Texas CEO Magazine By Michael Agresta The past year has run roughshod over millions of Americans, yet the tech industry in Texas is seemingly riding higher than ever. Austin has tended to hog the hype, thanks to announcements such as plans for new high-tech factories...

2000 Books - Book Summaries for Entrepreneurs Podcast March 29, 2021 Venture Capitalist teaches Mental toughness for Entrepreneurs. Summaries of the 50 Greatest Entrepreneurship Books: https://www.2000books.com/startup Listen to the full interview here.

By Reporter Sophia Kunthara Crunchbase March 18, 2021 Companies that fall into the “future of work” category were clear winners and saw their businesses accelerate in the past year as companies had to rethink everything about work — how we do it, where we do it from,...

March 9, 2021 Optimal Startup Daily Podcast Mike Smerklo is an experienced entrepreneur, investor and business leader driven by the desire to turn ideas into reality. Having bought and scaled a small business into a publicly-traded company worth nearly a billion...

March 8, 2021 My Favorite Mistake Podcast My guest for Episode #47 is Mike Smerklo. He is an entrepreneur, an investor, he’s the co-founder and managing director of Next Coast Ventures. He was one of the first employees at Loudcloud, recruited there by  Marc...

Episode #238: Mike Smerklo Hosted by Ryan Tansom On today’s show, Mike Smerklo, Managing Director of Next Coast Ventures, talks about his journey scaling a small business into a publicly-traded company worth nearly a billion dollars. He shares how imposter syndrome...