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For Starters Episode 10: Do This, Not That

September 14, 2021 Audrey Selley
Buckle up, because Robbie Allen is going all in for the last episode of For Starters, sponsored as always by our friends at Robinson Bradshaw law firm. In the podcast’s […]
For Starters

For Starters: Go Big or Grow Slow

August 31, 2021 Audrey Selley
To raise funding or to not raise funding? When launching a startup, that’s often one of the top questions on a founder’s mind. But as Robbie Allen will reveal on […]
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For Starters: Tips For Reaching Customers That Are Short On Dollars, Long On Sense

August 17, 2021 Suzannah Claire Perry
For this week’s episode of “For Starters,” Robbie Allen hosts RevBoss CEO and Founder (and Bronto alum) Eric Boggs; and Jeff Cooper, President and Founder of Saltbox Solutions. Episode 8 […]
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For Starters: How To Truly Understand Your Customers From The Beginning

August 3, 2021 Audrey Selley
There are a million to-do’s on a founder’s mind when starting a business. To some, customer discovery is at the bottom of the list. But Robbie Allen, the host of […]
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For Starters: The Right Time To “Lawyer Up” When Starting A Company

July 20, 2021 Audrey Selley
One of the most important decisions that founders will make in the earliest stages of their company is deciding when to engage with an attorney. To answer this question and […]
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For Starters: Putting The “Fun” In Fundraising

July 6, 2021 Audrey Selley
O.K., by this point, if you’ve been a regular listener of For Starters, Robbie Allen might have convinced you to start a company—or at least given enough tips on a […]
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For Starters: Developing Your Inner Mark Twain To Make Your Startup Stand Out

June 22, 2021 Audrey Selley
One of the more underrated tasks of starting a company is storytelling. (Yes, like Mark Twain.) Successful entrepreneurs must be able to not only craft a compelling origin story, but […]
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For Starters: The Reality About Being Your Own Boss

June 8, 2021 Audrey Selley
On the third episode of For Starters (now available on Apple podcasts!), host Robbie Allen picks the brains of local entrepreneurs Adam Smith and Kelly Pfrommer about what they have […]
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For Starters: What Does—And Doesn’t—Really Matter When You’re Launching?

May 25, 2021 Audrey Selley
In the second episode of GrepBeat’s newest podcast, For Starters, host Robbie Allen tackles the question: What does—and doesn’t—really matter when starting a company? Allen talks to guests Andrew Fisher, […]
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Introducing The “For Starters” Podcast: Robbie Allen And Guests Show The Way

May 11, 2021 Audrey Selley
You can’t throw a rock in the Triangle startup community without hitting someone or some company that Robbie Allen has influenced or helped. Allen has also made his mark through […]

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