Building the Future of Frontline Work & Web3 with Josh Stanley of Cartwheel Startup Studio

Summary

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell is joined by Josh Stanley, CEO and Managing Partner of Cartwheel, a startup studio that creates B2B SaaS companies. Cartwheel ideates, validates, co-founds and funds B2B SaaS and Web3 businesses that accelerate capabilities. In addition to Cartwheel, Josh is also the Co-Founder of PushKin and Hashku. PushKin is a B2B SaaS communication platform for franchise operators who need a better way to communicate with their deskless employees, and Hashku is a newly established company that provides brands and agencies with software to plan, launch and maintain their new digital assets. Throughout the episode, James and Josh discuss the difference between venture and startup studios, the success of Cartwheel and Bentonville’s entrepreneurship community. 

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Show Notes:

(0:52) Introduction to Josh

(12:46) About Cartwheel

(19:19) Cartwheel’s Methodology

(26:17) Cartwheel’s Successes So Far

(34:01) Bentonville’s Startup Community

(39:59) Entrepreneurship in the Next Five Years

(43:00) Living Your Best Life in Bentonville

(46:36) #BecauseBentonville Story

(51:51) Closing Question

‍Links

James Bell

Bentonville Economic Development 

Josh Stanley

Cartwheel

PushKin

Hashku

Quotes

“I quickly picked up that there’s a great entrepreneurial ecosystem here. There’s a lot of support in that system. It’s a very flat community in the sense that you can access anybody here. There isn’t this hierarchy or barrier to entry into having a meaningful impact in the community.” - Josh Stanley, (14:19)

“We’re all working towards making something special here, making things happen, helping each other out…but it feels like we have a good mix of the right kind of leadership and talent.” - Josh Stanley, (36:24)

“We really do try and make time to offer feedback and offer help where we can…that’s our favorite way to give back. I don’t see this as just us building our own companies, but also about can we raise the other boards with the tide alongside us?” - Josh Stanley, (50:17)