The Tech Entrepreneur on a Mission Podcast Archives - Page 3 of 27

#246 – Jonathan Kazarian, CEO of Accelevents – on building a SaaS business with staying power A story about bootstrapping a business that customers just keep talking about.

We explore what’s broken in the world of event automation and what can be if it’s fixed. Jonathan shares what his business went through as their revenue 10Xed during the pandemic. He elaborates why he’d bootstrap his business again if he had to start again – and why he believes he should have taken bigger risks upfront on both product and positioning. Lastly, we talk about the critical choices he made during the Pandemic – and why without it, we wouldn’t have had this conversation. […]

#245 – Sarah Hawley, CEO Growmotely – on running a remote-first business A story about sparking a movement to redefine work for humanity

We explore what’s broken in getting remote work to work. Sarah share’s her vision about what it’s really like to create a remote-first business – and what needs to happen for it to come to fruition. She elaborates on the product strategy lessons she learned and what it took to bring her solution to the market in order to gain traction and start a movement. Last but not least, she explains why she dropped the idea of being venture-backed. […]

#244 – Shaunak Roy, CEO of Yellowdig – How to enable rapid growth while mitigating critical risks A story about amplifying the value we can obtain from education by making it community-based

We explore what’s broken in the way we deliver education. Shaunuk shares his vision about how education can be more fun and impactful. He elaborates on the big lessons learned from making his idea a reality and gaining predictable traction in a tough market. He shares his secrets on how to avoid failure and create a solution that users not only like, but love. […]

#243 – Tina Zwolinski, CEO Skillsgapp – on game-changing workforce development A story about using technology to connect youth to life-changing careers.

We explore what’s broken in the way we fill our workforce pipeline. Tina shares how, through technology, we can solve this problem at a global scale – in a way that’s fun and ultra-precise. She shares her big lessons learned in creating a flywheel for growth by removing industry barriers. And last but not least, she shares her advice on creating a software business that people keep talking about. […]

#242 – Patrick Woods, CEO Orbit on value creation vs. value capture A story about leveraging the power of community to create a flywheel for growth behind your SaaS business

We explore what’s broken in the way we think about community. Patrick shares his vision around the opportunity the SaaS industry has by becoming community-driven. He shares his big lessons learned to create bottom-up traction in an extremely fragmented market and how growth accelerated during Covid purely fueled by their big idea, the Orbit Framework. Last but not least, he explains how having a compelling mission has helped them to attract the right talent. […]

#241 – Arnold Scherabon, CEO IURIO – on creating traction in a conservative industry A story about creating a blue ocean inside the crowded LegalTech market

We explore what’s broken in the way lawyers and tax professionals have to deliver their best work. Arnold shares how he took his business from idea to repeatable traction. He digs into the big lessons learned on their journey towards product-market fit, how this influenced the way they segment the market, and why he believes he should have started selling much earlier. […]

#240 – Charlotte Melkert, CEO Equalture – on shaping the world of unbiased hiring A story about how biased habits kill our businesses and what can be done to break these habits.

We explore what’s broken in the way we recruit talent today and why we should not accept the biases of resume-based hiring anymore. Charlotte shares the big lessons from her journey to create meaningful change and thereby drills into the importance of being crystal clear on segmenting and ruthlessly aligning product strategy around a bold vision. Lastly, she also talks about her key takeaways from not only surviving the adversity of the recent pandemic but coming out stronger altogether. […]

#239- Ahmed Elsamadisi, CEO Narrator AI – on succeeding by being ‘different’ not just ‘better’ A story about creating remarkable solutions that will be remembered for their impact

We explore what’s broken in the world of getting answers and how today’s technology is holding us back. Ahmed is sharing his vision about the platform that he’s creating to ask any question and have it answered in record time. He shares his big lessons in building a product designed to solve a problem that was perceived as impossible to solve. He digs into the messaging challenges he had to overcome to create predictable traction. Lastly, he shares how his drive to create something that’s remembered and makes an impact serves everyone well: his customers, his employees, his business, and his investors. […]

#238 – Aleks Gollu, CEO of 11Sight – on creating a unicorn business A story about reframing problems to create transformative business value

We explore what’s broken in the B2B Sales process – especially when buying decisions take less than 30 days. Aleks shares his vision of how to dramatically shorten sales processes while increasing conversation. He elaborates on the principles he follows to build a unicorn business, how to avoid failure, and how to design the business to minimize dilution of ownership. […]

#237 – Maarten Tobias, CEO Dimenco – on becoming the norm A story about realizing a vision creating experiences you cannot distinguish from reality.

We explore the transformation in how we prefer to interact with technology, and what’s standing in the way of meeting that need. Maarten shares his vision about creating experiences we cannot distinguish from reality. He talks about the lessons learned in creating scale and standardization to achieve his ambitious goals. Last but not least he shares what it takes in mindset and style, to create a business the world talks about. […]