Cash & Burn

Brandon sits down with Dave Kellogg, Executive in Residence at Balderton Capital, as well as Principal at Dave Kellogg Consulting. As a member of ten boards, Dave’s experience has provided him with many successes and failures throughout the years. He talks about building a company against a strong headwind and how hired CEOs face different challenges than founder CEOs. With the changing economic climate, Dave and Brandon discuss how companies shifted  from focusing on growth at all costs to just breaking even as quickly as possible -  and how that might not be enough to attract investors. Tune in for a valuable and entertaining conversation between these two passionate founders about the never ending challenges of building a company! Check out Dave Kellogg: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelloggdave/], Kellblog [https://kellblog.com/] and Balderton Capital [https://www.balderton.com/] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In today’s episode, Brandon sits down with Max-Michael Mayer, a tech entrepreneur and investor who is also founder and CEO of ISVapp, a plug and play solution for the Salesforce AppAnalytics API. Brandon and Max discuss Max’s backstory and the events that led him to where he is today. He talks about how to scale a growing company, including buying other companies. He also explains how ISVapp is benefitting from being a Salesforce partner. Brandon and Max examine the effects of the pandemic, when investors pulled back and most companies were forced to regroup and slow down, as well as how to survive the next two years as rate hikes and recession are descending upon us. In addition, they uncover the hard truth about being a CEO in times like these when you might have to let one employee go to protect another. Tune in for a powerful conversation between two passionate founders that gives insight into running a successful tech enterprise in a challenging economy! Check out Max-Michael Mayer: LinkedIn [https://de.linkedin.com/in/maxmichaelmayer/] and ISVapp [https://www.isvapp.com/] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In this interview, Brandon Metcalf sits down with Brandon Barton, the CEO of Bite, a software company that helps restaurants streamline their self-service ordering processes. Brandon shares the story of how his partners came up with the idea for Bite, inspired by their frustration with inconsistent service at a ramen restaurant. He also discusses the potential for self-service ordering systems to address the labor shortage faced by many restaurants and predicts that most restaurants will adopt digital ordering within the next three to five years. In 2020, the pandemic forced all restaurants to close their indoor dining areas, presenting a major challenge for Bite. Brandon shares how he navigated this difficult period as well as the risks and benefits of implementing facial recognition technology for personalized orders. Brandon reflects on his role as a leader, acknowledging times when he has had to admit to being wrong, and the importance of having a team that is willing to challenge his decisions. Tune in for an insightful conversation between these two passionate founders about the future of restaurants and technology! Check out Brandon Barton: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandoncbarton/] and Bite [https://getbite.com/] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Brandon sits down with Sam Jacobs, the founder and CEO of Pavilion, a community powered learning platform that gives sales, marketing, success and RevOps professionals the chance to learn the latest and most in-demand career skills from company leaders. Sam talks about how he’s grown from being fired from the last four out of five jobs he’s held, and what he’s learned, including the ultimate lesson that your job is never safe, even as an executive. From there, Brandon and Sam discuss the difference it makes, as a CEO, to let your department heads do the job they were hired for and not control everything. Sam also shares how when he let go of the need for wealth and status to focus on his business, that’s when it all came to him naturally through Pavilion. Tune in for an insightful conversation between these two passionate founders! Check out Sam Jacobs: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/samfjacobs/] and Pavilion [https://www.joinpavilion.com/] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Brandon sits down with Melissa Kwan, co-founder and CEO of eWebinar, a webinar automation platform. After ten years in real estate tech, Melissa, together with her husband, co-founded eWebinar in 2019. It’s her third bootstrapped company, and she developed the idea after hosting webinars from across the world in different timezones for her last company. Melissa opens up about the financial challenges of trying to find a product that people want, and the empathy she has for other founders who are in the same spot today. Additionally, Melissa will discuss the challenges of getting your product in front of the right audience, finding product market fit in a constantly changing environment, and more. Tune in for an insightful conversation between these two passionate founders about the struggles of bootstrapping! Check out Melissa Kwan: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissakwan] and eWebinar [https://ewebinar.com/] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.