The Gong

An update on an upcoming dashboard launch and an experiment with a career coach network.

Update on progress of Riveter (riveterworks.com) since our last episode in December 2020.

An update from the past two months from the founder of riveterworks.com.

Growth is steady but not crazy, we might have had the wrong revenue stream even though it worked a little, and we didn't get into Y Combinator.

We (the founders of Riveter) talk about how advertising is going, how we are working on growth and engagement, and a product dilemma. 

We (the founders of Riveter) share why a few business models didn't work, and how we've found some traction with ads.

We (the founders of riveterworks.com) talk about a brutal week. Had to let an employee go, uncertainty about the business. Every startup goes through it, I suppose. But it's not easy.

We (the founders of riveterworks.com) talk about some traction we've had going Direct to Consumer (averaging 13% Week over Week growth!) and what challenges remain.

I share how we (the founders of riveterworks.com) tried selling to outplacement companies as a complimentary product, why we thought it was a good idea, why it didn't work, and what we're doing about it.

Holly Epstein Ojalvo is a long time media leader, writing and editing for places like USA Today, Quartz, and the New York Times.

Unfortunately, she was let go in May, making Holly one of Riveter's potential users. She became an even better user to interview when she wrote her popular NYT Article, How To Manage the Emotional Impact of Getting Laid Off.

Enjoy this as a user interview, a pleasant conversation, or a set of advice about how to thrive in unemployment.

@heoj

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollyepsteinojalvo/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/smarter-living/coronavirus-laid-off-career-advice.html