Jordi Hays is the Co-Founder & CEO of Likewise, the end-to-end platform to find and work with the world's best creatives.

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Some of the Topics Covered by Jordi Hays in this Episode

• How Jordi decided to start Likewise and focus on the needs of eCommerce companies
• The pain point of accessing creative talent
• The initial version of Likewise and bootstrapping for the first 6 months
• Growing 100% MoM, multiple months in a row
• The business model and pricing behind Likewise
• Getting their first freelancer to earn $100,000 through the platform in their first 6 months
• The customer acquisition strategy of Likewise
• Hitting a $1M run rate without any outbound sales or marketing
• How Jordi decided to raise outside capital for Likewise
• The importance of founder-market fit
• Closing a pre-seed round of funding during the global pandemic
• Equity splits and founder agreements
• The brand experience when working with Likewise
• How Jordi is looking at which creators to bring on the Likewise platform
• Use of funds for the pre-seed round of funding for Likewise
• The evolution of Co-Founder roles for Jordi and Matt
• Jordi's book suggestion
• What Jordi's day-to-day looks like in the time of COVID

Links from the Episode

• Matt Jung
• Jyri Engeström
• Y Combinator
• Science
• Zero Grocery
• Dumpling
• Holger Seim
• Blinkist
• Built to Sell
• Loom