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Next Step For Entrepreneurs

Africa Business Radio

The Next Step is now a podcast. Luni walks you step-by-step through the complex process between having an idea and creating a startup (a.k.a. the content in The Next Step series of books), plus stories from his decades of experience as a serial entrepreneur, and includes interviews and other advice from investors, fledglings, and the real world of startups. Luni Libes is a serial entrepreneur and Investor, with an unusual interest in African Startup.

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10:20

Podcast #27 - Incubators and Accelerators

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2019/02/16

Finishing up the topic of "The Realities of Funding", this week talks about incubators and accelerators. What are they? Are they worth your time? How do they work? What do they cost?Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesRead the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-stepMore advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blogMusic by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com

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10:50

Guest #12 - Devin Thorpe of The Social Entrepreneur...

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2019/02/12

The tables have been turned on Devin Thorpe, who writes for Forbes.com and interviews social entrepreneurs and impact investors on yourmarkontheworld.com.In this podcast, Devin and I talk move over to the topic of equity crowdfunding, i.e. raising money for a startup by selling shares to investors, specifically Reg CF and Reg A+ ,the two new ways for American companies to raise money from any American.Links to Devin's

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15:18

Guest #11 - Devin Thorpe of The Social Entrepreneur

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2019/02/11

This week we turn the tables on Devin Thorpe, who writes for Forbes.com and interviews social entrepreneurs and impact investors on yourmarkontheworld.com.In this podcast, Devin and I talk about the challenges of getting your story told by a journalist, the modern business model of the press, and a bit more.Links to Devin's work:https://www.forbes.com/sites/devinthorpehttps://yourmarkontheworld.com/https://www.devinthorpe.com/Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesRead the book at

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16:40

Guest #10 - Jonathan Rosenthal of Equal Exchange

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2019/02/05

This week comes from day two at Start.coop where the guest speaker was Jonathan Rosenthal, co-founder of Equal Exchange, a $70M, Boston-based worker co-op that pioneered the idea of fair trade food.In the podcast, Jonathan and I talk about why a worker co-op, how that works in practice, the pros and cons of that structure, and a host of other topics.Equal Exchange- equalexchange.coopPost your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesRead the books at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-stepSee the

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11:36

Guest #9 - Greg Brodsky of Start.coop

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2019/02/04

The world now has a business accelerator for cooperative companies, Start.coop. And it itself is a coop!This week was recorded in Boston, on Day 2 of this ground-breaking program. Greg talks about how co-ops are misunderstood, how broad the can be, and how the program aims to fill the country (and someday the world) with cooperatively run companies.Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesSomeday Greg will have a book on coops in lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-stepSee the

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17:58

Step #26: The Realities of Funding (part 4)

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2019/01/28

How do you raise money for your startup? What are the realities of startup fundraising?This week's podcast continues the topic of Fundraising. It's a topic full of misunderstanding, frustration, and Catch-22s. In this final week, we'll talk about venture capital funds, venture-scale companies, and how venture capital works (or doesn't) for startups.Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesRead the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-stepMore advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blogMusic by

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16:15

Step #25: The Realities of Funding (part 3)

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2019/01/21

How do you raise money for your startup? What are the realities of startup fundraising?This week's podcast continues the topic of Fundraising. It's a topic full of misunderstanding, frustration, and Catch-22s. In this third week, we'll dive into Angel investors, why they invest, and how the process works to close an Angel investment.Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesRead the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-stepMore advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blogMusic by Kevin MacLeod -

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11:42

Step #24: The Realities of Funding (part 2)

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2019/01/14

How do you raise money for your startup? What are the realities of startup fundraising?This week's podcast continues the topic of Fundraising. It's a topic full of misunderstanding, frustration, and Catch-22s. In this second week, we'll start jump into where seed funding comes from.Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesRead the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-stepMore advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blogMusic by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com

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9:28

Step #23: The Realities of Funding (part 1)

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2019/01/07

How do you raise money for your startup? What are the realities of startup fundraising?This week's podcast begins the topic of Fundraising. It's a topic full of misunderstanding, frustration, and Catch-22s. In this first week, we'll start with the basics, explaining what funding is and where funding comes from.Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesRead the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-stepMore advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blogMusic by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com

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14:08

Guest #8 - Stacy Flynn of Evrnu

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2018/12/11

Continuing the series of interviews, this week comes from Presidio Graduate School on Bainbridge Island, Washington (USA), talking with Stacy Flynn, co-founder/CEO of Evrnu (evrnu.com), which has a world-changing technology that can recycle used cotton clothing into better-than-new fiber.In the podcast, Stacy and I talk about why it takes so long to bring a technology to market, why that is such a challenge process, and along the way why you need a strong network of support to help you through not

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9:29

Guest #7 - Two fledglings: Brian And Peter

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2018/12/04

This week I'm in Nairobi, Kenya for The Land Accelerator (fledge.co/locations/land/) and the weekend before that had the opportunity to sit down with two of my fledglings (Fledge.co alumni).Bryan Piti of Zijani - fledge.co/fledgling/zijani/Peter Gatheru of Golden Cat - fledge.co/fledgling/golden-cat/We discussed the lack of daily champagne and roses three or four years into building a startup, the various challenges at that stage, and the guys provide some advice on what you can do to make it as far

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7:14

Guest #6 - Sam Baumber

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2018/12/03

This bonus episode is the last interview recorded at Frontier Incubators, an accelerator for accelerators. frontierincubators.org. This time with one of my fellow teachers, Sam Baumber of the Social Enterprise Academy based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.In the podcast, Sam and I talk about the "tribe" of socially conscious entrepreneurs, investors, and others. We talk about how the work we do is so transformational, and the challenges that even we have in figuring out which programs are worth it to

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12:49

Guest #5 - Olivia Clark-Moffatt

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2018/11/27

This bonus episode is another interview from Frontier Incubators, an accelerator for accelerators. frontierincubators.org. This time with one of my fellow teachers, Olivia Clark-Moffatt from The Difference Incubator in Australia, tdi.org.au.In the podcast, Olivia and I talk TDi's work, about the challenges of first nations (and native) entrepreneurs, the entrepreneurial mindset, resources, and the most privileged of the unprivileged.Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesRead the

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10:59

Guest #4 - Paul Basil

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2018/11/26

This week is the third of five interviews recorded at Frontier Incubators, an accelerator for accelerators. frontierincubators.org. This time with one of my fellow teachers, Paul Basil, founder villgro.org in India, Kenya, Vietnam and the Philippines.In the podcast, Paul and I talk about the (unfortunate) oddity that in the world of socially conscious incubation and acceleration, competitors are openly teaching each other how to be better. We then dig into how we all help entrepreneurs, what they

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6:53

Guest #3 - Kalsoom Lakhani

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2018/11/20

This bonus episode is another interview from Frontier Incubators, an accelerator for accelerators. frontierincubators.org. This time with one of my fellow teachers, Kalsoom Lakhani, founder of Invest to Innovate, invest2innovate.com in Pakistan.In the podcast, Kalsoom and I talk about her work, about the persistence of entrepreneurs, the loneliness of entrepreneurs, and a bit about gender.Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesRead the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-stepSee the

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11:36

Guest #2 - Celia and Amod at Frontier Incubators

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2018/11/16

This week is a conversation with two guests: Celia from SHE and Amod from One To Watch, who were both students at Frontier Incubators, an accelerator for accelerators. https://frontierincubators.org/And yes, we're all aware how odd that sounds, but the point of the program is to improve the help provided to entrepreneurs, and that is all I do, and thus I had the pleasure of being one of the teachers.In the podcast, Celia, Amod, and I talk about the challenges in helping entrepreneurs, and provide

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14:42

Step Back #4: Incorporation and Founders Shares

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2018/11/12

How exactly do you create a corporation? What documentation do you need? Do you need to hire a lawyer?This week we continue the step back from business planning and continue talking about corporations, this time diving into Articles of Incorporation and other documentation, and the common misunderstanding of founders shares and tax law.Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesRead the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-stepSee the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellcMore

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9:20

Step Back #3: Incorporation

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2018/11/05

What exactly is a corporation? What do they do? When do you need one? Do I need to incorporate now?This week we'll take a step back from business planning and talk about corporations, a bit of their history, and what powers they give you to do business.Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesRead the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-stepSee the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellcMore advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blogMusic by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com

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8:30

Step #22: Selling the first telephone, and your first...

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2018/10/31

How exactly did Bell sell the first telephone? How do you make your first sale?This week's podcast finishes the topic of Sales (for now), with the story of how Bell Telephone sold the first telephone, and how your first sale should be easier than that, but unlikely to be easy. I'll share a few tricks and tips that might make it easier.Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesRead the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-stepRead the related blog post at

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8:10

Step #21: Designing your sales funnel

Next Step For Entrepreneurs ·

2018/10/22

Sales is a complicated process. How do you organize your initial sales efforts, and create a plan that is actionable and which can be optimized using lean techniques?This week's podcast continues the topic of Sales, defining the "sales funnel" and talking about the importance of understanding your company's sales funnel now, whether you already are making sales, have yet to close your first customer, or even if your product or service has no human salesperson.Post your questions to

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