Podcast Interviews on Entrepreneurship

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Here are two recent podcast interviews on entrepreneurship done by Written Voices and Daxle. Enjoy!

Written Voices Podcast Interview With Ryan Allis (17min 38 sec) – A discussion with Allan Hunkin from Written Voices about:

• Building a team
• My personal motivation
• The importance of finding mentors
• An overview of Zero to One Million including opportunity evaluation, raising capital, marketing and creating sales, giving back, and setting goals
• Finding your core motivation
• Focusing on providing a great product
• Social responsibility
• The Entitlement Generation vs. The Enlightenment Generation
• The Enlightened Entrepreneur
• Finding Your BHALG – Your Big Hairy Audacious Lifetime Goal

Daxle Interview with Ryan Allis (17 min 02 sec) – A discussion with Brian Oates from Daxle about:

• The entrepreneurial itch
• Finding a partner
• Evaluating entrepreneurial opportunities
• Ensuring demand for your business idea
• The value of teamwork
• How internet sales are different from door-to-door sales
• Generating leads from the web
• Bootstrapping and doing what it takes to keep expenses low

Two More Interviews on Entrepreneurship

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Here are two more recent podcast/radio interviews on entrepreneurship done by Dr. Alvin Jones and Start-Up Spark. Enjoy!

Dr. Alvin Jones Radio Interview with Ryan Allis – (9min 17sec, WMA file) – A March 26, 2008 radio interview on WCBQ-AM 1340 and WHNC-AM 890 with Dr. Alvin Jones from the Paradise Radio Network about:

• Starting in business
• Going to UNC
• Being the son of a priest
• What iContact does
• The quote about taking action by Scottish Mountaineer W.H. Murray
• Setting big goals
• Understanding the entrepreneurial system
• Evaluating business ideas
• The three questions to ask prospective buyers
• Accessing the world of equity capital

Start-up Spark Interview with Ryan Allis (17 min 38 sec) – A discussion with Shannon Cherry from Start-up Spark about:

• Growing up in Florida
• Advantages/disadvantages of young entrepreneurs
• The MAR system
• Bootstrapping and living in the office
• Doing whatever it takes to keep expenses low
• How we hired our first employee
• Using equity initially to reduce cash burn
• The importance of systems and building a team when scaling
• How to avoid creating a job for yourself
• Why hiring people smarter than you is critical
• The definition of an entrepreneur
• Figuring out the purpose of your life
• What will motivate you to get through the hard times
• The mission of The Humanity Campaign