Wild Business Growth Podcast #3: Julia Lamorelle – CEO and Co-Founder of Kiwi Compute

And just like that, episode #3 of the Wild Business Growth podcast is here! Presented by Hippo Direct. Listen today on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and your other favorite audio platforms – and leave 5 stars if you’re feeling wild!

What is the Wild Business Growth Podcast?

Hear how entrepreneurs & innovators unleash creativity to grow bigger and better businesses. You’ll hear from an exciting new guest every single week who’s turning wild ideas into wild growth. Guests include startup founders, product inventors, social media influencers, and much more. Hosted by our digital marketing dude Max Branstetter.

Episode #3: Julia Lamorelle – CEO and Co-Founder of Kiwi Compute

Julia Lamorelle, CEO and Co-Founder of Kiwi Compute, joins the show just before the launch of their coding software for middle schoolers! Julia and I went to the Kelley School of Business together and studied a lot of the same courses. She’s an all-star leader who’s super passionate about the education space and preparing the younger generations to succeed in the increasingly tech-heavy world. This episode covers everything from the future of jobs to the challenges of fundraising. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• The growing importance of coding in the professional world
• Technology’s impact on education
• Everyday life in the booming tech hub of Austin
• Pivoting as a startup
• Pros and cons of being a startup founder
• How she gets her creative ideas
• The debate of bootstrapping vs. fundraising

Connect with Julia at Julia@kiwicompute.com and check out her blog. Connect with Kiwi Compute on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support Kiwi Compute’s launch at kiwicompute.com and sign up for their newsletter!

Enjoy the show! Check out the show notes below for much more detail.

Show Notes

• Intro
  • [2:41] Co-Founder Marty Jones
  • [4:35] Python
  • [5:05] Kiwi Compute just launched their coding software on Monday, 8/6! Support their launch!!
  • [5:58] Why they focused on coding space
  • [7:30] How jobs will be different 10-15 years from now
  • [8:10] Banks closing their branches
  • [8:53] Robot Teachers
  • [9:15] The Jetsons
  • [11:36] Why Julia has such a passion for education
  • [13:18] Life in Austin. SXSW
  • [14:01] No income tax in Texas
  • [14:30] Meetup
  • [16:16] Austin Tourism
  • [16:50] Favorite and least favorite part of being a startup
  • [18:23] Decision of nonprofit vs. for profit
  • [19:20] Where Julia sits on risk-taking
  • [20:12] The Kiwi Compute Team
  • [20:40] Being your own boss
  • [21:40] What Julia’s job entails
• Unleashing Creativity
  • [23:15] What she does to stay creative
  • [25:08] Bad Blood
  • [25:38] Inspired
  • [26:10] Zero to One
  • [26:22] The Hard Things About Hard Things
  • [26:48] Bad Blood – Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar
• Inspiration: People, Hobbies, and Resources
  • [28:55] Kelley School of Business
  • [29:28] Jeff Bezos. Kindle. Audible
  • [30:09] Steve Jobs
  • [30:34] Bumble. Whitney Wolfe Heard. Tinder
  • [31:04] Bumble marketing campaigns
• Wild Business Shoutout of the Week
  • [32:29] Arrested Development. The Stair Car
  • [33:48] Lindsey
  • [34:02] Never Nude
  • [34:43] Blue Man Group
  • [34:54] Jason Bateman. Ozark
• Regrets
  • [36:02] Anything Julia wishes she did earlier
  • [36:45] The scary part of launching
  • [37:00] THUNDER
  • [39:02] Bootstrapping vs. fundraising
  • [39:48] Venture Capital (VC). Series A. Seed round
  • [41:20] The number 1 reason investors will talk to you
  • [41:27] How many hours she spent on the pitch deck
• The Unusual: Phrases, Quirks, and Pet Peeves
  • [43:24] How much coffee she drinks
  • [44:11] Co-Founder Ben Poppel
  • [45:17] RAPP – my summer internship in Dallas
  • [46:06] Pop vs. Soda
  • [46:34] Indiana University (IU)
  • [47:44] Austin City Limits (ACL)
• Rapid Fire Q&A
  • [47:59] Her favorite type of music
  • [48:33] Whole Foods
  • [48:43] What instruments she played
  • [49:27] Favorite outdoor activity
  • [49:45] Austin outdoor swimming pools
  • [49:55] The Shining. And the book
  • [50:04] Hot Rod. Lorne Michaels
  • [50:15] Boyhood. The Before Trilogy. Director Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke
  • [51:15] Netflix. HBO GO
    [51:30] The Sopranos. The Office. Veep. Tony Hale (Buster in Arrested Development). Julia Louis-Dreyfus
  • [51:55] Favorite season
  • [52:13] East Austin
  • [52:47] Buenos Aires Cafe
  • [53:10] South Congress
  • [55:39] Final thoughts
  • Theme Song: Freestyle Percussion Magik – Jungle Tribe – provided by Jamendo

Stay tuned for many more exciting guests stopping by soon. If you have any thoughts, questions, or guests you’d like to see on the show, contact us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!