In this episode, Mario and James talk about two of James' favorite books that he thinks can help you turbo-charge your marketplace-based business and help you be a more effective giver. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, which is currently in Techstars Austin, to get early access to the co-f ..read more

In this episode, Mario and James are big mad about people who are ageists and they discuss why you are more likely to be successful as an entrepreneur until the age of sixty. Sixty! If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Oh, and we read a dad joke this week from Devin Creek of Luna and Devin’s Cozy Home Stays. P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' s ..read more

In this episode, Mario and James tell you how to focus on what's important so you can stop majoring in the minors. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Lesssssssss go! ? P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to get early access to the co-founder matching app. P.P.S If you want to learn how to get brand sponsorship dollars for ..read more

In this episode, Mario and James tell you how to turn your mentor into a sponsor because sponsorship is where the real opportunities lie for you! Here's the link to the Harvard Business Review article, How To Build a Great Relationship With a Mentor mentioned in the episode. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Lesssssssss go! ? P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a ..read more

In this episode, Mario and James help you overcome imposter syndrome. We hear from Allison Byers, CEO of pitch deck platform Scroobious, and Brandon Brooks, Co-Founder of VC firm Overlooked Ventures, as they share inspiring stories about how they overcame imposter syndrome and had great results. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Lesssssssss go! ? P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur a ..read more

In this episode, Mario and James inspire you with a story to help you reframe your thinking about losing because often the things you think are losses end up being wins for you. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  You know we LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Lesssssssss go! ? P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to get notified when they launch their co-founder matchi ..read more

In this episode, Mario and James talk with Rarebreed Ventures' Managing Partner, Mac The VC who tells us how he used Twitter to get 1,100 meetings in 90 days and raised $10 million for his first venture fund. We also talk about what the challenges are for underestimated founders and emerging VCs raising capital in the current fundraising environment. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  We LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Lesssssssss ..read more

In this episode, Mario and James talk about Mario's #1 tip for you to focus on if you want to build your personal brand. Can you guess what it is? If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  We LOVE dad jokes. Submit your dad joke here and it might get featured on the show! Lesssssssss go! ? P.S. If you're a tech entrepreneur and are looking for a co-founder, visit James' startup, Kabila, to get notified when they launch their co-founder matching app. P.P.S If you want to learn how t ..read more

In this episode of the podcast, Mario and James help you learn how to get people to say yes to your proposals. We mentioned the pitch deck platform, Scroobious, to help you create your investor deck. And here's the Hustle Fund VC YouTube video about creating pitch deck slide titles. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  Lesssssssss go!  ..read more

In this episode, Mario and James are inspired by a Good Housekeeping article about the toxicity of hustle culture and share tips for how you can avoid it. If you’re feeling the podcast, please subscribe on your fave podcast player, rate it, and leave a review. Also, please share it on social media.  Lesssssssss go!  ..read more