Join hosts Dan and Savannah in an insightful episode as they chat with Triet, a former startup events planner turned Investor and Mentor at Render Capital. Explore early-age entrepreneurship, the importance of branding, micro-teams vs. corporate structures, what makes a good investor, and valuable insights for startup success. Discover how to thrive when you hit a wall in your entrepreneurial journey.

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On episode 32, we're talking with Chris Goode from Climavision. They're a strategic growth expert and hands-on leader. Chris has pioneered merging big data, meteorology, and remote sensing for the last 30 years.

In this episode, we’ll discuss small versus large impact, moving from hobby to passion, global versus local impact, new data in an old industry, being a dot-connector, blind spots for founders, living with tech, selling to B2B companies, the difficulty in finding talent, the potential within Kentucky, investment and fund benefits, the ingredient of resiliency, and being ready for the ride.

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On episode 31, we're talking with Ben Smock. They're a motivated connector who’s passionate about social enterprise. Ben is the Director Of Development at Canopy Kentucky as well as President at Venture Connectors.

Topics we discuss include the year of the rabbit, the progression of entrepreneurship, the art within startups, startups as more than profit, being a sponge, helpful advice versus relevance, purpose-driven business, joining a business from the jump, startups for societal success, the connective tissue between founders and community, a ‘no-wrong-door’ policy, balance is key, and not being defined by just one thing.

Check out Slingshot Ventures at ventures.yslingshot.com. If you want a look at all our episodes, visit our website's podcast page.