Matthew Jaeh: ProctorU Co-Founder on Building Companies and Startup Life in Birmingham, Alabama

Matthew Jaeh co-founded ProctorU, an EdTech company that grew to over $1 Billion. Now, Matt is the Managing Director of Techstars in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition, Matt is an avid triathlete and musician. This conversation covers lessons from building ProctorU, the Alabama startup ecosystem, the power of short form video, Matt's favorite restaurants, the power of music, and much more. Chapters:00:00:00 - The Connection Between Music and Focus00:04:21 - Prioritizing Health and Business00:09:19 - The Birth of Proctor U00:13:53 - Scaling a Company: From 10 Institutions to Nationwide00:18:46 - The Importance of Quality Assurance and Training00:23:03 - The Importance of Taking Care of Your Team00:27:38 - The Importance of Giving Back in the Entrepreneurial Community00:32:44 - Different ways to think about entrepreneurship00:37:31 - The Importance of Corporate Sponsorship and Accelerators in Birmingham's Ecosystem00:42:27 - Finding Joy in Birmingham00:47:07 - The Power of Short Form Video and Analytics00:51:48 - Leveraging Sponsor Content on Instagram and TikTok00:56:20 - Offering a Second Opinion Connect with Matthew:→ Website: mattjaeh.com→ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/matthewjaeh→ Twitter: twitter.com/jaehdawg→ Instagram: instagram.com/jaehdawg→ TikTok: tiktok.com/@realmattjaeh→ Youtube:   / @mattjaeh  → Facebook: facebook.com/matthew.jaeh Check out ProctorU:→ Website: proctoru.com→ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/proctoru Resources Mentioned in The Episode:→ Techstars: linkedin.com/company/techstars→ Simon Sinek: simonsinek.com→ Geek Squad: linkedin.com/company/geek-squad→ Jarrod Morgan: linkedin.com/in/jarrodmorgan→ Jim Collins: jimcollins.com→ Alabama Launchpad: alabamalaunchpad.com→ Chris Heivly (Episode):   • Chris Heivly: Build The Fort - Foster...  → Prosper: prosperbham.com→ Endeavor: endeavorbirmingham.org→ Bronze Valley: bronzevalley.com→ Fleetio: fleetio.com→ Frank Stitt: twitter.com/frankstitt→ Chris Hastings: instagram.com/chrishastings00 Restaurants Mentioned in The Episode:→ CAFÉ DUPONT: cafedupont.net→ Helen: helenbham.com→ Gianmarco’s: gianmarcosbhm.com→ Amore: letsamore.com→ Perry’s Steak House: perryssteakhouse.com/famousporkchop→ Automatic Seafood: automaticseafood.com→ Good People Brewing: goodpeoplebrewing.com→ Brock’s Gap: brocksgapbrewing.com Help The Louis and Kyle Show:→ If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend or leave a review!→ Leave a review: Podcast Review→ Drop us an email: LouisandKyleShow@gmail.com→ Subscribe on YouTube: YouTube Channel Follow The Show on Social Media:→ Twitter: twitter.com/LouisKyleShow→ Instagram: instagram.com/louiskyleshow→ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/65567567 Connect with Louis and Kyle:→ Read Louis' Newsletter: Louis's Substack→ Louis' Twitter: twitter.com/LouisShulman→ Kyle’s Twitter: twitter.com/_kylebishop→ Louis LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/louisshulman→ Kyle’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kyle-bishop-7b790050