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Startup Stories - Mixergy episodes

April 08, 2020 #1916 KeVita Case Study: The kombucha beverage company launched in a recession (that PepsiCo bought for $230,000,000)
Joining me today is an entrepreneur who created a beverage company and sold it to PepsiCo.
I want to find out how he sold his company but I also want to tear into this story, especially considering what’s going on in the world today.
His name is Bill Moses. The company I’d like to spend a lot of time talking about is called KeVita. If you don’t recognize the name, you’d probably recognize the bottle.
I want to find out how he launched it, how he grew it and why he’s coming back and doing an alcoholic beverage now.
Bill Moses is the co-founder of Flying Embers, Organic Hard Kombucha with live probiotics and botanical adaptogens.
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April 06, 2020 #1915 Recession Proof: Traffic Secrets for a Bad Economy
I invited Russell Brunson, the founder of ClickFunnels, to talk about how his business has been impacted the current economic situation.
I also want to talk to him about his latest book, Traffic Secrets and where he sees the opportunities for business right now.
Russell is also the founder of ClickFunnels, software that lets you design and create sales pages, landing pages and it lets you manage your entire sales funnel.
Russell Brunson is the founder of ClickFunnels, software that lets you design and create sales pages, landing pages and it lets you manage your entire sales funnel.
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April 03, 2020 #1914 Recession Proof: How to create a survival plan (so you can maintain confidence)
I was feeling a little bit down about what’s going on in the world today. There’s the virus, but there’s also the economy that is taking businesses down and it’s hard to separate the two.
The interesting thing is that Noah is so freaking upbeat about this. He sees it as more than a situation that we need to get through. I want to get some hope from that. But the other thing that’s coming through with Noah is that he’s got this pumped up confidence that I’m also hoping we can absorb from him.
Noah Kagan is the founder of AppSumo, a daily deals website for digitally distributed goods and online services.
Noah Kagan is the founder of AppSumo, a daily deals website for digitally distributed goods and online services.
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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 01, 2020 #1913 Recession Proof: Gumroad is growing
I assumed all businesses were leveled and I got depressed. Then I started hearing about a few companies who are doing well. I wanted to understand why and revive my optimism.
In this interview you’ll hear how the sudden economic hit and the forced home isolation led would-be creators to finally start creating. They’re using Gumroad to sell their work online.
Sahil Lavingia is the founder of Gumroad which helps creators sell products online.
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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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March 30, 2020 #1912 Recession Proof: An open conversation about working remotely
Joining me is an entrepreneur who has built a company that is doing well in this current crisis. I want to ask him about that.
He is also someone who happens to run a remote company. Liam Martin is the founder of Time Doctor, time-tracking for remote teams.
I want to ask him how the crisis impacted his annual conference which was set for April and how he’s helping people work remotely.
Liam Martin is the founder of Time Doctor, time-tracking for remote teams.
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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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March 27, 2020 #1911 Why did Hunt Club do well in March 2020?
When I see that some businesses are doing well despite the difficult times it gives me hope for my business.
I asked on Twitter to find out what companies continued to grow in the month of March and if their founders would be willing to share their stories to give us all hope.
Nick Cromydas is the founder of Hunt Club which allows customers to hire with trusted referrals from 10,000 experts
Nick Cromydas is the founder of Hunt Club which allows customers to hire with trusted referrals from 10,000 experts
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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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March 25, 2020 #1910 Would you take your product off store shelves to sell direct to consumer?
There’s a lot of talk about direct to consumer businesses, but as I walk through Target and other stores, I see what used to be direct to consumer products on the shelves. Like Harry’s, for example. They used to ship directly to you, that’s how they could give you such a low price, but now you could just walk through Target and pick it up.
Well, today’s guest did the opposite. She got into stores, she got all the attention and the legitimacy that comes with being in stores, and she said, “Actually, that doesn’t make sense. I’m taking my stuff off the shelves. I’m going direct to consumer.”
I invited her here to talk about how she’s doing it, why she’s doing it, and how she built her business.
Paula Blankenship is Founder of Heirloom Traditions Paints which is a paint with a built in bonding primer and built in wax.
Paula Blankenship is Founder of Heirloom Traditions Paints which is a paint with a built in bonding primer and built in wax.
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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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March 23, 2020 #1909 How to recover from bad advice from an investor
Joining me is an entrepreneur from Turkey. He raised money in Turkey, but his investor said, “You’ve got to just go business-to-business.” And so he shifted his business model and went b2b.
But it didn’t work. And the reason he says it didn’t work is because he failed to address a customer problem. Instead, he was just listening to his investors.
We’ll find out how he got through that painful period and how he turned things around by solving a particular problem. Burc Tanir is the founder of Prisync, pricing software for e-commerce.
Burc Tanir is the founder of Prisync, pricing software for e-commerce.
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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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March 20, 2020 #1908 A digital agency story that you’ve never heard before
Joining me today is an entrepreneur who for years, 10 years, in fact, says that his business couldn’t break a million dollars.
And then he got good at content, he got good at digital marketing, he got good at opening up and telling people what’s going on behind the business and his business took off.
His name is Zachary Gregg. He is the founder of Vital Design. They are a digital marketing agency. I invited him here to talk about how their business blew up.
Zachary Gregg is the founder of Vital Design, a website and design firm.
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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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March 19, 2020 #1907 Is Mixergy ignoring the virus?
I’m going to include conversations about the coronavirus in upcoming interviews, but I’m intentionally limiting it.
To explain why, I recorded this story about what happened to me as a podcast listener when I listened to a day’s worth of corona talk. I want Mixergy to be an island of relief and personal growth, in the middle of a very real crisis.
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