Startup Stories - Mixergy

By Andrew WarnerSociety & Culture Business Education

Startup Stories - Mixergy episodes

May 01, 2020 #1926 Drinking on corona lockdown grew Brumate’s sales
Dylan Jacob tried lots of hustles over the years, selling phone parts, cars, weed, whatever. He finally found his love with Brumate, where he makes and sells insulated containers for alcohol.
Then the coronavirus recession hit. At first, his revenues got clobbered, but check out what happened next.
Dylan Jacob is the founder of Brumate which designs products for beer and wine drinkers.
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April 29, 2020 #1925 Etsy bought his marketplace for $275 million
eBay sucked for selling guitars and other musical instruments. So Yan Pritzker created an alternative marketplace, Reverb.
Yan Pritzker is the co-founder of Reverb which allows customers to buy and sell music gear online.
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ClickFunnels – Anyone in my audience who goes to clickfunnels.com/mixergy will get a couple of things that I’m excited about. Number one is a free trial so you can actually try it and use it. Number two, you’ll get the funnels that we created to build our business. Use it as a template which you can improve for your business. Go to ClickFunnels.com/mixergy to get started.
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April 27, 2020 #1924 How to offer products your online customers really want
Joining me is someone who didn’t think of himself as an entrepreneur. He was working at a company where he saw a problem and he developed a solution.
For a long time he didn’t recognize that the thing he created was actually a standalone business. It slowly evolved into that—we’ll find out how.
Hans-Kristian Bjerregaard is the founder of Clerk.io, an e-commerce personalisation platform.
Hans-Kristian Bjerregaard is the founder of Clerk.io, an e-commerce personalisation platform.
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Toptal – 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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April 24, 2020 #1923 How a mom of 6 turned handmade hairbows into a $6M business
We might be going through a bad economic crisis but joining me is a founder who grew up in an economic crisis. Her family had financial issues since the day she was born. And then, to escape a financial difficulty, she ends up creating a company back in 2008, at a time when we thought the world was falling apart.
That company is called Bailey’s Blossoms and today’s guest is Erin Hooley. She started out just making hair clips for girls.
The business has expanded so much since then. Their tagline is affordable, made beautiful, which I think will resonate in today’s world. I invited her here to talk about the business that she built.
Erin Hooley is the co-founder of Bailey’s Blossoms, an ecommerce clothing and accessories business.
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Toptal – 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.
HostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website.
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April 22, 2020 #1922 Looking ahead: The woman who is humanizing technology with Emotional AI
I’m excited about today’s guest because I think in the future, when computers can actually understand our emotions, we’re going to be thanking today’s guest.
Rana el Kaliouby is the CEO and Co-Founder of Affectiva which creates facial and vocal emotion AI platforms.
I invited her here to talk about how she’s giving companies the power to understand people as well as the practical implications.
Rana el Kaliouby is the CEO and Co-Founder of Affectiva which creates facial and vocal emotion AI platforms.
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Toptal – 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.
HostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website.
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April 19, 2020 #1921 How this betting site is surviving its second economic meltdown
Joining me is an entrepreneur who launched his company back in 2007. Within a year, we hit that 2008 economic meltdown and the world changed.
And I asked him about it and said, you know, truthfully, I’m in betting so I think things would have been hard for us no matter what. But there’s no doubt that the combination of the two factors really made things difficult for him.
In this interview he talks to me about how it influenced his business and made him into a better entrepreneur.
Jason Trost is the founder of Smarkets, an online betting exchange.
Jason Trost is the founder of Smarkets, an online betting exchange.
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Toptal – 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.
HostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website.
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April 17, 2020 #1920 This crisis turned Mercato into a billion dollar company
Nobody cared about local grocers like Bobby’s dad, the New York pork grocer. Then the coronavirus hit the world.
Bobby Brannigan created Mercato to give local grocers like his dad an easy way to sell online. It was a nice goal, he’s a good son, but Amazon was still beating him.
Then covid hit. Everything changed and consumers were open to trying new food. His 25-person company is on track to do a billion dollars this year.
Bobby Brannigan is the founder of Mercato, an online marketplace for independent grocery stores.
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ClickFunnels – Anyone in my audience who goes to clickfunnels.com/mixergy will get a couple of things that I’m excited about. Number one is a free trial so you can actually try it and use it. Number two, you’ll get the funnels that we created to build our business. Use it as a template which you can improve for your business. Go to ClickFunnels.com/mixergy to get started.
Delighted – Delighted is a turnkey customer experience platform, built for startups. It’s so easy to set up, you’ll have customer feedback in minutes. Start gathering actionable feedback from your customers today at Delighted.com/mixergy. No technical knowledge required. Pus, Mixergy listeners can claim a free lifetime Delighted account, complete with a complimentary advisory session with a Delighted Concierge to make sure you get set up right (>$1k value), at Delighted.com/mixergy
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April 15, 2020 #1919 How Sprig lost over $50 million
Why is Gagan Biyani still smiling? He raised a reported $56.7 million from investors, and lost most of it.
This is the story of Sprig, the startup that made and delivered food. It’s also the story of Gagan, the founder who reached the success and happiness that we all aspire to.
Gagan Biyani is the co-founder of Udemy, an online learning and teaching marketplace.
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ClickFunnels – Anyone in my audience who goes to clickfunnels.com/mixergy will get a couple of things that I’m excited about. Number one is a free trial so you can actually try it and use it. Number two, you’ll get the funnels that we created to build our business. Use it as a template which you can improve for your business. Go to ClickFunnels.com/mixergy to get started.
Delighted – Delighted is a turnkey customer experience platform, built for startups. It’s so easy to set up, you’ll have customer feedback in minutes. Start gathering actionable feedback from your customers today at Delighted.com/mixergy. No technical knowledge required. Pus, Mixergy listeners can claim a free lifetime Delighted account, complete with a complimentary advisory session with a Delighted Concierge to make sure you get set up right (>$1k value), at Delighted.com/mixergy
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April 13, 2020 #1918 Recession Proof: How Teachable got 2,000 new customers last month
This is part of my series of interviews to understand what’s working in business during this difficult time.
Ankur Nagpal is the founder of Teachable, which allows creators to launch and sell online courses.
Teachable is a fast-growing company, but you won’t believe the metrics they’ve seen in the last few weeks.
Ankur Nagpal is the founder of Teachable, which allows creators to launch and sell online courses.
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ClickFunnels – Anyone in my audience who goes to clickfunnels.com/mixergy will get a couple of things that I’m excited about. Number one is a free trial so you can actually try it and use it. Number two, you’ll get the funnels that we created to build our business. Use it as a template which you can improve for your business. Go to ClickFunnels.com/mixergy to get started.
Delighted – Delighted is a turnkey customer experience platform, built for startups. It’s so easy to set up, you’ll have customer feedback in minutes. Start gathering actionable feedback from your customers today at Delighted.com/mixergy. No technical knowledge required. Pus, Mixergy listeners can claim a free lifetime Delighted account, complete with a complimentary advisory session with a Delighted Concierge to make sure you get set up right (>$1k value), at Delighted.com/mixergy
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April 10, 2020 #1917 Recession Proof: How to snap back from sudden financial loss
Today’s guest is exactly what I was looking for when I put out a call on Twitter saying, “Is there anyone who’s doing well despite what’s going on with Coronavirus?”
Well, Michael Alexis is the inspiration I think we need. Just before this whole thing hit the guy bought Museum Hack, a company that takes you and your loved ones into museums. First of all, you can’t even get into museums right now–but you also can’t get next to your loved ones or anyone else.
How does someone suddenly running this business deal with the situation? He found a way to turn things around. He went online and created a business second business. It’s called Team building.com. They provide team building activities that your people will love, but it’s all done online.
Michael Alexis is the founder of TeamBuilding.com, Virtual Team Building Activities & Online Games for Remote Teams.
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ClickFunnels – Anyone in my audience who goes to clickfunnels.com/mixergy will get a couple of things that I’m excited about. Number one is a free trial so you can actually try it and use it. Number two, you’ll get the funnels that we created to build our business. Use it as a template which you can improve for your business. Go to ClickFunnels.com/mixergy to get started.
Delighted – Delighted is a turnkey customer experience platform, built for startups. It’s so easy to set up, you’ll have customer feedback in minutes. Start gathering actionable feedback from your customers today at Delighted.com/mixergy. No technical knowledge required. Pus, Mixergy listeners can claim a free lifetime Delighted account, complete with a complimentary advisory session with a Delighted Concierge to make sure you get set up right (>$1k value), at Delighted.com/mixergy
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