Mait Muntel, Founder at Lingvist. This is his first startup, but already he has over 1/2 million beta testers (without a single bit of marketing) and he's got the co-founder of Skype as an early investor. He left the team at CERN who discovered the GOD particle to start this startup. It's an inspirational episode.

TAGP492 Mait Muntel : My First Startup - We Have 1/2 Million Beta Testers

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Here are the 3 things I learned from Derik...
The pleasure of working on your own app startup comes from the effort you put in
Starting an app is all about asking What Is The Problem, Who Is It Solving For, Can You Speak To These People? 
Core metrics to focus on are revenue, retention rate for 1,3,7 days and conversion to paid subscriptions

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Heini Zachariassen, CEO & Founder at Vivino talks through his journey from taking an app idea and touching 26 million people and selling $40 million worth of wine

538 How We Raised $37 Million Yet Coped WIth 600 Competing Apps

Rachel Cook, Founder/CEO at Seeds, talks about hr journey into stock trading, comedy, film directing and the inception of her idea during a night in a Kenyan jail.

537 How To Inspire Non-Payers To Spend In Your App

537 Investors Who Claim “We Support Female Founders” Are Lying To You


          
        
        

        
          
            
          
            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

            
          
        
          
        

        
      
        
      

    
  


  





  Anthemos Georgiades CEO at Zumper talks about his courage leaving a well respected early career in consulting because his idea was passionately burning a hole in his soul








































































  

    
  
    

      

      
        
          
        
        

        
          
            
          
            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

            
          
        
          
        

        
      
        
      

    
  


  













































  

    
  
    

      

      
        
          
        
        

        
          
            
          
            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

            
          
        
          
        

        
      
        
      

    
  


  





  Resources: Website / Twitter  / Linkedin Here are the 3 things I learned from Anthemos...Often the biggest challenge is to remain focussed when running your startupThe first $1 million is often harder to raise then the next $38 millionEarly fund raising is best served by having a single story and focussing on one metric


























  
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