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For Starters: Quinsite’s Maze On How A Startup Can Be Like A Child

March 14, 2023 Sierra President
With this second season of For Starters flying by—we’re now on Episode 9 of 10—host Anil Chawla continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. This week (with the […]
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Tactyc Helps VCs Get Their Funds Off The Ground And Keep Them Aloft

March 9, 2023 Sierra President
After graduating from Wharton with his MBA and working in investment banking and at a venture capital fund, Anubhav Srivastava began to notice the struggles associated with fund planning. In […]
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For Starters: Schiller Traces Validic’s Path From Early Challenges To Success

March 7, 2023 Sierra President
In episode 8 of this second season of For Starters (sponsored by Robinson Bradshaw), host Anil Chawla introduces the audience to the Co-Founder and CEO of Validic, Drew Schiller, who […]
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Equifire Works To Help Fire Protection Professionals Start Businesses

February 28, 2023 Sierra President
Victor Corrigan, the founder of Equifire (formerly known as Victory Life & Fire Safety), said that he had always planned to create his own startup. So when he learned about […]
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For Starters: Wood’s Journey To Product-Market Fit With Myxx

February 28, 2023 Sierra President
There is no one better than show host (and ArchiveSocial Founder) Anil Chawla to help founders look back at the beginning stages of their startups to determine how they found […]
For Starters

For Starters: How Ricci Wolman’s Written Word Media Evolved Over Time

February 21, 2023 Sierra President
Another captivating For Starters Season 2 episode has been released this week thanks to sponsor Robinson Bradshaw. In this episode, host Anil Chawla makes his way to another startup to […]
Triangle

Project Trace Aims To Make It Easier To Be An Everyday Environmentalist

February 14, 2023 Sierra President
With news about the impacts of climate change and other environmental challenges breaking every day, it is not uncommon to feel overwhelmed, unsure of where to begin and what to […]
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For Starters: Zheng And JupiterOne’s Rocket Ship To Unicorn Land

February 14, 2023 Sierra President
For Starters season 2—sponsored by Robinson Bradshaw—­­­­­­­­has hit Episode 5, which means we have officially reached the halfway mark. No need to worry, though, because there is still so much […]
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For Starters: Little Otter Health Tackling Childhood Mental Health Post-Pandemic

February 7, 2023 Sierra President
For Starters—sponsored by law firm Robinson Bradshaw—is back again with host Anil Chawla, but with a twist. Instead of learning about how startups that have already exited or are far […]
Triangle

ScaleFluidly Spins Out of Cary-based CommerceCX With Sales Tools For SMBs

January 31, 2023 Sierra President
The Triangle has another entry in the ever-popular startup-spun-out-from-a-services-business category. This time it’s ScaleFluidly, a subscription-based platform that aims to help smaller businesses access enterprise-grade sales tools just like the […]

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