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July 21, 2017 #1473 How did a former emu rancher build a successful mobile app development company and sell it?
How did a former emu rancher build a successful mobile app development company and sell it?
Jordan Bryant is the Founder of ChamberDS which is a mobile app development company.
Jordan Bryant went from being an emu rancher to helping customers build mobile apps despite not being a pro developer himself.
Jordan Bryant is the Founder of ChamberDS which is a mobile app development company.
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ViralSweep is the sweepstakes and contests platform for businesses. Through ViralSweep you can grow your email list and social pages, generate more leads, increase sales, and effectively make sweepstakes and contests one of your most reliable marketing strategies. Any Mixergy listener who becomes a ViralSweep customer will receive a complimentary audit on their first campaign, a $1,000 value. Go to ViralSweep to learn more.
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1 hr 7 min
July 19, 2017 #1472 How Kyle Racki persevered with building Proposify even when he didn’t have enough money to pay a toll
How did Kyle Racki persevere with building Proposify even when he didn’t have enough money to pay a toll?
Kyle Racki is the Founder of Proposify, which allows companies to make better proposals faster to win more business.
Kyle Racki launched Proposify in 2013 and he and his co-founders almost gave up in that first year but despite huge obstacles now they have 2500 paying customers.
Kyle Racki is the Founder of Proposify, which allows companies to make better proposals faster to win more business.
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ViralSweep is the sweepstakes and contests platform for businesses. Through ViralSweep you can grow your email list and social pages, generate more leads, increase sales, and effectively make sweepstakes and contests one of your most reliable marketing strategies. Any Mixergy listener who becomes a ViralSweep customer will receive a complimentary audit on their first campaign, a $1,000 value. Go to ViralSweep to learn more.
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1 hr 2 min
July 17, 2017 #1471 How Roman Kirsch sold Casacanda 9 months after launch and turned around and built an even bigger company with Lesara
How Roman Kirsch sold Casacanda 9 months after launch and turned around and built an even bigger company with Lesara.
Roman Kirsch is the founder of Lesara, which is an ecommerce site that sells clothes at a deep discount.
Roman Krisch created Lesara back in 2013 and within three years had over $100 million run rate and looks to double that this year.
Roman Kirsch is the Founder of Lesara which is an ecommerce site that sells clothes at a deep discount.
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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.
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1 hr 3 min
July 14, 2017 #1470 How did Martin Rawls-Meehan take on the mattress industry and bootstrap Reverie to a $100M company?
How did Martin Rawls-Meehan take on the mattress industry and bootstrap Reverie to a $100M company?
Martin Rawls-Meehan is the Founder of Reverie, which is a company that offers custom-made sleep systems.
Martin was only 23 when he decided to create a company that builds better sleep systems and he successfully bootstrapped Reverie to a $100 million dollar company.
Martin Rawls-Meehan is the Founder of Reverie, which is a company that offers custom-made sleep systems.
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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.
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48 min
July 12, 2017 #1469 How Tim Fargo created the ultimate lifestyle business with Social Jukebox
How did Tim Fargo create the ultimate lifestyle business with Social Jukebox?
Tim Fargo is the Founder of Social Jukebox which is an automated social network management tool.
Tim Fargo launched Social Jukebox coming off the heels of his previous company being acquired and has already hit 6 figures in less than a year.
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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.
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59 min
July 10, 2017 #1468 How to look for a deep customer pain and address it – with Brandon Bruce
How do you address a deep customer pain?
Brandon Bruce is the Founder of Cirrus Insight, which makes it easier for sales people to log their information in Salesforce without ever leaving their email.
Brandon was able to address such a deeply felt pain that he had customers lining up for Cirrus Insight even before he launched.
Brandon Bruce is the Founder of Cirrus Insight, which makes it easier for sales people to log their information in Salesforce without ever leaving their email.
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HostGator offers unlimited disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, one click WordPress installs and more.
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.
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1 hr
July 07, 2017 #1467 How did Gary Nealon go from bankruptcy to building a company that will make a projected $40M this year?
How did Gary Nealon go from bankruptcy to building a company that will make a projected $40M this year?
Gary Nealon is the founder of RTA Cabinets, which offers consumers the ability to purchase ready-to-assemble kitchen cabinets online.
Gary Nealon’s first venture into entrepreneurship sent him into bankruptcy but he bounced back and found success with RTA Cabinets.
Gary Nealon is the founder of RTA Cabinets, which offers consumers ready-to-assemble kitchen cabinets.
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53 min
July 05, 2017 #1466 How did Rhythm Superfoods top $10M in sales in less than 10 years?
How did Rhythm Superfoods crush the healthy snack food market and top $10M in sales in less than 10 years?
Scott Jensen is a Co-Founder of Rhythm Superfoods which is a healthy snack food brand that offers vegetarian, vegan, non-GMO and organic superfoods.
Rhythm Superfoods was launched in 2009 and topped more than $10M in revenue last year and is on target to surpass $20M this year.
Scott Jensen is a Co-Founder of Rhythm Superfoods, which is a healthy snack food brand that offers vegetarian, vegan, non-GMO and organic superfoods.
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1 hr 4 min
June 30, 2017 #1465 What didn’t kill Colin Hodge made him stronger
In 2013 Colin Hodge was one of the most written about startup founders, because of his company’s suggestive name, Bang with Friends, and because of his masterful use of PR.
Then Zynga sued him. Apple banned his app. And he had to lay off everyone on his team.
This is the story of how he bunkered down in South America, worked by himself and rebuilt his company — and himself. The result was Down, a revenue generating dating app that he sold to Paktor.
Colin Hodge is the Founder of of Down (formerly Bang With Friends) which is a dating app that he sold to Paktor.
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Pipedrive is a sales management tool for small teams with big ambitions. It visualizes one’s sales pipeline and helps to make sure important activities and conversations won’t get dropped. Salespeople really like it because it’s easy to use and intuitive. Managers like it because they don’t need to nag their team to use their CRM. It also sports built-in forecasting, integrations with other software such as Google Apps, MailChimp and Zapier and a powerful API.
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1 hr 1 min
June 28, 2017 #1464 How this Mixergy listener launched a company that made over $1M the first year
How did a Mixergy listener launch his company and generate over $1M in revenue the first year?
Justin Hartzman is the the founder of Needls, a robo social media advertising agency that creates 50 – 500 ads in real time and posts the ads for your business.
Needls was launched in April 2016 and generated $1.7M in revenue the first year and is on track to make $4 in 2017.
Justin Hartzman is the the founder of Needls, a robo social media advertising agency that creates 50 – 500 ads in real time and posts the ads for your business.
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1 hr 17 min