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DONT MISS OUR BEST OF SEASON 1: 10 audio episodes shorter than 10 minutes with the best entrepreneurship advice of the first season! Visit GTImpact.com (https://gtimpact.com/podcast-for-entrepreneurs/) to download or listen to this best of series. Welcome to Mission First, the podcast to learn from successful entrepreneurs who are building a sustainable future for our planet and its people! Growing a company that aims at having a sustainable impact is not easy! That’s why I created Mission First.  In each episode, I interview one entrepreneur with a company mission related to the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Our guests are entrepreneurs who have recently gone through these difficult first years successfully.  Together we discuss their challenges and what they have learned on the way. We go into detail, with a specific focus on company culture, leadership, financing, growth and business strategy.  That way you learn hands-on tips on how to build a better future and a successful company too. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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Episode thumbnail for Best of episode 35: How to sell a product that doesn't exist yet, with Kimberly Breuer (Likeminded)

June 26, 2024

Best of episode 35: How to sell a product that doesn't exist yet, with Kimberly Breuer (Likeminded)

<p>In this <b>Best of </b>episode from the Mission First Podcast, Kimberly Breuer, co-CEO and co-founder of Likeminded, shared her experience about pivoting from B2C to B2B.</p><p>Learn how potential customers can validate your product, the challenges and joys of pivoting, and the hard lessons learned along the way. Kimberly shares her experience of rebuilding a product from scratch, the significance of finding product-market fit, and the complexities of transitioning from founder-led sales to a scalable sales machine.<br></p><p>Listen to the full episode to learn💡 <b>How to build a successful mental health company based on data and machine learning</b> 💡<br></p><p>In the episode:</p><p>- How the idea of Likeminded was born?</p><p>- How they decided to have 4 people co-founding the company</p><p>- What helped them make the decision to pivot from B2C to B2B after a year into the business?</p><p>- What’s it like to pitch a non-existent product</p><p>- When do you know you found a product market</p><p>- The benefits of being data-based</p><p>- How to choose your set of data you collect</p><p>- The hardest part about machine learning setup in a company</p><p>- OKRs and how they help to keep you focused</p><p>- From founders sales to global sales</p><p>- Short vs long-term benefits when launching a business<br></p><p>Listen to the full episode - <a href="https://smartlink.ausha.co/mission-first/35-growing-a-mental-health-company-to-1-000-000-in-arr-in-12-months-by-pivoting-from-b2c-to-b2b-with-kimberly">HERE</a></p><p><br></p><p>Resources:</p><p>Kimberly’s <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlybreuer/">Linkedin</a></p><p>Likeminded <a href="https://www.likeminded.care/en/home">website</a> </p><p><br></p><p>===</p><p>Watch my video presentation “3 key strategies to grow a following of 7500+ changemakers on Linkedin” 👉 <a href="https://gtimpact.com/case-study-3-key-steps-linkedin-personal-branding/">watch presentation</a>  </p><p><br></p><p>===</p><p>Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - <a href="https://winning-musician-9615.ck.page/dfd3862aa7">here</a> </p><p><br></p><p><b>Follow us:</b></p><p>LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/mission-first-podcast/">follow us on LinkedIn</a> </p><p>YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbCqqKRNM5v3UE4QJhKdeg">follow us on YouTube</a> </p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missionfirstpodcast/">follow us on Instagram</a> </p><p>TikTok - <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@missionfirstpodcast">follow us on TikTok</a> </p><br/><p>Hosted by Ausha. See <a href="https://ausha.co/privacy-policy">ausha.co/privacy-policy</a> for more information.</p>

Episode thumbnail for Best of episode 36: The truth about economic growth and wealth redistribution, with Timothée Parrique

June 19, 2024

Best of episode 36: The truth about economic growth and wealth redistribution, with Timothée Parrique

<p>In this <b>Best of </b>episode, Timothée Parrique, PhD in economics specializing in degrowth and post-growth theories, shares his view on the impact of wealth on political decisions and environmental policies, strategies for building democratic pressure to enforce corporate responsibility on environmental issues and the importance of equitable resource distribution during environmental and economic transitions.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to the full episode to learn whether economic growth is necessary to overcome inequality, the differences between degrowth and recession, and how entrepreneurship can align with environmental goals.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to the full episode here - <a href="https://smartlink.ausha.co/mission-first/36-why-green-growth-is-a-myth-and-how-does-degrowth-apply-to-green-entrepreneurship-and-to-our-future">https://smartlink.ausha.co/mission-first/36-why-green-growth-is-a-myth-and-how-does-degrowth-apply-to-green-entrepreneurship-and-to-our-future</a></p><p><br></p><p>Watch the full episode on YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26I8i8bRWro">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26I8i8bRWro</a></p><p><br></p><p><b>Resources:</b></p><p>Timothée Parrique <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/timoth%C3%A9e-parrique-7b593450/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>Timothée’s <a href="https://timotheeparrique.com/">website</a></p><p>Timothée’s book <a href="https://www.seuil.com/ouvrage/ralentir-ou-perir-timothee-parrique/9782021508093">Ralentir ou péri </a> </p><p><br>===</p><p>Watch my video presentation “3 key strategies to grow a following of 7500+ changemakers on Linkedin” 👉 <a href="https://gtimpact.com/case-study-3-key-steps-linkedin-personal-branding/">watch presentation</a>  </p><p>===</p><p>Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - <a href="https://winning-musician-9615.ck.page/dfd3862aa7">here</a> </p><p><br></p><p><b>Follow us:</b></p><p>LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/mission-first-podcast/">follow us on LinkedIn</a> </p><p>YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbCqqKRNM5v3UE4QJhKdeg">follow us on YouTube</a> </p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missionfirstpodcast/">follow us on Instagram</a> </p><p>TikTok - <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@missionfirstpodcast">follow us on TikTok</a> </p><br/><p>Hosted by Ausha. See <a href="https://ausha.co/privacy-policy">ausha.co/privacy-policy</a> for more information.</p>

Episode thumbnail for 45. Planting 1 million hectares of rainforest using drones and balancing short-term revenue with long-term impact

June 12, 2024

45. Planting 1 million hectares of rainforest using drones and balancing short-term revenue with long-term impact

<p>How do you build a hardware company that not only generates immediate revenue but also creates a lasting, positive impact?</p><p>How do you bring investors on board?</p><p>How do you build an international team of A-players in Research &amp; Development, Data, Marketing, and Sales?</p><p><br></p><p>The answers in this episode.</p><p><br></p><p><b>Morfo</b> restores large-scale forest ecosystems, with the help of drones and an innovative method.</p><p><br></p><p>With a single drone, they can process up to 50 hectares of forest imagery per day and plant 180 seed pods every minute, even across steep and difficult-to-access lands like rainforests. </p><p><br></p><p>But it is not just about planting trees. They make sure to have local participation in their projects, so far, they’ve involved more than 1,000 people. Morfo is building sustainable livelihoods for the most vulnerable communities of this world.</p><p><br></p><p>🌳💪 In just a year, their first project went from a vegetation cover of <b>0.3% to 42%</b>, by planting 15 different species, all native to the region! 600 Hectares of forests in restoration in 3 different places.</p><p><br></p><p>Their mission is to restore, by 2030, 1M hectares of rainforest, which means planting 1.2 Billion trees, with their innovative solution.</p><p><br></p><p>To achieve that goal they:</p><p>- raised 4M of seed round in November</p><p>- have built a team of 31 people across 2 continents</p><p><br></p><p><b>Pascal Asselin</b>, co-founder and CEO of Morfo shared his insights on:</p><p>- How to find financial models that make investors interested in the company</p><p>- Short-term revenues with long-term forests: Working two time horizons at the same time</p><p>- Projecting into markets with gigantic potential: low risk, high reward</p><p>- How to build credibility with science as a foundation</p><p>- How to build a solid, experienced and trustful leadership team</p><p>- The “sharing is caring” concept and how this helps to better understand your company’s mission</p><p>- How OKRs help to define a clear common vision</p><p>- How to optimize people management, when you have operations in several locations</p><p>- How to make sure you have both sustainable and social impact and involve local communities</p><p><br></p><p>Watch the full episode on YouTube - <a href="https://youtu.be/hkfZTSKM2gA">https://youtu.be/hkfZTSKM2gA</a></p><p><br></p><p><b>Resources:</b></p><p>Pascal’s <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pascal-asselin/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>Morfo <a href="https://www.morfo.rest/">website</a></p><p><br></p><p><b>Books:</b></p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53369412-how-to-save-our-planet?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=xePw4jyJNe&amp;rank=2">How to Save Our Planet: The Facts</a> by Mark Maslin</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20787425-reinventing-organizations?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_24">Reinventing Organizations</a> by Frederic Laloux, Ken Wilber (Foreword)<br>Podcast - <a href="https://www.gdiy.fr/">Génération Do It Yourself</a> (in French)</p><p><br>===</p><p>Watch my video presentation “3 key strategies to grow a following of 7500+ changemakers on Linkedin” 👉 <a href="https://gtimpact.com/case-study-3-key-steps-linkedin-personal-branding/">watch presentation</a>  </p><p>===</p><p>Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - <a href="https://winning-musician-9615.ck.page/dfd3862aa7">here</a> </p><p><br></p><p><b>Follow us:</b></p><p>LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/mission-first-podcast/">follow us on LinkedIn</a> </p><p>YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbCqqKRNM5v3UE4QJhKdeg">follow us on YouTube</a> </p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missionfirstpodcast/">follow us on Instagram</a> </p><p>TikTok - <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@missionfirstpodcast">follow us on TikTok</a> </p><br/><p>Hosted by Ausha. See <a href="https://ausha.co/privacy-policy">ausha.co/privacy-policy</a> for more information.</p>

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What is Mission First - Entrepreneurs for future?

DONT MISS OUR BEST OF SEASON 1: 10 audio episodes shorter than 10 minutes with the best entrepreneurship advice of the first season! Visit GTImpact.com (https://gtimpact.com/podcast-for-entrepreneurs/) to download or listen to this best of series. Welcome to Mission First, the podcast to learn from successful entrepreneurs who are building a sustainable future for our planet and its people! Growing a company that aims at having a sustainable impact is not easy! That’s why I created Mission First.  In each episode, I interview one entrepreneur with a company mission related to the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Our guests are entrepreneurs who have recently gone through these difficult first years successfully.  Together we discuss their challenges and what they have learned on the way. We go into detail, with a specific focus on company culture, leadership, financing, growth and business strategy.  That way you learn hands-on tips on how to build a better future and a successful company too.

Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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