Entrepreneurship

This Is Upside

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Strategies and expert advice on creating success outside Silicon Valley

By The Blinkist Curators

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Entrepreneurship Money & Investments

If you're a founder or venture capitalist looking for the next big thing, Silicon Valley doesn't have to be your first choice. In Blinkist's Upside Shortcast, hosts Jay Clouse and Eric Hornung show you the upside of venturing outside the bubble of Silicon Valley where there are untapped gold mines waiting to be discovered. This collection pulls together the top 5 episodes to explore the role of cryptocurrency in the bourgeoning digital art world, provide advice on how to succeed in early-stage VC investing, and looks into how AI can help your sales team close their next sale.

This Is Upside

Strategies and expert advice on creating success outside Silicon Valley

The Future of Art: John Crain

The Future of Art: John Crain

With digital art entering the picture, it's part of our daily lives now more than ever. In this episode, John Crain—founder of digital art market SuperRare—joins Jay and Eric to discuss digital art and the role cryptocurrency plays in its market. Technology, John believes, is allowing artists to greatly expand the possibilities of the art they can create.
You'll learn more about these new forms of art, NFT, and Ethereum, a form of blockchain currency which allows for new payment options in how digital art is bought and sold.

Social Media and Endorsements: Blake Lawrence

Social Media and Endorsements: Blake Lawrence

Social media content takes time to create and distribute, but there are new and innovative platforms to ease up the process of sharing it with your fans. In this episode, Opendorse founder Blake Lawrence talks with Jay and Eric on how to leverage social media to build your brand and expand endorsement opportunities.

Building Brands You Love: Mike Duda

Building Brands You Love: Mike Duda

Word of mouth is often the best advertising strategy, but it isn’t easy to achieve. In this episode, investment firm and brand agency Bullish’s Mike Duda shares his strategy for finding the companies that you would want to recommend. Through Duda's experience with companies such as Peloton and Warby Parker, you'll dive into investing strategies for creating household names.

AI Coaching the Sale: Marc Bernstein

AI Coaching the Sale: Marc Bernstein

Communication is one of the most important things in a successful business. In this episode, Balto CEO Marc Bernstein shows how his new and innovative real-time AI tool is helping improve sales call performance and increase revenue and customer satisfaction.

Succeeding in Venture Capital: Kate Shillo Beardsley

Succeeding in Venture Capital: Kate Shillo Beardsley

Finding the next successful startup to invest in can be as simple as understanding consumer needs and what's lacking in the current market. In this episode, managing partner of Upslope Ventures, Kate Shillo Beardsley discusses how she uses her diverse background to succeed in early-stage venture capital investing.

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