Charlotte Angel Connection

Today we have Cor Hoekstra joining us for the second part of his podcast.  As we learned last week, Cor is the CEO of Amicus Solutions, a local Charlotte startup, who has been through the QC Fintech accelerator program and continues to build momentum. Last week we got to know Cor and Amicus and he shared with us a little bit of what it's like to be a startup founder.  In the discussion, he compared it to falling out of an airplane and chasing a parachute.  This week I wanted to dig deeper because the reality is that for at least a little bit there is an initial feeling of 'I'm flying' before you realize you are falling.  So how did Cor and his team handle those two different periods? We also touched base on some of the following: What is it like to show your kids you are chasing a dream/goal? How has his wife, Monica, been during the entire process?  Hint, she's an entrepreneur too as she is the owner of Absolute Pilates in Phillips Place. What has prepared him most for being a CEO of a startup? It's a