Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle

#747 Quiet Crypto, The Demand Question, and Difficult Decisions ft. Jordan Gal


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Dan talks to Jordan Gal, founder of Rally and co-host of the Bootsrapped Web podcast about challenges in the ecommerce space, product-market fit and demand, partnerships and veto power, the quietness of crypto, risking other people’s money, and more…

There’s one thing that founders tend to really struggle with when it comes to growing their business and that’s getting the right team in place. Listen as Jordan shows Dan how and why he fires unfit team members.

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Chapters

  • (00:04:22) News Update
  • (00:05:58) From Player to Coach
  • (00:06:50) Jack Welch
  • (00:12:10) Bootstrapping vs Raising Money
  • (00:15:52) Product-Market Fit and Adjustments
  • (00:18:57) Partnerships and Veto Power
  • (00:20:42) Deciding When to Pivot
  • (00:36:27) Firing and Personnel Decisions
  • (00:43:30) The Quietness of Crypto
  • (00:48:05) Challenges in E-commerce
  • (00:57:30) Impact of Having a Family
  • Links:

    • Bootsrapped Web podcast
    • Jordan on Twitter
    • Rally
    • Winning
    • Past guests on TMBA include Cal Newport, David Heinemeier Hannson, Seth Godin, Ricardo Semler, Noah Kagan, Rob Walling, Jay Clouse, Einar Vollset, Sam Dogan, Gino Wickam, James Clear, Jodie Cook, Mark Webster, Steph Smith, Taylor Pearson, Tommy Griffith, Justin Tan, Matt Gartland, Travis Jamison, Ayman Al-Abdullah, Tynan, Lucy Bella Simkins, Brian Balfour, Nick Huber, Mike Michalowicz, Greg Crabtree, Jordan Gal

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