#26 The Myth of the Entrepreneur With Steve Hoffman, CEO of Founders Space, Angel Investor, & Serial Entrepreneur

#026 The Myth of the Entrepreneur: The Best Ideas Come To You, host William Glass sits down with Steve Hoffman, A.K.A. Captain Hoff in a high-energy convo about his entrepreneurial and investing journey. Steve takes us from film school to gaming to investing in Silicon Valley to advising startups globally.

Steve Hoffman’s Bio

Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he’s called in Silicon Valley, is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading incubators and accelerators. He’s also an angel investor, limited partner at August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include Make Elephants Fly published by Hachette and Surviving a Startup published by HarperCollins.

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25. Marketing Like Gary Vee: Content Model 2.0 with Doc Williams, Founder of Brand Factory Inc.

#025Episode 25 of the Silicon Alley Podcast, Marketing Like Gary Vee, host William Glass and Doc Williams from Brand Factory Inc. dive deep into how you can execute an incredible marketing strategy like Gary Vaynerchuck without his 30 person team. Doc runs through a scenario on the spot of how a brand new business can successfully build a customer base profitably from day 1. Doc calls it The Gary Vee Content model 2.0 and you are going to walk away energized and with tactical next steps to jump-start your business.

Doc’s Bio

Doc Williams got his start in digital marketing over 10 years ago and has worked in a wide array of companies along the way, from ESPN and the USA Olympic Medical Team to AppSumo. He also changed job types too, from being a teacher at community college to a CTO and CIO in three different startups. But he kept coming back to the real problem he wanted to solve: to develop a solution to help people learn skills more effectively to help them build their dream business. Doc is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and AWS Cloud Practitioner and is also active in the no-code community.

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#25 Marketing Like Gary Vee: Content Model 2.0 with Doc Williams, Founder of Brand Factory Inc.

#025 Episode 25 of the Silicon Alley Podcast, Marketing Like Gary Vee, host William Glass and Doc Williams from Brand Factory Inc. dive deep into how you can execute an incredible marketing strategy like Gary Vaynerchuck without his 30 person team. Doc runs through a scenario on the spot of how a brand new business can successfully build a customer base profitably from day 1. Doc calls it The Gary Vee Content model 2.0 and you are going to walk away energized and with tactical next steps to jump-start your business.

Doc William’s Bio

Doc Williams got his start in digital marketing over 10 years ago and has worked in a wide array of companies along the way, from ESPN and the USA Olympic Medical Team to AppSumo. He also changed job types too, from being a teacher at community college to a CTO and CIO in three different startups. But he kept coming back to the real problem he wanted to solve: to develop a solution to help people learn skills more effectively to help them build their dream business. Doc is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and AWS Cloud Practitioner and is also active in the no-code community.

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24. Learning Over Earning: Alternative College Experiences with Cameron Sorsby, CEO of Praxis

#024 Episode 24 of the Silicon Alley Podcast, Learning Over Earning: Alternative College Experiences, Cameron Sorsby CEO at Praxis sits down with host William Glass to discuss alternative college experiences. Cameron doesn’t naturally have the entrepreneurial gene and found his way at the top of Praxis by working his way up and following his interests. Cameron believes failure is one of the greatest teachers and that in your 20s you should prioritize learning over earning potential.

Cameron Sorsby is the CEO of Praxis. His mission is to help driven young people become self-directed career-builders without college. Praxis is a 6-month intensive bootcamp for those who want more than college. It’s for entrepreneurial professionals who want real-world skills & self-directed education.

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#24 Learning Over Earning: Alternative College Experiences with Cameron Sorsby, CEO of Praxis

#024 Episode 24 of the Silicon Alley Podcast, Learning Over Earning: Alternative College Experiences, Cameron Sorsby CEO at Praxis sits down with host William Glass to discuss alternative college experiences. Cameron doesn’t naturally have the entrepreneurial gene and found his way at the top of Praxis by working his way up and following his interests. Cameron believes failure is one of the greatest teachers and that in your 20s you should prioritize learning over earning potential. 

Cameron’s Bio

Cameron Sorsby is the CEO of Praxis. His mission is to help driven young people become self-directed career-builders without college. Praxis is a 6-month intensive bootcamp for those who want more than college. It’s for entrepreneurial professionals who want real-world skills & self-directed education.

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23. Lights, Camera, Take Action! Featuring Ben Harvey, Partner at Brighteous Media

#023 Episode 23 of the Silicon Alley Podcast, Lights, Camera, Take Action, Ben Harvey Partner at Brighteous Media sits down with host William Glass to discuss Ben’s decision to speed into entrepreneurship. Specifically, Ben discusses how he developed his skills as a photographer and learned from the owner of a fast-growing car dealership. At the time of our conversation, Ben had just taken action and joined his friend Cory Johnston at full-service video marketing company Brighteous.

Ben Harvey is a partner in Brighteous Media, a video marketing company with a focus on real estate. Ben graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in general business. Ben enjoys playing guitar and creating incredible digital media products for his clients.

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#23 Lights, Camera, Take Action with Ben Harvey of Brighteous Media

Episode 23 of the Silicon Alley Podcast, Lights, Camera, Take Action, Ben Harvey Partner at Brighteous Media sits down with host William Glass to discuss Ben’s decision to speed into entrepreneurship. Specifically, Ben discusses how he developed his skills as a photographer and learned from the owner of a fast-growing car dealership. At the time of our conversation, Ben had just taken action and joined his friend Cory Johnston at full-service video marketing company Brighteous. 

Ben Harvey is a partner in Brighteous Media, a video marketing company with a focus on real estate. Ben graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in general business. Ben enjoys playing guitar and creating incredible digital media products for his clients.

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22. Creating a Transformative Remote Culture with Yotam Hadass, VP of Engineering at Electric

#022 Episode 22 of the Silicon Alley Podcast, Creating a Transformative Remote Culture, Yotam Hadass the VP of Engineering at Electric sits down with host William Glass to discuss how to build incredible remote teams. Specifically, Yotam has led remote teams across multiple countries and discusses how you can create a unified and collaborative culture. Yotam grew up in Israel where he developed a love for software at a young age which ultimately led him into computer engineering.

Yotam is the VP of Engineering at Electric, a world-class IT solution that’s centralized, secure, and lightning-fast. Joining Electric in November of 2019, Yotam brought with him two decades of experience in product development, building and scaling engineering teams, as well as leading software architecture and operations. Most recently, Yotam served as Senior Director of Engineering for WorkMarket, acquired by ADP, where he led a wide variety of software operations and engineering efforts. Yotam has also served as the VP of Engineering at StructuredWeb, an industry-leading channel marketing automation platform.

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#22 Creating a Transformative Remote Culture with Yotam Hadass

#022 In episode 22 of the Silicon Alley Podcast, Creating a Transformative Remote Culture, Yotam Hadass the VP of Engineering at Electric sits down with host William Glass to discuss how to build incredible remote teams. Specifically, Yotam has led remote teams across multiple countries and discusses how you can create a unified and collaborative culture. Yotam grew up in Israel where he developed a love for software at a young age which ultimately led him into computer engineering. 

Yotam is the VP of Engineering at Electric, a world-class IT solution that’s centralized, secure, and lightning-fast. Joining Electric in November of 2019, Yotam brought with him two decades of experience in product development, building and scaling engineering teams, as well as leading software architecture and operations. Most recently, Yotam served as Senior Director of Engineering for WorkMarket, acquired by ADP, where he led a wide variety of software operations and engineering efforts. Yotam has also served as the VP of Engineering at StructuredWeb, an industry-leading channel marketing automation platform.

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21. Living the Digital Nomad Life: How to Build 10 Passive Income Streams, Travel the World & Save Money with Sharon Tseung

#021 Episode 21 of the Silicon Alley Podcast, Living the Digital Nomad Life, Sharon Tseung founder of Digital Nomad Quest sits down with host William Glass to discuss how she built 10 passive income streams while traveling the world. Sharon dives into how she prepared, what passive income streams she built, and how she actually saved money on her travels!

Sharon Tseung Bio

Sharon Tseung is the founder of DigitalNomadQuest. Shequitherjobas a marketing professional in 2016, traveled the world for 2 years, and ended up building over 10 passive income streams on herdigitalnomadjourney. Now, Sharon teaches how to build passive income and create financial and location independence through her blog, YouTube, and podcast.

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– The Etsy Entrepreneur course:courses.digitalnomadquest.com/p/the-etsy-entrepreneur– Sharon teaches people how to make an extra $1k/month of passive income through Etsy. Get 20% off promo code: SAP20

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