The Founder's Formula Podcast

In today’s episode, we talk with Brannon Santos, Founder & CEO at ChatGems about building a startup pre-revenue and his experiences as a first-time founder, and how his company is revolutionizing the customer feedback process for teams struggling to make sales, generate revenue, and retain those customers.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us!   Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Brannon Santos on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brannon-santos/ Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Veronica Jow, Founder of Avid Sports Medicine, Harvard Graduate, and Team Physician of The San Francisco Giants and University California Santa Cruz about how a pivot during COVID kept her business going strong and how she's creating a scalable practice by doing what's in the best interest of her customers.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us!   Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Dr. Veronica Jow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicajow/ Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talk with Stephanie Valenti, Portfolio Advisor at Hatchet Ventures, she is a 3X C-Suite Executive, Strategic Advisor at multiple companies, and a dean of several schools at Pavilion University, about the common mistakes founders make going from $1M to $10M and how to get ahead of them early.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us!   Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Stephanie Valenti on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentis/ Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

This episode of The Founder's Formula Podcast recaps the best moments from our amazing guests for the month of July.   HIGHLIGHTS: Episode 29: Creating a Unique Business Model with Owen Barrett, Founder & CEO at Rayven Episode 30: Taking Big Concepts and Simplifying Them with Emily Molstad, Co-Founder & CEO at Valis Episode 31: Creating Raving Fans with Leslie Greenwood, Founder & CEO at Chief Evangelist Consulting

In today’s episode, we talk with Leslie Greenwood, Founder and CEO of Chief Evangelist Consulting about how her experience building communities for startups, helping them create raving fans, and about how she went from pivoting to tech at the age of 44, to working with tech companies regularly in her business.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us!   Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Leslie Greenwood on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-greenwood/ Check out Chief Evangelist Consulting's Website: https://thechiefevangelist.com/ Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talked with Emily Molstad, CEO & Co-Founder at Valis, about how she stood up her sustainability venture and the learnings as a technical founder she experienced over the last 18 months.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us!   Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Emily Molstad on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-molstad/ Check out Valis' Website: https://www.solvusglobal.com/valis Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talked with Owen Barret, Founder & President at Rayven, about how his company is paying people to fight climate change with their unique investing and net zero real estate business model.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us!   Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Owen Barret on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/owenmadsenbarrett/ Check out Rayven's Website: https://joinrayven.com/ Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

This episode of The Founder's Formula Podcast recaps the best moments from our amazing guests for the month of June.   HIGHLIGHTS: Episode 25: Creative Curiosity and Navigating the Co-Founder Search with Jake Kaempf, Founder at The Everyday Company Episode 26: Key Components to User Acquisition with Taric Mirza, Founder & CEO at Arrive Episode 27: Enabling Customers to Spread Joy with Grayson Hogard, Founder at Grove Cookie Company Episode 28: How to Plan a Product Launch with Milaena Ferrarese, Co-Founder & CEO at Healthy Kinnect

In today’s episode, we talked with Milaena Ferrarese, Co-Founder and CEO of Healthy Kinnect a results-oriented app that personalizes accountability for health and wellness.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Milaena Ferrarese on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milaena-ferrarese-ms-rdn-nlp-cht-tlt-59a031156/ Check out Healthy Kinnect's Website: https://www.healthykinnect.com/ Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talked with Grayson Hogard, Founder of Grove Cookie Company. He shares his journey from the military to logistics, to becoming a first-time founder with his wife.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Grayson Hogard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graysonhogard/ Check out Grove Cookie Company's Website: https://www.grovecookiecompany.com/ Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talked with Taric Mirza, Founder and CEO at Arrive about user acquisition and how he's going about product distribution as a second-time founder.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Taric Mirza on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taricmirza/ Check out Arrive's Website: https://arrive.gg/ Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talked with Jake Kaempf, the Founder of The Everyday Company, and we discussed how his creative background and curiosity in business helped him navigate the challenges of putting together a team for his newest venture.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Jake Kaempf on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmckaempf/ Check out Everyday Company's Website: https://www.everydaycompany.co/ Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In this episode of The Founder's Formula Podcast, we recap the top moments from our 12 guests during season 2.   HIGHLIGHTS James Oliver Jr, Founder & CEO @ Kabila Daniel Rau, Co-Founder & CEO @ Veterati Howard Kim, Founder & CEO @ Mementum Andrew Backs, Founder @ Pilot44 Labs Conor Lamb, Co-Founder @ SkinTheory Mark Jacobson, Founder & CEO @ Terrain Vadim Slavin, Portfolio Advisor @ Hatchet Ventures Michael Aibel, Co-Founder & CEO @ Singulairity Matias Troccoli, Co-Founder & CEO @ Gybe Sarah Porter, Co-Founder & CEO @ MedDefend Hitomi Mizugaki, Co-Founder @ Cuemby Angel Ramirez, Co-Founder @ Cuemby Holly Diamond, Founder @ WorkOnward  

In today’s episode, we talked with Holly Diamond, Founder of Work Onward, about her transition from education to recruiting to standing up the world’s most intuitive career marketplace.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Holly Diamond on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/careerdhd/ Check out Work Onward’s Website: https://www.workonward.com Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts:  https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

This episode of The Founder's Formula Podcast recaps the best moments from our amazing guests for the month of March.   HIGHLIGHTS: Episode 21: From Technical Lead to CEO with Matias Troccoli, Founder & CEO at Gybe Episode 22: How to Find Founder Education with Work Experience with Sarah Porter, Co-Founder & CEO at MedDefend Episode 23: Turning a Service-Based Business Into a Product with Angel Ramirez, Co-Founder & CEO at Cuemby Episode 23: Turning a Service-Based Business Into a Product with Hitomi Mizugaki, Co-Founder & CPO at Cuemby  

In today’s episode, we talked with Hitomi Mizugaki & Angel  Ramirez Co-Founders at Cuemby, about how their experience over the years working together and building a Cloud Native community helped stand up their product.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Sales RX Community on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Angel Ramirez on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ar4mirez/ Connect with Hitomi Mizugaki on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hitomim/ Check out Cuemby’s Website: https://www.cuemby.com/ Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts:  https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talked with Sarah Porter, Co-Founder & CEO at MedDefend, about how her tenure as a salesperson at early-stage startups gave her the insights she needed to start her own company.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Sales RX Community on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Sarah Porter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-porter-7227381b1/ Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts:  https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talked with Matias Troccoli, CEO and Co-founder at Gybe, about his journey as a technical leader and now experiencing the go-to-market side of the business as a CEO.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Sales RX Community on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Matias Troccoli on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matias-troccoli-73609588/ Check out Gybe’s Website: https://www.gybe.cloud/ Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

HIGHLIGHTS   Episode 17: From Software Engineer to Founder with Conor Lamb, Co-Founder at SkinTheory Episode 18: Scaling Talent in a Startup with Mark Jacobson, Founder & CEO at Terrain Episode 19: The Investor Approach Part 1 & 2 with Vadim Slavin, Portfolio Advisor at Hatchet Ventures Episode 20: Implementing GTM Experience in a Technical Product with Michael Aibel, Co-Founder & CEO at Singulairity

In today’s episode, we talked with Michael Aibel, Co-Founder & CEO at Singulairity.io, about how he went from a sport fisherman, to GTM leader, to a first-time founder in a technical space.   Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Sales RX Community on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us!   Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.com Hatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/ Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/ Connect with Michael Aibel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-aibel-2876b2b3/ Check out Singulairity.io’s Website: https://www.singulairity.io Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpy Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubt Listen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h