Build In Norfolk
Are you ready to take that next step on your entrepreneurial journey but you don’t know where to start? You’re in the right place, Build in Norfolk is a podcast that serves as an onramp to innovation and entrepreneurial education in Northeast Nebraska. We'll have conversations with entrepreneurs and industry professionals who provide action steps, resources, and learning lessons to help people like you get started. I'm your host Hunter Bergman, a young entrepreneur on a mission to inspire others to take that side hustle to an empire. Brought to you by Intersect Coworking and Incubator and Invest Nebraska, this is Build in Norfolk.
Build In Norfolk
Ben Williamson- Nebraska's Superpower, Connection
Welcome to the Build in Norfolk Podcast! Today's episode features a special guest who is a seed-stage venture capital investor and an active supporter of Nebraska's startup ecosystem. In this conversation, we will be covering a variety of topics including:
- Understanding the importance of having a North Star and how it can help guide your business decisions.
- Risk appetite - What it means and why it's essential to consider when building your business.
- Nebraska's superpower - the value of being part of a connected community and how it can help your business thrive.
- The pitfalls of focusing solely on the amount of money raised in Nebraska as an indicator of a healthy startup ecosystem.
- The importance of customer validation - why you shouldn't skip this step in building your business.
Join us as we dive into these topics and gain valuable insights from our guest's experiences as a venture capital investor and startup ecosystem supporter in Nebraska.
Books:
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Sucess by Carol S. Dweck
- Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink
- Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Connect with Ben Williamson on LinkedIn.
Visit the Invest Nebraska website for more information
