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Ryan Broshar is an entrepreneur at heart who has been working in and with startups for his entire career. He’s currently the Managing Director at Techstars Retail Accelerator, and the Founder and Managing Director at Matchstick Ventures. He’s also started Beta.MN and Twin Cities Startup Week. In this episode we chat about Ryan’s experiences in college, turning down offers from Fortune 500 companies to pursue his startup, how to build a network to start a venture capital fund, and valuable advice for young entrepreneurs. -- Ryan Broshar: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rbroshar Online: http://www.matchstickventures.com/ -- Founder Initiative: Online: www.founderinitiative.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/founderinitiative Instagram: www.instagram.com/founderinitiative

Peter Taunton is the founder of Snap Fitness and Lift Brands. We’ll hear a bit about his story, from serving as the towel boy at a fitness club, to starting and scaling Snap Fitness to one of the world's largest fitness franchises at 2,500 locations in 35 countries. He also talks about touring the country as a pro racketball player, throwing parties with Tim McGraw, investing in startups, and giving back. -- Peter Taunton: Online: https://www.liftbrands.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/petertaunton -- Founder Initiative: Online: www.founderinitiative.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/founderinitiative Instagram: www.instagram.com/founderinitiative

Teague Orgeman is the Lawyer turned Co-founder of Starting11, the first live daily fantasy app for the beautiful game of soccer. Learn about their journey growing from 0 to 13,000 users just over a month after launch, using principles from law in tech entrepreneurship, and a unique take on the common narrative of "failing fast." -- Starting11: Online: www.starting11.io Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/starting11fantasy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/starting11app -- Founder Initiative: Online: www.founderinitiative.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/founderinitiative Instagram: www.instagram.com/founderinitiative

Dan Moshe is the founder of Tech Guru, the care and technology company that provides IT services to CPA firms, which was recently featured on the Inc 5000 list. Hear about Dan's journey starting Tech Guru in college, hiring employees on craigslist, and his take on the power of caring in business. -- Dan on Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danmoshe/ https://www.facebook.com/techguru/ https://twitter.com/techguruit https://www.instagram.com/techguruit/ -- Founder Initiative: Online: www.founderinitiative.com Facebook: facebook.com/founderinitiative Instagram: instagram.com/founderinitiative

Tyler Olson is an award-winning serial entrepreneur in several technology fields. Tyler Olson not only brings well-rounded exposure from all sectors of technology including Social Media, Data Analytics, Cyber Security, IT, and the world of web 2.0, but his deep passion for helping people learn and interactive speaking style ensure audiences of any level leave his presentations with new insights. He frequently speaks for organizations such as IBM, 3M, Target, and others and his companies have dozens of associations as clients. SMCpros is an award-winning Social and Search Agency providing the analytics-first approach that Agencies and Brands seek to make data-driven decisions for their online marketing initiatives. -- SMCpros: http://smcpros.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SMCpros/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tyolson?lang=en -- Founder Initiative: Online: founderinitiative.com Facebook: facebook.com/founderinitiative Instagram: instagram.com/founderinitiative