The Knowledge Capital Podcast

It’s time for us to hop back on the bandwagon.

A core piece of the KnowCap thesis is that we want to provide a reusable source of capital - human capital - to startup founders who find it difficult to find traditional venture capital funding. We’re excited to hear about the launch of Earnest Capital and Clearbanc.

Recently Starbucks announced they were doing a deal with Uber and now they have capability of delivery. This podcast episode is diving into why delivery is potentially going to ruin the customer experience of going into Starbucks aka “The Third Space”.

Stephen reflects on a podcast he recently listened to where Seth Godin comments on the current state of "Failure Pornography".

Stephen talks about his biggest takeaways from his first year of marriage.

Stephen talks about what makes a project that he's working on called (AdvisorSpaces) different.

Stephen talks about how he likes to work through mental, focus, creative blocks.

Stephen details why and what he shifted his on-demand private office space to. It's a subscription model!

Stephen walks through the real reason he likes to read so much...transference of centuries worth of knowledge.

Stephen details how he works on multiple projects throughout the week and why time blocking is so useful.

Stephen talks about what he's been up to the last few months and why he's focusing on doing more fulfilling activities now.

Stephen reflects on the last year as he enters into a new phase of his career.

Stephen talks about focus and the pitfalls of business when you lack a solid foundation.

Stephen talks about what the word "hustle" means to him. From perseverance to focus, he details four things that resonate with him about hustling.

Stephen walks through why he built a clothing brand over a weekend, and how other people with entrepreneurial tendencies should always be creating.

Stephen and his walk have an episode about nothing - which begs the question, does a non-scripted episode work better?

Stephen talks about the most difficult parts of keeping a daily podcast.

Stephen reflects on Switchyards' 18th iteration of The Consumer Show: MyAvanna, Fred!, WeMontage, and Shouty.

Stephen talks about humanizing sales tactics and softwares that can automate the process.

Stephen speaks on having a mindset to constantly work on disrupting your business.

Stephen talks about about finding your creative environment and exploring your passions.

Stephen asks his wife some questions about travel and her top pick for places she has and hasn't been.

Stephen talks about how he handles "off" days and non-productive weeks when working in a startup environment.

Stephen recaps a conversation with his wife surrounding their ability to purchase experiences.

Stephen gives some insight on why he's so passionate about startups, building something from nothing, and competition.

Stephen at the last second reflects on not allowing insignificant things ruin his day.

Stephen explains how his bank statements and calendar reflect what he's most pationate about. Does yours?

Stephen walks through his learning philosophy of getting 1% better.

Stephen walks through a new personal concept, "do more". And why it's important for him to take advantage of every hour of the day.

Stephen talks about the value of being intentional when doubling down on his strengths.

Stephen discusses with his wife how traveling around the world could get mundane.

Stephen walks through what "Impostor Syndrome" means to him, and how he combats it.

Stephen dives into what the top five toughest things about marriage have been in their first year. This will hit home for people contemplating tying the know but remain a little scared of the unknown.

In this episode Stephen walks through what it's been like during his first six months at a startup, how his first management role has gone, what's different from running his own business.