Tips For Company Growth & Personal Growth w/ Marco Zappacosta of Thumbtack
BY William Griggs
Today on Startup Slingshot Radio we have Marco Zappacosta. Marco is the co-founder and CEO of Thumbtack, a service marketplace with over 200,000 service professionals, 300+ employees, and over 5 million customers. We talk a lot about getting Thumbtack off …
Technology Veteran Shares Lessons To Shortcut Your Path To Startup Success
BY William Griggs
On today’s episode of Startup Slingshot Radio we have Paul Pellman. In our time together with Paul, we cover a lot including: the most important things he learned at Harvard Business School, essential startup sales knowledge, his experience as an …
4 Steps to Early Stage CPG Success w/ Shari Ressler of SKU
BY William Griggs
Shari Wynne Ressler, CEO of consumer package goods (CPG) startup accelerator SKU (formerly Incubation Station), joined Startup Slingshot Radio to reveal how early stage CPG founders can excel at product development, distribution, and branding. “What I would say …
A Business School For Entrepreneurs? — With Robin Bruce of Acton
BY William Griggs
Today on Startup Slingshot radio I have Robin Bruce, CEO of Action Business School, an accredited business school built by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We cover everything from how they train people to become entrepreneurs to what they think it takes …
How To Get Your Big Idea Off Of The Ground With Oisin Hanrahan of Handy
BY William Griggs
Today I sat down with Oishin Hanrahan. Oishin is the founder and CEO of Handy, a marketplace that allows you to book home cleaning services, handymen and plumbers online in 28 cities. During our time together, we went back to …
What The Most Successful Entrepreneurs Know & Do Differently With Kirk Dando
BY William Griggs
To find out what most successful entrepreneurs know and do differently, I sat down with Kirk Dando. Over the last 20 years, Kirk has helped more than 5,000 executives – including eight Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs of the Year and …
Serial Entrepreneur Reveals What He Learned Launching 5 Companies & Creating Over $1.5B In Shareholder Value
BY William Griggs
Recently, I went looking for a serial entrepreneur to interview. My thought was simple, if a founder of just one venture can share so much value; imagine what a founder of multiple ventures would have to share. With this in …
What Scott Abel Learned From Working With Steve Jobs, Building Two Monster Startups, & Launching One Failed Venture
BY William Griggs
If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to work for Steve Jobs or if you’ve ever wanted to start a successful company, you will want to hear what Scott Abel, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Spiceworks, has to …
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About William Griggs
William Griggs is a product and customer acquisition strategist who has helped numerous startups including companies backed by Andreessen Horowitz, FLOODGATE, & 500 Startups. In addition to his consulting work, he has written for Mashable, VentureBeat, & ReadWrite. You can check out his podcast on iTunes (The Startup Slingshot TV) or follow him on Twitter @william_griggs for Tweets chock-full of delicious knowledge nuggets.
In addition to everything tech startups, William loves breakfast tacos, dogs, short emails, and Amazon Prime. He currently resides in Austin, Texas with his beautiful wife Elizabeth.
