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Amazing conversation with Lisa Glenn Nobles where we discuss working mothers, remote work and burn out SAAS founders! In the recording session, Lisa Glenn-Nobles, CEO of LGN Collaborations, discusses her FREE method designed to help SaaS founders reclaim their time and improve operational efficiency. The discussion covers the challenges founders face in delegating tasks, the importance of using the right tools, and the common operational issues in startups. Lisa emphasizes the significance of remote work, especially for working mothers, and highlights the generational shifts in work expectations. The conversation concludes with insights on employee retention and the costs associated with turnover, advocating for a more inclusive and flexible workplace. See links in comments or search for Ready Set Exec the PODCAST on the streaming platform of your choice!

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NEW: NY’s OCM has decided to transition to Metrc for their seed-to-sale tracking system. This comes after the partnership between Metrc and BioTrack, BioTrack of course was the tech company initially given the seed-to-sale contract in New York. Things to keep in mind as per https://lnkd.in/g_gunAbG: • Licensees who were sending data via the BioTrack NY STS API can now stop. • All licensees are still required to maintain an electronic, real-time inventory tracking system. • Metrc UIDs will cost $0.10, and any BioTrack tags previously purchased will be credited. • Third-party integrators will not be charged to transition from BioTrack’s API to Metrc’s API. • Labs will send testing data to Metrc under the new system. • Until Metrc goes live, transfers must use paper manifests, and licensees should keep historical data in their own systems. • OCM and Metrc will provide updates on API access, sandbox testing, training, and tags in the coming months. • Operators are advised to continue to submit inventory/sales reports to the Office via the portal. • They are aiming to help operators go live with Metrc in early 2026 Distru is a validated third party software integrator with BioTrack in NY, and we are committed to working with Metrc as OCM figures out what next steps are in the coming months. #NYCannabis #Metrc #SeedToSale #Compliance #CannabisTech #Distru

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Episode 411 of The VentureFizz Podcast features Madeleine Smith, CEO & Co-Founder of Civic Roundtable: https://lnkd.in/e3avgGtc We all know that building a startup is incredibly hard. But building a startup for the government sector? Many would say that’s insanely hard. The reputation of slow-moving bureaucracies, limited budgets, and legacy tech is enough to scare off most founders. However, where others see obstacles, entrepreneurs like Madeleine see a massive, untapped opportunity. True disruption often comes from those who come into the equation with a fresh look and a different perspective. The result, an underserved industry that is hungry for modern tools to help them with their day to day workload. That is the origin of Civic Roundtable, a government operations platform purpose-built for federal, state, and local agencies. Emerging from the Harvard Innovation Labs, the company is already trusted by public servants at over 1,500 agencies across all 50 states. With funding led by General Catalyst, they are modernizing how millions of government workers across 90,000 agencies collaborate and achieve their mission. In this episode of our podcast, we cover: * Madeleine’s background & getting her career started at Mark43 in a variety of roles, plus how this experience influenced her entrepreneurial journey. * Pursuing a dual degree at Harvard Kennedy School and HBS, meeting co-founder Austin B., and recruiting Joshua Seiden, a former colleague from Mark43, to round out the team. * Pivoting from a business social networking solution to building the government operations platform. * Building a successful company in the government sector. * The latest at the Civic Roundtable, plus the details around their funding and looking ahead. * Advice for first-time Founders as a CEO. * And so much more!

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Really enjoyed this chat with William as part of his Early Rounds series. ☕ We covered a lot, from ThatRound and using AI in fundraising, to lessons from CROSSIP, building syndicates, and a few tougher chapters along the way. A lot of what we’re building was born out of that lived experience. Have a read if you want to know more about how ThatRound came to be!

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Who is buying devshop services? For sub 100k builds, founders are likely better served by vibe coding Most industries have pretty good enterprise software to cover large old school companies looking to spend 100k-2m a year If you want something game changing and truly bespoke, you likely have to hire the developers so you can maintain yourself after But the dev shops clearly continue to exist (in huge numbers). Which means someone must be paying them. But who? #shipsandshipping #maritime #growth #startup #inhouseonly

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🎙 The founders of YAi Digital are on a roll… Hot on the heels of Yana Lapitskaya’s appearance on The SaaS CFO Podcast, our very own COO & Co-founder Jessy Conflon joined Tom Marcus🎗️ (COO at Furlough) on The Furlough community podcast to talk about “The hidden cost of ‘good enough’ AI content. We’ve all seen it - AI-generated content that looks polished at first glance… but feels just a little off when you read it. In this episode, Jessy and Tom unpack a challenge every modern marketer is starting to face: - Why “good enough” AI content just isn’t enough anymore - The hidden risks of scaling your content production with AI, without quality controls - The rising importance of tone, trust, and clarity - And how YAi helps close the gap between speed and substance If you’re a marketer, content lead, or founder navigating AI and content creation, this one’s a must-listen. 🎧 Tune in here: Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dfrKhhud Apple Podcast: https://lnkd.in/dvDsDq5z #ContentLift #AIContent #MarketingTech hashtag #TextToVideo #GenerativeAI #ContentMarketing #FurloughPodcast #YAiPlatform

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To all my founder & non-developer friends - Just do these two things this weekend and come back stronger on the other side next week! 1. Get started with Claude Code. It's dead simple. Sign up with Claude → Install the CLI on your local machine → Done. Just 2 steps. Bonus: They're giving away 1 month of Pro subscription free! So no excuses. :) https://lnkd.in/gvunaqhQ 2. Use Meta Prompting. Ask AI to teach you how to communicate with it better. It's the holy grail of learning to learn! Example: "Teach me how to write better prompts for building a world-class landing page. What should I specify? What details matter? Then help me write the perfect prompt to create an Apple-style product page with all the animations, effects, typography and brand ethos." By following just these two, you'll be surprised how far you can go and the range of things you can achieve. All the backlogs collecting dust. The bandwidth issues you face with the engineering team. The ideas that strike you overnight — you can now bring them to life before filtering them out. Your engineering, product, design, and marketing teams will love you. You'll start co-creating with your team instead of standing by while they execute. You'll feed them sharper inputs and let them do what they do best. A few examples to get started:  → Create a landing page like Apple's world-class website  → Generate a detailed report on your website's performance last week  → Prototype a new feature for your  website  → Analyze your customer support queries for insights  → Clone your writing style for brand consistency→ Extract key information from emails and attachments Basically, you're becoming a 1–5× developer, while your engineering, product, and design teams aim to become 10–20×!

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Excited to share that DeMeloApps is now partnering with York Entrepreneurship Development Institute (YEDI) to support founders in transforming ideas into real, market ready products.

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I've had the same conversation 5x in the last week Impact founders are tired of having to change their focus based on funding trends... They want to be led by the mission not the money They want to build their own revenue sources And more and more they are looking to their communities and networks for creative ways to fund their work 🌐 I'm so excited about this, it means more collaboration, more stability but most importantly freedom to do cool sh*t. Let me know if you are in the same boat! ***Networks are going to fund the future***

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Lovable in Lisbon! Unsolicited Biz Advice podcast recently hit the road and recorded in Lisbon, Portugal teaming up with George Helgesen, Partner at ProCoders and host of the Backstage Tech podcast. In this episode, we explored the rapidly growing vibe coding company Lovable, an AI-powered app builder that has transitioned from an open-source project to a $6.6B valuation in just over a year. We Lovable-it and discuss ... - The implications of growth outpacing foundational structures - The concept of “epistemic debt” and its significance in AI-generated code - The strategic decision of whether to build or sell before facing pressure from larger competitors - Practical, from-the-trenches advice for founders in similar situations - We explore vibe coding industry If you’ve been meaning to check out the Unsolicited Business Advice podcast, start here: https://lnkd.in/gU8-yXw7 #AI #Startups #SaaS #BusinessStrategy #Tech #Podcast #UnsolicitedBizAdvice

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