Startup Stories - Mixergy

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Startup Stories - Mixergy episodes

January 31, 2018 #1553 ActiveCampaign founder on keeping a SaaS relevant
I’m fascinated by companies that leave a legacy. The truth though is that most software companies don’t really end up enduring.
Which is why I was fascinated when I found out that ActiveCampaign was not just still around but growing and getting better and better.
And so I’ve been trying for months and months and months to get the founder on here to do an interview.
Jason VandeBoom is the founder of ActiveCampaign which lets you send out smart email and automate your interaction with customers.
Jason VandeBoom is the founder of ActiveCampaign which lets you send out smart email and automate your interaction with customers.
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Toptal – If you’re having trouble finding developers, Toptal is a network of elite pre-vetted software developers. You tell Toptal what you’re looking for, they search their network for the best people, they test the candidates, and then they present you with only the candidates who meet your individual needs. Once you pick someone you can start work with them the next day. They offer a no-risk trial period. Go to Toptal.com. Get the best of the best right now.
If you need anything designed–a new web page, a new landing page, a new logo, DesignCrowd will do it for you. They ask you what you’re looking for, who you are, what your company is like. They will give you lots of options, you pick the one you like, pay for it, and they guarantee results. It’s that simple. Find out how DesignCrowd is different than the other companies and go to designcrowd.com/mixergy.
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0 min
January 29, 2018 #1552 Is wine app Vivino going to be a unicorn?
Today’s guest had an experience with wine that left him feeling stupid. Instead of feeling defeated by the experience he decided it was something he wanted to fix.
And he did fix it. He created a solution called Vivino. It’s what many analysts are now calling a unicorn.
Heini Zachariassen is the founder of Vivino, the most popular wine community and marketplace.
Heini Zachariassen is the founder of Vivino, the most popular wine community and marketplace.
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HostGator is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 – 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email – any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all.
HostGator offers unlimited disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, one click WordPress installs and more.
ActiveCampaign – Improve your marketing & sales processes by upgrading to an automated platform. Start sending follow-up that adapts to your customers’ behavior so you are sending the perfect message at the perfect time. You’ll have happier customers and higher conversions. See why over 150,000 marketers use ActiveCampaign to create intelligent marketing that gets better results.
If you’re with one of their confusing competitors and you want something new, you owe it to your business to check out ActiveCampaign.
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54 min
January 26, 2018 #1551 How deodorant sold at Farmer’s Markets grew into a company sold to Unilever
Today’s guest has had some big news since we booked this interview. She’s sold her company!
Jaime Schmidt is the founder of Schmidt’s Natural, plant-powered odor protection with ingredients like charcoal, rose, and jasmine.
I want to find out how she built it from a product only available in Farmer’s Market’s to selling the company to Unilever.
Jaime Schmidt is the founder of Schmidt’s Natural, plant-powered odor protection with ingredients like charcoal, rose, and jasmine.
Sponsored by
HostGator is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 – 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email – any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all.
HostGator offers unlimited disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, one click WordPress installs and more.
ActiveCampaign – Improve your marketing & sales processes by upgrading to an automated platform. Start sending follow-up that adapts to your customers’ behavior so you are sending the perfect message at the perfect time. You’ll have happier customers and higher conversions. See why over 150,000 marketers use ActiveCampaign to create intelligent marketing that gets better results.
If you’re with one of their confusing competitors and you want something new, you owe it to your business to check out ActiveCampaign.
More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint
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1 hr 1 min
January 24, 2018 #1550 How to do your own PR right
I’ve noticed a problem, as today’s guest will tell you from his own experience, that most entrepreneurs are really crappy at getting PR.
I’m shocked to hear him say it because I’ve known him for years and years and years. He’s got such a good touch and still he says at one point, he was crap, but he got better and better at it.
Then he started creating software and services that help entrepreneurs and small businesses now with their PR.
Dmitry Dragilev is the founder of JustReachOut.io. It’s a place where you can find relevant journalists and pitch them all on your own.
Dmitry Dragilev is the founder of JustReachOut.io, a place where you can find relevant journalists and pitch them all on your own.
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With Bench, you get a professional bookkeeping team to do your books for you and our simple, elegant software to review your finances. It’s everything you need to forget about your bookkeeping, without actually forgetting about your bookkeeping.
Sign up at Bench and get 20% off for your first 6 months.
ActiveCampaign – Improve your marketing & sales processes by upgrading to an automated platform. Start sending follow-up that adapts to your customers’ behavior so you are sending the perfect message at the perfect time. You’ll have happier customers and higher conversions. See why over 150,000 marketers use ActiveCampaign to create intelligent marketing that gets better results.
If you’re with one of their confusing competitors and you want something new, you owe it to your business to check out ActiveCampaign.
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1 hr 4 min
January 22, 2018 #1549 How a serial dabbler launched The Baby Bathwater Institute
If you guys have been listening to me, you know that I’ve been jazzed about this event coming up called Baby Bathwater.
Well, I was talking to the founder and I asked him what he was doing before and he told me he used to have a supplements company. I’ve always been intrigued by supplement companies.
Turns out there’s good money in it. I invited him here to tell us how the business works.
Michael Lovitch is the co-founder of RealDose Nutrition, a line of doctor formulated products supporting weight loss and anti-aging.
Michael Lovitch is the co-founder of RealDose Nutrition, a line of doctor formulated products supporting weight loss and anti-aging.
Sponsored by
Toptal – If you’re having trouble finding developers, Toptal is a network of elite pre-vetted software developers. You tell Toptal what you’re looking for, they search their network for the best people, they test the candidates, and then they present you with only the candidates who meet your individual needs. Once you pick someone you can start work with them the next day. They offer a no-risk trial period. Go to Toptal.com. Get the best of the best right now.
With Bench, you get a professional bookkeeping team to do your books for you and our simple, elegant software to review your finances. It’s everything you need to forget about your bookkeeping, without actually forgetting about your bookkeeping.
Sign up at Bench and get 20% off for your first 6 months.
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1 hr 20 min
January 19, 2018 #1548 How an insurance adjuster got out of the cubicle and modernized an industry
Today’s guest is unusual. He worked at AAA for nearly a decade.
How does a guy who worked in insurance go on to be an entrepreneur. He’s bootstrapped a profitable business. I want to find out how.
Ernie Bray is the founder of AutocClaims Direct, delivers a virtual claims workflow technology that flexes to an auto insurer’s specific business needs.
I’ll explain what that means in the interview.
Ernie Bray is the founder of AutocClaims Direct, delivers a virtual claims workflow technology that flexes to an auto insurer’s specific business needs.
Sponsored by
ActiveCampaign – Improve your marketing & sales processes by upgrading to an automated platform. Start sending follow-up that adapts to your customers’ behavior so you are sending the perfect message at the perfect time. You’ll have happier customers and higher conversions. See why over 150,000 marketers use ActiveCampaign to create intelligent marketing that gets better results.
If you’re with one of their confusing competitors and you want something new, you owe it to your business to check out ActiveCampaign.
HostGator is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 – 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email – any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all.
HostGator offers unlimited disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, one click WordPress installs and more.
More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint
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1 hr 3 min
January 17, 2018 #1547 Minibar Delivery’s insane advantage of entering a highly regulated space
I’m shocked when I hear an entrepreneur is getting into a space with a lot of regulation. But there’s a lot of value in doing it.
Not only is there a fortune to be made, you can also have a real impact on the world by going into a space many other people are afraid to enter.
That’s what today’s guest did. Lindsey Andrews is the cofounder of Minibar Delivery, a marketplace for beer, wine and spirits.
Lindsey Andrews is the cofounder of Minibar Delivery, a marketplace for beer, wine and spirits.
Sponsored by
The Baby Bathwater Institute – Baby Bathwater shatters the mold of traditional networking and provides a platform for experience, inspiration, and growth that is unique to each person or team that gets involved. Not all entrepreneurs are “cutthroat winners.” Some want to connect with other genuine, helpful, fun folks in a way where everyone wins. Join an expansive, talented, and diverse group that can actually help you reach measurable growth.
If you need anything designed–a new web page, a new landing page, a new logo, DesignCrowd will do it for you. They ask you what you’re looking for, who you are, what your company is like. They will give you lots of options, you pick the one you like, pay for it, and they guarantee results. It’s that simple. Find out how DesignCrowd is different than the other companies and go to designcrowd.com/mixergy.
More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint
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1 hr
January 15, 2018 #1546 How a chain of gyms inspired a software company
Today’s guest had a job and came across a problem that was so painful he decided to solve it.
As a result, Mike Brown is the founder of FISION which is sales enablement and marketing asset management tool.
It gives salespeople all the digital assets they need to close more sales. He went all in financially, with his reputation, and with his time. I want to find out how he did it.
Mike Brown is the founder of FISION which is sales enablement and marketing asset management tool.
Sponsored by
If you need anything designed–a new web page, a new landing page, a new logo, DesignCrowd will do it for you. They ask you what you’re looking for, who you are, what your company is like. They will give you lots of options, you pick the one you like, pay for it, and they guarantee results. It’s that simple. Find out how DesignCrowd is different than the other companies and go to designcrowd.com/mixergy.
ActiveCampaign – Improve your marketing & sales processes by upgrading to an automated platform. Start sending follow-up that adapts to your customers’ behavior so you are sending the perfect message at the perfect time. You’ll have happier customers and higher conversions. See why over 150,000 marketers use ActiveCampaign to create intelligent marketing that gets better results.
If you’re with one of their confusing competitors and you want something new, you owe it to your business to check out ActiveCampaign.
More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint
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54 min
January 12, 2018 #1545 Solving the problem of lifecycle engagement
It’s not that hard to get downloads for your app. What is hard is to get people to remember to keep coming back and using your it.
The retention is so hard. Today’s guest is an entrepreneur who understood that pain long before other app makers and digital brands understood it.
He created a company to help solve that problem. Bill Magnuson is the founder of Braze, a lifecycle engagement platform empowers brands to humanize connections with customers, resulting in better experiences and retention.
I invited him here to find out how he understood the problem and built a company to solve it.
Bill Magnuson is the founder of Braze, a lifecycle engagement platform empowers brands to humanize connections with customers, resulting in better experiences and retention.
Sponsored by
Toptal – If you’re having trouble finding developers, Toptal is a network of elite pre-vetted software developers. You tell Toptal what you’re looking for, they search their network for the best people, they test the candidates, and then they present you with only the candidates who meet your individual needs. Once you pick someone you can start work with them the next day. They offer a no-risk trial period. Go to Toptal.com. Get the best of the best right now.
HostGator is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 – 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email – any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all.
HostGator offers unlimited disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, one click WordPress installs and more.
More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint
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56 min
January 10, 2018 #1544 Losing it all, suicide, depression, comeback
We didn’t talk about anything I expected to talk about in this interview. Instead we talked about suicide, alcoholism, and the illusory nature of startup goals.
I’ll interview today’s guest again about how he built his business but this interview is about the inner struggles of entrepreneurship. If you don’t want to hear me get personal with a guest, skip this interview. Go to the next one.
If you are someone who wants to know what goes on in a founder’s head, I don’t know anyone who opens up more than today’s interviewee.
John Saddington is the founder of The Iron Yard, a coding school.
John Saddington is the founder of The Iron Yard, a coding school.
Sponsored by
The Baby Bathwater Institute – Baby Bathwater shatters the mold of traditional networking and provides a platform for experience, inspiration, and growth that is unique to each person or team that gets involved. Not all entrepreneurs are “cutthroat winners.” Some want to connect with other genuine, helpful, fun folks in a way where everyone wins. Join an expansive, talented, and diverse group that can actually help you reach measurable growth.
HostGator is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 – 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email – any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all.
HostGator offers unlimited disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, one click WordPress installs and more.
More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint
Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint
1 hr 8 min