Startup or Shutup!

About Startup or Shutup!

The entrepreneurship podcast for startup founders, small business owners & solopreneurs who want the real playbook — not the highlight reel. STARTUP or SHUTUP! is hosted by Colin Fraley (https://myjulip.com/colinfraley) — small business coach, startup advisor, and serial entrepreneur — who sits down with real builders to extract the actual strategies, systems, and decisions behind their growth. Zero fluff. Zero filler. Whether you're scaling a small business, building your first startup, or running a solopreneur operation, every episode delivers: • Real founder stories — the wins, the failures, and the pivots that changed everything • Small business growth strategies and custom technology solutions that work today • Startup advice from people actively building — not just talking about it • Creator economy tactics for founders monetizing their skills and audience • Go-to-market frameworks and small business consulting insights from the front lines This isn't inspiration content. It's your startup playbook. HOST: Colin Fraley is a small business coach and startup advisor who works with founders and business owners to build smarter systems — including custom technology solutions that give small businesses a real competitive edge. Ready to work together? → BizTechy.ai (http://BizTechy.ai) COMMUNITY: Join 1,000+ founders and small business owners at PeerFounder.com (http://PeerFounder.com) — where founders get peer support, honest feedback, and funding on their own terms. Free lifetime access for the first 1,000 members (limited spots remaining). → peerfounder.com (http://peerfounder.com) New episodes drop biweekly. Subscribe so you never miss a real playbook. --- Topics: entrepreneurship podcast, startup podcast, small business coaching, startup coach, solopreneur, creator economy, founder stories, business growth, small business technology solutions, go-to-market strategy, startup advice, community for entrepreneurs, founder podcast, small business consultant, best business podcast

Publisher

Colin Fraley | Founder Podcast Host & Small Business Coach

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 May 2025

Latest episode

2 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

12 of 22 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   2 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Building Community as a Creator | PKFire on Parties & Entrepreneurship

   Host Colin Fraley interviews PK Fire, exploring how they built a thriving community business from software engineering and the founder mindset behind launching any venture.

2. 

   21 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Silent Retreats: A Path to Clarity

   Jason VanDevere shares how silent retreats cultivate clarity and shift focus from self to others, offering profound personal growth.

3. 

   26 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Empathy is Best for Business

   Host Alex Sanfilippo interviews Dr. Neeta Sharma, a leading organizational psychologist, about how cultivating empathy drives business success and fosters deeper connections.

Inside a recent episode

Building Community as a Creator | PKFire on Parties & Entrepreneurship

Published 2 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I think I tried to start some businesses. I did like a coding, try to make my own coding bootcamp, teach people. It's like kind of like teaching, but I was like, I was trying to start a business because like, well, I know how to code and I'm good at teaching. So this will be easy. […]

Who has been a guest on Startup or Shutup!

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• PK Fire
• Jason VanDevere
• Carol Tice
• Nail technician
• Nasjali Cruz

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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