Once Upon A Venture Podcast » The Start http://onceuponaventure.com Once Upon A Venture” was created by Alan Siege, combining decades of experience in small business consulting, with a passion for telling stories. His aim is to provide a an entertaining and educational look behind the curtain of some of the world’s most successful up-and-coming entrepreneurs: to inspire, educate, and encourage current and aspiring small business owners. Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:07:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Copyright © 2012 Once Upon A Venture Podcast alan.siege@sbmc.biz alan.siege@sbmc.biz posts 1440 http://onceuponaventure.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Once Upon A Venture Podcast » The Start http://onceuponaventure.com 144 144 Stories of Entrepreneurs Once Upon A Venture” was created by Alan Siege, combining decades of experience in small business consulting, with a passion for telling stories. His aim is to provide a an entertaining and educational look behind the curtain of some of the world’s most successful up-and-coming entrepreneurs: to inspire, educate, and encourage current and aspiring small business owners. Entrepreneurs, small business, venture, alan.siege@sbmc.biz no no NuNu Chocolates http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/12/nunu-chocolates/ http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/12/nunu-chocolates/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:58:10 +0000 admin http://onceuponaventure.com/?p=154 How does someone go from having a degree in waste management to operating a thriving chocolate shop? Why would someone take such a leap? What makes people like Justine Pringle – the owner of NuNu Chocolates – re-do their life and take on such risk? Once you hear her, you’ll understand.  Click here to download a transcript of this interview.

]]> http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/12/nunu-chocolates/feed/ 0 15:20 How does someone go from having a degree in waste management to operating a thriving chocolate shop? Why would someone take such a leap? ... How does someone go from having a degree in waste management to operating a thriving chocolate shop? Why would someone take such a leap? What makes people like Justine Pringle - the owner of NuNu Chocolates - re-do their life and take on such risk? Once you hear her, you'll understand.  Click here to download a transcript of this interview. All, The Start alan.siege@sbmc.biz no no The Start Up Story of Idea Paint http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/08/idea-paint/ http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/08/idea-paint/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:23:45 +0000 admin http://onceuponaventure.com/?p=123

When I read about Idea Paint, In Inc. Magazine I knew this was a story that needed to be made public. John Goscha, the founder of Idea Paint, shares his story with us. Again, this story is about a young, college entrepreneur, pursuing his dream of empowering a person’s ideas, through a creative medium, white boards everywhere any anywhere. Visit Idea Paint, and fan them on Facebook to keep up to date, ask a questions or leave a comment, Idea Paint Fan Page

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By David McGregor

]]> http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/08/idea-paint/feed/ 0 00:01:01 When I read about Idea Paint, In Inc. Magazine I knew this was a story that needed to be made public. John Goscha, ... When I read about Idea Paint, In Inc. Magazine I knew this was a story that needed to be made public. John Goscha, the founder of Idea Paint, shares his story with us. Again, this story is about a young, college entrepreneur, pursuing his dream of empowering a person’s ideas, through a creative medium, white boards everywhere any anywhere. Visit Idea Paint, and fan them on Facebook to keep up to date, ask a questions or leave a comment, Idea Paint Fan Page Click here to download a transcript of this interview. By David McGregor All, The Start alan.siege@sbmc.biz no no Thrillist.com! http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/08/thrillist-com/ http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/08/thrillist-com/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:01:30 +0000 admin http://onceuponaventure.com/?p=118
Thrillist

In this exciting episode of Once Upon a Venture we meet co founder of Thrillist.com Ben Lerer. Ben and his partner Adam Rich founded Thrillist in their young 20’s. They now have close to 1,000,000 subscribers and 11 editions of the daily update. Ben shares with us the details of his journey. Take a listen, leave a comment, and subscribe to Thrillist!

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By David McGregor

]]> http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/08/thrillist-com/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Thrillist In this exciting episode of Once Upon a Venture we meet co founder of Thrillist.com Ben Lerer. Ben and his partner Adam Rich ... Thrillist In this exciting episode of Once Upon a Venture we meet co founder of Thrillist.com Ben Lerer. Ben and his partner Adam Rich founded Thrillist in their young 20’s. They now have close to 1,000,000 subscribers and 11 editions of the daily update. Ben shares with us the details of his journey. Take a listen, leave a comment, and subscribe to Thrillist! Click here to download a transcript of this interview. By David McGregor All, Funding, Going to Market, The Start alan.siege@sbmc.biz no no Karl Miller of Hudson Goods http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/06/karl-miller-of-hudson-goods/ http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/06/karl-miller-of-hudson-goods/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:00:38 +0000 admin http://onceuponaventure.com/?p=84 GV

Karl Miller started Hudson Goods and went from a big wig on Wall Street to an entrepreneur in the blink of an eye, what a guy! He has some really interesting experiences to share with us. Hudson Goods brings you top quality furniture and accessories at an unmatched price. Each piece is designed to withstand the wear and tear of everyday living and at the same time bring warmth, comfort and style to your home. Hard wood tops look naturally aged and painted finishes are lightly distressed to reflect the passage of time.

By David McGregor

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]]> http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/06/karl-miller-of-hudson-goods/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Karl Miller started Hudson Goods and went from a big wig on Wall Street to an entrepreneur in the blink of an eye, what ... Karl Miller started Hudson Goods and went from a big wig on Wall Street to an entrepreneur in the blink of an eye, what a guy! He has some really interesting experiences to share with us. Hudson Goods brings you top quality furniture and accessories at an unmatched price. Each piece is designed to withstand the wear and tear of everyday living and at the same time bring warmth, comfort and style to your home. Hard wood tops look naturally aged and painted finishes are lightly distressed to reflect the passage of time. By David McGregor Click here to download a transcript of this interview. All, The Start alan.siege@sbmc.biz no no Bryan Scott Wagner and his “Risque” business http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/05/19/ http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/05/19/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 13:11:20 +0000 admin http://onceuponaventure.com/?p=19 This is the story of a VERY interesting but risqué start up. Brian tells us how this concept came to be and the steps he and his partner took to build this business. The sound quality could be better, we did the interview in a busy Chelsea spot, but the value in the story must be shared. Learn how an idea comes to be, and the steps that are needed to be taken to make an idea reality.

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]]> http://onceuponaventure.com/2009/05/19/feed/ 0 00:01:01 This is the story of a VERY interesting but risqué start up. Brian tells us how this concept came to be and the steps he ... This is the story of a VERY interesting but risqué start up. Brian tells us how this concept came to be and the steps he and his partner took to build this business. The sound quality could be better, we did the interview in a busy Chelsea spot, but the value in the story must be shared. Learn how an idea comes to be, and the steps that are needed to be taken to make an idea reality. Click here to download a transcript of this interview. All, New, The Start alan.siege@sbmc.biz no no