Mike Smerklo

26 Podcast Episodes

865: Should the Customer Success Function Report to the Head of Sales or the CEO? by Mike Smerklo

865: Should the Customer Success Function Report to the Head of Sales or the CEO? by Mike Smerklo

Mike Smerklo asks whether the customer success function should report to the head of sales or the CEOEpisode 865: Should... Read more

12 Feb 2023

9mins

834: A New Startup Called Fomo - Should I Invest In It? By Mike Smerklo

834: A New Startup Called Fomo - Should I Invest In It? By Mike Smerklo

Mike Smerklo talks about FOMO and entrepreneurshipEpisode 834: A New Startup Called Fomo - Should I Invest In It? By Mik... Read more

12 Jan 2023

12mins

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Mike Smerklo: Mr. Monkey and Me

Mike Smerklo: Mr. Monkey and Me

1:17 - Growing up in Ohio2:12 - Colorful Characters2:44 - Moments of Positivity4:35 - Dream of becoming an Auditor5:40 -... Read more

19 Aug 2022

32mins

312: The Critical Importance of Self-Awareness and Principles of Building a Billion Dollar Business with Mike Smerklo

312: The Critical Importance of Self-Awareness and Principles of Building a Billion Dollar Business with Mike Smerklo

This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Mike Smerklo. Mike is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and founder of Next Coast Vent... Read more

27 Jul 2022

47mins

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Overcome Your Negative “Monkey Voice” with Mike Smerklo

Overcome Your Negative “Monkey Voice” with Mike Smerklo

Download a year’s worth of weekly action steps to improve your leadership for FREE!Mike Smerklo is an entrepreneur, inve... Read more

29 Apr 2022

32mins

#223 Mike Smerklo on Overcoming the Mental Hurdles with Entrepreneurship

#223 Mike Smerklo on Overcoming the Mental Hurdles with Entrepreneurship

Episode 223 features Mike Smerklo, an entrepreneur and professional investor in early-stage technology companies. He is ... Read more

19 Apr 2022

52mins

1109 - Being a Self-Aware Entrepreneur with Next Coast Venture's Mike Smerklo

1109 - Being a Self-Aware Entrepreneur with Next Coast Venture's Mike Smerklo

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the co-founder and managing director of... Read more

11 Mar 2022

23mins

Mike Smerklo from Next Coast Ventures on building disruptive companies in big markets

Mike Smerklo from Next Coast Ventures on building disruptive companies in big markets

In this episode, Mike talks about his experience with the Lehmann Brothers and Marc Andreessen, how Next Coast Ventures ... Read more

10 Mar 2022

35mins

#337: Mike Smerklo

#337: Mike Smerklo

Mike Smerklo is an experienced entrepreneur, investor and business leader driven by the desire to turn ideas into realit... Read more

24 Feb 2022

34mins

Mike Smerklo (Next Coast Ventures) - What it was like working for Ben Horowitz, How he set up a search fund and bought a company, Why he invests in consumer when he comes from enterprise

Mike Smerklo (Next Coast Ventures) - What it was like working for Ben Horowitz, How he set up a search fund and bought a company, Why he invests in consumer when he comes from enterprise

My guest today is Mike Smerklo, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Next Coast Ventures and author of Mr. Monkey and Me.... Read more

10 Feb 2022

34mins

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