58.In the Double-Edged Sword of Entrepreneurship, we hear from 30 under 30 nominee and real estate agent Cody Perry about how he went from a sales job in high-end men’s fashion to building his own real estate business. Cody opens up about how entrepreneurship is a double-edged sword with the best part and the worst part being one and the same. You’ll get a true understanding of what it takes to make it in real estate that you won’t see on Instagram or HGTV.
Through this conversation, you’ll gain perspective on the “mundane” activities that lead to building a successful business. Cody has some unique views on college and finances that you are absolutely going to love.
This episode is one of the top 3 most listened to episodes of 2020 and originally aired on February 21st, 2020.
57.In The Human Side of Software, host William Glass sits down with Stephen Collins, the founder of Double Precision Software. Together they discuss the human side of software and how good software feels like magic. Stephen shares ways that non-technical people can learn the language of software and begin building that app without spending $10s or $100s of thousands of dollars. Lastly, Stephen explains how and why he maintains two budgets simultaneously and budgets down to the penny.
About Stephen Collins:
Stephen Collins is a life-long geek who’s passionate about quality software.He began programming in GW-BASIC at the age of 8 and spent the rest of his life honing his skills.After his time in the USAF, he began his civilian career developing .NET applications for a series of Fortune 500 companies and multiple startups.
In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and five children, and, when there’s time, a bit of gaming.
Playing Within the Rules, Investing in Residential Real Estate
56. In Playing Within the Rules, host William Glass sits down with Axel Meierhoefer, the founder of Ideal Wealth Grower. Together they discuss the difference between owning a business and owning a practice. There is an important distinction that Axel learned the hard way. You’ll also learn how to vet turnkey real estate providers as an out of state investor and what dependencies you should look for. Perhaps controversially, Axel shares why and how you should utilize all the government rules to your advantage as an investor.
About Axel Meierhoefer
Nick Hughes is an American entrepreneur with experience in e-commerce, social media, digital payments, & technology startups. He excels at interpersonal leadership, communication, business, & product development.
Nick currently holds the position of CEO and Founder of the global entrepreneur platform Founders Live. In addition to creating Founders Live, Nick stays busy as an advisor to numerous startups and occasionally takes positions in sales or biz dev roles if needed. He is also cofounded Callin’it, a fun fan engagement and predictions app for sports fans. Previously he founded the mobile payment startup Seconds as well as helping start Coinme, a company built around expanding bitcoin and digital transactions into the physical realm via Bitcoin ATM’s.
Ostrich is a personal finance app that curates information specific to you and uses the power of positive social accountability to help you define, set, & achieve your financial goals.
55. In Never a Bad Time to Start a Company, host William Glass sits down with Nick Hughes, the founder and CEO of Founders Live. Together they discuss how to get above the fray as an early-stage entrepreneur and really hone in on your mission. Plus Nick shares some of the challenges solo entrepreneurs face and how even non-technical founders can build technology companies. A jam packed episode great for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs.
About Nick Hughes
Nick Hughes is an American entrepreneur with experience in e-commerce, social media, digital payments, & technology startups. He excels at interpersonal leadership, communication, business, & product development.
Nick currently holds the position of CEO and Founder of the global entrepreneur platform Founders Live. In addition to creating Founders Live, Nick stays busy as an advisor to numerous startups and occasionally takes positions in sales or biz dev roles if needed. He is also cofounded Callin’it, a fun fan engagement and predictions app for sports fans. Previously he founded the mobile payment startup Seconds as well as helping start Coinme, a company built around expanding bitcoin and digital transactions into the physical realm via Bitcoin ATM’s.
Ostrich is a personal finance app that curates information specific to you and uses the power of positive social accountability to help you define, set, & achieve your financial goals.
54.In Built An App, Now What?, host William Glass shares the priorities of a startup preparing to launch their app into public beta. Specifically, there are three priorities that have come into focus:
1. Growing The Team
2. Increasing Creative Connections
3. Branding and Aligning Your Content Strategy
If you’d like to dive deeper into the content of the episode, you can find the written version of this podcast here.
William Glass’s Bio
William Glass is the Co-Founder & CEO ofOstrich& host of theSilicon Alley Podcast.His mission is to improve financial well-being globally. Ostrich’s mobile app addresses financial literacy deficits by creating game-like social community and accountability around money – think saving & investing with friends. In addition, William hosts the Silicon Alley Podcast providing a platform for entrepreneurs from all industries and backgrounds to tell their stories. William owns rental property and was a successful tech sales rep before starting his own business. Prior to sales, William was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship where he taught English in rural Thailand for 14 months. William isoriginally from Alabama, graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and now resides in New York City.
Email me at william@financialglass.com to tell me what you think of the podcast or to ask questions you’d like answered.
54. In Built An App, Now What?, host William Glass shares the priorities of a startup preparing to launch their app into public beta. Specifically, there are three priorities that have come into focus:
1. Growing The Team
2. Increasing Creative Connections
3. Branding and Aligning Your Content Strategy
If you’d like to dive deeper into the content of the episode, you can find the written version of this podcast here.
If you’d like to dive deeper into the content of the episode, you can find the written version of this podcast here.
About William Glass
William Glass is the Co-Founder & CEO of Ostrich & host of the Silicon Alley Podcast. His mission is to improve financial well-being globally. Ostrich’s mobile app addresses financial literacy deficits by creating game-like social community and accountability around money – think saving & investing with friends. In addition, William hosts the Silicon Alley Podcast providing a platform for entrepreneurs from all industries and backgrounds to tell their stories. William owns rental property and was a successful tech sales rep before starting his own business. Prior to sales, William was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship where he taught English in rural Thailand for 14 months. William is originally from Alabama, graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and now resides in New York City.
Connect with William Glass
Email me at william@financialglass.com to tell me what you think of the podcast or to ask questions you’d like answered.
Ostrich is a personal finance app that curates information specific to you and uses the power of positive social accountability to help you define, set, & achieve your financial goals.
53. In Talking Is Easy, Podcasting is Hard, host William Glass discusses 7 lessons learned from the first year of podcasting, 3 big mistakes, and some fun podcast analytics. This episode marks a full-year since the Silicon Alley Podcast launched its first episode and has been appearing in your podcast feeds every Friday morning since.
If you’d like to dive deeper into the content of the episode, you can find the written version of this podcast here.
About William Glass
William Glass is the Co-Founder & CEO of Ostrich & host of the Silicon Alley Podcast. His mission is to improve financial well-being globally. Ostrich’s mobile app addresses financial literacy deficits by creating game-like social community and accountability around money – think saving & investing with friends. In addition, William hosts the Silicon Alley Podcast providing a platform for entrepreneurs from all industries and backgrounds to tell their stories. William owns rental property and was a successful tech sales rep before starting his own business. Prior to sales, William was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship where he taught English in rural Thailand for 14 months. William is originally from Alabama, graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and now resides in New York City.
Connect with William Glass
Email me at william@financialglass.com to tell me what you think of the podcast or to ask questions you’d like answered.
Ostrich is a personal finance app that curates information specific to you and uses the power of positive social accountability to help you define, set, & achieve your financial goals.
53.In Talking Is Easy, Podcasting is Hard, host William Glass discusses 7 lessons learned from the first year of podcasting, 3 big mistakes, and some fun podcast analytics. This episode marks a full-year since the Silicon Alley Podcast launched its first episode and has been appearing in your podcast feeds every Friday morning since.
If you’d like to dive deeper into the content of the episode, you can find the written version of this podcast here.
William Glass’s Bio
William Glass is the Co-Founder & CEO ofOstrich& host of theSilicon Alley Podcast.His mission is to improve financial well-being globally. Ostrich’s mobile app addresses financial literacy deficits by creating game-like social community and accountability around money – think saving & investing with friends. In addition, William hosts the Silicon Alley Podcast providing a platform for entrepreneurs from all industries and backgrounds to tell their stories. William owns rental property and was a successful tech sales rep before starting his own business. Prior to sales, William was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship where he taught English in rural Thailand for 14 months. William isoriginally from Alabama, graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and now resides in New York City.
Email me at william@financialglass.com to tell me what you think of the podcast or to ask questions you’d like answered.
The Fire Has to Be In Your Belly, Building a Liquor Company & Flipping Businesses with Chander Arora
52. In The Fire Has to Be In Your Belly, host William Glass sits down with Chander Arora, the founder and CEO of Red Eye Louie’s. In today’s episode, we go deep into Chander’s entrepreneurial journey and how he went from driving a forklift in a textile factory to founding an international spirits brand. Chander is wide-open about both his successes and failures. There are some doozies from terrible losses on international shipments to nefarious hackers.
About Chander Arora
Chander Arora is the Founder & CEO of Red Eye Louie’s a liquor brand with a number of unique spirits in its arsenal. Chander is an international expert in the spirits industry with 20+ years of experience. Chander started the company in 2011 by helping his daughter, Nina Arora, with her college project by creating the company’s first product Vodquila (a crafted blend of Vodka and Tequila.) Chander turned his daughter’s college assignment into an international spirits business. With his knowledge of chemistry, he is able to create all the formulas and recipes for each blend.
Prior to starting Red Eye Louie’s, Chander came to the US from India while on business where he met the love of his life. As a self-starter and determined to make the American dream a reality he began buying and selling businesses that ranged from laundromats, convenience stores, real estate, and even truck stops.
Ostrich is a personal finance app that curates information specific to you and uses the power of positive social accountability to help you define, set, & achieve your financial goals.
52.In The Fire Has to Be In Your Belly, host William Glass sits down with Chander Arora, the founder and CEO of Red Eye Louie’s. In today’s episode, we go deep into Chander’s entrepreneurial journey and how he went from driving a forklift in a textile factory to founding an international spirits brand. Chander is wide-open about both his successes and failures. There are some doozies from terrible losses on international shipments to nefarious hackers.
Chander Arora is the Founder & CEO of Red Eye Louie’s a liquor brand with a number of unique spirits in its arsenal. Chander is an international expert in the spirits industry with 20+ years of experience. Chander started the company in 2011 by helping his daughter, Nina Arora, with her college project by creating the company’s first product Vodquila (a crafted blend of Vodka and Tequila.) Chander turned his daughter’s college assignment into an international spirits business. With his knowledge of chemistry, he is able to create all the formulas and recipes for each blend.
Prior to starting Red Eye Louie’s, Chander came to the US from India while on business where he met the love of his life. As a self-starter and determined to make the American dream a reality he began buying and selling businesses that ranged from laundromats, convenience stores, real estate, and even truck stops.
NOTE: For full transparency, it just so happens that Red Eye Louie’s recently opened up an equity crowdfunding round. I did purchase a small number of shares in Red Eye Louie’s but regardless I’ve been wanting to tell the Red Eye Louie’s story for a while now.
