Startup Stories - Mixergy

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Startup Stories - Mixergy episodes

March 18, 2020 #1906 How an executive assistant turned her job into an agency
Joining me is someone who was the executive assistant for people like Michael Hyatt and Amy Porterfield.
I want to find out how she went from doing a job herself to relatively quickly building up this big agency.
Trivinia Barber is the founder of Priority VA, an Executive VA service.
Trivinia Barber is the founder of Priority VA, an Executive VA service.
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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 16, 2020 #1905 How to exit a “sleepy” business 10 years in (with zero regrets)
Today’s guest is someone who, in the 1990s, felt that car auctions could be brought online.
It was a rollercoaster which we’ll get into in this interview. But he sold the company 10 years in for $250M. I want to hear the whole story.
Peter Kelly is the co-founder of OPENLANE (now KAR Global) which is a wholesale automotive auction site.
Peter Kelly is the co-founder of OPENLANE (now KAR Global) which is a wholesale automotive auction site.
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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 13, 2020 #1904 How to make leadership decisions based on gut-feeling
There comes a time when a company faces big issues that really reflect the way they want to speak to their audience. For example, are you a company that says, “Hey, guys,” or should ‘guys’ be considered a sexist term and that’s the company stance.
How does the team know? It might be in a style guide somewhere but it’s not used. That’s the problem today’s guest recognized and she created a company to solve it.
May Habib is the co-founder of Qordoba, an AI that helps everyone at a company write with the same style, terminology, and brand voice.
May Habib is the co-founder of Qordoba, an AI that helps everyone at a company write with the same style, terminology, and brand voice.
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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 11, 2020 #1903 How Acuity Scheduling grew 5X in 3 years (and was acquired by Squarespace)
Joining me is someone who was a Mixergy listener and whose software runs our entire booking process for guests.
I love what he built for so many reasons but about a year ago I read that he sold it to Squarespace! He bootstrapped the company so I want to find out his motivations for exiting.
I asked him to come back to the podcast to tell me how he grew since the last time we talked, how the sale went down, and how his life has changed after the sale.
Gavin Zuchlinski is the founder of Acuity Scheduling, online appointment scheduling software.
Sponsored by
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.
Qordoba – Qordoba is the leading AI writing assistant built specifically for business needs in mind. These days, everyone within a company writes content, and because of this, it’s hard for everyone to stay aligned and maintain consistency.
With Qordoba, you can customize writing guidelines to your unique brand and get everyone at your company to write with the same style, terminology, and brand voice. For Mixergy listeners, Qordoba is providing a 25% discount off the first year of their Starter plan. You can sign up for a free trial and get this offer by visiting Qordoba.com/mixergy
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March 09, 2020 #1902 How Riot Games founder Marc Merrill overcame massive hurdles to build League of Legends
Joining me is a legend himself. His name is Marc Merrill and he is the co-founder of Riot Games. Riot Games makes League of Legends, an incredibly successful multiplayer online battle arena video game.
I invited him here because I’m curious about how he grew this company. And we’re going to talk about some of the challenges. We’re going to talk about how big it is, including a stat that I want to bring up in the beginning of the interview.
Marc Merrill is the co-founder of Riot Games which is the creator of the online battle game, League of Legends.
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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 06, 2020 #1901 Total failures, base hits, and big successes: a serial entrepreneur story
Joining me is a guy who has started more companies than I can keep track of.
He had such a fire inside him while in school that he had to go out and do it. So he dropped out of school, started a company, and it didn’t work out well. But he kept going.
Andrew Vasylyk is the founder of StartupSoft which helps startups scale a remote team.
Andrew Vasylyk is the founder of StartupSoft which helps startups scale a remote team.
Sponsored by
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 04, 2020 #1900 How this founder built a niche marketplace connecting businesses with scientists
Joining me is an entrepreneur who discovered there was no easy way to hire a scientist. If you have a company and you need a specific expertise, there’s no clear path for contacting these experts.
To create a solution, she launched a marketplace where anyone could hire PhD level experts and scientists. I invited her to Mixergy to tell me how she did it.
Ashmita Das is the co-founder of Kolabtree, a freelance platform for scientists.
Ashmita Das is the co-founder of Kolabtree, a freelance platform for scientists.
Sponsored by
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.
Qordoba – Qordoba is the leading AI writing assistant built specifically for business needs in mind. These days, everyone within a company writes content, and because of this, it’s hard for everyone to stay aligned and maintain consistency.
With Qordoba, you can customize writing guidelines to your unique brand and get everyone at your company to write with the same style, terminology, and brand voice. For Mixergy listeners, Qordoba is providing a 25% discount off the first year of their Starter plan. You can sign up for a free trial and get this offer by visiting Qordoba.com/mixergy
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March 02, 2020 #1899 How this insurance agent escaped commission-based income and scaled his agency
Joining me is an entrepreneur and longtime Mixergy listener. About 10 years ago he wanted to sell insurance more efficient but the market wasn’t ready for it.
He went on to sell in more traditional methods until his clients started asking him if they could go through the process online.
Sa El is the founder of Simply Insurance. He is a licensed insurance agent and blogger/consultant for those in the insurance industry.
Sa El is the founder of Simply Insurance. He is a licensed insurance agent and blogger/consultant for those in the insurance industry.
Sponsored by
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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February 28, 2020 #1898 Dane Maxwell wants you to experience true freedom (even if you have zero ideas, cash, experience, or confidence)
Nine years ago I interviewed the entrepreneur you’re about to meet. At the time of that conversation, he was building a lifestyle business when everyone else was seeking venture funding.
Dane Maxwell is the founder of Paperless Pipeline, the real estate transaction and commission management system that agents and brokers actually enjoy using.
I’ve watched his business grow over the years and now it’s essentially running without him. He’s out with a new book that teaches other entrepreneurs to get the freedom he was able to create.
Dane Maxwell is the founder of Paperless Pipeline, the real estate transaction and commission management system that agents and brokers actually enjoy using.
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February 26, 2020 #1897 How to be a leader without being a jerk
Today’s guest made a pivot from selling shoes to selling psychological services. I want to find out how he did that.
Cameron Yarbrough is the co-founder of Torch.io, a leadership development company built on principles of psychology and management best practices.
I was afraid his company was too touchy-feely and not big enough. But it’s huge! We’ll find out how big in this interview.
Cameron Yarbrough is the co-founder of Torch.io, a leadership development company built on principles of psychology and management best practices.
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