Episode 224: Starting a Company as a Technical Founder with Sam Artioli
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Recording date: Feb 23rd, 2023

John Papa @John_Papa)

Ward Bell @WardBell)

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin)

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker)

Sam Artioli @SamArtioli)

Brought to you by

- AG Grid)

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- IdeaBlade)

Resources:

• Reach Sam on email)
• Tredder Website)
• IdeaBlade)
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI))
• Capoeira)
• Apple)
• RFID)
• Start Bootstrap UI templates)
• FinTech)
• Voice Capo)
• The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert Caro)
• Liift More)
• Paul Graham on Twitter)
• The Power Law)
• Zero to One)
• The Hard Thing About Hard Things)
• Crossing the Chasm)

Timejumps

• 02:32) Guest introduction
• 08:06) How do you know when to jump on an idea?
• 11:49) Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 12:51) Working with a partner
• 17:27) What is Tredder?
• 18:39) Sizing the market
• 22:20) Building a business can be like playing poker
• 25:58) How do you protect yourself legally and payroll?
• 27:42) Sponsor: IdeaBlade
• 28:48) How do you determine success or failure in a startup?
• 33:23) Be prepared for the unprepared
• 35:50) Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions).