About this episode

Joe Alonso shares his inspiring journey from an off-grid childhood to launching Novo Modo, emphasizing the importance of culture in business.

Joe Alonso tells the full Novo Modo origin story—off-grid childhood, working full-time at 16, a career detour through blindness and Microsoft, and launching a shop on pure conviction with no customers lined up. We dig into his inspection-first approach, keeping shops small on purpose, and why culture fixes more than training ever will. Check out Joe's LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/joseph-alonso-34874690 Check out Novo Modo's IG @novomodomachining ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

People in this episode

Host: Within Tolerance

Guest: Joe Alonso

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• business culture
• personal story
• innovation
• blindness
• off-grid living

Keywords

• Novo Modo
• Joe Alonso
• entrepreneurship
• business culture
• blindness
• Microsoft
• off-grid

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Novo Modo, Microsoft, LinkedIn

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