#20 RadEO with Jason Goldberg from Edge Growth

Published: Feb. 6, 2019, 6:30 a.m.

b'In this episode of RadEO, Ross talks to Jason Goldberg, the Co-founder of Edge Growth and Founder of 10X-e. Jason shares why his company\\u2019s mission drives him and his staff. They discuss what economic challenges entrepreneurs could encounter in the next year and Jason shares his thoughts on how to balance the needs of a startup inside a mature organisation.\\n\\nSubscribe on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radeo/id1250841955) \\nor Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/radeopodcast)\\n\\nAbout Jason - \\nJason Goldberg is the founder of 10X-e, and he also co-founded Edge Growth and Vumela Fund.\\n\\nSince starting his career at Bain and Co. and later as a corporate strategist, Jason has spent the last 12 years\\u2019 investing in, starting, scaling, advising, accelerating, and sitting on boards of high potential ventures in the R5m - R2bn turnover range. Jason brings his unique mix of experiences as an experienced investor, entrepreneur, strategist and his passion for growing business leaders to help leadership teams to scale themselves as leaders, build scalable teams with scalable cultures, and scale their businesses (operations, systems, boards).\\n\\nJason\\u2019s specialisations are growth strategy and scaling organisations after the Accelerator stage \\u2013 helping teams navigate the most complex stage of building a business: transitioning from a start-up to a scaled enterprise.\\n\\nShow notes-\\n00:30 - Jason\\u2019s elevator pitch\\n01:09 - How did Jason end up scaling businesses?\\n06:40 - Has the mission of addressing poverty changed for you?\\n08:00 - How do you turn your mission into a daily or weekly thing?\\n09:15 - Would you not hire someone if they weren\\u2019t aligned with your mission?\\n11:30 - Work versus personal life\\n12:55 - Have you ever realise that you\\u2019ve solved a problem for a client but never thought about it for yourself?\\n14:50 - What economic challenges do you see coming within the next year?\\n17:30 - Jason\\u2019s take on innovation\\n21:55 - The balance between a startup and a mature organisation\\n29:30 - Jason\\u2019s scaling up course\\n32:30 - Why did you join EO, and what have you learnt from EO?\\n40:17 - What does Jason\\u2019s 2019 look like?'