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For Starters Season 2 Finale: Jes Lipson On Finding Product-Market Fit (Twice)

March 21, 2023 Sierra President

Just like that, we have reached the season finale of For Starters Season 2, where host Anil Chawla (with the help of sponsor Robinson Bradshaw) has introduced us to 10 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

For Starters: How Rigor’s Hyde Found The Perfect Consumer For Its Product

January 31, 2023 Sierra President

Anil Chawla returned this week to host another inspiring episode of For Starters (sponsored by law firm Robinson Bradshaw) where he met with Atlanta-based entrepreneur, Craig Hyde, founder and former […]

For Starters: How Instant Teams Found Fit And Purpose Helping Military Spouses

January 24, 2023 Sierra President

This week’s For Starters sponsored by Robinson Bradshaw is back with new-ish host Anil Chawla, who is continuing his journey this season of tackling product-market fit by allowing founders to […]

For Starters Season 2: New Host Anil Chawla Tackles Product-Market Fit

January 17, 2023 Sierra President

For Starters (sponsored once again by law firm Robinson Bradshaw) is back with a bang with a new host, Anil Chawla, the Founder and former CEO of ArchiveSocial—now Optimere—and a […]