Inspiring Founders Podcast
Join us every Thursday for a new episode of the Inspiring Founders Podcast where you will hear from a wide variety of founders and leaders from early stage startups, to SMB Owners, and CEO’s scaling beyond $10 million in revenues.
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Episode #4: Raymond Cheng from Decrypt Compliance talks about When to Launch a Startup
Meet Raymond Cheng, Founder and CEO at Decrypt Compliance, a Silicon Valley Startup providing compliance audits and certifications for small and medium sized businesses. If your startup wants to do business with the government, public universities, health care, or any other highly regulated industry, you probably need to talk with Raymond. His company provides an independent audit and certification that you need when your customer demands trust. Listed to the interview to hear why Raymond started Decrypt Compliance, and how he uses AI to provide better and faster services to his clients.
Episode #3: Sameer Saran from ParkStash talks about Bootstrapping a Startup
Meet Sameer Saran, the CEO and Founder of ParkStash a Parking Management Software for Real Estate used by Apartments, Student Housing, Mixed-use Retail Sites, and even Truck Parking. Sameer has been bootstrapping ParkStash for 8 years and is now profitable and gaining momentum. He sat down for an interview to talk with me about his startup, bootstrapping, and how he overcomes the challenges early founders face... without giving up!
Episode #2: Eli Finn and Edgar Ceron from the San Jose Startup Ecosystem
Welcome to another episode of the Inspiring Founders Podcast. I'm your host, Michael Ashley and today we are heading over to San Jose to learn how SJSU supports Startups and Small Businesses at the south end of Silicon Valley. Join Edgar Ceron, Director of the Silicon Valley Small Business Development Center, and Eli Finn, Director of the SpartUp Incubator at San Jose State University, for a deep dive into communities, mentors, advisors and other resources for Startup Founders and small business owners in and around San Jose, California.
Episode #1: Sol Lipman and PieFi on the Inspiring Founders Podcast
Join Michael Ashley, AKA MASH, for an interview with PieFi founder Sol Lipman and learn what Pizza has to do with Startups coming out of Santa Cruz, California.
Episode #0: Discussing Community with Eli Finn, SJSU SpartUp Incubator
In this pre-podcast episode, I talk with SJSU SpartUp Incubator Program Manager Eli Finn, and we discussed the value of community for early stage startup founders.
AI Stole My Job… Now What?
AI Took My Job… Now What? A Workshop on Digital Workforce Transformation in the Age of AI
AI is changing how work gets done—automating repetitive tasks and shifting the skills businesses need to thrive.
For startups, small businesses, and employees, this isn’t just about adopting new tools. It’s about adapting your workforce and preparing for the future of work in the age of AI. Watch the video for more…