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 Welcome to the Fervent Four. Did you know that only 4% of businesses ever cross the annual million dollar revenue mark? The Fervent Four is a weekly show, every Thursday at 11am, dedicated to sharing insights into growing a world class business no matter the climate.2025 マネジメント・リーダーシップ リーダーシップ 経済学
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  • Why Most Founders Never Execute — And How to Fix It

    Why Most Founders Never Execute — And How to Fix It
    2026/01/20

    Most founders don't fail because their ideas are bad.
    They fail because execution breaks down.

    In this episode, Luke Scrivanich, cofounder of Logentiq, breaks down why founders stall, how poor execution kills momentum, and what actually fixes it. The conversation spans stoic philosophy, startup operations, AI agents, and the systems founders need to turn ideas into real progress.

    Luke explains how Logentiq and its platform, Clairvoya, help founders operationalize goals, prioritize work, and eliminate the friction that causes startups to spin their wheels. From college entrepreneurship and student debt to sprint-based execution and AI-powered workflows, this episode focuses on what actually moves companies forward.

    This episode covers:
    • Why most founders struggle with execution, not ideas
    • Stoicism as a framework for leadership and resilience
    • Personality types and startup team dynamics
    • The real impact of college entrepreneurship programs
    • Why student debt is crushing early-stage builders
    • What AI agents actually are (without the hype)
    • How Logentiq removes the need for prompt engineering
    • Sprint-based execution, accountability, and momentum
    • Navigating cofounder role changes without stalling growth
    • Why the future of work is becoming more entrepreneurial

    If you're building a startup, leading a team, or stuck between ideas and action, this episode explains how to fix the execution gap.

    00:00 Why Founders Struggle With Execution
    04:09 Stoicism and Turning Setbacks Into Leverage
    08:24 Personality Types and Startup Teams
    14:40 Motivation, Purpose, and Accountability
    21:35 Becoming an Entrepreneur
    27:00 Do Entrepreneurship Programs Actually Work?
    31:49 The Post-Grad Job Market Reality
    36:54 AI as the New Confidence Engine
    38:08 What Logentiq and Clairvoya Do
    41:07 Eliminating Prompt Engineering
    44:21 Sprint-Based Execution Systems
    47:49 Building in Public
    50:43 What an AI Agent Really Is
    53:00 Choosing the Right AI Model
    56:35 Cofounder Role Changes
    58:45 Where Logentiq Is Today

    https://www.logentiq.com/
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  • Why Good Ideas Stall — and What Actually Moves Them Forward

    Why Good Ideas Stall — and What Actually Moves Them Forward
    2026/01/13

    Most good ideas don't stall because they're bad — they stall when execution breaks down. In this episode, Chris Davidson, founder of Orca Strategies, shares how complex initiatives actually move forward, why business and government are more connected than most people realize, and what leaders must stop doing if they want real momentum. Drawing on experience across entrepreneurship, chambers of commerce, public policy, and community building, this conversation explores execution, leadership, and long-term impact.

    0:00 Early leadership lessons and public speaking roots
    3:59 Growing up on stage and learning how to lead
    9:33 Why ideas are cheap and execution is hard
    10:20 Removing perceived barriers to entry
    11:11 Why progress takes longer than people expect
    14:45 Entrepreneurship driven by necessity
    16:38 Builders vs credentials and what actually dazzles
    19:37 Bridging business and government
    20:07 Why public policy affects everyone
    24:56 Inside the chaos of the General Assembly
    25:36 Thousands of bills, compressed timelines, and hallway decisions
    29:53 Regional differences across Virginia
    34:53 Politics as performance vs reality
    35:50 Why "balance" is often BS
    37:07 Getting spread too thin and learning to let go
    39:09 Founding an AI startup and stepping back as a leader
    42:58 The power of reps and long-term consistency
    47:56 Building conduits between ecosystems
    49:01 Being an ambassador for Hampton Roads
    53:37 What leaders must stop doing to move big initiatives forward
    56:57 The future of Fort Monroe
    1:00:04 Identity, leadership, and loving people
    1:01:20 The food debate and closing thoughts
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  • What Venture Capitalists Look for Before They Invest in Founders

    What Venture Capitalists Look for Before They Invest in Founders
    2025/12/22
    What do venture capitalists actually look for when evaluating founders and early-stage companies? In this episode of The Fervent Four Show, we sit down with Zakiya Alta Lee-Hill, Principal at Idea Fund Partners, to pull back the curtain on how VCs think about founder character, traction, communication, AI strategy, and long-term investability. Zakiya shares her unconventional journey into venture capital, from professional dance and entrepreneurship to helping deploy Fund IV at one of the Southeast's most active early-stage VC firms. Together, we dive deep into what separates fundable founders from the rest, especially across Virginia's growing startup ecosystem. This conversation covers what investors look for beyond the pitch deck, including why founder authenticity matters, how consistent monthly or quarterly updates can dramatically improve investor relationships, and why "coachability" often outweighs raw metrics in early decisions. Zakiya also explains how VCs assess competition (including substitutes), where founders most often stumble during due diligence, and why confidence in your current stage of growth is essential, even without a hockey-stick chart. We also explore how AI is changing the expectations for modern businesses, why every company needs an AI strategy (without chasing buzzwords), and what founders should understand about follow-on funding, rejection, and long-term VC relationships. This episode is essential listening for founders raising capital, operators building scalable companies, and anyone trying to understand how venture capital decisions are really made in 2025 and beyond 00:00 Why Virginia founders tend to "go big or go home" 18:42 What VCs look for in founder character and leadership 22:48 How to build relationships with investors before you're raising 24:22 Monthly and quarterly updates that actually get read by VCs 26:28 Why traction signals matter more than perfection 34:35 Common due-diligence mistakes early founders make 41:15 Evaluating competitors and substitutes the right way 43:21 AI strategy expectations for modern startups 47:30 Handling VC rejection and follow-on funding realities Idea Fund Partners: https://www.ideafundpartners.com/ Zakiya Alta Lee on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zakiyaaltalee/ Innovate Hampton Roads is on a mission to foster the growth of Hampton Roads' innovation and technology ecosystem by educating entrepreneurs and business leaders, providing access to essential resources, and building connections that drive synergistic partnerships. We are committed to creating a supportive environment that empowers entrepreneurs, strengthens the regional economy, and fuels long-term prosperity. By growing, guiding, and connecting key players in the ecosystem—including investors, industry leaders, universities, corporate partners, and community organizations—we aim to build a more innovative and inclusive economy. It's time to unify our efforts, amplify our collective voice, and streamline resources to benefit aspiring entrepreneurs, students, employees, and businesses throughout the region. Don't miss out on key business events, local success stories, and expert insights—subscribe to This Week in 757 and stay ahead in Hampton Roads' innovation and business community. https://bit.ly/twi757newsletter
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