DoersCast by Entrepreneurs At Austin

Welcome back!  Today we spoke with Mikhail Arsentiev, the founder of Skylex. Skylex is an app that connects people directly with immigration lawyers immediately. 

Being an immigration lawyer himself with over 10 years of experience, Mikhail discovered that people are forced to spend excessive time dealing with assistants, paralegals, and automated response bots before they reach an actual lawyer who can give them the information that they are looking for. With the insider perspective on things, he knew that there was a more efficient way to make this process occur, and he set out to make it happen! 

Skylex is currently on the app store. 

Thanks Mikhail for sharing your story!

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Welcome back! Today I talked to Gee, who founded Listia, Inc which is an online marketplace for people to trade in stuff they don't need anymore. 

He tells us how he took advantage of economic downturn in 2009 to build this platform, eventually finding a way to incorporate cryptocurrency into it. 

Thanks Gee for sharing your story with us!

Check out Gee's projects:

https://www.listia.com/

https://xyproject.io/

https://www.nftyverse.io/

https://mobile.twitter.com/geehwan

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If you're in Austin, you've probably seen those big black ridesharing vans bringing people all around town. If you've been lucky enough to ride in one, then you know that taking a Fetii is not only cheaper, but overall an exciting and electric experience! 

Well, today we spoke to the mastermind behind Fetii, Matthew Iommi. Only a few years out of college, Matthew and his team have managed to grow Fetii from a single shuttle service bringing A&M students around college station to a multimillion dollar business that is now a major competitor of Uber and Lyft.

Thank you Matthew for sharing your story with us!

Check out Fetii (you can even invest in them!)

https://www.fetii.com/

https://www.instagram.com/fetii/

Today I spoke with Luke & Rai Thorssen, co-founders of Vlogmi Corp about the struggles that they've experienced on social media and how they are fighting that with their startup Vlogmi. We also talk about their time in the Phillippines and how it's helped shape them into the entrepreneurs they are today. 

I think today's conversation shows us that entrepreneurship is not always glorious and requires many sacrafices just to stay in the game. It's so important to show up and fight on the days that you least want to and be a doer.

Thanks Luke and Rafi for sharing y'alls story!

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https://www.instagram.com/vlogmi/

https://vlogmi.com/

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Today I talked to David, who I met at (you guessed it) capital factory and is a game developer for Zwift. We talked about how David got into video games as a kid and eventually became interested in not just playing but coding and developing them. David is a super energetic and fun guy to hang around, so if you ever run into him downtown you won't regret saying hi. Oh, and Andrew and David are both from Sunnyvale CA! (srsly like same middle school and everything)

Hope y'all enjoyed this episode. Thanks David for sharing your story!

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https://www.instagram.com/david.kirk95/

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"I think rock bottom is a choice."

Today Andrew spoke with Omar Nassri to get an inside look on how he's built his personal brand of Empoweredpreneur, helping entrepreneurs improve not only their physical health but also their mindset to lead a more balanced lifestyle. 

Omar has definitely experienced both crazy highs and lows on his journey, from being labeled a failure,and experiencing corporate burnout to nowteaching others about personal fitness whil creating content around it, Omar's story shows us that the moment when no one around you supports you is the time when you need to believe in yourself the most. 

Thanks Omar for sharing your story!

Follow Omar:

https://simplyshreddedsystem.com/

https://www.instagram.com/swolesocrates/

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"Instead of being a plug, I wanna be the wall."

Today Andrew and Mister talked with Kangle Lin, founder of Gumdrop.ai and 10XIT to hear the full story of how he turned his desire to make friends in a new city into a successful social app leveraging the UT community. We also touched on how he found the need blockchain infrastructure by many app companies and decided to fill this need with 10XIT. 

Thank you Kangle for sharing your story!

Follow Kangle:

https://www.instagram.com/kangle_lin/

https://kanglelin.com/

https://gumdrop.ai/

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"You have to take action now."

Welcome to episode 15 with Andrew and Abree! Abree is wholesaler and college student. She tells us her story of moving from Socal to Austin to be in a better environment, and how she sees potential in wholesaling.

Thank you Abree for sharing your story!

Follow Abree:

https://www.instagram.com/abreeflores/

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"When you're in that state, just be as lean as possible. You gotta make that money last."

On this episode, we brought on Colby Harvey, the founder and CEO of Rizse - a company building autonomous drones that can perform aircraft inspections! Rizse has transformed from a senior project among a few college engineers into an award winning startup with millions in funding that is revolutionizing the aerospace industry. We talk everything from building relationships to how to ask for money without actually asking for money. 

Thank you Colby for sharing your story with us!

Follow Colby & Rizse:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizsercolby/

https://www.instagram.com/rizse.io/

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On this episode of the DoersCast, Rodney and Mister spoke wth Diana and Nathaly, founders of the Women of Color Collective about their decision to create a community where women of color can come together to speak about various issues without fear of judgement. 

Thank you Diana and Nathaly for sharing your story with us!

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