My first business received funding via sponsorships. My second and third were bootstrapped. Currently, I’m running a venture backed business. What’s the norm? How do small businesses typically fund their companies? How do they get and raise capital? I turned to the entrepreneurs within the Terkel community for their insights. Here’s what they had to …
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I wear a black Sportiqe t-shirt every day. Specifically, it’s a tri-blend Sportiqe “Comfy” T, and I’ve worn the same brand, color, and style for almost 10 years. Lil’ crazy, right? For me personally, it’s what I feel comfortable in. The material lives up to its product name (Comfy). And I respect the Sportiqe founders …
When you have a venture backed startup you become eligible for lots of credits at different companies. One of my favorite credits? AWS credits of course. We received $25k in AWS credits from one of the investors who invested in us (Calm Company Fund). But what are some other ways businesses can unlock AWS credits? …
My wife once won a radio contest to go see Rhianna’s new album drop live in London. She called me on a Monday. On Friday we were on a direct flight from Phoenix to London. Saturday night, Rhianna released her album live in concert with the help of friends like Jay-Z. Given the events (radio …
I enjoyed reading I Will Teach You To Be Rich when I was in my 20’s. Really simple financial tips that helped my improve my personal finances. Perhaps the thing I’m most grateful for was opening a 401k at the age of 28. I started putting more money than I could afford until I hit …
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Inventing a new business model is hard. At Terkel, marketers pay to answer unlimited questions on our platform. We have three plans: a free Lite plan, a $99 / month Premium plan for individuals, and a $199 / month Team plan where marketing agencies and in-house teams pay a subscription plus a per user fee. …
I love hearing stories of how people originally met. My wife and I met on a shuttle that transported students back and forth from campus to our apartment complex. It was spring break, and no one on the shuttle would talk to me about their plans. After getting shut down so many times, my soon-to-be …
I love tech. I love CES. Self-driving cars can’t come soon enough for me. When I go to Las Vegas and see a $50k self-cleaning toilet, it’s cool. But in 2023, technology has come at an accelerated pace. It feels unprecedented. I don’t think it’ll stop, and I think it’ll cause some massive divide in …
The only reason why I can afford to take zero salary at Terkel is because I sold my marketing agency in December 2021. My family and I are purely living off the proceeds. If I hadn’t had sold the business to focus on and fund Terkel, I probably would have had to raise more money …
Riding in a driverless Waymo with my ten year old son was one of the coolest moments I’ve had in life. Seriously. We caught a Waymo to go to the Arizona Science Center. There was no driver. Just the two of us in the backseat. When we got into the museum there was an exhibit …
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