Have you ever seen a recipe online that you loved, but never ended up making? Maybe you didn't have the time. Perhaps you are unfamiliar with some of the ingredients, and it would take too much effort to locate them. Chicory solves that problem with a one-click delivery solution of the ingredient list of a given recipe.

Yuni Samashima founded the company in his senior year at Colgate university. Two years later, they are getting millions of page views per month and growing. We discuss Chicory's adventure:

• How Yuni leveraged opportunities in college to get to where he is today
• Why online recipes are difficult to index and organize
• How Chicory improves content for food bloggers
• Landing a deal with the mammoth publishing company, Time Inc.
• Why they analyze 100 million data points a day (natural language processing)
• Why molecular biology matters
• Modernizing legacy industries

Selected links from the show:
Chicory
Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator
Time Inc.
Food & Wine Magazine
Michael Keriakos

Simplifying ordering for restaurants is a growing industry. Many startups are entering the space. This week's guest, Bluecart, stands out with a unique business model: it is free for everyone.

The company has a potential for huge growth precisely because there are so many small farmers, producers, wholesalers, and restaurants out there who's margins are so tight they could never afford this kind of technology otherwise.

This summer, they received 4 million dollars in investment and the Washington D.C. based company is taking off.

Jag Bansal, Andrew Genung and myself talk about the how and why of Bluecart:

• What pitching VC's is really like
• On relationships with their investors
• How they chose the business model and their plans for monetization
• Why they like having competitiors
• Andrew's tips on content marketing
• The importance of company culture

Selected links from the episode:

Bluecart
Dan Norris - Content Machine
WP Curve
The Halo Trust

This episode is a compilation of 6 strategies to become a more effective entrepreneur. They are utilized by top entrepreneurs and can help you get to the next level. Learn how to:

1. Define and amplify signal
2. Have a growth vs fixed mindset
3. Serendipity scale
4. Active reading/discussion
5. Get a business coach
6. Skip the credentials (Doing things without permission)

Mentioned in the episode:

Carlos Miceli
Sebastian Marshall
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