Cam Doody is the Co-founder and Chairman of Bellhop, the fastest growing moving company in the U.S. Serving 75+ cities, they developed a new operating model to fix the infamously poor and unreliable service in the space with tech. Bellhop has raised $90m in venture capital and moved +300,000 households over the last 6 years. Cam is the dad of two wonderful little girls— Margot and Liles, and a passionate aviator and outdoorsman.
Highlights
3:30 - Growing up encouraged to explore and build
7:45 - “Licenses to hunt”
12:20 - Calculated risk
16:05 - Struggle with first job out of college
21:00 - What is Brickyard?
26:35 - Advice for being an early founder of a start-up
30:20 - Innovator not a manager
37:10 - Build the best place and community of early stage founders
44:00 - Gap in technology for start-ups in the last 10 years
Takeaway Questions from the interview
What is something (beyond stuff) my dad gave me that I am thankful for, today?
How can I give myself permission to think different from others?
What insight do I have from my first job?
How am I most valuable within my organization/business? As a manager or an innovator?
How much is shared experience a part of my life especially in the more challenging endeavors?