This "pre-episode" features your co-hosts Hilary Hirsch and Mark Sholin discussing the purpose and format for the Startups A to Z podcast. They also share a bit about their personal backgrounds and expectations for the show.

Episode 1: Valuation of Arizona-based startups with Jim Goulka

Welcome to the Startups A to Z podcast! Your co-hosts, Hilary Hirsch and Mark Sholin, are bringing our audience in-depth interviews with Arizona-based founders, investors, service providers, and others who are a part of our startup community.

Each show focuses on a special topic selected by our guests. Examples include valuation of Arizona startups, student entrepreneurship, differences between founders & managers, and more. We cap off our interviews with the Executive Insight round of fun, quirky questions.

So we encourage you to subscribe to learn all about topics from A to Z about everything here in AZ!