Harvard Business School commencement speech, Sheryl Sandberg famously said, “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat. Just get on.” This was advice given to her by Google’s then-CEO Eric Schmidt when Sheryl was contemplating taking a job offer at Google. This advice would hold true 6 years later, when Sheryl left Google …
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First Pitches is a podcast series, where famous founders share the first version of their pitch. No founder starts his or her journey with the perfect pitch; the beginning of every journey is fraught with self-doubt and lack of support. This show was created to demonstrate that every founder, even the most well known today, had to go through the hu…
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