Episode 106: Making Use of MEWS in Middletown

For this episode of CTStartup, we journey to Middletown for an interview with friends new and old MewsPlus at the Middletown Chamber of Commerce.. No, there aren’t any cats at Middletown Entrepreneur Work Space, but there’s space for business to bloom. We sit down with former guest Tim Laubacher of LaunchEZ, and Jeff Pugliese of the Middlesex…

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Episode 73: Cryptocurrency and Crowdfunding Round Table

This week we take a bit of a break from interviews for a round table session with Chris, David, and Eric on the topic of equity crowdfunding and the rise of ICOs and cryptocurrency as a means of raising money. Find out which of Dave’s predictions turned out wrong (hint: most of them), how Chris…

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Episode 72: Making Modern Entrepreneurs with Mike Roer

Entrepreneurship has changed dramatically in the last decade, but the fundamentals of building a solid business haven’t. Mike Roer of the Entrepreneurship Foundation has been spending years with his organization helping new business owners carve out a successful niche of their own. We sat down with him to talk about what has changed, what hasn’t,…

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Episode 69: Networking with CVG and UCONN TIP – Pt. 1

As part of a special two-part series, the CTStartup Podcast joins the Crossroads Venture Group and UCONN TIP to speak with local startup founders, investors, and service providers at CVG’s monthly networking meeting. In this episode we speak with two CVG board members and a representative of UCONN about what their organizations are doing to…

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Episode 66: EIA Awards, InsureTech, and Manufactory 4.0

We’re taking a break from interviews this week to talk about the latest startup happenings in Connecticut. This includes the recent EIA awards, Upward Hartford’s InsureTech accelerator, and StanleyBlack&Decker’s new downtown business incubator, Manufactory 4.0. Tune in and catch up on the coolest startup news happening in the Nutmeg State.

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Episode 65: Taking Time With Hawthorn Watch Co.

Pardon the puns, but we’re taking a big step back in time this week in more than one way with our interview of Brian Dunnigan and his timepiece startup, the Hawthorn Watch Co. Born out of a dream and funded via Kickstarter, the Hawthorn Watch Co. burst onto the timepiece scene in 2017 with a…

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Episode 64: 2017 Year End Review

The CTStartup Podcast is back in action for 2018, and we’re kicking off the new year with a new partnership! Catch Eric, David, Andrea, and Chris on channel 88.1 FM – WESU Middletown – every Tuesday from 1 – 130 PM. Yes, we’re on the actual radio now. Now, we’re still not getting paid – but that…

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Episode 61: CVG Tech Tour – Day 3 – Quinnipiac University

For a week in October, the CT Startup Podcast traveled across Connecticut to interview local officials, startup founders, and venture capitalists as part of Crossroads Venture Group’s CT Tech Tour. For Day 3 of the CVG Tech Tour we sat down with Glendowlyn Thames of CTNext, the state agency behind the Innovation Places grants, and…

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