​Another great show on tap this week for Landing the Ship as we sit down with Founder and CEO Nick Hughes of Founders Live!

Our mission of LTS is to provide interactive storytelling for entrepreneurs and business + philanthropy leaders. In this episode you will find two great segments - "How to..." and "Show and Tell."

We cover so many great topics here but in case you'd like to click through here are the highlights:
- We discuss current events - Traveling during Covid-19,
- We hear about Nick's experience growing up in Yakima, playing on State Champion soccer teams, working at an athletic trainer for the Seattle Supersonics, and more,
- We talk about the origins of Founders Live from Feature Friday and other ventures,
- SHOW AND TELL: Nick shares the new Founders Live Prime Time platform (it is really, really awesome!),
- HOW TO: Nick breaks down how to start your day in four easy steps and be super productive all day,
- Audience Q&A - Favorite FL city, Where you can see him next, and more!

Don't miss this episode there are so many pieces of Founders knowledge in here (Nick has seen over 1200 start-up pitches wow!)

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Hop in the rocket!

We have officially launched the ship and now Landing the Ship is live!

In the inaugural episode of Landing the Ship we have a great conversation with Bandwagon Founder and CEO Harold Hughes.

Our mission of LTS is to provide interactive storytelling for entrepreneurs and business/philanthropy leaders. In this episode you will find two great segments - "How to..." and "Show and Tell."

We cover so many great topics here but in case you'd like to click through here are the highlights:
- We discuss current events - Black Lives Matter, Covid, and more, 
- We hear about Harold's experience as a Black entrepreneur, CEO, and father,
- We talk origin story from NYC to SC to Clemson to Bandwagon,
- Everything you need to know about Bandwagon's history!
- SHOW AND TELL: Harold shares the new IdealSeat ticketing platform,
- HOW TO: Harold Hughes breaks down email and how to make the most of every interaction,
- Audience Q&A - Marketing, Social Platforms (hint, he likes Twitter), BBQ, and more!

Don't miss this episode there are so many knowledge nuggets in here. 

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Onward and upward my fellow shipmates!

Launching the ship this week for Carben Ventures has been an amazing ride - thank you to everyone for the great amount of support! 

We have some great content planned for the website and blog to help entrepreneurs and business leaders grow their revenue, teamwork, fundraising success, and product initiatives moving forward. 

But first, please check out a recent interview with Nick Hughes and Founders Live.
Download and listen now here!

Wow, we covered a lot on the show. If you are starting or running a business this is your chance to learn from my dumb mistakes!

There are so many lessons learned in here.

This is a like a free MBA in 47 minutes.

Here is a quick recap to get you started:
- We discuss my background growing up in NYC as the son of a computer geek and two entrepreneurs.
- We recount how we found a problem in the ticketing space while working for a Paul Allen's Vulcan for the Seattle Seahawks and Mariners. 
- We talk side hustling and taking the leap to FT business.
- We cover fundraising and finding our fist investor (after 99 rejections, ugh).
- I dive deeper into what that first investment meant to me, and how that investment was so much more than just a check. 
- We review how we pivoted several times to improve the business and our product-market fit. Sometimes this took huge sacrifices from the team.
- Speaking of which, we discuss team, how to build one, and how to have company values that drive a shared mission.
- We discuss the exit and how Bandwagon (our first customer!) was a relationship that only grew from Day 1.
- And there is so much more in this podcast. 

Finally, a bit of a teaser here, stay tuned for our own announcement of the Carben Ventures show - LANDING THE SHIP - coming soon. We are going to cover entrepreneurs in a whole new way and we couldn't be more excited to share this valuable content.

Also this week (in case you missed it), Carben Ventures joined WTIA's Racial Diversity in Tech initiative as a Founder Member. You can see my personal message here on the CV YouTube channel.