Startup Stories - Mixergy

By Andrew WarnerSociety & Culture Business Education

Startup Stories - Mixergy episodes

January 25, 2021 #2036 Bringing avatars to telemedicine
I am fascinated by what today’s guest has done. He essentially created the first Siri in the early days of voice interaction.
Today, Adam Odessky is the founder of Sensely, a character-based Enterprise Virtual Assistant Platform.
We’ll find out how he did it and how COVID helped build this business.
Adam Odessky is the founder of Sensely, a character-based Enterprise Virtual Assistant Platform.
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January 22, 2021 #2035 Getting business on LinkedIn
Joining me is somebody who’s been on Mixergy before. His name is Josh Turner and he was first on here to talk about LinkedIn University.
That’s was where he said, “Look, there’s a way to get business from LinkedIn.” And he was one of the first people to say that.
He’s back here today to talk about something new.
Josh Turner is founder of LinkedSelling which helps businesses generate leads.
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January 20, 2021 #2034 A wholesale Cannabis marketplace
I’ve been so excited about marketplaces as businesses that I’ve done interviews with the founders who created them for over 10 years. It started out being such a hard thing to do. Now, with no-code solutions, it’s so easy. That’s why I wanted to talk to today’s guest.
Ryan Smith is the founder of Leaflink, a wholesale Cannabis marketplace. This is such a brilliant idea and at the same time, this is such a daunting space to be in.
I want understand how he did it.
Ryan Smith is the founder of Leaflink, a wholesale Cannabis marketplace.
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January 18, 2021 #2033 Answering a major question for first-time founders
I have to be honest, I was very skeptical as I went through the site today’s guest created. But I I was impressed with it I thought, “I should have come out with this idea!”
It’s so simple, so brilliant, So elegant. My guest, Bobby Peddi, realized that one of the big questions that many people have when they’re starting a business is: how should Ieven structure my business? Do I even need an LLC? Do I need to incorporate? Should it just be a partnership?
He answered those questions as simply as he could with HowtoStartanLLC.com. That led to Truic, The Really Useful Information Company.
I want to find out how he did it.
Nagabhushanam “Bobby” Peddi is Founder and CEO of Truic which offers free tools and guides to start a business, including How to Start an LLC.
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January 15, 2021 #2032 Going public through SPAC
Joining me is someone who’s become essentially famous for being one of the first Silicon Valley companies that went public through a SPAC.
George Arison is the co-founder of Shift which makes it easy to buy and sell cars online.
I want to find out how he built his company and about his experience going public without an IPO.
George Arison is the co-founder of Shift which makes it easy to buy and sell cars online.
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Gusto – Gusto’s people platform helps businesses like yours onboard, pay, insure, and support your hardworking team. Payroll, benefits, and more. Their customizable onboarding checklists were built to keep you organized. Gusto offers employee benefits made to fit your budget. If you’re not sure where to start, Gusto’s licensed advisors can help you choose the right health benefits for your team.
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January 13, 2021 #2031 Solving the huge pain of haircuts
I am so freaking excited about the problem today’s guest is solving.
Obi Omile is the founder of theCut, a barbershop technology platform that allows users and barbers to schedule and manage appointments.
I want to find out how he grew this app to 7 figures.
Obi Omile is the founder of theCut, a barbershop technology platform that allows users and barbers to schedule and manage appointments.
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Gusto – Gusto’s people platform helps businesses like yours onboard, pay, insure, and support your hardworking team. Payroll, benefits, and more. Their customizable onboarding checklists were built to keep you organized. Gusto offers employee benefits made to fit your budget. If you’re not sure where to start, Gusto’s licensed advisors can help you choose the right health benefits for your team.
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January 11, 2021 #2030 Bootstrapping after a funded failure
Joining me is somebody who got funded and got to Silicon Valley. But it didn’t work out for him. He had to leave the country. He ended up coming back with a bootstrap company that’s doing better than the previous business.
I invited him here to talk about how he did it. His name is Carlos González de Villaumbrosia. He’s the founder of Product School, Product Management training taught by top PMs working at Google, Facebook, Netflix, Uber & Airbnb.
Carlos González de Villaumbrosia is the founder of Product School, Product Management training taught by top PMs working at Google, Facebook, Netflix, Uber & Airbnb.
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Zopto – There are lots of LinkedIn Automation tools out there, and choosing one can be overwhelming. For cloud based lead generation, Zopto is the easiest way to prospect, message and reach out on LinkedIn. Attract hundreds of leads by targeting your ideal customers on LinkedIn using Zopto.
Gusto – Gusto’s people platform helps businesses like yours onboard, pay, insure, and support your hardworking team. Payroll, benefits, and more. Their customizable onboarding checklists were built to keep you organized. Gusto offers employee benefits made to fit your budget. If you’re not sure where to start, Gusto’s licensed advisors can help you choose the right health benefits for your team.
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January 08, 2021 #2029 Custom prospecting at scale
Joining me today is the founder of BombBomb. His software lets you record a video of yourself, customize it for your prospects, email it out, and even get insights about who watched it.
His name is Conor McCloskey. He built this tool because he was selling billboard space and he wanted to close more deals and renew more contracts.
I invited him here to talk about how he did it and we can do it.
Conor McCluskey is the founder of BombBomb, software that lets you record and send videos directly to anyone from your computer or smartphone (iOS and Android).
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Zopto – There are lots of LinkedIn Automation tools out there, and choosing one can be overwhelming. For cloud based lead generation, Zopto is the easiest way to prospect, message and reach out on LinkedIn. Attract hundreds of leads by targeting your ideal customers on LinkedIn using Zopto.
Gusto – Gusto’s people platform helps businesses like yours onboard, pay, insure, and support your hardworking team. Payroll, benefits, and more. Their customizable onboarding checklists were built to keep you organized. Gusto offers employee benefits made to fit your budget. If you’re not sure where to start, Gusto’s licensed advisors can help you choose the right health benefits for your team.
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January 06, 2021 #2028 EdTech Series: LearnWorlds
Joining me is an entrepreneur who created a platform that helps teachers do more than just teach. They enable testing, student success and even give teachers tools to help them sell their courses.
It’s kind of like Shopify for online education. If you want to teach, you want the platform, they’ll make it easy for you. The software and company is called LearnWorlds and the founder is Panos Siozos. I want to find out how he built it.
Panos Siozos is the co-founder of LearnWorlds, online course platform for creating, selling and promoting your online courses.
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Gusto – Gusto’s people platform helps businesses like yours onboard, pay, insure, and support your hardworking team. Payroll, benefits, and more. Their customizable onboarding checklists were built to keep you organized. Gusto offers employee benefits made to fit your budget. If you’re not sure where to start, Gusto’s licensed advisors can help you choose the right health benefits for your team.
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January 04, 2021 #2027 An audio documentary about my life
Instead of a usual interview today, I’ve got an audio documentary about my life, one that was done by Samuel Donner.
What I love about this recording is the amount of research and time that Samuel was willing to commit to understand how I built my businesses, who I am, what I was trying to do in life.
Samuel Donner is the host of Finding Founders, a podcast about vulnerability and entrepreneurship.
Samuel Donner is the host of Finding Founders, a podcast about vulnerability and entrepreneurship.
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Gusto – Gusto’s people platform helps businesses like yours onboard, pay, insure, and support your hardworking team. Payroll, benefits, and more. Their customizable onboarding checklists were built to keep you organized. Gusto offers employee benefits made to fit your budget. If you’re not sure where to start, Gusto’s licensed advisors can help you choose the right health benefits for your team.
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