Beta Business

Bob Metcalfe invented Ethernet in 1973 while working at Xerox PARC in Palo Alto, California. Over the decades to follow, Metcalfe became an internet pioneer by commercializing Ethernet as the local area network (LAN) standard of the internet. In 2011, Metcalfe and his wife, Robyn, moved to Austin where they both became professors at The University of Texas at Austin. Metcalfe served as Professor of Innovation in the Cockrell School of Engineering for ten years before retiring from UT Austin in December of 2021. Along the way, Dr. Metcalfe has helped countless campus and local Austin organizations help make Austin a better Silicon Valley.

Beta Business is hosted by Nick Spiller, produced by Arturo Rolón, and owned by Beta Business LLC. Follow us @betayourbusiness on IG.

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Houston native, Marc Nathan, walks us through the timeline of the Houston startup hub and how its relationship with the Austin ecosystem must evolve to better entrepreneurship in Texas. As someone who helps hundreds of founders each year– whether with finding mentors, co-founders, or funding– he gives his insights into what founders should know in order to succeed with their startup. 

Learn how Egan Nelson LLP can help you with legal counsel for your startup.

Join others for coffee at Wake Up! CPG and meet Austin-area CPG brands.

Signup for Marc's newsletter, Texas Squared, to read about the weeks' top stories in the Texas startup ecosystem.

Beta Business is hosted by Nick Spiller, produced by Arturo Rolón and owned by Beta Business LLC. Follow us @betayourbusiness on IG.

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Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow

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San Francisco native, Chris Monk, has always had a passion for entrepreneurship. Before founding Your Fare Inc. he embarked on a journey of working for startups and venturing into the world of restaurants. Join in on this conversation with Chris Monk to learn from his lessons as a serial entrepreneur.

Learn more about Your Fare by visiting their website here!

Beta Business is hosted by Nick Spiller, produced by Arturo Rolón and owned by Beta Business LLC. Follow us @betayourbusiness on IG.

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Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow
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Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2AHA5G9
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hiYs5z4xdBU

"Bushwick Tarantella"
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Before founding ZenBusiness, JC had a string of failed startups so he knows what it's like to struggle as an entrepreneur. Now JC is the founder of a unicorn startup since ZenBusiness' latest funding round. Listen in to learn what JC has learn while building a 400+ person team amidst the pandemic. 

To learn how ZenBusiness can help you with your startup, head to ZenBusiness website!

Learn how blockchain can help fight child abuse and the cryptocurrency in your wallet can go to a good cause this year. In this episode with special guest Ryan Park, we discuss his background as a descendant of entrepreneurs and devotion to improving the community around him. Nick even shares insights into a new Beta Business project coming in 2022. 

Pickup tips and tricks for your ventures in this conversation with connector and community building, Kelsi Kamin. From Salesforce to Silverton, Kelsi has championed various parts of the startup community including student entrepreneurship, web3 and now cybersecurity at Living Security.

Show Summary:

• Sputnik ATX accelerator application (comes with $100k SAFE investment) closes on 12/24/2021.
• Kelsi's thoughts on community building 
• Background on how Kelsi broke into the startup world
• Information about Living Security
• Tips and tricks for your day to day ventures

Listen to this episode we published back in May 2021 to learn about revenue-based financing. RBF is an option for entrepreneurs with some level of cash flow and profit margin. Entrepreneurs starting CPG or hardware startups may find revenue based financing attractive. 

What is a pivot? It’s when you make small changes to your business after learning from data or following your own intuition. Today you'll learn why pivots can help your company grow and take off, when you should be pivoting, and the difference between pivoting and doing a reset.

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Recruiting is one of the most important parts of being an entrepreneur. In today's episode, we break down the best ways to build your team and what to avoid doing.

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We sat down with Caroline Tosbath, the Program Director at Techstars Austin. She is focused on growing her career in the Austin startup scene and supporting founders by making meaningful connections every day.