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Breakout Startups

Breakout Startups

Written by: Tomer Federman
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 If you want to learn what it takes to build and run a highly successful startup - this is the podcast for you. Host Tomer Federman is a Stanford-educated entrepreneur, angel investor, and ex-Facebook executive. Join Tomer as he talks with the most prominent entrepreneurs and investors who are building and funding the companies that transform our world.Copyright © 2019 Tomer Federman, All rights reserved. Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Personal Finance
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  • #32 Rahul Vohra, CEO of Superhuman: How to Make Your Product Go Viral

    #32 Rahul Vohra, CEO of Superhuman: How to Make Your Product Go Viral
    Jan 26 2021

    EPISODE 32:

    • Guest: Rahul Vohra, CEO of Superhuman.
    • What they do: Superhuman is not just another email client. Their goal is to provide users with the fastest email experience ever made.
    • Funding amount: Over $50M.
    • Key insights shared by Rahul: How did they generate so much traction and buzz for an email product? What are their 3 core pillars of growth? How did they determine pricing? What are the major differences between game design and gamification and why one is more important than the other?


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  • #31 Stephanie Dua, President of Homer: The Power of Subscription Businesses

    #31 Stephanie Dua, President of Homer: The Power of Subscription Businesses
    Jan 5 2021

    EPISODE 31:

    • Guest: Stephanie Dua, President of Homer.

    • What they do: Homer's apps and early learning program is aimed primarily at young kids. Their reading apps are currently the most popular for children under age five in the U.S. App Store.

    • Funding raised: More than $100M.

    • Key insights shared by Stephanie: How did she transition from running NYC's Fund for Public Schools to becoming an entrepreneur and building a VC-backed company? Why does she distinguish between the user and the consumer? What did they do early on to generate earned marketing? What's so special about subscription businesses? How did they acquire their first set of customers and built a partnership with Apple?


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    46 mins
  • #30 Konstantin Richter, CEO of Blockdaemon: How They Grew 5x Monthly Recurring Revenue

    #30 Konstantin Richter, CEO of Blockdaemon: How They Grew 5x Monthly Recurring Revenue
    Nov 25 2020

    EPISODE 30:

    • Guest: Konstantin Richter, CEO & Founder of Blockdaemon.
    • What they do: Blockdaemon helps orchestrate networks across multiple clouds and datacenters. They offer a network management tool that can deploy nodes and connect them to blockchains within minutes.
    • Funding amount: $11M.
    • Key insights shared by Konstantin: How they grew monthly recurring revenue 5x this year? Why he built a fully-remote team from the very beginning? Why institutions are entering the blockchain space?


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    50 mins
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