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- #2016 Turn a service into a subscriptionOne of the things that I’m discovering is companies are turning services into subscription products.Well, joining me is an entrepreneur who did exactly that.Johnathan Gryzbowski is the co-founder of Penji. It’s an on-demand graphic design service. It’s a better way to outsource your graphic design because you pay one monthly fee and then you get ongoing access to designers. We’ll find out how he found the business model that made it work.
Johnathan Grzybowski is the founder of Penji, which offers on-demand graphic design.
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Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint0 min - #2015 Edtech Series: OutschoolI’m so glad that today’s guest is here. As soon as COVID hit and schools closed I wasn’t sure what to do with my kid. And so I started reading up on how to teach my kid.When I saw Eric Ries mention Outschool I had to check it out. It was such a great resource I actually sent Eric a thank you note.Amir Nathoo is the founder of Outschool, which allows K-12 students to take small group classes from anywhere.
Amir Nathoo is the founder of Outschool, which allows K-12 students to take small group classes from anywhere.
Sponsored byToptal – Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on demand. Toptal serves thousands of clients, including Fortune 500 companies and innovative startups, delivering expertise and world-class solutions at an unparalleled success rate. With elite freelancers in over 100 countries, Toptal connects the world’s top talent with leading companies in days, not weeks. Plus, every new engagement begins with a no-risk trial period, so clients only pay if satisfied with the work. Get started hiring with Toptal today.
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Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint0 min - #2014 Edtech Series: RemindI don’t think I will even be able to explain to people how dramatically big the business is that today’s guest created.Brett Kopf is the co-founder of Remind, a messaging platform that helps teachers, parents, students, and administrators in K–12 schools to communicate.We’ll find out how he did it.
Brett Kopf is the co-founder of Remind, a messaging platform that helps teachers, parents, students, and administrators in K–12 schools to communicate.
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Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint0 min - #2013 A developer tool that sees you rage clickingOne of the things I notice some entrepreneurs do is they take their phones or laptops to coffee shops and they ask somebody to use their software. They want to watch what happens. They want to see what people get stuck, where they get confused.Well, today’s guest came up with a better solution.Matt Arbesfeld is the founder of LogRocket which lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster.
Matt Arbesfeld is the founder of LogRocket which lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster.
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Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint0 min - #2012 How LegacyBox got bigJoining me is someone who discovered that there are a lot of people who have photos, VHS tapes and other legacy digital products and want to digitize them.I would’ve thought it would be a small business but I can’t believe how big the company has gotten.I invited him here to figure it out how he did it.
Nick Macco is the co-founder of LegacyBox, which digitizes tapes, audio, photos and reels.
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Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint0 min - #2011 Surviving $100M valuation to $0 in 10 daysToday’s guest didn’t think of himself as an entrepreneur but he found himself building a company that actually saved lives using technology. We’ll find out how he did that in this interview.But the thing that he’s really excited about these days is his new company which he built from scratch. Eman Pahlavani is the founder of HUNGRY, a catering company that connects independent chefs with corporate clients. He got funding from some big name investors like Jay-Z and Kevin Hart just 10 days before his revenue went to $0 due to COVID.But wait until you hear what happened next.
Eman Pahlavani is the founder of HUNGRY, a catering company that connects independent chefs with corporate clients.
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Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint0 min - #2010 How Fever Free was born from WeeCareI love interviewing entrepreneurs who are actually changing the world through technology. My guest today is one of those people. Matt Reilly is the creator of the Fever Free app which enables virtual temperature checks and symptom prescreening.It’s a tool he created out of necessity for his other business, a daycare marketplace. But I can see the vision Matt has to take this way beyond that.I invited him here to find out how he did it.
Matt Reilly is the co-founder of WeeCare, creator of the Fever Free app which empowers virtual temperature checks and symptom prescreening.
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Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint0 min - #2009 $200M exit to StripeTwo weeks ago I saw the news story “Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for $200 million.” So I immediately contacted the founder of the company to do an interview.And he said, “Come on, man. Let’s do it, but give me a little bit of time.” And so we waited a couple of weeks and true to his word he showed up to talk about it.Joining me Shola Akinlade, the founder of Paystack. It’s a startup out of Nigeria that like Stripe provides quick ways to integrate payment services into online and offline transactions. We’re going to find out how he built this company, how he sold it, and why he’s even sitting here doing this interview with me.
Shola Akinlade is the founder of Paystack, a payments platform for Africa.
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Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint0 min - #2008 Conversational marketing via chatToday’s guest has a track record that she could have lived off of for the rest of her like, including a $360M exit.She didn’t do that though. She kept building; she kept pulling together teams and addressing problems.I want to find out how she does it and about her newest company. Anu Shukla is the co-founder of Botco.ai, a conversational marketing platform.
Anu Shukla is the co-founder of Botco.ai, a conversational marketing platform enabling meaningful and intelligent conversations between businesses and their customers.
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Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint0 min - #2007 YC-backed stem cell bankingJoining me is an entrepreneur whose company is way different from everything else that we’ve done here at Mixergy.Usually I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their companies; there’s a beginning, middle and end to the story. We know how it turned out.But Steven Clausnitzer is running a company called Forever Labs. They will store your STEM cells so you can live healthier longer. I invited him here to talk about what that means.
Steven Clausnitzer is the founder of Forever Labs, Stem Cell banking for adults.
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