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The Build #9: Hackathon
Joe talks to Pranav Vishnu, the undergraduate leading the team that stages the massive PennApps event twice each year. Transcript Announcer: From 2820 Radio in Philadelphia, it’s The Build, conversations with entrepreneurs and innovators about their dreams, their triumphs, and their challenges. Joe: Hackathon. If you don’t write code for a living, that word sounds…
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The Build #8: Pizza
For Mason Wartman, a “dollar slice” shop in Philadelphia offered a way to downshift into a lifestyle business after a stint on Wall Street. He never expected that a customer’s suggestion would land him global attention, and a new mission. Transcript Announcer: From 2820 radio in Philadelphia, it’s The Build. Conversations with entrepreneurs and innovators…
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The Build #7: Access
At the moment when he thought he might never get to write another line of code, Ather Sharif found a community and a process that inspired him to make technology accessible to everyone. On this episode of The Build, learn how EvoXlabs takes on accessibility through technology. Transcript Announcer: 00:01 From 2820 Radio in Philadelphia.…
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The Build #6: Impossible
Yasmine Mustafa talks about the challenges of growing two companies and a thriving nonprofit, and about a trip she took that could change how women think about their personal security. On this episode of The Build, it’s the journey of ROAR for Good. Transcript Announcer: From 2820 Radio in Philadelphia, it’s The Build. Conversations with…
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Burgers and fries: how your customer experience and communications should work side-by-side.
“I never, ever want to get a phone call from a customer about an undercooked hamburger.” That quote’s from a former boss of mine, during a meeting about licensing one of our organization’s valuable brand names to a food service company. He recognized that we wouldn’t have a lot of visibility into all the things…
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The Build: Where entrepreneurs reveal their biggest challenges
We talk about being “in love” with our careers, but can we use skills from the job hunt to help find a real relationship? For my latest project, a podcast I’m calling The Build, I talked with technical recruiter—and matchmaker—Amber Wanner. Amber founded CandiDate after discovering that many of the IT professionals she placed into technical and…
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Seven things I learned about organizing tech events
Earlier this year, I wanted to learn more about why certain technology meetups and gatherings in Philadelphia tended to draw hundreds of attendees, while very similar events failed to launch. Therefore, I sent out survey invitations to subsets of my contacts in the region and via the Philly Startup Leaders listserv. The resulting sample’s nowhere…
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The world’s best content marketing campaign gave us Impressionist painting
Imagine you’re struggling to figure out how to move your family business forward in a crowded market. Your competitors are huge, entrenched in your industry, and content to squeeze your little company out of business. It’s a challenge we often hear about from new clients, especially at companies that want to explore content marketing as…
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The Build #5: Portfolios
We’re used to associating portfolios with creative professionals, like artists or writers. However, the concept of a “Portfolio Life” has become essential for career survival. Our guest is serial entrepreneur Rodney Goldston as he shares experiences he earned as an employee in various Fortune 100 companies helped him build a successful solo consulting practice. It’s…
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The Build #4: Snacks
On a tight budget, but with backing from retailers like Whole Foods, the Bandar Foods team’s showing how lean startup ideas could help change how new products get to store shelves. More about today’s guest: Lalit Kalani on LinkedIn Transcript Announcer: From 2820 Radio in Philadelphia, it’s The Build. Conversations with entrepreneurs and innovators about…
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The Build #3: Love
We talk about being “in love” with our careers, but can use skills from the job hunt to help find a real relationship? In this episode of The Build, it’s the story of CandiDate. Amber Wanner founded a company that blends traditional matchmaking with modern technical recruiting and that’s helping developers and other IT professionals…
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The Build #2: Goals
Former professional soccer player Anthony Maher made over 150 goals on the pitch. As the CEO of Philadelphia coworking network Benjamin’s Desk, he began helping startup companies hit their own goals. Transcript [00:00:00] Announcer: From 2820 radio in Philadelphia, it’s The Build; conversations with entrepreneurs and innovators about their dreams, their triumphs, and their challenges.…