Welcome to SL #16! Sooner or later, every startup struggles with the issue of how best to offer healthcare benefits to their employees. We are joined in this episode by Angus Mcrae, a guy who does a ton of consulting and brokering for healthcare benefits for Atlanta-area high-tech startups (for companies like N2 Broadband/Tandberg, ViTrue, etc.)
As an added bonus we toss (under the bus) the knuckleheads holding up SB80 (the legislative bill that would allow the Georgia teacher’s pension fund to be invested in private equity). We also provide an update on our upcoming Capital Connections and PitchCamp events (as well as ATDC’s upcoming CapVenture program) here in Atlanta.
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Shownotes:
Another solid show with some great nuts and bolts content for entrepreneurs. How do healthcare benefit brokers work? What are the warning signs of unethical brokers? What about PEOs? How expensive are healthcare benefits for startups? Can they afford to do it? Should they? How big does a company have to be to offer benefits to employees? What are the key considerations in selecting a benefits program for your company?
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Links referenced within this episode:
- N2 Broadband
- Adams Capital
- ATDC (Advanced Technology Development Center)
- PeachPodStudios
- National Personnel Services
- Technology Association of Georgia
Podsafe music used within this episode:
- Sundial by Bill Derome
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Amish Girl by Todd Chappelle
- All the Money in the World by Hutch
Tune in and find out!
Our format is a little out of the norm as far as podcasts go. We treat our efforts as a true “show” rather than a super-concise (limited) vehicle for delivery of information. Therefore, the podcasts can run a bit long (actually, it is largely driven by the guests and their responses.) While we try to have very substantive discussions, we also try to have a lot of fun along the way (and that tends to elongate the programming a wee bit.) 
Our theory is that if we are having fun during the show, hopefully, you will be having a little fun listening as well.
Here is the breakdown for the show, in case you want to hop around.
| Intro | 00:00 to 01:48 |
| Smalltalk and introductions: | 01:48 to 04:13 |
| Under the Bus | 04:13 to 10:09 |
| Mailbag: | 10:09 to 13:33 |
| Capital Connections Update: | 13:33 to 23:52 |
| Commercial/Comedy Break: | 23:52 to 27:56 |
| Main Discussion Topic | 27:56 to 64:20 |
| Commercial/Comedy Break: | 64:20 to 65:00 |
| Analysis/Wrap-up: | 65:00 to 70:43 |
A special thanks to Angus for coming in and hanging out with us!
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Enjoy!
