The Un-Traditional Entrepreneur | Insight for Creators & Culture in Startup Reality

Insightful conversations for creators exploring startup reality, culture, and authentic entrepreneurship—The Un-Traditional Entrepreneur with Juming Delmas gets real and raw about everything you thought you knew about success, business, and the "right way" to make it. Hosted by award-winning filmmaker and business owner Juming Delmas, the show dives deep into the other side of motivation — the struggles, sacrifices, and unfiltered truths that most entrepreneurs are too afraid to talk about. Each episode blends real stories, hard lessons, and sharp humor to expose the realities behind entrepreneurship — from burnout and bad partnerships to rebuilding your mindset after failure. Juming doesn't preach hustle culture; he dismantles it. Instead, he talks about how to build legacy, not just income — and how to stay authentic while doing it. If you're a creator or entrepreneur tired of cookie-cutter business advice and want to hear what it really takes to thrive today, The Un-T

The Un-Traditional Entrepreneur | Insight for Creators & Culture in Startup Reality is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 69 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #9

  CEO Confessions: Born on the Wrong World: The Biological Case That Earth Was Never Our Home

  Sep 1, 202621 minS6

  Send us Fan Mail What if humans aren’t actually native to Earth? In this episode of Un-Traditional Entrepreneur , we explore a provocative idea from speculative science: that certain quirks of human biology may raise questions about whether our evolutionary story is quite as simple as we assume. From our vulnerability to sunlight and widespread back and joint problems to unusual dietary requirements, allergies, and autoimmune conditions, the episode examines characteristics sometimes cited by proponents of extraterrestrial-origin theories. Could life itself have arrived on Earth from somewhere else? We look at panspermia, Cosmic Ancestry, and the far more speculative possibility that humanity’s distant origins could somehow be connected to another world such as Mars . These ideas are not presented as established scientific fact. Instead, they become the starting point for a bigger question—one that fits perfectly with the Un-Traditional Entrepreneur mindset: What happens when you’re willing to question the story everyone else has already accepted? Entrepreneurs often know what it feels like to be an outsider. Traditional careers may not fit. Conventional systems may feel limiting. The path everyone else follows may simply not feel like yours. Maybe not fitting in isn’t always a problem to solve. Maybe sometimes it’s information. In This Episode: Are humans really native to Earth? Panspermia and Cosmic Ancestry The speculative Mars connection Human sensitivity to sunlight Back and joint problems Dietary dependencies Allergies and autoimmune conditions Questions surrounding human evolution Why unconventional ideas matter The connection between outsider thinking and entrepreneurship Challenging assumptions about who you are and where you belong Whether you take the extraterrestrial-origin theory seriously or simply enjoy it as a thought experiment, this episode invites you to challenge assumptions, think differently, and reconsider what it really means to not fit the mold . Sometimes the first sign that you were meant to build something different is realizing the conventional path was never quite built for you. Support the show Support us by Joining Patreon . Also, Stay Connected on Socials: The Un-Traditional Entrepreneur Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImJustHereToListenPod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@utepodcast?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/untraditionalentrepreneur YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theuntraditionalentrepreneur Produced by Juming Delmas Studios Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jumingdelmasstudios/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jdelmasstudios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdelmasstudios/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jumingdelmasstudios3300

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  The Un-Traditional Entrepreneur | Insight for Creators & Culture in Startup Reality

  Founders Under Pressure PART #2: Fair Hiring vs. Founder Instinct with Dom Finetti

  Jul 7, 20261h 13m

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Un-Traditional Entrepreneur , host Juming Delmas sits down with Dom Finetti , founder of Parrot , a SaaS platform designed to make the hiring process more fair, skills-based, and transparent. The conversation explores one of the most difficult realities founders face: when you are building a company, should you hire the person you know and trust, or should every candidate be judged through the same merit-based process? Dom explains how Parrot aims to reduce bias in hiring by anonymizing candidate information and using AI to evaluate skills, experience, and qualifications. His argument is that traditional hiring often rewards personal connections, referrals, and familiarity, leaving other qualified candidates at a disadvantage before they ever get a fair shot. Juming pushes back from the founder’s perspective, arguing that business owners often hire people they know because familiarity, reliability, and trust matter when the pressure is real. If a founder has worked with someone before and knows how they perform, is it wrong to choose that person over a stranger with a strong resume? The discussion moves into the limits of resumes, interviews, and judgment. A resume may get someone in the room, but personality, traits, work ethic, communication style, and character often determine whether they are actually the right fit. The challenge is figuring out how to evaluate those qualities fairly when you do not already know the person. Juming and Dom also debate how past experiences shape hiring decisions. If a business owner was burned by a previous employee, is it unfair to be cautious when a new candidate reminds them of that situation? Or is that simply part of the judgment founders are forced to make? This episode raises important questions for entrepreneurs, founders, hiring managers, and job seekers about fairness, bias, AI, trust, referrals, resumes, and the human side of hiring. Listen to The Un-Traditional Entrepreneur on all major podcast platforms. Support the show Support us by Joining Patreon . Also, Stay Connected on Socials: The Un-Traditional Entrepreneur Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImJustHereToListenPod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@utepodcast?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/untraditionalentrepreneur YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theuntraditionalentrepreneur Produced by Juming Delmas Studios Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jumingdelmasstudios/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jdelmasstudios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdelmasstudios/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jumingdelmasstudios3300

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  Founders Under Pressure PART #2: Fair Hiring vs. Founder Instinct with Dom Finetti

  Jul 7, 20261h 13mS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode of <b>The Un-Traditional Entrepreneur</b>, host <b>Juming Delmas</b> sits down with <b>Dom Finetti</b>, founder of <b>Parrot</b>, a SaaS platform designed to make the hiring process more fair, skills-based, and transparent.</p><p>The conversation explores one of the most difficult realities founders face: when you are building a company, should you hire the person you know and trust, or should every candidate be judged through the same merit-based process?</p><p>Dom explains how Parrot aims to reduce bias in hiring by anonymizing...

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  Episode #7

  Business & Bullsh** Part 6: AI Is Moving Faster Than the Rules with Ashok Mittal

  Jun 30, 202655 minS6

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Un-Traditional Entrepreneur , host Juming Delmas sits down with Ashok Mittal , CEO and Founder of Fintech Global Center , for a wide-ranging conversation about artificial intelligence, fintech, cybersecurity, and the future of business. Ashok brings a rare long-view perspective to the AI conversation. Originally from India, he moved to the United States 40 years ago and earned a master’s degree in artificial intelligence in 1986 — long before today’s generative AI boom. Before building a career in global finance and trading systems, he also worked with the Indian Space Research Organization , India’s equivalent to NASA. Together, Juming and Ashok explore how AI has evolved from early neural networks, natural language processing, and limited computing power into today’s fast-moving world of generative AI. Ashok explains why the ideas behind AI are not new, but the compute power, scale, accessibility, and speed of modern systems have changed everything. The conversation also gets into the larger question entrepreneurs and business leaders are asking: is AI a tool, a threat, or both? Ashok compares artificial intelligence to nuclear technology, arguing that it is not inherently good or bad. Its impact depends on who controls it, how it is used, and whether it is applied to solve problems or create harm. Cybersecurity becomes a major part of the discussion as Juming and Ashok examine the risks of advanced AI systems being used for hacking, automated attacks, and digital disruption. They also discuss why regulating AI is so difficult. Unlike nuclear technology, AI can be developed almost anywhere by anyone with enough computing power, making global oversight far more complicated. The episode also looks ahead to the future. Juming brings up predictions that AI could surpass combined human intelligence within the next decade, while Ashok offers a more measured and optimistic view. He explains that human intelligence is constantly being redefined and that society will likely develop new checks, balances, and systems as the technology advances. Along the way, Ashok shares a nostalgic look at the early days of computing, from IBM PCs with 512K memory and floppy drives to bulletin board systems, modems, and the pre-internet era of file sharing. This episode is for entrepreneurs, tech leaders, fintech professionals, business owners, and anyone trying to understand how artificial intelligence may reshape business, finance, cybersecurity, and society. Listen to The Un-Traditional Entrepreneur on all major podcast platforms. #UnTraditionalEntrepreneur #BusinessAndBullshit #ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI #AIinBusiness #Fintech #Cybersecurity #Entrepreneurship #AIRegulation #FutureOfAI #TechPodcast #BusinessPodcast Support the show Support us by Joining Patreon . Also, Stay Connected on Socials: The Un-Traditional Entrepreneur Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImJustHereToListenPod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@utepodcast?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/untraditionalentrepreneur YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theuntraditionalentrepreneur Produced by Juming Delmas Studios Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jumingdelmasstudios/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jdelmasstudios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdelmasstudios/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jumingdelmasstudios3300

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  Episode #7

  Business & Bullsh** Part 6: AI Is Moving Faster Than the Rules with Ashok Mittal

  Jun 30, 202655 minS6

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>n this episode of <b>The Un-Traditional Entrepreneur</b>, host <b>Juming Delmas</b> sits down with <b>Ashok Mittal</b>, CEO and Founder of <b>Fintech Global Center</b>, for a wide-ranging conversation about artificial intelligence, fintech, cybersecurity, and the future of business.</p><p>Ashok brings a rare long-view perspective to the AI conversation. Originally from India, he moved to the United States 40 years ago and earned a master’s degree in artificial intelligence in 1986 — long before today’s generative AI boom. Before building a career in global finance and trading system...

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