Startup Hustle

Fashion, as we all know, is a perpetual motion of apparels, footwear, bags, and eyewear. But do you know the newest fashion statement? Socks. Yes, it’s the men’s new tie and now considered as the latest favorite accessory. Your great-grandfather’s classic solid color and stripes are nothing but passé. That idea that your socks should match your pants is long gone!   Get set for a trendy episode as Matt DeCoursey welcomes his guest, Kelly Yarborough, Chief Wisdom Officer of School of Sock. Yarborough used to be in the wireless business but soon realized that he wanted to do something new. While meeting with some of his friends, and now co-founders, they went into the socks business.   Check out how School of Sock started their business and how they exist to enhance the style, appeal, and success of young professionals through colorful, yet professional and stylish socks.    Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ School of Sock: https://theschoolofsock.com/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

The Matts celebrate out 200th episode with a trip down memory lane and talk about how Full Scale got started and the challenges they faced.     Matt DeCoursey was starting his ticketing business and needed some PHP developers; however, the US has a developer shortage. This prompted him to go searching for the finest experts in the field. One of his friends advised him to look into finding PHP developers in Cebu.     Meanwhile, Matt Watson, the founder of Stackify, lost his key developers to competitors. The two would meet in 2016 when DeCoursey interviewed Watson for his book, Million Dollar Bedroom. They started Full Scale with the tagline: “We help you grow your development team quickly and affordably.”     Full Scale now has over 180 employees that started from 5 employees in 2017 helping their clients grow their business. Listen to this episode and others and learn about Full Scale’s services!       Learn more about:     Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

Whether you have this brilliant idea or you’re active in the early stage of your company’s development, you need to find someone who can fund your business. Figuring out how to fund your business is difficult and raising funds for your startup is crucial to your success.   Get set for another startup hustle with the Matts and guest Maggie Kenefake, managing director, and Jeff Shackelford, senior VP of investment capital and financial operations. The Enterprise Center in Johnson Country (ECJC) is a non-profit organization helping Kansas City entrepreneurs grow by providing entrepreneur education, mentoring, office space and connections to capital funds.   So, whether you need help determining where to start or you’re working to grow your business, ECJC can be a valuable resource in helping entrepreneurs and startups navigate the many resources that are available to them.   Learn more about: Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ Enterprise Center in Johnson County: http://ecjc.com/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

Managing employees and handling complicated company policies can be time-consuming and difficult. As a business owner, you don't have the time to do all these when you are focusing on growing the business. HR is the key to staying on top of today’s talent market. They are the ones who manage the company’s most important asset - the PEOPLE. Get informed with how HR changes your company’s growth in this episode, as the Matts and their guest, president and co-founder, Erica Brune discuss why HR is so important for business culture. Lever1 is a Kansas City-based professional employer organization (PEO), providing convenient resources for businesses across the country. Their biggest measurement of achievement is the growth and success of its clients. Learn how PEO clients can focus on their pressing business operations to maintain and grow their bottom line!   Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ Lever1: https://lever1.com/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

The digital economy influences all aspects of our society, especially how we interact. The emerging digital economy improves how we live and paves the way to develop new scientific research and breakthroughs.   Through a combination of new and emerging technologies, digital transformation is within our reach. These technologies will address sophisticated issues supported by Big Data.   Get set for another ground-breaking episode with Matt DeCoursey and KC Digital Drive Managing Director, Aaron Deacon. KC Digital Drive is a 501 c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to make Kansas City a digital leader to secure economic prosperity and improve the quality of life for all people in the region.   They work these objectives through a four-part process: engaging with the communities, identifying opportunities, implementing solutions and tracking results.   Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ KC Digital Drive: https://kcdigitaldrive.org/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

Using a crutch can be very daunting and exhausting. The longer you use it, the more you need it to avoid pain and discomfort. You might just get used to it, but wouldn’t you prefer to use something that can comfortably support you from the start?   In this podcast episode, Matt DeCoursey and guest, CIO and co-founder of Mobility Designed, Max Younger share a whole new experience to people who are using the traditional crutches.   Younger and his wife started Mobility Designed around 2 years ago. The company began with a mission to make crutch-assisted mobile, comfortable and functional. They believe that you can have a better quality of life through improved mobility and that recovery should be a painless experience.   Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ Mobility Designed: https://mobilitydesigned.com/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

Cancer is the leading cause of death in dogs. Instinctually, animals can hide their pain, but if they hide it for too long then it might already be too late.   It’s a heartwarming episode as the CEO of ELIAS Animal Health, Tammie Wahaus, gives pet owners and veterinarians hope and a better way of treating cancer in dogs. ELIAS Animal Health approach is simple: Every canine patient is unique, every cancer is unique.   To win against this devastating killer, cancer therapy itself must also be unique. Their Autologous Prescription Product harnesses the power of the dog’s immune system to eliminate cancer. If you are a pet owner and looking for better options to not only prolong your companion’s life but also to improve the quality of life, then tune in to this podcast!   Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ ELIAS Animal Health: https://eliasanimalhealth.com/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

For most patients, finding the right care provider can be a daunting task because of the wide selection and range of providers. More and more patients are looking for new providers as their current physicians retire or change their current practice.   So, how do you find the right one for you? In this episode of the Startup Hustle, Matt and Matt grab a seat with the president of MD Matchup, Jim Brown. MD Matchup is an interesting consumer acquisition and patient retention online software that matches patients with providers based on healthcare and personality-related compatibility factors.   Similar to dating websites, MD Matchup uses these factors and variables to create the beginnings of a great professional relationship. They believe it’s the best step in establishing a strong relationship between both parties.   Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ MD Matchup: https://mdmatchup.com/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

We are responsible for the climate change that we see today. It is our duty as denizens of the Earth to take responsibility for our actions and care for our home. It is imperative that each one is aware of the effects of climate change and that a single grand idea will not fix it.   Listen to this episode of the Startup Hustle and find the solution as Matt DeCoursey and guest co-host, Dynamhex founder and CEO, Sunny Sanwar discusses how gathering data can help solve climate change. Dynamhex monitors and visualizes complex energy consumption data for individuals, corporate and government entities.   By linking to science-based emission reduction targets, they allow climate leaders to make data-driven decisions in a timely fight against climate change.    Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ Dynamhex: https://dynmhx.io/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

And he’s back! Matt DeCoursey is back in Cebu and sparking all 170 Full Scale employees with his energetic presence! While in Cebu, Matt sat down with Full Scale’s Development Manager, Rodolfo Nacu, or better known as Nax, to talk about why Cebu is regarded as the tech hub of the country.   Nax has over eleven years of experience in the Research and Development industry for Retail Software technology, a recipient of various local and global awards on innovation, technical merit, and positive business impact. In this episode, Nax explains how Cebu is growing and is seen as the tech hub for innovative companies entering the country.   Aside from how fluent the Cebuanos are in English, which makes communication fluid, they are also very efficient, focused, and hard-working developers. Tune in to this episode and get more insight into why you should hire Filipino developers and why Matt speaks highly of Cebu. Learn more about: Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

The growing fame of electric vehicles is irrefutable. That being said, electric vehicle batteries need a multitude of resources to be manufactured. As a fleet manager, managing an immense number of electric commercial vehicles can easily be overwhelming at times.   In this episode, Matt DeCoursey and guest Muffi Ghudiali, founder and CEO of Electriphi, charge up a conversation about fleet management and what it takes to run a large number of electric commercial vehicles. Based in San Francisco, Electriphi develops EV fleet and energy management solutions that save energy costs, increase reliability, and simplify the transition to electric vehicle fleets.   Their robust fleet electrification planning tool is designed for fleet managers, energy utilities and planning teams to provide an energy cost, infrastructure, and environmental analysis tailored to specific characteristics.   Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ Electriphi: https://electriphi.ai/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

Solar power is a clean, inexpensive, renewable source that is harnessable anywhere in the world. The need for solar energy as a sustainable and increasingly cost-competitive alternative is more apparent than ever. Commercial buildings are switching to solar power to fully take advantage of the sun’s energy with solar technology.   Are you into solar power? Then listen to this podcast episode as Matt DeCoursey and guest, John Powers, founder and CEO of Extensible Energy, discuss how machine learning can make solar more cost-effective in commercial buildings.   Extensible Energy delivers technology and consulting services for utilities, their customers and other energy market participants. Their mission is to promote the expansion of the commercial solar market through developing intelligent software that is always adapting with energy, technology, data, and the grid.   Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ Extensible Energy: https://www.extensibleenergy.com/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

Technology is changing the way we do business. In the waste management industry, innovation is reshaping efficiency.   It’s a great kind of rubbish discussion with Matt DeCoursey and guest Mark Stefanski, VP of software at Compology on this episode as they talk about trash. Stefanski is a software engineer who has built a variety of successful “smart” products. His story begins when he was looking for a part-time job during college, where he ended up working for a secret company that wanted to develop a thermostat, which inspired him.   Compology was his next adventure in helping the world. Compology brings efficiency to waste and recycling services through accurate, timely dumpster data collection. Their web-based monitoring software is powered by rugged dumpster cameras helping haulers, generators and municipalities thrive. Listen to this podcast episode and learn how Compology is moving the waste industry forward!   Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Compology: https://compology.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

Are you a business looking to grow and keep your customers? Customer acquisition is very important for every business. But marketing is becoming more expensive and customers are becoming less trusting of brands, so businesses should start getting smarter. That is definitely easier said than done, but by finding the right strategy you can help your business grow big time! The Matt’s are back with an influx of learning on marketing and customer acquisition with Native Digital CEO, Justin Watkins. Native Digital is a company that is made up of a group of strategists and creatives, who really enjoy what they do best and that is helping your business grow by reaching new audiences through clearly defined brand strategies, creative messaging and channel integration for your in-house marketing teams to use.   Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ Native Digital: https://nativedigital.com/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg

Cocktail drinks are fantastic concoctions of usually alcohol, juice and/or some flavored syrups. Indeed, this type of party drink is so good and popular that people can’t resist having a glass or two at a party or social gathering. What if it’s hot outside and a popsicle sounds better than a drink? Why should you compromise, when you can have both? And what if we told you there’s a cocktail popsicle that you can enjoy? Sounds good, doesn’t it? Listen to this podcast episode as Matt DeCoursey gets a giddy discussion with guest co-host Andy Talbert, Snow Pops co-founder. Talbert talks about the challenges they faced when building a brand and how they withstand the competition in the beverage industry with just three fabulous flavors of these frozen alcoholic popsicles for adults.   Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/ Stackify: https://stackify.com/ Snow Pops: https://snowpops.co/ Gigabook: https://gigabook.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg