Talent + Tech
123 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsJoin us at the intersection of talent and technology. @Maren Kate has candid conversations with founders, investors, business leaders, and talent professionals in the tech space and beyond.
Gain valuable insights into the latest trends in startup culture, hiring, growth strategy, and employee benefits in a radically evolving employment landscape.
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Taking a company from startup to acquisition with Sean Byrnes of Outlier.ai
September 04, 2019 19:24 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBSean sold Flurry to Yahoo for more than $300M then started up again with Outlier.ai. Tune in to hear what he learned from building a company from startup to acquisition; and how he started again by “focusing on the problem” first. You can find Sean online @sbyrnes on Twitter, on LinkedIn, at www.seanbyrnes.com and at outlier.ai. See more: https://blog.avratalent.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
008 | This founder sold to Yahoo, took a year off, then started up again in the big data space.
September 04, 2019 19:24 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBSean sold Flurry to Yahoo for more than $300M then started up again with Outlier.ai. Tune in for what he learned from building a co from the ground up to acquisition; and how started up again by “focusing on the problem” first. Connect w/ Avra: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avra-talent/mycompany/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How serial entrepreneur Roy Stein has quickly scaled by leveraging specialists versus generalists.
August 28, 2019 11:33 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBBabelbark.com has scaled in a few years to hundreds of thousands of users across several verticals in the “pet parent ecosystem” by building a core (remote) team and outsourcing everything else (PR, branding, digital marketing) to high-quality, high-cost agencies.
Leveraging specialists to quickly scale with Roy Stein of BabelBark
August 28, 2019 11:33 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBBabelBark has scaled in a few years to hundreds of thousands of users across several verticals in the “pet parent ecosystem” by building a core remote-first team and outsourcing everything else such as PR, branding, and digital marketing to high-quality, high-cost agencies. You can find Roy on LinkedIn. See more: https://blog.avratalent.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
007 | How serial entrepreneur Roy Stein has quickly scaled by leveraging specialists versus generalists.
August 28, 2019 11:33 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBBabelbark.com has scaled in a few years to hundreds of thousands of users across several verticals in the “pet parent ecosystem” by building a core (remote) team and outsourcing everything else (PR, branding, digital marketing) to high-quality, high-cost agencies. Connect w/ Avra: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avra-talent/mycompany/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Making time tracking and reporting more transparent for distributed teams with Dave Nevogt of Hubstaff
August 21, 2019 09:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBDave Nevogt decided to solve his own problem by making time tracking and reporting more transparent for distributed teams. Find out how he met his co-founder on Linkedin and they went on to organically build a business that is doing over 6M ARR with a team spread all over the globe. You can find Dave online @dnevogt on Twitter, on LinkedIn, and at www.hubstaff.com. See more: https://blog.avratalent.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How this time tracking software pulls in $500k/mo with a team spread across 11 time zones.
August 21, 2019 09:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBDave Nevogt decided to solve his own problem by making time tracking and reporting more transparent for distributed teams. Find out how he met his co-founder on Linkedin and they went on to organically build a business that is doing over 6M ARR with a team spread all over the globe.
006 | How this time tracking software pulls in $500k/mo with a team spread across 11 time zones.
August 21, 2019 09:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBDave Nevogt decided to solve his own problem by making time tracking and reporting more transparent for distributed teams. Find out how he met his co-founder on Linkedin and they went on to organically build a business that is doing over 6M ARR with a team spread all over the globe. Connect w/ Avra: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avra-talent/mycompany/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
005 | Gigsalad: How a side hustle turned into a $15M a year marketplace with paying customers on both sides.
August 06, 2019 09:30 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBDiscover how Mark and his cofounder built Gigsalad from a side business to a $1M company with 10 employees before leaving their other projects. And hear how an ingenious business model with a two-fold revenue stream keeps them bootstrapped, with their talent and customers highly satisfied. Connect w/ Avra: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avra-talent/mycompany/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gigsalad: How a side hustle turned into a $15M a year marketplace with paying customers on both sides.
August 06, 2019 09:30 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBDiscover how Mark and his cofounder built Gigsalad from a side business to a $1M company with 10 employees before leaving their other projects. And hear how an ingenious business model with a two-fold revenue stream keeps them bootstrapped, with their talent and customers highly satisfied.
Turning a side hustle into a profitable marketplace with Mark Steiner of GigSalad
August 06, 2019 09:30 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBDiscover how Mark and his cofounder built Gigsalad from a side business to a $1M company with 10 employees before leaving their other projects. And hear how an ingenious business model with a two-fold revenue stream keeps them bootstrapped with their talent and customers highly satisfied. You can find Mark online @marksdiner on Twitter, on LinkedIn and at www.gigsalad.com. See more: https://blog.avratalent.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pros and cons of building a remote-first company with Devin Bramhall of Animalz
July 31, 2019 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBLearn how Devin has helped scale up several remote-first startups in the content and software space. We get real about the good and bad of building a remote team, how to avoid growth pitfalls as you scale from 5 to 50, and she shares quick and dirty tips on doing content marketing on any budget. You can find Devin Bramhall online @devinemily on Twitter, on LInkedIn and at www.animalz.co. See more: https://blog.avratalent.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
004 | The pros + cons of building a remote-first company with Devin Bramhall of Animalz, formerly HelpScout, and more…
July 31, 2019 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBLearn how Devin has helped scale up several remote-first startups in the content and software space. We get real about the good and bad of building a remote team, how to avoid growth pitfalls as you scale from 5 to 50, and she shares quick and dirty tips on doing content marketing on any budget. Connect w/ Avra: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avra-talent/mycompany/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The pros + cons of building a remote-first company with Devin Bramhall of Animalz, formerly HelpScout, and more…
July 31, 2019 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBLearn how Devin has helped scale up several remote-first startups in the content and software space. We get real about the good and bad of building a remote team, how to avoid growth pitfalls as you scale from 5 to 50, and she shares quick and dirty tips on doing content marketing on any budget.
Committing to a fully distributed, global workforce with Sid Sijbrandij of GitLab
July 17, 2019 12:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBWhen early stage startups are contemplating whether to go fully remote, they often worry about raising venture capital - which has been less eager to invest in distributed companies in the past. Listen to Sid Sijbrandij, CEO of Gitlab, talk about how they built their 27-person team completely distributed and raised over $100M in capital in the process. You can find Sid Sijbrandij on LInkedIn, @sytses on Twitter, or at www.gitlab.com. See more: https://blog.avratalent.com/ See omnystudio.c...
003 | Gitlab raised $100M and got valued at over a billion by starting scrappy and committing to a fully distributed, global workforce.
July 17, 2019 12:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBWhen early stage startups are contemplating whether to go fully remote, they often worry about raising venture capital - which has been less eager to invest in distributed companies in the past. Listen to Sid Sijbrandij, CEO of Gitlab, talk about how they built their 27-person team completely distributed and raised over $100M in capital in the process. Connect w/ Avra: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avra-talent/mycompany/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gitlab raised $100M and got valued at over a billion by starting scrappy and committing to a fully distributed, global workforce.
July 17, 2019 12:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBWhen early stage startups are contemplating whether to go fully remote, they often worry about raising venture capital - which has been less eager to invest in distributed companies in the past. Listen to Sid Sijbrandij, CEO of Gitlab, talk about how they built their 27-person team completely distributed and raised over $100M in capital in the process.
002 | How starting off fully remote, then pivoting to in-office, took this company to $5 million in revenue
July 10, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBGo Fish Digital started as a fully remote company, but then decided having two offices and a very flexible schedule worked better for them. Find out why the founders made this choice and how they grew their agency to 40+ people and $5 million in revenue by helping companies manage their online reputation. Connect w/ Avra: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avra-talent/mycompany/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How starting off fully remote, then pivoting to in-office, took this company to $5 million in revenue
July 10, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBGo Fish Digital started as a fully remote company, but then decided having two offices and a very flexible schedule worked better for them. Find out why the founders made this choice and how they grew their agency to 40+ people and $5 million in revenue by helping companies manage their online reputation.
Pivoting from remote-first to an in-office environment with Brian Patterson of Go Fish Digital
July 10, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBGo Fish Digital started as a fully remote company, but then decided that having two offices and a very flexible schedule worked better for them. Find out why the founders made this choice and how they grew their agency to 40+ people and $5 million in revenue by helping companies manage their online reputation. You can find Brian on LinkedIn, on Twitter @BrianSPatterson, on Instagram SupBrian, or at www.gofishdigital.com. See more: https://blog.avratalent.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener f...
How this digital agency grew to 42 people + 6M in revenue and moved from an in-office team to fully remote.
June 06, 2019 15:33 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBLearn how Todd and his team took a digital agency that sells to publishers, public media and corporations, and grew it to $6M+ in revenue with a fully remote team—spoiler alert: they failed hard the first time. Lessons on building “remote first”, growing modestly, but profitability, versus VC-fueled “hypergrowth” and why not having an office can actually cost you more.
Growing and moving to fully remote teams with Todd Ross Nienkerk of Four Kitchens
June 06, 2019 15:33 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBLearn how Todd and his team at Four Kitchens took a digital agency that sells to publishers, public media and corporations, and grew it to $6M+ in revenue with a fully remote team—spoiler alert: they failed hard the first time. Lessons on building “remote first”, growing modestly, but profitability, versus VC-fueled “hypergrowth” and why not having an office can actually cost you more. You can find Todd online @ToddRoss on Twitter and on LinkedIn. Visit his company at www.fourkitchens.com....
001 | How this digital agency grew to 42 people + 6M in revenue and moved from an in-office team to fully remote.
June 06, 2019 15:33 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBLearn how Todd and his team took a digital agency that sells to publishers, public media and corporations, and grew it to $6M+ in revenue with a fully remote team—spoiler alert: they failed hard the first time. Lessons on building “remote first”, growing modestly, but profitability, versus VC-fueled “hypergrowth” and why not having an office can actually cost you more. Connect w/ Avra: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avra-talent/mycompany/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.