The Aggregate
The Aggregate, hosted by Connetic Ventures, is a project based on the founder's journey and our learnings from StartupDNA. We interview Connetic portfolio founders and explore their entrepreneurial journey with their current company and prior endeavors. Brad Zapp and Chris Hjelm then dive deep into startupDNA profiles and pull in snippets from prior founder episodes to help contextualize different types of founder personalities. Enjoy!
The Aggregate
S1:E1 - Alex Burkhart, Founder of Tixers - Accelerator
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Brad Zapp
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Season 1
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Episode 1
Alex Burkhart is an Accelerator and founder of multiple companies included Tixers, a Connetic portfolio company, that was sold in 2015. Alex is the definition of a serial entrepreneur and has very insightful information for any entrepreneur. Currently, Alex is the founder and CEO of Prime Prospects and Zooky, as well as an Adjunct Professor at University of Cincinnati.
Brad and Alex discuss:
- What it's like being an Accelerator CEO
- The real differences between big cos and startup
- The soft landing of a corporate job after running a startup
- How to fake it until you make it
- Why selling his company was the hardest part of all
- How Alex uses technology to build high performing teams
Enjoy!