The Failory Podcast

Show Notes Nat’s thoughts and takeaways from his first startup.  Nat’s advice on when to take a break and when to take a leap with your startup.  Starting a company in College vs one year later.   How to properly validate.  How Nat keeps up with changing SEO trends.  Growth Machine’s growth.  Advice Nat would give to his past self. Links & Resources  Growth Machine -  Nat's content and SEO agency. Growth Machine Twitter Cup & Leaf - Sharing knowledge of tea with the world and helping one find amazing new teas, brew them perfectly, and get all the wonderful health benefits tea has to offer. Nat’s website Nat’s Twitter Nat’s Linkedin

Nat Eliason (@nateliason) is the founder of Growth Machine, a marketing agency specialized in SEO-first content marketing. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University and taking different marketing jobs, Nat quickly realized that he could achieve success on his own. From launching Tailored Fit and then burning out, to creating different streams of revenue and growing them to +$1M/year, find out the whole journey of this 27-year-old entrepreneur in this episode of the Failory Podcast.

Show Notes The moment Raman realized he wanted to be a Founder.  Different startups Raman created.  Scaling, capital, and growth.  What inspired Crypto Jobs.  Raman’s thoughts on the future of blockchains.  Raman’s startup advice to new founders.   Links & Resources Crypto Jobs List - Find over 1045+ blockchain and cryptocurrency jobs on Crypto Jobs List. Connect with companies hiring in a few clicks and begin your next career in the industry! Raman Shalupau’s website Raman’s Linkedin   Raman’s Twitter Crypto Jobs List Twitter

Raman Shalupau (@ksaitor) is the founder of Crypto Jobs List, the #1 community to find and post crypto jobs. Raman’s entrepreneurship and interests in engineering stirred up at the young age of fourteen, which drove him to create a food delivery startup while at University. Soon after, he built and shut down RSVPD, a startup for Singapore people to find and attend events near them. In this episode of the Failory podcast, discover the things Raman learned from his failed projects and how he’s grown his current company.

Show Notes What led David into creating startups Video game review site Scaling, revenue, and challenges The early days of Chessable What advice would David give to his past self Links & Resources Chessable - Science-backed chess learning tools online, chess training, and chess opening repertoires from chess masters and amateurs alike.  Sharkius Games - Sharkius Games creates games designed for friends to play together on social and mobile platforms. Sharkius Interview - David came to Failory some years ago to share the whole story behind his failed startup, Sharkius. David’s Linkedin David’s Twitter 

David Kramaley (@simplydt) is the CEO and Founder at Chessable, a science-backed chess learning online tool. Prior to this, David was the founder of Sharkius, a social games development company. Under David’s words, this startup “grew too fast, too quickly” and despite it reached $80k/month, it shut down later on. In this episode of the Failory Podcast, find out what kinds of success and challenges this tech entrepreneur faced throughout the years of starting and scaling different projects.

Show Notes Bram talks about his past project, “E-Ticket Transfer”. The beginning of Startup Stash.  The three Elements; Time, Money and Motivation.  How No-Code MVP came to be.  Bram’s thoughts on the future for no-code.  Links & Resources No Code MVP - Bram's online education program that teaches people and teams the mindset, process and tools to rapidly build and validate new startup ideas - all without writing or learning a single line of code. Failory's Review on the No Code MVP course Startup Stash - a curated directory of resources and tools for startups.  Bram’s Twitter  Bram’s Linkedin 

Bram Kanstein (@Bramk) is the creator of No Code MVP, an online course that teaches how to validate startup ideas without coding. After graduating from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences in 2013, Bram went on to create a handful of projects. His journey of failed and successful products have led him to become a startup expert. In this episode of the Failory Podcast, find out how this product builder entrepreneur had some of his projects acquired and how has he built his current success.

Show Notes Steve’s path to a startup.  Chowdy; a food startup.  Dragon’s Den opportunity.  The 9-weeks turn around.  Steve’s passion project; The Travel Brief.  What advice would Steve give to his past self.  Links & Resources The Travel Brief - Making it possible for travelers to explore every part of the world as easily as their own cities. Practically sharing travel tips and guides.  Chowdy - A meal subscription program for working professionals. Captive Rooms - An escape room attraction. Working together, teams must race against the clock to find clues, solve puzzles, and overcome challenges to escape a themed adventure. Steve’s Linkedin  The Travel Brief Twitter 

Steve Long is co-founder at The Travel Brief, a site that gives travelers the ability to share practical tips and guides with others, while documenting their adventures in a meaningful way. Steve plunged into the entrepreneurial world at twenty-four years old when he co-founded a food startup with a childhood friend, which brought in $1.3M in annual revenue in just two years. In this episode of the Failory Podcast, learn more about the hubs he’s created, his experience on Dragon’s Den, and his new passion project.

Show Notes Moving to India and running a startup. Common challenges while running an online startup.  Tricking Google by owning over eighty domains. Zal gives his past self some advice.  Links & Resources Lucep - Increasing sales from digital marketing by connecting leads to sales agents instantly. Director at Free Cash - FreeCash is a gamified crypto wallet that de-risks players through cryptocurrency mining. Everyone can play and get free cash! Zal’s Linkedin  Zal’s Twitter 

Zal Dastur (@zald) is the co-founder and COO of Lucep, a software that turns social networks from its users into lead engines. Before this, Zal co-founded and shut down VenueMirror, after a friend gave him an ultimatum to join the startup and he had to move to India to start working on it. In this episode of the Failory Podcast, find out how this hard-working entrepreneur navigated through different strategies until ultimately landing his current success.

Show Notes Pat goes over his timeline on how he got into Tech.  Switching from industry to startup.  Delight; the challenges that ultimately lead it to fail.  The beginnings of Starter Stories.  Quitting his full-time job.  Being vulnerable with publicity.  What would Pat say to his past self.  Links & Resources Pat’s Twitter 24 Hour Startup Challenge - Livestream event where over 200 founders launched a project in 24 hours. Delite - Pat shared the details behind Delite failure on a written interview on Failory. Deloitte - Providing audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax, and related services to select clients.   Anaplan - Anaplan gives you unprecedented line-of-sight across your business, to orchestrate operational execution based on financial priorities. Y Combinator - A new model for funding early-stage startups. Starter Story - Pat's site where he interviews successful entrepreneurs. Starter Story /open - Pat shares Starter Story's numbers transparently. Pigeon for Gmail - Turning your Gmail into your full business hub.

Pat Walls (@thepatwalls) is the founder of Starter Story, a site interviewing successful entrepreneurs, and Pigeon, a Gmail CRM extension. Prior to this, he co-founded Delite, a SaaS platform for B2B wholesale orders, that would shut down later on. From graduating from UCSB with a degree in economics to learning to code, find out how Pat’s drive for a new challenge led him to his current founder role, in this episode of the Failory Podcast.

Show Notes How Swim University came to be Why Matt knew he wanted to be a Founder Matt chats about Spruce Matt’s feelings about failure "Pumpin’ Out the Jams" Quality vs Quantity What Matt would say to his past self Links & Resources Swim University - The ultimate guide to pool and hot tub care. Money Labs Podcast - Matt Giovanisci has brutally honest conversations with friends about business and what it takes to make money online.  Brew Cabin - Brew Cabin creates easy-to-follow guides to help you get started and get better at crafting beer at home. Spruce Metrics - Spruce takes your website traffic, email subscribers, and revenue sources for your business and puts it all in one place to view all your data. Matt's 12,000-word journal about Spruce A timeline of Matt's journey Matt’s Twitter  Matt’s Instagram

Matt Giovanisci (@MattGiovanisci) is the founder of Swim University, the biggest niche site around swimming pool and hot tub care. Matt got into the internet world after learning how to build a website for his indie rock band. Since then, he has spent the last 17 years getting fired and re-hired, building new ventures, launching lots of podcast episodes and setting thousands of affiliate links. In this Failory Podcast, learn from Matt’s entrepreneurial journey and his “overnight success” with Swim University.

Show Notes Terence shares a bit about his journey before Reflow Hub. A minimal viable product in the food delivery space.  Deciding to shut down Ross & Zane.  Challenges and victories Reflow Hub faces.  What would Terence say to his past self.  Links & Resources Reflow Hub - A managed marketplace that facilitates mobile device returns, buyback & trade-ins and insurance claims from their vendor partners across various international markets. JP Morgan Chase & Co. - One of the oldest leading global financial services firms. Ross & Zane - A forever changing menu that does lunch deliveries Monday to Friday on a subscription basis. Meredo - Providing upstream inventory management solutions to firms engaged in the supply or holding of consumer electronics.   Terence’s Twitter 

Terence Tam (@terencetamau) is the founder of Reflow Hub, a managed marketplace that facilitates mobile device returns, buyback & trade-ins and insurance claims from their vendor partners. In this episode of the Failory Podcast, learn how this driven entrepreneur went from launching an MVP in the food delivery space to having his company ring in as the second fastest-growing company in Australia by the Australian Financial Review's Fast 100 and Fast Starters lists.

Show Notes Bernard Huang breaks down his timeline with failed projects. Bernard shares his story on taking over a foreclosed Dickey’s Barbeque Pit.  “Least Common Denominator Syndrome”. What made Bernard want to be a Founder.  What ultimately led to the shut down of Mosec.  Four reasons a technology startup would come to exist.   Bernard Huang chats about Silicon Valley.  Bernard’s thoughts on Product Market Fit.  Food, Gaming, SEO.  Advice Bernard would give to his past self.  Links & Resources Clearscope - Advanced optimization platform that helps you produce relevant, high-quality content that attracts more search traffic. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit - Family-owned American barbecue restaurant chain based in Dallas, Texas. Mosec, Mobile Secretary - Mosec Mobile Secretary is an Android-only mobile app that helps users organize business meetings and communication.  Food By People - Buy and sell baked goods online. Mushi Labs - An independent SEO consultancy where stakeholders do 100% of the work. 42Floors - A commercial Real Estate Search Engine helping you search a comprehensive database of listings, allowing you to inquire directly with listings agents about available space. Game Runners - A coaching service helping players stay ahead of the curve by picking up the best new strategies fastest.  Bernard’s Twitter 

Bernard Huang (@bernardjhuang) is the Co-founder at Clearscope, a profitable SaaS product used by companies to get written content performance. He is a driven entrepreneur who has used his creative capabilities to launch many startups, including Mushi Labs, Mosec, and Food By People. On this episode of the Failory Podcast, find out how this once online professional poker player became a co-owner at a Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, and how his life and projects have led him to Co-found Clearscope.