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:E2 - Blake Allsmith, Founder of JumpDocs - Accelerator
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Brad Zapp
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Season 1
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Episode 3
Blake Allsmith is Co-Founder and CEO of Jumpdocs.com. Blake is an integral part of the Cincinnati entrepreneurial ecosystem and still leans in to help local startups raise capital and enter hypergrowth. Prior to Jumpdocs, Blake was CEO of Cladwell, a Connetic portfolio company that was sold in 2019.
Brad and Blake discuss:
- What it's like building a family while being an entrepreneur
- Why fatherhood and entrepreneurship are similar
- The benefit of select Accelerators
- Why he loves fundraising (and doesn't love selling)
- The mindset differences between building a $10M and $1B business
- How to evaluate and determine the type of investors to bring on
Enjoy!