Startup Mindsets

Dan Gonzales
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Nov 14, 2024 • 54min

Buy The Change You Want To See: Jane Mosbacher Morris

Jane Mosbacher Morris stops by the podcast to share how her book and company go hand in hand in creating ethical supply chains for retail. Clients include Coca Cola, Visa, and Bloomingdales. Jane Mosbacher Morris is the founder and CEO of To The Market, a turnkey solution for ethical manufacturing, connecting brands and retailers to a syndicated network of sustainable, story-rich suppliers. Jane started To The Market with a vision to democratize access to the global supply chain and provide makers around the world with the economic empowerment that comes from safe, dignified, fairly paid work. Our conversation covers Jane’s background in foreign relations, how To The Market is giving underrepresented entrepreneurs access to global supply chains, and the importance of sustainability and resilience in supply chains. PROMOS: Join PICKS and get a $100 deposit match when you make your first deposit using my promo code: RF-DANFROMSF https://sleeper.com/picks/register?c=give_get&o_t=picks&p=any&p_c=RF-DANFROMSF Use CODE: DANGONZALES121 on Hoteltonight for $50 off your first stay! Join STARTUP MINDSETS EMAIL LIST: https://www.startupmindsets.com/contact
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Oct 31, 2024 • 53min

Robots in Your Body: Endiatx CEO Torrey Smith

Today’s guest is Torrey Smith, an eclectic entrepreneur and CEO of Endiatx, the pillbot startup.  Watch the Pillbot in action on TedX: https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_luebke_vivek_kumbhari_how_you_could_see_inside_your_body_with_a_micro_robot?subtitle=en My book, Startup Mindsets, is coming out on Jan. 26, 2025 reserve a copy with your email address here: https://www.startupmindsets.com/book Your support over the years has meant a lot to me! We have eclipsed 8.1K streams on all podcast platforms this month.  Submit questions for future guests or ask me something: https://www.startupmindsets.com/contact Our merch store will be back up soon: startupmindsets.com/shop Getting an investment after 3 years of email updates 4:24 Living with artists 7:00 building friendships all around the world 9:37 Endiatx name meaning 10:10 Swallowing robots Clinical Trials in New Zealand, used in a real clinic 13:25 Handling negative feedback, keeping optimism in the face of rejection.  33:20 Cool dialogue about venture and Silicon Valley  36:30 90 clinics and 10 dreamers walk into a room 39:28 The nail that sticks out will get hammered down. 44:00 The least fundable startup company 47:00 Having nothing to lose, what you’re risking by not launching the company  49:00 I innovate for the roof over my wife’s head, when I hustle I hustle for their sake, for the patients we can treat with this technology.  Who are you fighting for? Why are you? Is your hustle pure? Are you trying to save lives? 52:00 Let’s go build some dreams! Slide Decks, Spreadsheets and Robots for the body.
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Oct 6, 2024 • 1h 28min

Alan Bautista on Working at Restaurants, Closing Deals worth Ms, and all you need to know about Tech Sales

Hello Startup Mindsets fam, happy October! Today's episode features Alan Bautista, a friend from high school who's had a successful career pivoting from working at restaurants to landing a meaningful career in Recently, Alan was ranked Top 25 on SDRleader.com This episode's especially valuable to those looking for a career change, software sales stories, and inspiration to overcome adversity. Connect with Alan on the LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jalan4/ Join our free community of entrepreneurs, hustlers, and the like on Freefuse with the explorer tier. Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple, it really helps us reach more people like you! Follow us on social: @dan.podcasts Grab some merch: https://www.startupmindsets.com/shop
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Sep 19, 2024 • 1h 4min

Author Martin Gonzalez: 🔥 Bonfire Moment 🌲

Dan travels to Redwood City to interview Martin in person about The Bonfire Moment, his work as a Principal of Organizational Management at Google, why startups fail, handling feedback and more on this episode. Grab your copy at https://www.bonfiremoment.com and find unique insights from pioneers of Google’s Startup Accelerator on why building teams is harder than building tech—and a proven way to develop a tight team that’s ready for the intense challenges of startup life. Follow Martin on the LinkedIn 👇https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinjosegonzalez Rep your #StartupMindset with merch: https://www.startupmindsets.com/shop Shoutout to our LinkedIn post sponsor, Arcane. We trust Arcane to to turn user insights into impactful LinkedIn posts by automating industry and audience research, copywriting, and more with their AI Toolkit - all whilst maintaining my authentic Tone of Voice! https://tryarcane.club/startupmindsets Are you a brand wanting to work with us? Learn more at https://www.passionfroot.me/startup-mindsets Time stamps 4:20 Merch at startupmindsets.com/shop 4:40 Shoutout to Freefuse and Mike Liu 5:00 Shoutout to Arcane for sponsoring a post: try arcane (5:40) Convo w/Martin Starts (6:00) How do you reduce yourself to a label (7:10) What lead into the book (15:00) Writing a book takes years (16:10) Collaborating w/Earl to write the book (18:10) Getting on USA Today bestseller, selling 5k copies (19:52) Thinking about the people problems on the team (21:00) Study out of Harvard showing top reasons for failure: Not assembling complimentary skill sets (21:43) People issues are what crumble the startup from within (23:17) Friends and family are the most unstable partnerships, people who are acquaintances and more stable are people who were previously coworkers Friends and fam are the most expensive, damage is more severe.  (25:00) Winning the short game, get the product out. (29:00) First time moving to New York  33:40 meeting high profile successful people, underestimating  good luck and s What were the circumstances  that gave them the psychological  and mental capacities to meet that success (35:00) (46:10) What do we find meaningful? (47:50) What kind of pains can I alleviate in the world? Making organizations suck the life out of us less is a battle cry. (48:30) Handling feedback for the book (49:39) Dig for feedback (50:51) Very indirect Filipino communication culture (51:50) Working jobs that you hate and dealing with bad bosses (55:00) Dealing with other coworkers and adjusting (56:34) Assimilating to American life in NYC  (59:05) Filipinos are the Mexicans of Asia? Raising a family in Philippines vs USA Being an immigrant hardens you (1:01:00) show effortlessness while hustling and the US culture behind it.
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Aug 22, 2024 • 50min

Starting Vouch Vault with Jay Chandrasekar from Super Troopers

Eric Colbert the founder/ceo of  @vouchvault2321  joins the pod to share his story creating the company, 🏄‍♂️ surfing, and being an entrepreneur. Start vouching today on the app: https://www.vouchvault.com Startup Mindsets launched our merch collection! Rep your startup mindset: https://www.startupmindsets.com/shop Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC0U3wic27w Check out our book set to publish early next year: https://www.penguin.sg/book/startup-mindsets Join the newsletter: https://www.startupmindsets.com/contact Book us to speak at your next event: https://www.startupmindsets.com/speaking
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Aug 6, 2024 • 6min

What's your Startup Mindset?

This a trailer for the podcast with the infamous question, "What is your startup mindset?"
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Jul 14, 2024 • 23min

Passive Income: A Solo Podcast

Making passive revenue or income is a major key in scaling any business. You don't want to have to be always selling when you can leverage machines/technology to do work for you. Our book: https://www.penguin.sg/book/startup-mindsets will be published November 2024. Join our Newsletter to be entered to win free copy! Follow us on Social IG: @dan.podcasts or @startupmindsetspod
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Jul 9, 2024 • 1h 10min

Kenny Eliason | Personal Injury Tech for Lawyers/Clients

Kenny Eliason shares funny career and life stories and what led him to start his company, Record. Learn more about The Client App That Legal Teams Love at https://www.recordclient.com Collaborate with us as a brand partner: https://www.passionfroot.me/startup-mindsets Our debut book, Startup Mindsets, is set to be published this November. Read all about it https://www.penguin.sg/book/startup-mindsets
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Jun 21, 2024 • 44min

A Doctor Serial Entrepreneur: Jon Baktari, MD

Dr. Jonathan Baktari is the founder of E7 Health, U.S. Drug Test Centers, and eNational Testing. He was formerly the Medical Director of The Valley Health Systems, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Culinary Health Fund. He also served as clinical faculty for several medical schools, including the University of Nevada and Touro University. We landed a book deal with Penguin Random House SEA and I spoke a bit about my debut book this November. Enter your email for a chance at a free copy of Startup Mindsets: A Blueprint to Thrive in an Innovation Driven and Globally Connected World. Enter Email Here: ⁠https://www.startupmindsets.com/contact⁠ Sponsors: -------------------------------------------------------------- SHOUTOUT TO OUR SPONSOR: SHRED SAFE LLC is a Dallas Fort Worth based shredding company for businesses with paper shredding needs. VISIT: ⁠https://www.shredsafe.org⁠ OR DIAL 469-265-8142 FOR MORE INFORMATION Learn more about Jonathan and his businesses below https://www.baktarimd.comhttps://www.enationaltesting.com https://www.usdrugtestcenters.com https://www.e7health.com
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Jun 19, 2024 • 12min

Resetting in Miami & Texas: Book Deal with Penguin Random House SEA

I had the time of my life traveling to Miami and Houston. Here are my thoughts on the beauty of getting out of your hometown by enriching your mindset and energy. We landed a book deal with Penguin Random House SEA and I spoke a bit about my debut book this November. Enter your email for a chance at a free copy of Startup Mindsets: A Blueprint to Thrive in an Innovation Driven and Globally Connected World. Enter Email Here: https://www.startupmindsets.com/contact Sponsors: -------------------------------------------------------------- SHOUTOUT TO OUR SPONSOR: SHRED SAFE LLC is a Dallas Fort Worth based shredding company for businesses with paper shredding needs. VISIT: https://www.shredsafe.org OR DIAL 469-265-8142 FOR MORE INFORMATION

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