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How I lost $6M, Why hype means nothing, Plus a dozen other lessons from our last startup
Manage episode 388814630 series 3298391
As they say, "Experience is the teacher of all things"... and my last startup was a ruthless teacher. Today, my co-founder Lee Silverstone and ex-CEO Rob Woodbridge join me to go through some of the insane stories from Gymtrack, our last startup.
From strapping a whiteboard to the roof of Lee's Civic, to going to conferences with a 3D printed "smart" pin, to getting PR at the worst possible time, the stories are funny, engaging, and clear examples of what NOT to do.
Chapters
1. How I lost $6M, Why hype means nothing, Plus a dozen other lessons from our last startup (00:00:00)
2. How Gym Track Was Born (00:02:16)
3. Becoming the Biggest Fish in The Small Pond (00:08:41)
4. Showing Something Tanglible (00:13:55)
5. Winning and Rejecting The Prize for 500 Startup (00:15:13)
6. Serendipity Has to Play a Roll (00:18:05)
7. The Car that Floated in Winter (00:23:34)
8. Early Stages Need Less Overhead (00:27:05)
9. This Isn't Going to Work (00:32:29)
10. Anytime Fitness Pilot (00:35:42)
11. Rob Enters the Scene with Gymtrack V2 (00:40:08)
12. The Missed Opportunities (00:46:07)
13. When You Skip Research and Go To Product Instead (00:49:02)
14. Our Mistake was Looking at Competitors (00:50:50)
15. The Middle Zone (00:54:07)
16. When PR is at Max, It's Negative Value (00:56:39)
97 episodes
Manage episode 388814630 series 3298391
As they say, "Experience is the teacher of all things"... and my last startup was a ruthless teacher. Today, my co-founder Lee Silverstone and ex-CEO Rob Woodbridge join me to go through some of the insane stories from Gymtrack, our last startup.
From strapping a whiteboard to the roof of Lee's Civic, to going to conferences with a 3D printed "smart" pin, to getting PR at the worst possible time, the stories are funny, engaging, and clear examples of what NOT to do.
Chapters
1. How I lost $6M, Why hype means nothing, Plus a dozen other lessons from our last startup (00:00:00)
2. How Gym Track Was Born (00:02:16)
3. Becoming the Biggest Fish in The Small Pond (00:08:41)
4. Showing Something Tanglible (00:13:55)
5. Winning and Rejecting The Prize for 500 Startup (00:15:13)
6. Serendipity Has to Play a Roll (00:18:05)
7. The Car that Floated in Winter (00:23:34)
8. Early Stages Need Less Overhead (00:27:05)
9. This Isn't Going to Work (00:32:29)
10. Anytime Fitness Pilot (00:35:42)
11. Rob Enters the Scene with Gymtrack V2 (00:40:08)
12. The Missed Opportunities (00:46:07)
13. When You Skip Research and Go To Product Instead (00:49:02)
14. Our Mistake was Looking at Competitors (00:50:50)
15. The Middle Zone (00:54:07)
16. When PR is at Max, It's Negative Value (00:56:39)
97 episodes
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