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Digital Innovation ChatBrian Hosie - Building the largest small business lending platform in the US at LendioBrian Hosie is a VP of Engineering at Lendio, which is a free online marketplace that helps business owners find the right lenders and secure loans within minutes. Lendio was founded in 2011, now the company employes 474 team members and raised a total of $108.5M in funding. In this episode, we're gonna talk about: - How to get a loan with Lendio. - The growth of team size from 100 to 400 team members. - How do they structure teams to make each team autonomous. - Why Utah is a growing tech hub in the...
2021-02-1220 minDigital Innovation ChatEmanuele Blanco - CTO of Moneyfarm on building of the largest digital wealth management companies in EuropeEmanuele Blanco is the CTO at Moneyfarm, an app-based investment platform and one of the largest digital wealth management companies in Europe. It aims to make investing easy, accessible, and cheap. To this day, Moneyfarm has secured $127.3M in total funding, and in this episode, we're gonna talk about: - How does Moneyfarm disrupt traditional financial advisors? - Mobile vs Display: Where do most of the users come from? - What is next in their product roadmap? - The revenue model of Moneyfarm?
2021-01-2420 minDigital Innovation ChatDavid Werner - How Exporo became the leading German real estate crowdinvesting platformDavid Werner is a Head Of Engineering at Exporo, an equity crowdinvesting platform for real estate in Germany. Exporo allows private investors to start investing in attractive real estate projects with a starting amount of 500€. Since its foundation in November 2014, Exporo has financed around 200 real estate projects, and raising a total of €59.2M in funding over 3 rounds. In this episode, we're gonna talk about: - An emerging trend of digital real estate investing. - How does blockchain technology allow them to lower costs and dependencies. - What is the average return on crowdinvestments into...
2021-01-1529 minDigital Innovation ChatKarin Tsai - How Duolingo grew to over 300 million learners and became a unicorn from PittsburghKarin Tsai is a Director of Engineering at Duolingo, is the most popular language-learning platform and the most downloaded education app in the world, with more than 300 million users. In December 2019 Duolingo was valued at $1.5 billion, making it Pittsburgh’s first startup to reach "unicorn" status. Visit Cleevio.com to learn more.
2020-12-1125 minDigital Innovation ChatMatthew KramerHow VenueNext became a leader in mobile commerce technologyMatthew Kramer is the VP Of Engineering at VenueNext, which is a leader in point-of-sale, mobile commerce, and loyalty solutions and is used by every major professional sports venue around the world – transforming the way fans shop, order, and pay. To this day, VenueNext has secured $24M in total funding, and in this episode, we're gonna talk about: The ways how VenueNext is redefining experiences for the sport fans How "IOS 14 App Clips" is pushing the new vision for the app industry How COVID-19 transformed their industry
2020-12-0124 minDigital Innovation ChatSebastian Honores - How they adapted their platform to the "new normal" at FeverSebastian Honores is the Director of Product Management at Fever, which is a scaleup company that studies consumer data to recommend events for booking and helps companies plan those events. In total funding, Fever has secured $71.8M from notable VCs such as Rakuten and Accel. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-11-1822 minDigital Innovation ChatJago Philippens - Building the safest marketplace for e-tickets with TicketSwapJago Philippens is a Head of Engineering at TicketSwap which is a safe, convenient, and fair place to buy and sell e-tickets for concerts, festivals, sports events, theatre, and day trips. They protect their ticket buyers from overpricing by keeping to a maximum of 20% mark-up from the original ticket sales price. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-11-0629 minDigital Innovation ChatTamer Qtaish - How he pivoted Homie.rent to RealProTamer Qtaish is the CTO at homie.rent which used to be a prop-tech London-based startup making renting hassle-free for renters and agents alike. Their personal home finders helped renters understand renting and take care of all logistics so they don't waste time finding their ideal home. They also work alongside agents to drive them qualified and move-ready tenants, increasing their deal flow and transactions. The company recently transitioned into building software for real estate businesses, trading under the name Realpro. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-10-2626 minDigital Innovation ChatJoe Pettersson - Driving an irreversible shift in global payments with BankedJoe Petterson is the CTO at Banked which is a fintech startup that powers real-time payments for consumers, businesses and banks. Their dream is to ensure everyone gets paid in the fastest, cheapest, most efficient way possible, so they’re driving an irreversible shift in global payments. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-10-2627 minDigital Innovation ChatZach Silverman - Co-founder of LeafLink on building the largest wholesale cannabis marketplaceZach Silverman is the Co-Founder & CTO of LeafLink which is the largest wholesale cannabis marketplace today.LeafLink partners with growing cannabis brands to simplify how retailers order the products they love online. They are the industry standard platform for orders, sales, and relationship management. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-10-2622 minDigital Innovation ChatBrian Wones - Revolutionizing the cannabis industry's HR processes with WürkBrian Wones is the Head of Product at Würk which is the cannabis industry’s leader in human capital management solutions. Wurk exists to help underserved cannabis businesses fortify, comply, and thrive in the face of uncertain regulatory environments. The Human Resources platform allows employers to protect and streamline their operations while providing an environment where employees are a priority every step of the way. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-10-1925 minDigital Innovation ChatTom Reay - How he built a leading platform for digital receipts at Flux SystemsTom Reay is the CTO at Flux Systems and a former VP of engineering at Revolut. At Flux Systems he helped develop a software platform that keeps a track of payment receipts by automatically linking them to payment cards. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-10-1925 minDigital Innovation ChatYaron Shoshani - CTO of ezbob on pioneering the ‘lending-as-a-service’ in the UKYaron Shoshani is the CTO of ezbob which is a UK based software provider for banks and other financial institutions and a pioneer in the rapidly growing ‘lending-as-a-service’ (LaaS) sector. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-10-1927 minDigital Innovation ChatRamon Ferraz - CEO at 2gether on building the fair crypto trading appRamon Ferraz is the CEO at 2gether, which is the fast-growing crypto trading app based in Spain, that allows traders and beginners to buy and sell cryptocurrencies at the real market price and without added fees. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-10-1420 minDigital Innovation ChatRuss Greenspan - How Presence Learning became the leading provider of online special education servicesRuss Greenspan is the CTO at PresenceLearning, which is the leading provider of live online clinical education-related services for K12 students, with over 2.5 million online teletherapy sessions happen up to this day. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-10-1423 minDigital Innovation ChatPau Ramon - CTO of Factorial on building an integrated HR platform for SMEsPau Ramon is the CTO of Factorial which is a human resources software platform for small and medium companies that integrates all HR processes in a single place. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-10-0520 minDigital Innovation ChatBarney Jackson - Building the Vegan food delivery platform at allplantsBarney Jackson is the Head of Engineering at allplants which is an award-winning planet-positive food brand with around 90+ employees on a mission to build Earth’s most forward-thinking food company. They already served almost 1,000,000 meals to homes all over the UK, subscribing to an easier way to enjoy plant-based living. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-10-0522 minDigital Innovation ChatTodd Zino - CTO of Trussle on disrupting the mortgage marketTodd Zino is the CTO of Trussle which is a free online mortgage broker that works with much-needed transparency. They help first-time buyers and existing homeowners save time and money securing a great-value mortgage online. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-10-0529 minDigital Innovation ChatPau Picas - Revolutionizing last mile delivery in Europe with StuartPau Picas is the Head of Mobile at Stuart which is a leading last-mile delivery platform that connects small and big businesses to a fleet of geolocalized couriers. They empower thousands of companies across Europe by providing same-day delivery, next-day delivery, and return solutions, and currently, they work across verticals with retailers, grocery stores, restaurants, and eCommerce merchants to enable smarter transportation models. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-09-2800 minDigital Innovation ChatMichael Schenck - Building a scalable leasing service for landlords at IkosMichael Schenck is the VP of Engineering at Ikos which is delivering a scalable leasing service for residential landlords that improves their occupancy rates and provides real-time market data for rental, rehab, and investment decisions. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-09-2800 minDigital Innovation ChatHass Chapman - CTO of Drover on establishing car subscription as a new industry categoryHass Chapman is the CTO and VP Product at Drover which is a VC-backed marketplace company offering monthly, all-in car subscriptions to customers who want to experience car ownership as it should be. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-09-2800 minDigital Innovation ChatRyan King - How he built a mobile platform of a car finance company Oodle Car FinanceRyan King is a Principal Mobile Engineer at Oodle Car Finance which is a car finance company that matches customers with the UK's best car dealers. Their vision is a simple, streamlined, and intelligent car buying, with personalized service and support. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-09-2400 minDigital Innovation ChatMartin Fjordvald - How they built a leading pan-European financial comparison platform CompareEuropeGroupMartin Fjordvald is a VP of Engineering at CompareEuropeGroup which is a pan-European, leading financial comparison platform. The Group helps people across Europe save money and make better choices about personal finance with comprehensive, free, and independent online comparison tools for insurance, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial products. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-09-2300 minDigital Innovation ChatMike Tolliver - Building a collaboration platform for any meeting space at Mersive TechnologiesMike Tolliver is the Director of Product Experience at Mersive Technologies which offers their product Solstice as a cloud-enabled meeting collaboration platform that is optimized for both local and remote teams. It allows simultaneous users to wirelessly share content to the room display and seamlessly bridges to remote locations using any major video conferencing service. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-09-2200 minDigital Innovation ChatBryon Jacob - СTO of data.world on creating the most abundant data resource in the worldBryon Jacob is the CTO and co-founder of data.world which is the modern catalog for data and analysis. data.world makes it easy for everyone to get clear, accurate, fast answers to any business question. In addition to its enterprise product, data.world is home to the world’s largest collaborative open data community. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-09-2100 minDigital Innovation ChatChristopher "CJ" Jordan - Scaling up project management platform Hive after Series AChristopher "CJ" Jordan is the VP of Product & Engineering at Hive, which is the real-time project management tool behind rockstar teams at Uber, Google, Starbucks, Essence, and more. In this episode, CJ is going to talk about his approach to scaling up after raising the Series A round at Hive, share his opinion on building the remote and distributed teams, and explain the impact of COVID-19 on their business. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-09-1800 minDigital Innovation ChatEzequiel Cura - Redefining urban housing with BadiEzequiel Cura is a VP of Engineering at Badi which is redefining urban housing in cities such as London, Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin through its AI-powered online booking platform, that provides users with a seamless and secure room rental experience. Since it launched, Badi has succeeded in raising $45 million with five rounds of financing, and together with Ezequiel we’re going to chat about the impact of the COVID-19 on their market, what are his best practices when it comes to hiring the best engineering talent, and why is he a fan of in-house engineering teams vs outsourcing. ...
2020-09-1600 minDigital Innovation ChatJonathan Parsons - Revolutionizing pension plans with PensionBeeJonathan Parsons is a CTO at PensionBee, the UK’s leading online pension provider, that helps to transfer old pensions into one new plan, and that can easily be managed online. In this episode, Jonathan is going to talk about his transition from running a consultancy agency to running a scaleup Fintech company, explain the reasons for choosing a cross-platform framework for their mobile apps, and share an impact of Covid-19 on the pension plan industry and particularly on the PensionBee. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-09-0900 minDigital Innovation ChatNathan Creswell - How he's building a scalable B2B software product at VectorNathan Creswell is a Head of Product at Vector, a first mobile workflow, and a transportation management platform for shippers, logistics brokers, and carriers. Nathan talks about prioritization of the future product roadmap in B2B software space, determines the required steps for building a scalable B2B product, tells how to build an architecture that would provide flexibility, and gives advice on the correct allocation resources. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-09-0200 minDigital Innovation ChatNitsan Seniak - CTO of a Series A startup Iziwork on disrupting temp work French marketNitsan Seniak is the CTO at iziwork, a French-based temporary employment platform that offers temporary agency workers simple and instant access to a wide range of assignments. In this episode, Nitsan talks about scaling up a startup that raised €12,000,000 in Series A, explains how they disrupt the traditional temporary agency market, and shares why they choose a native instead of a cross-platform development framework. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-08-2600 minDigital Innovation ChatNishant Nayak - Scaling the next gen staffing marketplace at ZenjobNishant Nayak is a Product and Design Leader at Zenjob, an automated staffing platform that connects large and medium-sized companies to student employees. In this episode, Nishant is going to describe the work of their matching algorithm, share future plans at Zenjob, explain how they intend to expand globally and tell his opinion regarding thinking long-term about product vision Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-08-1900 minDigital Innovation ChatFlorian Sauter - How he built a global fitness technology leader eGymFlorian Sauter is a CTO and Co-Founder at eGym, a Germany based cloud-connected system that combines intelligent software with the latest fitness equipment In this episode, Florian talks about the idea behind smart fitness solutions, walks through the eGym growth to over 200 employees, shares how they raised over $100 million in funding and breaks down technology that has been developing for over 11 years. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-08-1200 minDigital Innovation ChatChris Ostrowski - Challenges of building the largest cannabis marketplace at DutchieChris Ostrowski is a CTO at Dutchie, which is the fastest-growing online ordering platform for cannabis retailers, that offers a convenient, easy, and safe way to order on-demand for delivery or pickup. In this episode, Chris talks about a business model of Dutchie, shares the most notable investors such as Snoop Dog and Kevin Durant, tells how the cannabis delivery works, tells how they overcome the challenges with payment processing in the most regulated industry in the world and explains why they still do not have a native mobile app. Visit www.cleevio.com if y...
2020-08-0600 minDigital Innovation ChatBlanca Lanaspa - Building a platform for retail merchandising at Nextail LabsBlanca Lanaspa is the VP of Product at Nextail Labs, which is a new generation platform for retail merchandising that empowers brands and retailers to sell more with less stock through hyper-local demand forecasting and agile process automation. In this episode, Blanca talks about the economic value of their AI platform for retailers, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the retail industry, shares its effect on Nextail Labs in particular, and explains the right time for the early-stage companies to bring outside people on the senior positions. Visit Nextail Labs for more information.
2020-07-2900 minDigital Innovation ChatRichard Earl - Connecting software with hardware to build smart EV chargers at EO ChargingRichard Earl is a Product Director at EO Charging, which is the UK's leading designer and manufacturer of Electric Vehicle (EV) smart charging point station pod for home office or commercial installations. In his episode, Richard is going to talk about the idea behind EO Charging, explain the reasons for designing products for both residential and commercial installations, walk us through his prototype building processes, and tell briefly about COVID-19 impact on their business. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-07-2200 minDigital Innovation ChatGiles Chamberlin - Covid 19 IPO at $1 bn valuation with a video conferencing app PexipGiles Chamberlin is the CTO and Co-Founder of Pexip, a company that simplifies complex video communication and conferencing for organizations of any size. Its scalable, cloud-native platform enables high-quality video meetings, interoperability with Microsoft and Google solutions, and video system device registration. In this episode, Giles talks about Pexip's stock market debut during the lockdown that became the First Fully-Virtual IPO in history, shares the evolution of Pexip from the early MVP to a robust application that disrupts the video communications market, and explains how COVID-19 impacted their business. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're i...
2020-07-1500 minDigital Innovation ChatJohn Underkoffler- UI visionary on creating interfaces for Hollywood blockbusters moviesJohn Underkoffler is a founder and ex-CEO of Oblong Industries, an award-winning maker of multi-stream, gesture-based collaboration solutions. Oblong’s technological expertise built on 10 years of his work at the MIT Media Lab. John also was a science advisor to blockbusters including Iron Man, The Hulk, and Minority Report. In this episode, John describes the early days of Oblong Industries, shares his opinion on the impediments for big ideas in a current startup ecosystem, talks about the future breakthrough of UI, and explains who would be responsible for the disruption in the UI space. Visit www...
2020-07-0800 minDigital Innovation ChatMatt Weber - Becoming a leader in cross-border logistics at ForagerMatt Weber is the CTO at Forager, a freight-matching startup and the leader in cross-border logistics that combines cutting-edge technology and decades of industry experience. In this episode, Matt talks about the idea behind building their cross-border freight-matching marketplace, shares his experience of transitioning from running an agency to running a software company, explains the reason for building a web app rather than a mobile app, and shares his vision on the future of Forager. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-06-3000 min
Digital Innovation ChatJim Hunter - Revolutionizing the well-being of people indoors at Delos Jim Hunter is the CTO of Delos, which is the global wellness pioneer on a mission to enhance the health & well-being of people in the built world. Jim will share with us why he's so excited about the mission at Delos, how he goes about outsourcing or building in-house, what are some specific challenges of an IoT company without having the hardware in-house, and what's their process for building new products. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-06-2400 min
Digital Innovation ChatEp. 006: Jason Kirton - Building Uber for Delivering Packages at Dispatch In today's episode, Jan interviews Jason Kirton who's the Director of Engineering at Dispatch, which is a scale-up that enables businesses to order a courier directly from the driver. We're going to discuss why Jason joined Dispatch, how he thinks about outsourcing software development and organizing his teams in a scale-up mode, and how did COVID-19 impact their industry. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-06-1700 min
Digital Innovation ChatJacob Radkiewicz: Disrupting e-commerce fulfillment at ShipBob In today's episode, Jan interviews Jacob Radkiewicz who's the VP of Engineering at ShipBob, which is a Chicago based scale-up that offers simple, fast, and affordable fulfillment for e-commerce businesses. We're going to discuss why Jacob joined Shipbob, how he organizes his 40 engineers by business function, why they chose to build an iOS app for the warehouse workers, and how he recruited over 400 engineers in his career. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-06-1000 minDigital Innovation ChatJohn Harrison - Hiring 160 full-stack engineers at Lucid In today's episode, Jan interviews John Harrison who's the Senior Director of Engineering at Lucid, which is the parent company of two cloud-based visual productivity solutions: Lucidchart and Lucidpress with $166.1M funding under its belt. We're going to discuss how John started at Lucid, how he currently goes about organizing his 30 development teams, and why hiring UX resources is a bigger bottleneck than hiring engineers for Lucid. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-06-0300 min
Digital Innovation ChatRyan Gay - CTO of Decision Lens on organizing distributed teams In today's episode, Jan interviews Ryan Gay who's the CTO of Decision Lens, which is a software that improves the speed and quality of prioritization and resource optimization for enterprise companies, governments, or federal agencies. We're going to discuss how Ryan goes about outsourcing and working with distributed teams globally, why he chose a remote culture model and how they scaled up from 6 people to over 80 employees. Visit www.cleevio.com if you're interested to build a digital product.
2020-05-2700 min
Digital Innovation ChatDaniel Mackey - Bootstrapping Teamwork.com to $30M ARRIn today's episode, Jan interviews Daniel Mackey who's the founder and CTO of Teamwork.com, which is a collaboration software that includes work management, helpdesk, chat, sales CRM and content collaboration workspace. We're going to discuss how Daniel bootstrapped a $30M ARR business as a small agency owner from Cork. You're also going to learn why Daniel spent 500K euros on a domain teamwork.com, how he organizes his 125 engineers across 5 offices globally and what is the future for Teamwork.com
2020-05-2100 minDigital Innovation ChatAJ 'Dr Doom' Shewki: How is VR going to change the worldIn today's episode, Jan interviews AJ 'Dr Doom' Shewki who's the founder of a VR startup LIV. We're going to discuss how is VR going to change the world after the coronavirus crisis, how can companies utilize VR for employee training and what's the future of VR. LIV powers spectator experiences for Virtual Reality for the audience outside the headset and their proprietary technology puts real people inside digital worlds and broadcasts that experience to the world, in real-time.
2020-04-0300 min
Marketing The InvisibleHow to Get a 30 – 40% Response Rate From Your Cold Email – in Just 7 Minutes with Jan KartusekWhy you should interview your best customer and create a case study based on their tangible insights specifically conversion rates and lead generated
A proven plan to ensure that your clients love the experience, don’t feel sold and enjoy buying from you
Learn the marketing golds that will help you get that 30%- 40% response rate from your cold email
Resources/Links:
Jan Kartusek-Youtube
InSales Academy
Summary
Jan Kartusek is the founder of In Sales Academy. He helps B2B companies generate leads, scale and generate revenue.
In this episode of Marketing the Invisible, Jan shares the strategies of getting 30-40...
2018-08-2808 min