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Robert Williams, Founder of LetsWorkshop.com, talks about how he focused on solving a huge pain point that he personally experienced, and grew it into a super successful startup. He shares his learnings from the 30x500 course and how he’s been able to gro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Moore, Founder and CEO of Boomerang, talks with us about viral tactics he used to grow a product that most people didn’t want others to know they were using. He also shares a hilarious story of how he got his first investor, Dave McClure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elliot Schneier, COO of Fundable, talks with us about the key factors that investors look for when deciding to invest in you. He shared incredibly thorough insights on topics ranging from idea to traction to funding. He also talked with us about their str Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine Lu, Co-Founder and CEO of Affinity China speaks out about mental health and founder depression. She not only shares her own personal story, but her perspective on why depression is so prominent among startup founders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conrad Egusa, former Venture Beat writer and founder of Publicize, shares his incredibly effective process for getting press in big publications. None of it requires hiring a pr firm, having existing relationships with journalists, or any other myths you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Garrett Dimon, founder of Sifter, talks about some of the silliest excuses people make to not start their own company (including his own). He also shares the unexpected benefits that came down the line from running his own business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick O’Neill, Founder of Startup Stats, talks with us about event planning. He shares his process for deciding what kind of event to plan, lining up speakers and ticket sales. There’s an amazing amount of similarities to launching a product. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse Mecham and Taylor Brown of You Need a Budget share their strategies for taking a product with broad appeal and segmenting it down to market to different verticals. They also talk about being deliberate in their hiring process and company culture, es Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colin Nederkoorn, Founder and CEO of Customer.io, talks about the tactics he used to build early traction and how they converted that traction to an unconventional round of funding that rocketed them to profitability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scot Chisholm, Co-Founder and CEO of StayClassy, talks with us about his unusual route to raising 1.5 million seed funding over the course of 2 years and how mentors and advisors helped them grow into one of the biggest non-profit donation platforms in th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Farnell, Co-Founder and CEO of Litmus, talks about their early growth and how they were able to reach profitability without ever raising “traditional” rounds of funding. He shares the creative ways they funded themselves, including selling pre-orders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Sardella, sales guru and co-founder of Datanyze, talks about specific sales tactics like personalized emails, social media outreach and more. He shares his “6-touch-point process” and digs into the mistakes he sees companies make over and over again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Francis, co-founder and CEO of Help Scout, brings a unique, middle-ground, perspective on funding and growth. He also talks about how going through TechStars Boston had a huge impact on their trajectory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Ross, best-selling author of Predictable Revenue, talks with us about how he build an outbound sales program at Salesforce that increased recurring revenues by over 100 million dollars. We talked all about his tips and tricks for cold-calling and ho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Sherry, Founder of Death to the Stock Photo, talks about the importance of authenticity. He shared his techniques for keeping high-touch engagement at the forefront of all their community-building efforts and how they’re able to grow their list by 1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices