Season 1

July 13, 2021

Ep 13: Being Prepared to Start Your Business VS Just Starting Your Business – An Interview with Varag Gharibjanian

In this episode I speak with Varag Gharibjanian, CEO and Founder of ActuateTech. Actuate helps companies discover tech that accelerates growth. They are a B2B platform that help enterprises create faster, easier,
July 6, 2021

Ep 12: Engage with Purpose. Engage your Investors. Build for the Long Term. A Conversation with Scott Sandland

In this episode I sit down with Scott Sandland, CEO and Co-founder for Cyrano.ai where we discuss: How does a Non-technical founder build a successful technical AI company? Focus on the problem. How do you manage your invest…
June 29, 2021

Ep 11: Scott Fox on Building a Diverse Startup Community in Orange County

In this episode we discuss what it was like to raise money just before the dot bomb and what it’s like today; how to get more entrepreneurs capable to launch, build and grow their startup business; and how the Scott founded …
June 22, 2021

Ep 10: The NoCode Movement and Other Ways to Speed Your Startup Success with Christian Peverelli

In this episode of the Savvy Founder, I interview Christian Peverelli, CEO and founder of WeAreNoCode. Christian shares some background on what led him to be in the technology startup world and shares what lead him to start …
June 15, 2021

Ep 09: You don’t need to be venture-backed to build a big company – Rand Fishkin

In this episode I sit down and interview Rand Fishkin, serial entrepreneur, founder of Spark Toro, and author of Lost and Founder. Rand shares his insights on: The venture capital industry Raising capital and having the righ…
June 8, 2021

Ep 08: The Savvy Founder “FAST” Framework Explained and Launch Show Recap with Philip Topham

In this episode, Philip Topham, The Savvy Founder and Armchair Sociologist, recaps insights and key learnings from 7 launch episodes. These guests cover a wide range of the high-tech high-growth entrepreneurial perspective.
June 1, 2021

Ep 07: Interaction Builds Trust with Customers and Investors with Norman Falkenberg

In this episode of the Savvy Founder, I interview, Norman Falkenberg, CEO and founder of FinSemantex. Norman shares some background on what led him to start FinSemantex, despite already running Concedro, award winning financ…
May 25, 2021

Ep 06: Do You Need Money for Your Startup? Advice with Tom Maze

Tom Maze grew up watching his family have money struggles after the trauma of a car accident within his household.  He knew that in order to be free you had to learn how to control money and not let it control you. From the …
May 18, 2021

Ep 05: Getting funded – How to work with Angel Investors with David Friedman

The Savvy Founder interviews David Friedman, the current President of Tech Coast Angels of Orange County. David provides insights on the following topics: What are angel investors? When to approach an angel? What does it mea…
May 10, 2021

Ep 04: Your Personal Brand is Your Most Valuable Currency – Ash Kumra

Ash Kumra has been impactful in the entrepreneurial space and especially in the Southern California startup community, in this phase of his entrepreneurial journey Ash shares some key words of wisdom: Your personal brand, ev…
May 10, 2021

Ep 03: To Raise Money and Have Good Relationships with Investors – Karan Bavandi

Karan Bavandi, a lifelong entrepreneur, focused on knowledge management and knowledge curation, shares his journey and learnings. His company Optimal Access makes content curation easier. Personal relationships with venture …
May 10, 2021

Ep 02: Solving a problem or feeding your ego? with Michael Sawitz Fast Start Studio

Michael Sawitz, CEO FastStart studio, reveals his insights and thoughts on high-tech high-growth entrepreneurship. Michael also shares his secret he wished he’d shared with his younger self on how to be uber-successful.
May 10, 2021

Ep 01: OC Talk Radio host Paul Roberts interviews Philip Topham about The Savvy Founder Podcast

OC Talk Radio host Paul Roberts interviews Philip Topham about The Savvy Founder Podcast and goes into depth about the beginnings of the podcast. The Silicon Valley Myth Words of Wisdom to save time. Begin with the end in mi…
May 10, 2021

Welcome to the Savvy Founder – Helping High Tech Entrepreneurs

Welcome to the introductory episode of the Savvy Founder Podcast. In this episode, we are going to talking about how it all got started as well as an outline for launch week. We hope you enjoy everything we have to offer.