Welcome to Episode 18 of The VentureFizz Podcast, the flagship podcast of Boston's most trusted source for startup and tech jobs, news, and insights!

For this episode of The VentureFizz Podcast, I interviewed Charles Teague, Founder & CEO of Lose It!

If you are not familiar with Lose It!, it is a very successful consumer company in Boston with over 35 million downloads. Since then, the company has helped people lose over 70 million pounds, which is extraordinary!

In this podcast, we cover a lot of ground:

-His professional journey, which includes being part of Allaire and going public, as well as starting his own company that was acquired by Microsoft

-How the first generation iPhone changed everything for him

-The story of Lose It!, and how it was founded

Then, we surface lots of important advice for entrepreneurs, like:

-The benefits of running a capital-efficient company

-How they managed to convert users to their premium model

-And so much more!

Lastly, if you like the show, please remember to subscribe to and review us on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice! And make sure to follow Lose It! on Twitter @loseit and VentureFizz @VentureFizz.