StartUps Are Not Like Reality TV Featuring Jeff Saling

Jeff Saling is a start-up founder and early stage public company executive with more than 25 years’ experience. Since 1998, Jeff has been part of successful startup exits with 3 IPO’s and 1 private acquisition. As an executive, Jeff’s experience includes running worldwide sales, professional services, SaaS operations, and product development. As a founder, Jeff’s experience includes three B2B SaaS cloud companies and currently, 1 business / tech incubator, StartUpNV. Jeff is also an active mentor and angel investor in several tech start-ups. We discuss: The difference between being in an incubator vs. trying to start something without the incubator [2:25] Why being solo might be too hard [4:50] How to overcome mid-career challenges by joining an incubator [6:27] The road to having an a-ha moment [9:38] A program that helps you create the next big unicorn [11:16] Free resources for business startups based out of Nevada [15:58] Biggest obstacles to founders getting help in the early stages of their business [17:32] Pros and cons of paid startup programs, and the alternative to them [20:54] Not a boring company that has broken through the plateau in the IoT space [22:10] The future is bright [23:58] Learn more about Jeff at https://startupnv.org/ (https://startupnv.org/), https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsaling/ (LinkedIn), https://twitter.com/StartUp_Nevada (Twitter) and https://www.facebook.com/StartupNV/ (Facebook). Thank You to Our Sponsor: Geri Mazur Marketing 917-509-9906 or geri@gerimazurmarketing.com