Summary: Welcome to Episode 35 of The VentureFizz Podcast, the flagship podcast of your most-trusted source for startup and tech jobs, news, and insights! For this second New York podcast, I interviewed Alex Douzet, who is Co-Founder and CEO of Ollie, a company that is disrupting the pet food industry with a next-generation pet wellness brand. Prior to Ollie, Alex was Co-Founder and CEO for The Ladders, which brought an innovative business model to the online job search market and during his time there, its member base grew to over 10 million users. Not only is Alex a serial entrepreneur, but he is also a 6X Ironman Triathlon finisher. In this episode, we cover: -How training and competing in an Ironman compares to founding and running a startup -Lessons learned from raising venture funding and building The Ladders -The aha moment that led him down the path of starting a company in unfamiliar industry -Ollie’s business model and their progress to date -His hiring secrets -Plus, a lot more! Lastly, if you like the show, please remember to subscribe to and review us on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!
