Startup Science Podcast with Gregory Shepard

Greg's guest this week is David Allen, the world’s preeminent organizational guru. He has more thirty years of experience as a management consultant and executive coach to some of America’s most prestigious organizations, and he’s also the brilliant mind the mega-bestseller, “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity”. In part one, Greg and David discuss the global impact of the GTD...

Greg wraps up his chat with Venture Capitalist, Tim Draper, Silicon Valley's most notable blockchain and cryptocurrency investor and founder of Draper Associates, Draper University and DFJ. In part two, Tim talks about why people should invest in Bitcoin and why now is a great time to be an entrepreneur.

Prepare to take notes. This week, Greg talks to legendary Venture Capitalist, Tim Draper. He has invested in companies such as Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter, Twitch, and Skype. Tim is Silicon Valley's most notable blockchain and cryptocurrency investor and founder of Draper Associates, Draper University and DFJ. In part one, Tim tells Greg how he's helping entrepreneurs around the globe and how he's givi...

Greg concludes his entrepreneurial leadership talk with Phil Weber.  Phil is a professional basketball coach who has guided men everywhere from New York, to Phoenix, and all the way to India. Phil is also a Leadership Consultant for the NBA players association and the author of the upcoming book, “How Do You Make Them Thirsty”. Phil tells Greg how losing his job inspired him to have 'the greatest...

Now more than ever leadership is needed, especially when starting and running a business. Henry Ford. Steve Jobs. John D. Rockefeller. They were legendary businessmen that were great at business, but also great at being leaders. This week, Greg takes a break from talking to investors, entrepreneurs and CEOs and talks about leadership with Phil Weber.  Phil is a professional basketball coach who ha...

Greg wraps up his conversation with Scott Amyx, a venture capitalist, speaker, and author. Scott shares his interest and surviving and thriving in space and raising capital for DNA sequencing.

Joining Greg this week is Scott Amyx, a venture capitalist, speaker, and author. Greg and Scott discuss how entrepreneurs can impact the defense sector and how humans will adapt to the robot age.

Greg concludes his conversation with Oren Klaff, the best-selling author of Pitch Anything and Flip the Script, and unlock the secrets to "sales inception."

One of the keys to investing and starting up a company is NEGOTIATING, and joining Greg this week is Oren Klaff, the best-selling author of Pitch Anything and Flip the Script. Greg and Oren talk about the science of frame selling, how to correctly speak the language of money, and why neediness kills deals.

Greg wraps up his chat with Peter Mallouk, the President of Creative Planning. In part two, Greg and Peter discuss how long the pandemic could effect mergers and acquisitions, advice for entrepreneurs in the ideation stage, and what it's like being a private investor during uncertain times.

There’s no playbook for investing during a pandemic. The best you can do is listen to pros that know what they’re doing, and hope for the best. This week, Greg is joined by Peter Mallouk, a financial rock star that runs one of the largest independent wealth management firms in America. Greg and Peter talk about how investors reacted to COVID-19, what effect the pandemic has on real estate investme...

Greg concludes his conversation with Ben Crudo, the CEO of diff, an e-commerce company located in Montreal. In Part Two, Ben tells Greg how he started his company 10 years ago, their relationship with Shopify, and why brick and mortar businesses should embrace e-commerce during the pandemic.

This week, Greg talks to Ben Crudo, a millennial entrepreneur and CEO who is handling a staff made up of Generation Z employees. Ben runs diff, an e-commerce company from Montreal, and he tells Greg how he's managed a team of young people through their first crisis.

In part two of episode one, Greg & Randall continue their conversation with Scott Tait, UC San Diego's Executive Director of the National Security Innovation Catalyst. Scott tells us how to take advantage of opportunities during uncertain times and Greg talks about his recovery from the economic meltdown of 2008.

In the first episode of The BOSS Podcast, Greg is joined by his partner at BOSS Capital Partners, Randall LaVeau, and their special guest, Scott Tait, UC San Diego's Executive Director of the National Security Innovation Catalyst. Scott tells Greg how his military background prepared him for the world of business, how his Catalyst network came together in the face of global pandemic, and his four...