Developing Ideas In To Business, How Business Coaches Help Engineers
In this podcast, Botond Seres and Dave Erickson look at how engineering types can make a business out of their product ideas, with podcast guest Vladimir Baranov, Founder of Human Interfaces.
Vladimir is an Executive Coach - for Founders and Technical Leaders. He has coached and mentored globally at various incubators and accelerators, with a primary focus on launching, developing, and sustaining startups.
He's a serial entrepreneur, having founded three companies with successful exits in fintech and spacetech - demonstrating his proficiency in scaling businesses through various funding stages.
His entrepreneurial journey has encompassed roles such as Founder, and many C-Level positions - and lends him a comprehensive perspective on creating optimal data and technology products and services.
TIMELINE SUMMARY:
0:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest
2:01 Vladimir's Entrepreneurial Journey
3:46 Challenges for Technical Founders
5:40 Finding the Right Mentor or Coach
8:58 Market Validation and Overcoming Barriers
10:42 Balancing Coding and Market Validation
18:28 Finding the Right Marketing and Sales Partners
23:18 The Role of Coaching in Business Success
29:31 Scaling Up Startups
32:30 Funding Strategies for Startups
41:28 Lessons from Exit Strategies
43:38 The Future of Coaching
45:08 Vladimir's Coaching Business
46:21 Closing Remarks and Outro
If you have questions for our Podcast Hosts or Guest, you can reach them here:
Dave Erickson = https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveerickson1/
Botond Seres = https://www.linkedin.com/in/botondseres/
GUEST: Vladimir Baranov = https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimirbaranov/
For a complimentary coaching discovery session, check out - https://www.humaninterfaces.co/screamingbox
Vladimir is an Executive Coach - for Founders and Technical Leaders. He has coached and mentored globally at various incubators and accelerators, with a primary focus on launching, developing, and sustaining startups.
He's a serial entrepreneur, having founded three companies with successful exits in fintech and spacetech - demonstrating his proficiency in scaling businesses through various funding stages.
His entrepreneurial journey has encompassed roles such as Founder, and many C-Level positions - and lends him a comprehensive perspective on creating optimal data and technology products and services.
TIMELINE SUMMARY:
0:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest
2:01 Vladimir's Entrepreneurial Journey
3:46 Challenges for Technical Founders
5:40 Finding the Right Mentor or Coach
8:58 Market Validation and Overcoming Barriers
10:42 Balancing Coding and Market Validation
18:28 Finding the Right Marketing and Sales Partners
23:18 The Role of Coaching in Business Success
29:31 Scaling Up Startups
32:30 Funding Strategies for Startups
41:28 Lessons from Exit Strategies
43:38 The Future of Coaching
45:08 Vladimir's Coaching Business
46:21 Closing Remarks and Outro
If you have questions for our Podcast Hosts or Guest, you can reach them here:
Dave Erickson = https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveerickson1/
Botond Seres = https://www.linkedin.com/in/botondseres/
GUEST: Vladimir Baranov = https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimirbaranov/
For a complimentary coaching discovery session, check out - https://www.humaninterfaces.co/screamingbox
Creators and Guests
Host
Dave Erickson
Dave Erickson has 30 years of very diverse business experience covering marketing, sales, branding, licensing, publishing, software development, contract electronics manufacturing, PR, social media, advertising, SEO, SEM, and international business. A serial entrepreneur, he has started and owned businesses in the USA and Europe, as well as doing extensive business in Asia, and even finding time to serve on the board of directors for the Association of Internet Professionals. Prior to ScreamingBox, he was a primary partner in building the Fatal1ty gaming brand and licensing program; and ran an internet marketing company he founded in 2002, whose clients include Gunthy-Ranker, Qualcomm, Goldline, and Tigertext.
