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UpYourStack
UpYourStackReal-Time Dashboards & Smarter Data: Tom Randle, GeckoboardData is only as valuable as it is visible. In this episode of UpYourStack, Noah Berk sits down with Tom Randle, CEO of Geckoboard, to talk about the importance of real-time dashboards, why ease of use matters, and how better data sharing improves team performance.Tom shares Geckoboard’s journey from a scrappy startup to a must-have tool for sales and support teams who need instant access to key metrics. Plus, we discuss how Geckoboard fills the gaps in the HubSpot ecosystem, making it easier to track multiple data sources in one place.If you're ti...
2025-04-0121 minsaas.unbound
saas.unboundNavigating SaaS growth between startup and scale-up with Tom Randle @Geckoboardsaas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love, brought to you by https://saas.group/, a serial acquirer of B2B SaaS companies. In episode #48, Anna Nadeina talks with Tom, CEO of Geckoboard, a tool for building and sharing real-time KPI dashboards. --------------Episode's Chapters---------------- 00:00 - Tom's Journey to GeckoBoard 03:51 - Challenges and Skills in Leadership 06:26 -Transition to CEO at GeckoBoard 11:48 -Navigating Product and Market Strategies 15:34 -The Role of Sales in SaaS Growth
2025-02-2043 minChannel Automation Podcast
Channel Automation PodcastBadAss Tech Pt. 1: CHAU and GECKOBOARD - Analytics made easyWelcome back to another episode of Channel Automation, where we gear up to unravel the complexities of lead conversion and explore cutting-edge solutions in business intelligence. In this three-part episode Hosts KC Urias and Vic Sun will unpack how this tool transforms messy data into a streamlined dashboard that's not just easy to understand but also customizable to fit unique business needs. Vic will provide clarity on how these visualizers help track message performance, enhance decision-making, and improve overall campaign efficacy. Whether you're in upper management or just tuning in from the call center floor, this tool...
2024-05-0113 minCHURN FM
CHURN FME231 | Unlocking Growth: Sofia Quintero's Insights on Product Innovation and Market FitToday on the show, we have Sofia Quintero, the co-founder of Collie.In this episode, Sofia shares her journey from founding EnjoyHQ to her role in shaping Collie, a tool that integrates all engineering rituals into one platform, fostering trust and efficiency through asynchronous communication. With a rich background that includes leading growth at GeckoBoard and navigating EnjoyHQ through acquisition by UserZoom, Sofia brings a wealth of knowledge on scaling startups, product innovation, and market fit.We delve into the critical aspects of product development, from identifying genuine user pain points to creating...
2024-02-0749 minProfound
ProfoundS3 E6 - Mike Harris - Profound TestingThis episode features Mike Harris, a Tester at Geckoboard who self-identifies as a Tester. We discuss how vital Dr. Deming's ideas are to testing, especially around the System of Profound Knowledge, with Mike, who has worked in testing for 20 years. It is another example of Dr. Deming's ideas' relevance in the modern era. Here's a summary:Introducing Mike Harris.0:02Deming’s journey of profound knowledge and the importance of systems thinking.5:22How do we verify what we think we know?11:20Driving out fear in yo...
2023-03-1248 minThe Plan B CRNA Podcast
The Plan B CRNA PodcastThoughtful Thursday - Tracking ProgressWith the new year still fresh in our minds and resolutions still going strong, keeping that momentum going will be beneficial for anyone with a long-term goal! We all desire to be successful in the resolutions we set especially when it comes to bettering ourselves. lose weight, quit smoking, change your diet, read more books, exercise more, or accomplish a business milestone, it all sounds good but how can we keep the momentum going long after the feeling to change dissipates?In today's thoughtful Thursday, I look carefully at how you...
2023-01-1211 minCXChronicles Podcast
CXChronicles PodcastCXChronicles Podcast 179 with Tom Randle, CEO at GeckoboardHey CX Nation,In this week's episode of The CXChronicles Podcast #179  we welcomed Tom Randle, CEO at Geckoboard based in London, England. Originally a UX and product guy, Tom spent the early years of his career building companies like Red Gate & Huddle in London. He leveraged those learnings and findings to become an intricate part of the Geckoboard team & eventually their CEO. Geckoboard helps their customers access and understand their data. Their dashboard software integrates with over 80 data sources so your team can build real-time KPI dashboards that you can share with your t...
2022-08-1548 minZero Calorie Marketing
Zero Calorie MarketingS2.005. "Connect 4" with Christina PashialisWelcome to season 2 of Zero Calorie Marketing! Your one stop audio shop digital marketing podcast. No fluff, no sugar just the good stuff! By marketing professionals for marketing practitioners! Christina Pashialis is the founder of ContentUK; the UK's community for content marketers.  With 6+ years of content management experience at tech startups across companies like Soldo, Hubbub Fundraising, Grizzle and Geckoboard, she's keen to support others carving content marketing careersAbout us: Christina can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-pashialis-1329b156/ Suds is the founder of Interesting Content: h...
2021-08-2032 minThe 6 Figure Developer
The 6 Figure DeveloperEpisode 187 – Agile Conversations with Fredrick & Squirrel  Douglas Squirrel has been coding for 40 years and has led software teams for 15 of them. He is an executive coach and consulting CTO in London, making use of his extensive experience growing teams and advising startup founders and senior managers. His previous roles included founding CTO at TIM Group and VP Engineering at e-commerce startup Secretsales. He has consulted with a wide variety of London startups including Geckoboard, Lostmy.name, DueDil, Kano, and MarketInvoice. Jeffrey Fredrick is an internationally recognized expert in software development and has over 25 years’ experience covering both sides of the business/technology div...
2021-03-1544 minThe 6 Figure Developer Podcast
The 6 Figure Developer PodcastEpisode 187 – Agile Conversations with Fredrick & Squirrel  Douglas Squirrel has been coding for 40 years and has led software teams for 15 of them. He is an executive coach and consulting CTO in London, making use of his extensive experience growing teams and advising startup founders and senior managers. His previous roles included founding CTO at TIM Group and VP Engineering at e-commerce startup Secretsales. He has consulted with a wide variety of London startups including Geckoboard, Lostmy.name, DueDil, Kano, and MarketInvoice. Jeffrey Fredrick is an internationally recognized expert in software development and has over 25 years’ experience covering both sides of the business/technology div...
2021-03-1544 minTeam Building Podcast
Team Building PodcastTracking Numbers & KPIs is Pivotal to Our Success w/Kevin McGowanAccountability is a key part of effective success management for our teams. As we set goals for the year ahead, we have to do a better job of tracking the numbers and key performance indicators that feed into those goals. We have to actively track the things we hold our agents accountable to. It’s impossible to have true accountability without analytics. Tracking gives us more power in our decision making, and provides a benchmark for the most important activities in our business. What are some of the key things we need to be...
2020-12-3118 minReboot For Connection
Reboot For ConnectionPaul JoyceThere is a reason why people refer to data as the new oil in recent years. Data helps businesses identify discrepancies, improve existing processes, make better decisions, and stay ahead of the competition. Quality data beats opinions every day. With that in mind, there is no shortage of companies that are aware of the immense value of data and aspire to create a culture around it. Yet, many fail when it comes to the actual execution.In this insightful conversation with Geckboard's Founder and CEO, Paul Joyce, we get a comprehensive picture of why...
2020-10-2838 minMide y Analiza: El poder de los datos
Mide y Analiza: El poder de los datos70. Aplicaciones para crear dashboards Hoy un episodio muy interesante. Interesante porque siempre que hablo de dashboards surge mucho interés. Y siempre que hay herramientas que puedes no conocer, se genera cierto salseo, a todos nos gustan. Por lo que hoy vamos a hablar de aplicaciones para crear dashboards Unas más sencillas, otras más complejas, unas gratis, otras pasando por caja, pero todas, todas ellas podrán transformar tus datos en información de valor para poder tomar mejores decisiones. Hablaremos en primer lugar del entorno Microsoft y Google, para mi los p...
2020-10-1718 minMide y analiza: el poder de los datos
Mide y analiza: el poder de los datosAplicaciones para crear DashboardsHoy un episodio muy interesante. Interesante porque siempre que hablo de dashboards surge mucho interés. Y siempre que hay herramientas que puedes no conocer, se genera cierto salseo, a todos nos gustan. Por lo que hoy vamos a hablar de aplicaciones para crear dashboards Unas más sencillas, otras más complejas, unas gratis, otras pasando por caja, pero todas, todas ellas podrán transformar tus datos en información de valor para poder tomar mejores decisiones. Hablaremos en primer lugar del entorno Microsoft y Google, para mi los principales grupos de herramientas para tus dashboards, son sin duda bajo...
2020-10-1718 minThe QA Lead Podcast
The QA Lead PodcastHow To Test Complex GraphQL Knowledge Graphs (with Mike Harris from Geckoboard)Guest Mike Harris discusses GraphQL testing, knowledge graphs, and capturing data. Listen to the podcast episode here!
2020-09-2934 minThe Art of Passive Income
The Art of Passive IncomeAre Credit Card Payments Acceptable For A Cash Sale?Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonScott BossmanMimi SchmidtScott ToddListen in as they go around the table and share their experiences accepting credit card payments for a cash sale and the outcome. They also share whether or not someone has done a chargeback on a down payment or cash payment in their business.TIP OF THE WEEKErik: My tip is a website (Web App), it's geckoboard.com. Basically, it's a dashboard, a visualization type tool where you can connect say to a google spreadsheet with data in it and create visualization...
2020-08-1827 minThe SaaS Podcast - SaaS, Startups, Growth Hacking & Entrepreneurship
The SaaS Podcast - SaaS, Startups, Growth Hacking & Entrepreneurship250: Geckoboard: Failing A Dozen Times Before Finding Product Market Fit - With Paul JoycePaul Joyce is the founder and CEO of Geckoboard, a SaaS product that lets businesses build and display real-time dashboards to help them focus on the metrics that matter.The Show Notes Geckoboard Citizenship in a Republic by Theodore Roosevelt Paul on LinkedIn Omer on Twitter Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and...
2020-05-191h 00DIY SEO Tips with Jennifer Rogina
DIY SEO Tips with Jennifer RoginaBest Data Dashboard Tool for a SolopreneurData is a crucial piece to success. And just collecting it isn’t enough. You need to understand it. You need it to tell a story. To do this, you need a data dashboard tool. We've analyzed the 5 best data dashboard tools for bloggers and solopreneurs so you can start leveraging your data.We'll review:Geckoboard - https://www.geckoboard.com/Cyfe - https://www.cyfe.com/Klipfolio - https://www.klipfolio.com/Dasheroo - https://www.dasheroo.com/Google Data Studio - https://datastudio.google.com/overviewTo view a side-by-side comparison of all th...
2020-02-1808 minMultifamily Insights
Multifamily InsightsCreating A Rich Life with Matt AitchisonHow do you define a rich life? Is it based on money? Freedom? Happiness? After a turbulent period, Matt Aitchison created the wealth he was seeking, but realized he was not rich in key aspects of his life. Since then, Matt has incorporated an intentional approach to create a rich life and help others do the same.  Matt is a multi-millionaire real estate investor, business coach, speaker, and philanthropist. He is the Founder and CEO of The Rich Life, a personal development and accountability based e-learning company that helps high achievers create more wealth, freedom, and fulfillment i...
2019-12-1348 minThe Sales Stackr Podcast
The Sales Stackr PodcastHow to Align Marketing and Sales with Andrea KayalThis week we sit down with the insightful Andrea Kayal, CMO at Upserve to learn more how SMBs can align the sales and marketing teams to drive growth.  Themes: Intro to Upserve and Andrea The difference between a platform and point solution Aligning KPI's with Sales and Marketing The third part of the business alignment strategy How to choose where to put your dollars: marketing vs. sales The technology behind good sales and marketing engines The Sales Stackr Hotseat Tools Mentioned in the Episode: Marketo  Salesforce InsideSales Yesware Calendly Survey Monkey Bizable Chili Piper Ge...
2019-07-1728 minMide y analiza: el poder de los datos
Mide y analiza: el poder de los datos36. Aplicaciones para crear DashboardsEn el episodio 36 del podcast de Mide y analiza el poder de los datos vamos a hablar sobre mis aplicaciones para crear dashboards. Un tema que me habéis pedido en más de una ocasión y que hoy os comparto con vosotros. Pero antes ya sabéis que me esta acompañando Afterbanks.com y que con ellos puedes conectar con todos tus bancos, y exportar la información a excel o a tu ERP, sin tener que acceder a las entidades con las que trabajas, logrando así, ganar tiempo y eficiencia en la gestión y análisis de...
2019-07-0514 minUI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy
UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product StrategyEpisode 121: Managing Customer Feedback with Sofia QuinteroListening to customer feedback is one of the best ways to improve your product (and your marketing). But it can get so overwhelming! Our guest today is the charming Sofia Quintero, founder of NomNom. You'll learn how to deal with massive amounts of customer feedback, get quantitative and qualitative results, document your insights, and apply them in your product development process. Download the MP3 audio file: right-click here and choose Save As. Podcast feed: subscribe to http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1441/rss in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play...
2018-09-1435 minMarketing Naturel
Marketing NaturelJE RECRUTEL'équipe Marketing Naturel s'agrandit, avec encore un nouveau programmeur (qui va dire bonjour au micro...).Aujourd'hui on parle de plein d'outils : Google Optimize, Geckoboard... et des gros projets qui démarrent dès demain (inclus : des consultations gratuites avec un expert en optimisation des ventes...)ANNONCE :Suite à beaucoup de demandes, je relance cette formation au tarif de lancement (pendant quelques jours seulement) :"TROUVER DES CLIENTS sans audience et sans faire de pub" :https://www.marketingnaturel.com/trouver-des-clients-sans-audience-et-sans-faire-de-pub/NOTE :Mes enregistrements audio sont aussi diffusés sur la plupa...
2018-08-1314 minSaaS Open Mic by ChartMogul
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulChristoph Janz on SaaS fundraising in 2018 and how startups should use dataChristoph Janz (@chrija) is managing partner at Point Nine Capital — a venture capital firm that's highly prevalent in the world of SaaS. After founding several internet businesses in the 90s and early 2000s, Christoph converted to a career in venture capital and made several early investments in companies such as Zendesk, FreeAgent and Geckoboard. Today, Point Nine invests in early stage companies with a focus on SaaS and marketplaces. If you're not a regular reader, make sure you check out the team's excellent thought leadership content! In this episode, the pair covered: Wh...
2018-06-1332 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingJosh Pigford of Baremetrics on cutting through the startup hype to grow a sustainable businessJosh Pigford of Baremetrics shares his lessons in goal setting and focus as a founder, patience, sustainable growth, branding, and what’s next for the company.
2017-07-0500 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingSrini Rao of Unmistakable Creative on how to build focus and hone your creativity as a founderSrinivas Rao, Founder of Unmistakable Creative, shares his unique founder journey, how the media company is productizing, and his top lessons learned from interviewing hundreds of the most unmistakable and successful people in the world.
2017-06-2700 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingHow Balaji Srinivasan of 21.co and a16z sets goals and manages teamsBalaji Srinivasan, CEO of 21.co and Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, talks about goal-setting, metrics, motivating a team, digital currency, and the future of Bitcoin.
2017-06-1300 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingUnbounce’s Oli Gardner on evolving metrics, scaling culture, AI, and moreOli Gardner of Unbounce shares the future of AI in marketing, the top mistakes he sees founders make, the early marketing decisions that led to their success today, and more. Read the episode highlights here: https://www.geckoboard.com/blog/secrets-for-scaling-unbounce-oli-gardner-podcast/
2017-05-3000 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingPipedrive’s co-founder Timo Rein reveals how they segment goals to keep focusPipedrive co-founder Timo Rein shares the early product decisions they made to grow into a successful Series B company with 250 employees, as well as how they set goals and hire for character fit. Read highlights here: www.geckoboard.com/blog/secrets-for-scaling-pipedrive-timo-rein-podcast
2017-05-1700 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingTyler Barstow of Vinyl Me Please on how to not be a jerk manager when growing a businessTyler Bastow, co-founder of Vinyl Me Please - a monthly record subscription club - shares how their customers have grown up with them, how they align their team around the vision, set and track goals, and how they’ve learned to lead and manage founder stress without bumming their team out. Hear the whole story above or read episode highlights here: https://www.geckoboard.com/blog/secrets-for-scaling-tyler-barstow-vinyl-me-please-podcast/
2017-05-0900 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingLessons from Pramod Dabir of West Agile Labs on minimizing technical debt while moving fastPramod Dabir, Co-Founder and CEO of West Agile Labs - a global digital design and development partner - shares what you can do early on for smooth growth, how to align a distributed team around a vision, how to build a sustainable MVP, and more. Listen to the full episode or read the highlights here: Here’s a quick company snapshot: - Founder experience: 6 years - Team size: 150 team members - Customers / Revenue: 40 clients - Company founded: December 2012 (5 years old)
2017-05-0200 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingHow the CEO of Makers Academy built a culture based on trust, not fearEvgeny Shadchnev Co-Founder and CEO of Makers Academy, Europe’s leading developer bootcamp, shares how they're building the company on pure trust, not fear. They use unusual tactics to do so, such as self-setting salaries. They also believe that everyone should have a job they love and do everything they can to ensure that’s true for their employees and the developers who graduate their program. Here’s a quick company snapshot: - Founder experience: 9 years - Team size: 24 team members - Traction: Graduated more than 1,000 developers over the last four years and worked with hundreds of companies - Company founde...
2017-04-2500 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingHow Jon Crawford built and sold Storenvy: his tough lessons learnedIn this episode, we spoke with Jonathan Crawford, founder and former CEO of Storenvy, an e-commerce marketplace for indie brands. Jon was with the company from day one for six years and learned some hard lessons along the way. He was kicked out of Y-Combinator on the first day. He built his first team only to let them go all at once. He heard many “no”s from investors. He learned about what’s important to him - what he wants to do as a founder and what he doesn’t. He learned what makes him happy. When he left in 2016...
2017-04-1800 minMarketing Brief
Marketing BriefEP #68: Marketing dashboard Download episoden Med et marketing dashboard - via fx Klipfolio, Geckoboard m.fl. koblet sammen med en Airtame - har du mulighed for hele tiden at holde øje med væsentlige KPI'er i din virksomhed. Hvad gør Sleeknote og Obsidian? Det taler Halfdan og Emil om i EP #68 af Marketing Brief.
2017-04-1609 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingHow Marvel grew to a Series A: lessons on acquiring, hiring, and building a great cultureIn this episode, we spoke with Murat Mutlu, co-founder and head of design at Marvel. Marvel is a free platform for simple design, prototyping, and collaboration. Here’s a quick company overview: - Founder experience: 4 years - Team size: 31 team members - Traction: 1 million users, adding 1,500 new users/day - Company founded: November 2013 (3 years old) - Stage: Series A Having recently raised a Series A of about $5 million, Marvel is in a critical stage of growth. They recognize that they need to find what works for them and have developed processes and frameworks early on so they can scale their bu...
2017-04-1200 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingHow Ratio's CEO Marc Biles cascades OKRs and keeps them simpleFor this episode, we spoke with Marc Biles, Founder and CEO of Ratio. Ratio is a software company dedicated to inventing smart products that help make people’s lives better and easier. They’ve made four customer-facing products: an AI tool, an underwear subscription club, a financial price comparison website, and the software that powers the comparison for other financial websites. A quick company overview: - Founder experience: 13.5 years - Team size: 19 team members - Traction: 18 million consumers matched with a product in one year; inclusive and estimated revenue $11.4M for this fiscal year with approx. 60% growth YoY. - Company foun...
2017-04-0400 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingHow Peter Reinhardt scaled Segment to 130 employees by focusing on the long gameIn this episode of Secrets for Scaling, we chatted with Peter Reinhardt, Co-Founder and CEO of Segment. Segment is a SaaS company helping thousands of companies collect and leverage their customer data. Here’s a quick company overview: - Founder experience: 6 years - Team size: 130 team members - Traction: 4,000 customers - Stage: Series B - Company founded: 2012 (5 years old) Having dropped out of college his junior year to start Segment, then scaling the company to 130 team members in five years, Peter has learned several tough lessons in his founder’s journey. He candidly shares his lessons in management, goal-setting, and valu...
2017-03-2800 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingHow Verdigris takes a unique, politics-killing approach to team hierarchyFor this episode of Secrets for Scaling, we talked with Mark Chung, Co-Founder and CEO of Verdigris. Verdigris is an IoT (internet of things) company that has developed a sensor network helping commercial buildings manage their electrical equipment. Their mission is to sustain and enrich human life through responsive energy intelligence. Their focus is on using information extracted from smart buildings to create a more intelligent approach to how we consume energy. Here’s a quick company overview: - Founder experience: 5 years - Team size: 24 people - Traction: 50 customers (from individual hotels to multinational corporations) - Company founded: Nov. 2011 (5 years ol...
2017-03-2100 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingHow FareHarbor scaled to 135 employees by staying true to their culture & hiring smartFor this episode of Secrets for Scaling, we spoke with Lawrence Hester, Cofounder and CEO of FareHarbor, an online booking platform for tours and activities. Here’s a quick company overview: - Founder experience: 4 years - Team size: 135+ team members - Customers / Revenue: 3,500+ clients and $3 billion in total ticket sales in 2017, $50MM+ in revenue - Company founded: 2013 (4 years old) It’s safe to say that FareHarbor has seen considerable success over the past four years, but it hasn’t always been easy. The FareHarbor team has put in the hours and gone above and beyond to get the company where it is...
2017-03-1400 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingScaling is a journey: How and why Mobilize built their team after raising a Series AFor this episode of Secrets for Scaling, we spoke with Sharon Savariego, Co-Founder and CEO of Mobilize - a software enabling companies to organize and communicate with their external network. Founded in 2014, Mobilize is now a team of 30 with over 150 customers and a Series A under its belt. To get there, they’ve taken a thoughtful and unique approach to finding their first customers and growing their team. The result is a company focused on sustainable momentum. Learn more about their story and tactics in the full episode!
2017-02-2800 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingRecruitee's CEO on how a pivot can lead to scalingFor this episode of Secrets for Scaling, we chatted with Perry Oostdam, Co-Founder and CEO of Recruitee - a SaaS product making it easier to hire a team and grow your business. Founded in August 2015, Recruitee now has over 2,000 SME customers using the software with a team of 15 and growing. Perry met his co-founder Paul on a site specifically for finding co-founders. They started out with a gaming company called GeoRun but they found themselves more interested in their side project, which was a better fit for their team’s passions and skills. Hear their full story!
2017-02-2100 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingA solo-founder’s journey to 900 customers: an interview with Nick Franklin of ChartMogulIn this episode of Secrets for Scaling, we talked with Nick Franklin, Founder and CEO of ChartMogul, a product offering SaaS and subscription reporting, analytics, and metrics. Founded in 2014, ChartMogul now has a team of 21 people with 900 customers and six-figures in monthly recurring revenue. Like so many of the most-loved companies, ChartMogul was built to solve a problem. Hear their full story and lessons learned on Nick’s solo-founder growth journey in the full episode.
2017-02-1400 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingHow Price Intelligently used customer data to build empathy and double revenueFounded in 2012, Price Intelligently now has 30 employees and has consistently doubled or more than doubled revenue each year, reaching over $5 million in 2016. They found success by building empathy for their customers and their team through collecting qualitative and quantitative data. Learn about their growth journey, insights into effective pricing strategies for SaaS businesses, how to hire, and more in this episode of Secrets for Scaling!
2017-02-0600 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingHow Ghost built a profitable business with a Silicon Valley counterculture approachFor this episode of Secrets for Scaling, we spoke with John O’Nolan, the founder of Ghost. Ghost is a fully open source, hackable platform for building and running an online publication. The Ghost story is unique to most S4S episodes in that it’s not backed by venture capital, or even bootstrapped. Ghost is a nonprofit organization, which launched from a Kickstarter campaign that raised over £200,000 (8x its goal of £25k) in 2013. Today, they see $720,000 ARR (annual recurring revenue) for their managed hosted service with 10 full-time employees, in addition to hundreds of part-time open-source contributors and volunteers. They grew f...
2017-01-3000 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingHow Wordstream doubles its revenue every year: An interview with Larry KimFor this episode of Secrets for Scaling, we spoke with Larry Kim, Founder & CEO of Wordstream, the leading industry provider of search marketing management software and services. Wordstream sees a compound yearly revenue growth rate and has more than doubled revenue every year on average since 2011. They earned $30 million in revenue in 2016 alone!
2017-01-2300 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingTwenty20 learned you have to slow down to grow fast the hard way. Here’s their story!Matt Munson, Co-Founder and CEO of Twenty20, shares their unique road to product-market fit - how they found traction and raised money, how they burnt through it, lessons learned along the way, and how they corrected course towards the sustainable and scalable business they are today. We also covered founder anxiety and depression and how to overcome it.
2017-01-1600 minGo Time: Golang, Software Engineering
Go Time: Golang, Software EngineeringGo and Buffalo Live from Dunkin' DonutsMark Bates joined the show this week live from his local Dunkin’ Donuts to talk about Go and Buffalo — his Go web framework. Those who listened live said this was our best show yet. If you agree let us know in #gotimefm on Gopher Slack or say hi on Twitter. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the co...
2017-01-1256 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingHow Nexba Grew 300% Last Year By Focusing on Internal Strengths and SpeedFor this episode of Secrets for Scaling, we talked to Drew Bilbe, Co-Founder and CEO of Nexba, Australia's first naturally sweetened Cola, Lemon and Orange Sparkling Infusions. Nexba was inspired by naturally sweetened teas in Mexico when Drew was studying abroad. Seeing the anti-sugar movement sweeping the globe, he spotted a gap in the Australian market for healthy, natural teas and soft drinks and knew they could be first to market. Having accomplished that goal, they’re now leading the way for naturally sugar-free soft drinks in Australia, having grown 300% in 2016 alone. They did the research, put in the hours ne...
2017-01-0900 minSecrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingHow Happy Socks Grew to 40 Million Pairs of Socks Sold in 90 CountriesFor the latest in the Secrets for Scaling series, we talked to Mikael Söderlindh, Co-Founder and CEO of Happy Socks. Happy Socks has 12,000 retail accounts selling socks in 90 countries. On top of that, they have 30-something Happy Socks concept stores and are expecting to sell over 40 million pairs of socks in 2016! And, they’ve added underwear to their product line this year, which will also increase sales considerably. Hear more about their journey and lessons learned in this episode!
2016-11-2100 minThe Guest
The GuestPaul ChambersAbout Paul Paul Chambers is a serial entrepreneur with over 27 years of experience and founder of companies like Core3, Gentlemen’s Box, Capsiva, and ZaBot Pizza Robot. He’s the mastermind behind SubSummit, the largest conference for the subscription and recurring revenue industry, and SUBTA (Subscription Trade Association). When he’s not innovating in business, Paul serves as a firefighter in the City of Troy. Episode Summary In this special conversation, Paul Chambers shares his unique entrepreneurial journey, highlighting the importance of learning from failures, the drive to succeed, and the im...
2016-11-091h 07Secrets for Scaling
Secrets for ScalingDavid Cancel of Drift on hyper-growing a customer-focused companyFounder and CEO of Drift, David Cancel shares his secrets to scaling a sustainable company, why it's so important to be customer focused, how they're changing B2B communications, the power of the written word in branding and a ton more!
2016-11-0700 minThe Less Doing Podcast
The Less Doing Podcast235: Ari Meisel - Optimize, Automate, Outsource - “Generally speaking, you’re not going to be looking at ordered-in food as your source of micronutrients….”## Key Quote “Generally speaking, you’re not going to be looking at ordered-in food as your source of micronutrients….” ## Time-Stamped Notes - 00:10 – The second Less Doing podcast, “Optimize, Automate, Outsource,” starting September 7 - 01:05 – [Multiply Labs](http://www.multiplylabs.com/?ref=producthunt#/) - 01:15 – A customized supplement pill - 02:00 – One pill with everything you want throughout the day - 02:20 – A survey lets you know what supplements you might want to take - 03:05 – Great for someone who doesn’t like to take supplements - 03:40 – How many pills do Ari and Nick take? - 06:00 – Why you should take Vitamin D - 07:20 – [Cronometer](https://cronometer.com) - 07:40 – The most detai...
2016-08-1915 minThe Less Doing Podcast
The Less Doing Podcast231: Ari and Nick - Optimize, Automate, Outsource - “I had a chicken bone broth with a raw egg and butter, and then they put it in a blender!"## Key Quote “I had a chicken bone broth with a raw egg and butter, and then they put it in a blender. And it was absolutely delicious.” ## Time-Stamped Notes - 00:05 – Ari introduces the new format of the podcast - 00:20 -- Get on the newsletter at [com](http://www.lessdoing.com/) - 00:40 – Does Nick like cold brew coffee? - 00:50 – Cold brew coffee is 75% less acidic than regularly brewed coffee. - 01:00 – It is also a lot stronger. - 01:25 – [Eze Cold Brew Coffee Bottle](https://www.fatherly.com/gear/eze-cold-brew-coffee-bottle/) - 01:45 – Make your coffee the night before, and you can grab it on the go the next...
2016-08-0513 minThis Much I Know - The Seedcamp Podcast
This Much I Know - The Seedcamp PodcastChristoph Janz, Managing Partner at Point Nine CapitalIn this episode, Seedcamp Partner Carlos was joined by the experienced investor and entrepreneur Christoph Janz, Managing Partner at Point Nine Capital. The result is an in-depth conversation about investing in SaaS companies and the key KPIs to have in mind for this sector. Listen to Christoph​ sharing his story​ about catching the “entrepreneurial virus” at just 12 years old​, and re-living some of the stories from his time as the co-founder of DealPilot.com(acquired by Shopping.com) and Pageflakes (acquired by LiveUniverse), as well as an investor in companies such as Zendesk, FreeAgent Central, Geckoboard and many others. If you’re a f...
2016-07-1451 minThe Less Doing Podcast
The Less Doing Podcast224: Giovanni Marsico - “Copy what I’m doing because it WORKS”# Episode 224 Summary: In Episode #224 Ari and Nick interview Giovanni Marsico of the [Archangel Academy](http://www.archangelacademy2017.com/), an annual gathering of the world's leading 'messengers'. The event is an intensive 2-day mastermind, designed for big entrepreneurs with big dreams to help the world. Listen as Giovanni shares his story, highlights how he not only built but branded his tribe, and why joining a mastermind is the single greatest thing you can do to help yourself as an entrepreneur. Time-stamped Show Notes - 12:45 – Ari accidentally deleted the interview - 13:50 – So today, we’re getting an interview between John Bowen and Giovan...
2016-06-2949 minHackToStart
HackToStartHack To Start - Episode 21 - Sofia Quintero, Head of Growth, GeckoboardThis is the twenty-first episode of Hack To Start. Your hosts, Franco Varriano (on Twitter @ FrancoVarriano) and Tyler Copeland (on Twitter @ TylerCopeland), speak with Sofia Quintero (on Twitter @ Sofiaqt), an entrepreneur and the Head of Growth at Geckoboard. Sofia is from Venezuela and has launched many different startups. She was the only female skateboarded to be sponsored by Vans in Venezuela. Sofia shares with us why growth can be dangerous, but also how to leverage some of the most important (yet often forgotten) growth channels: branding and word of mouth.
2014-12-2232 minNon Breaking Space Show
Non Breaking Space ShowVal HeadOur guest for this episode is Val Head who is a designer and consultant based in Pittsburgh where she works with agencies and small businesses to make fun and effective web sites. @vlh Valhead.com CSS Animations from Five Simple Steps Val on Dribbble Myspace.com Space Jam Environments for Humans Blackboard Adobe Connect Google Hangouts Witness gets trolled during Zimmerman trial Brad Frost Interface Inventory Making an Interface Inventory...
2013-07-3054 minАльтернативный разум
Альтернативный разумHappy Birthday Facebook! (18)Facebook пойдет в школу, ведь ему исполнилось 7 лет! Чем в ближайшее время будет занят отдел кадров Google? Юрий Мильнер и российские стартапы - инвестиционная сказка может продолжиться в России. Все эти новости и обзор четырех интересных стартапов в свежем выпуске. В программе: — Wikileaks выдвинули на Нобелевскую премию Мира. — Юрий Мильнер профинансирует и российские стартапы. — Сайт знакомств использовал анкеты пользователей Facebook. — 75 тысяч резюме для Google. — Facebook отмечает 7 лет. — Стартап "Тиксти", телевидение в тексте. — Стартап "Star.me", позитивная и странная социальная сеть для друзей. — Стартап "Yomticket", напоминалка о долгах. — Стартап "Geckoboard", наблюдение за вашим бизнесом.
2011-02-0721 min