Vanessa McNeal - Life Coach Clayton Mooney Clayton Farms Salads Y Combinator Nic Roth Studio Ryan Snaadt • Video Business Owner The Situasian Mac TheDealtHand 1 Million Cups Des Moines Laban Njūgūna 1 Million Cups Midwest 1 Million Cups Grand Island ZSCA VentureNet Iowa Chris Snider Drake University Alex - Armchairfuturist.eth Nicole Crain Iowa ABI Jon Van Der Veer Erik J. Dominguez Tiffany Tauscheck DSMpartnership Mike O'Donnell Iowa State University CIRAS - Iowa State University Gerald Beranek Maxwell Schaeffer iowarocknroll Hats Protocol 🧢 Nouns.eth Chris Dixon Raid Guild ⚔️ Coinbase 🛡️ SEED CLUB Pods Ethereum carllippert Rachelle Keck Grand View Univ. Lolas Fine Hot Sauce Steve Walsh EP88 🎙️ Design to Rhyme …n-to-Rhyme.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Rachel Abel and Melissa Carlson are leaders who show up to build brands through storytelling that rhymes. We toast to 818, experiential design, product labeling, and staying in-tune with industry regulations. Cheers 🍻 #YDNTP

Recorded at the largest sound stage in Minnesota, EP55 was the Season 1 Finale for #YDNTP 🤘 With the end of S2 in sight, Pour Over Publishing unlocked the full video for EP55! To rock out with us, jam on …able-Light.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com or jump straight into YouTube 🎞️ youtu.be/Lhj4GdlkqoA?si…

Vanessa McNeal - Life Coach Clayton Mooney Clayton Farms Salads Y Combinator Nic Roth Studio Ryan Snaadt • Video Business Owner The Situasian Mac TheDealtHand 1 Million Cups Des Moines Laban Njūgūna 1 Million Cups Midwest 1 Million Cups Grand Island ZSCA VentureNet Iowa Chris Snider Drake University Alex - Armchairfuturist.eth Nicole Crain Iowa ABI Jon Van Der Veer Erik J. Dominguez Tiffany Tauscheck DSMpartnership Mike O'Donnell Iowa State University CIRAS - Iowa State University Gerald Beranek Maxwell Schaeffer iowarocknroll Hats Protocol 🧢 Nouns.eth Chris Dixon Raid Guild ⚔️ Coinbase 🛡️ SEED CLUB Pods Ethereum carllippert Rachelle Keck Grand View Univ. Lolas Fine Hot Sauce Steve Walsh 818 Derreck Stratton EP90 🎙️ Cartoonist Cartoonist.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Nathan T. Wright illustrated the caffeinated cover art for #YDNTB and so much more! We sip on the early (fun) days of social media, art + business, corporate marketing, graphic recording, and the positive tension of thoughtful cartoons.

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Vanessa McNeal - Life Coach Clayton Mooney Clayton Farms Salads Y Combinator Nic Roth Studio Ryan Snaadt • Video Business Owner The Situasian Mac TheDealtHand 1 Million Cups Des Moines Laban Njūgūna 1 Million Cups Midwest 1 Million Cups Grand Island ZSCA VentureNet Iowa Chris Snider Drake University Alex - Armchairfuturist.eth Nicole Crain Iowa ABI Jon Van Der Veer Erik J. Dominguez Tiffany Tauscheck DSMpartnership Mike O'Donnell Iowa State University CIRAS - Iowa State University Gerald Beranek Maxwell Schaeffer iowarocknroll Hats Protocol 🧢 Nouns.eth Chris Dixon Raid Guild ⚔️ Coinbase 🛡️ SEED CLUB Pods Ethereum carllippert @rachellekeck Grand View Univ. Lolas Fine Hot Sauce Steve Walsh 818 Derreck Stratton EP93 🎙️ Courtside Perspectives …rspectives.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Just in time for the #NBAFinals 🏀💨 The NBAGLeague brews serious talent into the @NBA and EP93 is fast, as we go courtside with Drew Van Meeteren from the @IAWolves and Minnesota Minnesota Timberwolves!

Vanessa McNeal - Life Coach Clayton Mooney Clayton Farms Salads Y Combinator Nic Roth Studio Ryan Snaadt • Video Business Owner The Situasian Mac TheDealtHand 1 Million Cups Des Moines Laban Njūgūna 1 Million Cups Midwest 1 Million Cups Grand Island ZSCA VentureNet Iowa Chris Snider Drake University Alex - Armchairfuturist.eth Nicole Crain Iowa ABI Jon Van Der Veer Erik J. Dominguez Tiffany Tauscheck DSMpartnership Mike O'Donnell Iowa State University CIRAS - Iowa State University Gerald Beranek Maxwell Schaeffer iowarocknroll Hats Protocol 🧢 Nouns.eth Chris Dixon Raid Guild ⚔️ Coinbase 🛡️ SEED CLUB Pods Ethereum carllippert Rachelle Keck Grand View Univ. Lolas Fine Hot Sauce Steve Walsh 818 Derreck Stratton NBA G League NBA EP94 🎙️ Paving Paths …ving-Paths.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com @EricEngelmann paves paths for fellow founders. We discuss venture studios, NewBoCo, leveraging large clients, attracting co-founders, avoiding burnout, EntreFEST, computer science in education, and how Eric wants to be remembered.

Welcome back to EntreFEST 🌶️

Fresh connection with Eric Engelmann as this week’s featured guest for #YDNTP 🎧💨 …ving-Paths.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com SPICY 🌶️ BONUS If you enjoyed Taufeek’s keynote, here’s our time in-studio, with more familiar #EntreFEST faces brewed into 100 timeless episodes 🎙️ …d-Jalapeno.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

Thanks Ben McDougal - this was a lot of fun. Iowa’s startup ecosystem has made some important strides in the last decade, and so many people and orgs have contributed to it. But there’s also so much more to do! Excited to see where the future takes us!

That’s a wrap 🎬 #EntreFEST Cheers to ALL who show up and make this annual pilgrimage such a milestone moment.

Listen Now: Student entrepreneurs Alex Suscha (SourcerLabs) & Haley Densow (DormDash) joined author Ben McDougal for "You Don't Need This Podcast." Hear how these two #UWSP student founders are building beyond the classroom. bit.ly/3T9s6dg

Vanessa McNeal - Life Coach Clayton Mooney Clayton Farms Salads Y Combinator Nic Roth Studio Ryan Snaadt • Video Business Owner The Situasian Mac TheDealtHand 1 Million Cups Des Moines Laban Njūgūna 1 Million Cups Midwest 1 Million Cups Grand Island ZSCA VentureNet Iowa Chris Snider Drake University Alex - Armchairfuturist.eth Nicole Crain Iowa ABI Jon Van Der Veer Erik J. Dominguez Tiffany Tauscheck DSMpartnership Mike O'Donnell Iowa State University CIRAS - Iowa State University Gerald Beranek Maxwell Schaeffer iowarocknroll Hats Protocol 🧢 Nouns.eth Chris Dixon Raid Guild ⚔️ Coinbase 🛡️ SEED CLUB Pods Ethereum carllippert Rachelle Keck Grand View Univ. Lolas Fine Hot Sauce Steve Walsh 818 Derreck Stratton NBA G League Home Builders Assoc. IowaSkilledTrades EP98 🎙️ Unrelenting Unrelenting.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com @AbenaSankofa is an author, founder, TEDx speaker, and podcaster. We discuss reading, writing, the minority business owner narrative, leveraging non-dilutive resources, and the uniting governance of cultural interactions. #YDNTP

Vanessa McNeal - Life Coach Clayton Mooney Clayton Farms Salads Y Combinator Nic Roth Studio Ryan Snaadt • Video Business Owner The Situasian Mac TheDealtHand 1 Million Cups Des Moines Laban Njūgūna 1 Million Cups Midwest 1 Million Cups Grand Island ZSCA VentureNet Iowa Chris Snider Drake University Alex - Armchairfuturist.eth Nicole Crain Iowa ABI Jon Van Der Veer Erik J. Dominguez Tiffany Tauscheck DSMpartnership Mike O'Donnell Iowa State University CIRAS - Iowa State University Gerald Beranek Maxwell Schaeffer iowarocknroll Hats Protocol 🧢 Nouns.eth Chris Dixon Raid Guild ⚔️ Coinbase 🛡️ SEED CLUB Pods Ethereum carllippert Rachelle Keck Grand View Univ. Lolas Fine Hot Sauce Steve Walsh 818 Derreck Stratton NBA G League Home Builders Assoc. IowaSkilledTrades Abena Sankofa EP99 🎙️🎞️ Traveled Traveled.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com @TrevorCarlson4 visited 50+ countries in just 5 years! Pack your bag and ride along as we (salsa) dance through this extended episode with wild stories from around the globe. The full video is unlocked as well 🗺️ #YDNTP

Welcome to the Season 2 Finale of You Don’t Need This Podcast! EP100 features an extended experience with Brad Feld, recorded LIVE in Colorado! BradFeld.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com This thread highlights our shared time and cheers to ALL the timeless relics on YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com 🥂

1 Million Cups Midwest Kauffman Foundation Honored to emcee our opening dinner!

Today is the day 🚀 #YDNTP BradFeld.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

Vanessa McNeal - Life Coach Clayton Mooney Clayton Farms Salads Y Combinator Nic Roth Studio Ryan Snaadt • Video Business Owner The Situasian Mac TheDealtHand 1 Million Cups Des Moines Laban Njūgūna 1 Million Cups Midwest 1 Million Cups Grand Island ZSCA VentureNet Iowa Chris Snider Drake University Alex - Armchairfuturist.eth Nicole Crain Iowa ABI Jon Van Der Veer Erik J. Dominguez Tiffany Tauscheck DSMpartnership Mike O'Donnell Iowa State University CIRAS - Iowa State University Gerald Beranek Maxwell Schaeffer iowarocknroll Hats Protocol 🧢 Nouns.eth Chris Dixon Raid Guild ⚔️ Coinbase 🛡️ SEED CLUB Pods Ethereum carllippert Rachelle Keck Grand View Univ. Lolas Fine Hot Sauce Steve Walsh 818 Derreck Stratton NBA G League Home Builders Assoc. IowaSkilledTrades Abena Sankofa EP100 🎙️🎞️ Brad Feld BradFeld.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Whatta wild way to wrap Season 2! Thanks again to Brad Feld and to ALL who made this creative season such a gift. #YDNTP

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