Tanya Kobzar on Entrepreneurship, Emotional Design, and Building Resilient Teams

In this episode of Wisdom on the Front Porch, LS Kirkpatrick chats with Tanya Kobzar about her journey in tech and entrepreneurship, including selling her company and the transition process. They discuss acquisitions, maintaining values, and future plans. Tanya highlights building strong teams, strategic planning, and user acquisition for startups. They explore emotional design and integrating motivational drives into products. Tanya shares insights on global connections and offers a message of bravery, kindness, and tolerance. The episode wraps up with reflections on hiring, alignment, and tough decisions, inviting listener engagement.

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LS Kirkpatrick

Host • 32%

Tanya Kobzar

Guest • 67%

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Chapters

0:00	Introduction and guest background
0:59	Tanya’s journey into tech and entrepreneurship
2:44	Selling the company and transitioning
5:52	Acquisition process and company values
7:01	Post-acquisition plans and future vision
8:21	Building and relying on a strong team
11:09	Strategic planning and user acquisition for startups
12:49	Emotional design and motivational drives in products
17:14	Integrating emotional aspects into product design
23:13	How to contact Tanya Kobzar
24:10	Staying connected in a globalized world
26:21	Tanya’s message: bravery, kindness, tolerance
29:01	Hiring, alignment, and making tough decisions
30:15	Firing fast and handling performance issues
31:05	Reflections on hiring and firing
32:05	Wrapping up discussion on firing
32:38	Listener engagement and participation
32:56	Closing remarks and call to action

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