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Frank Growth – Episode 202 – How Investors Think About Growth with John Connolly

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Frank Growth – Episode 202 – How Investors Think About Growth with John Connolly

Episode #202: John Connolly – Make your growth story hold up in investor diligence How to present growth so it is defensible, measurable, and scalable.For founders raising and operators building board-ready growth reporting.John Connolly is a Managing Director at Spectrum Equity, and he explains what he expects to see when a company tells a growth...
Frank Growth – Episode 201 – Building Your Growth Operating System with Cait Anderson

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Frank Growth – Episode 201 – Building Your Growth Operating System with Cait Anderson

Episode #201: Cait Anderson — Building trust into a repeatable growth system Trust breaks faster than funnels. This episode is for operators trying to make growth predictable without killing speed.Cait Anderson is Chief Marketing Officer at Winston Francois. In this conversation, she and Jason unpack what actually makes a growth system sustainable: predictable returns, clear...
Founder Mode – Episode 37 – Simple Design is Best with Austin Boer

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Founder Mode – Episode 37 – Simple Design is Best with Austin Boer

EPISODE 37: In this episode of Founder Mode, Kevin Henrikson and Jason Shafton sit down with Austin Boer, co-founder of Sleke, to unpack what it takes to build a “dumb phone” that still supports modern life. Austin shares how a simple insight from the r/dumbphone subreddit shaped Sleke’s mission: people want fewer distractions, not less...
Founder Mode – Episode 36 – Future of Fundraising with Tim Barnes

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Founder Mode – Episode 36 – Future of Fundraising with Tim Barnes

EPISODE 36: In this episode of Founder Mode, Tim Barnes, cofounder of Scout, joins Kevin Henrikson and Jason Shafton to rethink how founders approach fundraising in an AI-first world. Tim explains why most startups leave non-dilutive capital on the table, how Scout uses AI to match companies with thousands of active grant opportunities and automate...

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Frank Growth – Episode 202 – How Investors Think About Growth with John Connolly

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Frank Growth – Episode 202 – How Investors Think About Growth with John Connolly

Episode #202: John Connolly – Make your growth story hold up in investor diligence How to present growth so it is defensible, measurable, and scalable.For founders raising and operators building board-ready growth reporting.John Connolly is a Managing Director at Spectrum Equity, and he explains what he expects to see when a company tells a growth...
Frank Growth – Episode 201 – Building Your Growth Operating System with Cait Anderson

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Frank Growth – Episode 201 – Building Your Growth Operating System with Cait Anderson

Episode #201: Cait Anderson — Building trust into a repeatable growth system Trust breaks faster than funnels. This episode is for operators trying to make growth predictable without killing speed.Cait Anderson is Chief Marketing Officer at Winston Francois. In this conversation, she and Jason unpack what actually makes a growth system sustainable: predictable returns, clear...
Founder Mode – Episode 37 – Simple Design is Best with Austin Boer

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Founder Mode – Episode 37 – Simple Design is Best with Austin Boer

EPISODE 37: In this episode of Founder Mode, Kevin Henrikson and Jason Shafton sit down with Austin Boer, co-founder of Sleke, to unpack what it takes to build a “dumb phone” that still supports modern life. Austin shares how a simple insight from the r/dumbphone subreddit shaped Sleke’s mission: people want fewer distractions, not less...
Founder Mode – Episode 36 – Future of Fundraising with Tim Barnes

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Founder Mode – Episode 36 – Future of Fundraising with Tim Barnes

EPISODE 36: In this episode of Founder Mode, Tim Barnes, cofounder of Scout, joins Kevin Henrikson and Jason Shafton to rethink how founders approach fundraising in an AI-first world. Tim explains why most startups leave non-dilutive capital on the table, how Scout uses AI to match companies with thousands of active grant opportunities and automate...

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Frank Growth – Episode 202 – How Investors Think About Growth with John Connolly

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Frank Growth – Episode 202 – How Investors Think About Growth with John Connolly

Episode #202: John Connolly – Make your growth story hold up in investor diligence How to present growth so it is defensible, measurable, and scalable.For founders raising and operators building board-ready growth reporting.John Connolly is a Managing Director at Spectrum Equity, and he explains what he expects to see when a company tells a growth...
Frank Growth – Episode 201 – Building Your Growth Operating System with Cait Anderson

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Frank Growth – Episode 201 – Building Your Growth Operating System with Cait Anderson

Episode #201: Cait Anderson — Building trust into a repeatable growth system Trust breaks faster than funnels. This episode is for operators trying to make growth predictable without killing speed.Cait Anderson is Chief Marketing Officer at Winston Francois. In this conversation, she and Jason unpack what actually makes a growth system sustainable: predictable returns, clear...
Founder Mode – Episode 37 – Simple Design is Best with Austin Boer

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Founder Mode – Episode 37 – Simple Design is Best with Austin Boer

EPISODE 37: In this episode of Founder Mode, Kevin Henrikson and Jason Shafton sit down with Austin Boer, co-founder of Sleke, to unpack what it takes to build a “dumb phone” that still supports modern life. Austin shares how a simple insight from the r/dumbphone subreddit shaped Sleke’s mission: people want fewer distractions, not less...
Founder Mode – Episode 36 – Future of Fundraising with Tim Barnes

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Founder Mode – Episode 36 – Future of Fundraising with Tim Barnes

EPISODE 36: In this episode of Founder Mode, Tim Barnes, cofounder of Scout, joins Kevin Henrikson and Jason Shafton to rethink how founders approach fundraising in an AI-first world. Tim explains why most startups leave non-dilutive capital on the table, how Scout uses AI to match companies with thousands of active grant opportunities and automate...
Founder Mode – Episode 35 – AI, Health & Home with Max Drescher

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Founder Mode – Episode 35 – AI, Health & Home with Max Drescher

EPISODE 35: Kevin and Jason sit down with Healthcare AI Guy founder Max Drescher to unpack how AI is actually changing healthcare, from front-desk voice automation and AI scribes to clinical decision tools and consumer apps that give people more ownership of their data. Max shares how a habit of writing internal M&A news briefs...
Founder Mode – Episode 34 – When Founders Show Up

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Founder Mode – Episode 34 – When Founders Show Up

EPISODE 34: In this episode, Kevin and Jason break down how founders can turn conferences from low-ROI distractions into high-leverage growth engines. Fresh off a major healthcare event in Nashville, they unpack why most networking fails, how Pretty Good AI turned a platinum sponsorship into a full activation with mini-golf and meeting pods, and the...

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