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!
Episodes
14 episodes
S1E10 - Derek Manuge, CEO of Corl and CTO of Railz - Strategist
Derek is Co-Founder / CEO of Corl and Co-Founder / CTO of Railz.On this episode, Chris Hjelm and Derek Manuge discuss: - His background before launching- ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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47:45
S1E9 - Jennifer Williams, Co-Founder and Chief Cloning Officer of Cuddle Clones - Strategist
Jennifer Williams is Co-Founder and CEO of Cuddle Clones. On this episode, Brad Zapp and Jennifer Williams discuss: - Her life before startups and what made her make the jump<...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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41:36
TeamPrint Crossover #4 - The Problem Solver
On today's episode, Brad Zapp and Chris Hjelm dive into the Problem Solver Profile. What makes Problem Solvers unique? What roles and tasks do they excel in within organizations? When you should think about hiring one?We wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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43:24
S1E8 - Gary Darna Part 2, Founder of CompleteSet and GM of Fast - Problem Solver
Gary had so much knowledge to impart, we had him back for round two. On this episode, Gary Darna talks about his career after CompleteSet. Some of the topics covered are:What is a soft landing? And why are they important...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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47:21
S1E7 - Gary Darna Part 1, Founder of CompleteSet and GM of Fast - Problem Solver
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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47:46
S1E6 - Elise Tresley, Co-Founder of Realm Foods - Problem Solver
Elise Tresley is Co-Founder and CEO of Realm Foods. Elise is a multi-time founder across software and CPG industries. On this episode Chris Hjelm and Elise Tresley discuss:- Her life before startups and what made her make t...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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44:02
TeamPrint Crossover #3 - The Disruptor
On today's episode, Brad Zapp and Chris Hjelm dive into the Disruptor Profile. What makes disruptors unique? What roles and tasks do they excel in within organizations? When you should think about hiring one?We will also la...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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46:44
S1E5 - Gavi Begtrup, Founder of Polymath Strategies - Disruptor
Gavi Begtrup is a scientist, multi-time startup founder, and candidate for the Mayor of Cincinnati.On this episode Brad Zapp and Gavi Begtrup discuss:- How he began his entrepreneurial journey- The need to be driven by passi...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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41:11
S1E4 - Brad Zapp, Founder of Connetic Ventures - Disruptor
Hosted by Connetic Ventures, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Brad Zapp and Killer Creamery COO, Matt Price discuss: Brad’s journey into VC Introducing Wendal, the AI that is money balling founders T...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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47:55
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TeamPrint Crossover #2 - The Accelerator
On today's episode, Brad Zapp and Chris Hjelm dive into the Accelerator Profile. We will also layer in quotes from our conversations with fellow Accelerators: Alex Burkhart and Blake Allsmith.A few notes on The Accelerator:- The...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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45:09
TeamPrint Crossover #1 - Introduction to the TeamPrint Personality Assessment
On this episode, Brad and Chris introduce StartupDNA and how the gut-driven VC model led them to build it. TeamPrint is the world's first behavioral assessment that analyzes and creates high-performing teams. It is also the first ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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45:33
S1:E3 - Dan Healy, Founder of Pickup - Accelerator
Dan Healy is the CEO of Pickup, PickUp is a fan opinion platform that makes content interactive by letting publishers embed contextual and shareable editorial. Prior to Pickup Dan was the COO of Prolific Interactive which was sold to WeWo...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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46:22
S1:E2 - Blake Allsmith, Founder of JumpDocs - Accelerator
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:09
S1:E1 - Alex Burkhart, Founder of Tixers - Accelerator
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 entreprene...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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44:27
