00043. How Wyatt Jozwowski Co-Founded and Grew Demio to $1M ARR Without Outside Funding
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English - October 16, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsCareers Business gritty founder entrepreneur business business podcast capitalism founder startup venture capital income Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On today's episode of Gritty Founder, Kreig Kent talks with Wyatt Jozwowski about how he built and grew Demio. Wyatt shares valuable advice and lessons on hiring technical talent as well as having perseverance during the entrepreneurial journey.
Wyatt is the co-founder of Demio, a webinar platform built for marketing teams to drive more engagement from their audience.
Some Questions Kreig asks Wyatt:
- How did you get started with Demio? (16:20)
- Did you ever think about raising money while building Demio? (37:43)
- What have you done to grow the company? (39:55)
- What would you do differently if you were to start a software company today? (40:59)
- What do you think has been the most important characteristic that has brought you this far in your journey as an entrepreneur? (46:05)
- What drives you? (51:35)
- What’s your vision for Demio? (53:14)
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- About Wyatt’s background and how he became an entrepreneur (4:15)
- How Wyatt started Demio and some of the mistakes he made during the process (16:24)
- Identify the problem you are solving, research target customers, and understand your MVP before focusing on anything else (41:10)
- Find a technical advisor or someone who can give you technical insights as soon as possible (43:13)
- Don’t give up (46:16)
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Also Mentioned on This Show...
Wyatt’s favorite quote:
“The most successful startups are impatient for a long period of time.” ―Aaron Levie
Wyatt’s book recommendation:
The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky