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Scott and Wes answer your listener questions! They debate Axios vs. Fetch, discuss whether Next.js is overkill without a backend, talk htmx and Alpine, dive into tech career transitions, and tackle everything from podcast ads to password hashing myths. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:55 Scott's health update. 04:11 Submit your questions. 04:26 Is Axios still worth using over Fetch? shiki. xior. ky. 10:17 Does Alpine.js solve HTMX's client-side limitations? Syntax Ep. 868: The State of JavaScript. Server Driven Web Apps With HTMX. Syntax Ep. 568: Supper Club × Caleb Porzio. Alpine.js. Inertia.js. 16:47 How should I host my database for a local-first app? Neon Tech 22:50 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 24:14 Should I use Next.js if I want a separate backend? Create Vite Extra. 32:08 Are ad networks like BuySellAds worth it for podcasts? 36:36 Can I transition from airline pilot to senior software developer? 41:23 Is Base64 encoding a valid alternative to password hashing? 45:43 How do I use unexported functions from a third-party package? 48:09 How do you stay on top of package and browser updates? Syntax Ep. 425: Updating Project Dependencies. npm-check-update. 52:38 Why are Chrome and Firefox's mobile presets outdated? 57:20 Should I give feedback on bad UX/UI designs from agencies? 01:01:53 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Nothing Ear (a). Wes: SmallRig Phone Cage. Shameless Plugs Wes: Syntax on YouTube. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

What has Digg been up to since our last episode about the site back in 2017? From shutting down a popular tool to another acquisition from a small ad company, we explore what has been up over at Digg.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s Tank Talk, we have a throwback episode with Elizabeth Yin, Co-Founder & General Partner of Hustle Fund.We spoke with Elizabeth in July of 2020 and covered her journey in leaving Google and starting LaunchBit, an ad-tech platform that she eventually sold to BuySellAds, and how she eventually made her way onto the investment side with 500 Startups. We dig into Elizabeth's time in running the 500 Startups Mountain View office and how she was able to select founders to back after reviewing over 20,000 pitch decks. Next, we discuss the reason she started Hustle fund with her partner Eric and what their mission is for the next 25 years. Finally, we ask Elizabeth to explain what hustle means to her as an early-stage investor and how she assesses hustle when meeting founders for the first and sometimes only time before deciding on backing them with a $25,000 investment.About Elizabeth Yin:Elizabeth is the co-founder and managing partner of Hustle Fund, an early-stage seed fund. Prior to Hustle, she was a partner at 500 Startups and ran their accelerator program. She founded LaunchBit in 2011, and started her career at Google. She completed her BS at Stanford and her MBA at Sloan/MIT.A word from our sponsor:Ripple Ventures is always focused on helping our founders and CEOs find the best partners to work with. But before we introduce any provider to our companies, we always make sure we try the product first. And when it comes to managing business expenses at Ripple, we were super excited when the team at Jeeves came knocking on our door.Jeeves helped get me and my team setup with physical and virtual credit cards in days. I was able to allow my teammates to expense items in multiple currencies allowing them to pay for anything, anywhere at any time. We weren’t asked for any personal guarantees or pay any setup or annual fees either. Not only does Jeeves save us time, but they also give us up to 3% cashback on our purchases including expenses like Google, Facebook or AWS every month. The best part,  Jeeves puts up the cash, and you settle up once every 30 days, unlike some other corporate card companies that make you pre-pay every month. Jeeves offers a truly all-in-one expense management corporate card program for international startups and we at Tank Talks could not be more excited to partner with them. Listeners of Tank Talks can get set up with a demo of Jeeves today and take advantage of a $700 discount and skip the waitlist  by visiting tryjeeves.com/tanktalks to learn more.In this episode we discuss:02:28 Elizabeth’s journey to becoming a founder04:58 What lead to the acquisition of LaunchBit07:23 How Elizabeth got to 500 Startups and what their process was like there11:32 The economics of accelerators vs. venture capital14:53 Hustle Fund’s mission and why they launched17:41 How Hustle Fund defines ‘hustle’ and is there such a thing as too much hustle20:18 The difference between hustle and multitasking21:10 Qualities in startup teams Elizabeth looks for23:52 How Hustle fund supports founders and encourages them to not burnout25:54 Hustle Fund’s investment strategy27:42 Early lessons and changes from the pandemicFavorite Books:The Lean StartupThe Hard Thing About Hard ThingsPredictable RevenueElizabeth’s words of inspiration“Building a startup is tough, so make sure you dig deep and decide why you want to do it, besides the money, because it can really be your north star when moving through difficult times”Follow Matt Cohen and Tank Talks here!Podcast production support provided by Agentbee.Agency This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tanktalks.substack.com

In episode 8 of Vested Capital I featured an interview with VC and entrepreneur Elizabeth Yin. During that interview Elizabeth shared the story of how she founded LaunchBit and later sold the business to Todd Garland, the founder of BuySellAds.com . This happened in 2013. In 2012, I had Todd Garland on my podcast, where he explained how he came up with the idea and launched BuySellAds.com as a startup he created during nights and weekends while he was working at Hubspot. I went back and listened to the interview and thought it offers some great insight into what Todd did to grow his company to an eight figure business. Hence I decided to resurface it for you today as a Vested Capital flashback episode. Here's the original description I wrote for the podcast... Todd Garland is the founder of BuySellAds.com, an advertising management platform and ad selling service that I have to say I am quite jealous of. Why am I jealous? Because Todd has built a company – a company doing over $10 million a year in revenue – with the same idea I had. Amazingly enough, after talking to Todd for this interview it appears we had almost exactly the same idea around the same time (2007), except Todd went on to implement it straight away, where I waited another four years… sigh. In this interview, you will hear how Todd was a college dropout and after both his mother and father died around the same time, found himself at a big crossroads. He managed to get work at a development firm, and eventually started a couple of design sites on the side – CSS Elite and 13 Styles. His websites became popular and he started selling advertising. As a result of this experience, he had an idea for an advertising management service that would help you manage and sell ads. The key differences to any other platform at the time were that Todd wanted to sell ads for a monthly fee on subscription and he wanted his software to make the ad-buying process completely automated. He coded up BuySellAds version 1.0 by himself and after waiting six months to get over the fear of releasing it, he finally did. Within two months he was making $5,000 a month and it grew from there. Today BuySellAds is a leader in the direct advertising business. Todd is continuing to innovate, now offering more forms of advertising such as Twitter, RSS, App, and Email Newsletter ads. Listen to this interview and you will hear how it all began. Enjoy the episode, Yaro Podcast: https://www.yaro.blog/pod/Blog: https://www.yaro.blog/

Elizabeth Yin is the co-founder and General Partner of a venture capital firm that, and I quote from their website, invests in "hilariously early startups".Hustle Fund typically invests $25,000 as a starting point into startups that have yet to show any revenues. Instead, they look for traction in other ways, which Elizabeth explains in this interview.We also go back in time looking at Elizabeth's own history as an entrepreneur, starting a company called LaunchBit, an advertising network, which was eventually acquired by BuySellAds.com.Elizabeth and her company LaunchBit were graduates from the 500 Startups accelerator program. After selling her company, she returned to 500 Startups as an Entrepreneur in residence and later a partner. This was her entry point into the world of venture capital. Elizabeth explains what she liked about the 500 Startups methodology -- a global perspective, any person can be a founder -- and how that informed her own strategy when forming Hustle Fund. If you're considering raising money for your startup this podcast is definitely worth listening to. Elizabeth breaks down what she looks for in an investment and some strategies for early stage companies based on her own experiences as a founder.Enjoy the podcast.Yaro Podcast: https://www.yaro.blog/pod/Blog: https://www.yaro.blog/

How to build a marketplace for publishers and advertisers? Todd Garland is the founder of BuySellAds, the marketplace for online advertisers. Todd was an early employee at Hubspot. As a one man show, Todd grew BuySellAds to $1.5 million in 11-months. He did it without spending zero dollars on sales and marketing. Listen to the [...] The post How To Go From Zero to $1.5 Million In Less Than A Year appeared first on Small Business Advice Help For Startups and Entrepreneurs.

In episode #1572, we wrap up our conversation on paid newsletters, discussing the different ways in which you can monetize your subscription newsletter. Getting sponsors on board and including up-sell and down-sell products and services are some of the easiest ways to monetize. Tune in to hear how being an affiliate for other companies can also benefit you!  TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:25] Today's topic: Paid Newsletters, Part 3: The Top 5 Ways to Monetize Your Subscription Newsletter [00:34] The most successful newsletters have sponsorships in them.  [00:56] The key is that ads are written creatively and natively into the newsletter.   [01:17] Add up-sells and down-sells to get your audience to purchase your other products.  [01:46] Make the most of your up- and down-sells by getting a sales team to engage subscribers.  [02:01] Use Substack to offer a paid premium subscription to your newsletter.   [02:14] Be an affiliate for other related products or services to make extra money.  [02:41] Consider putting your newsletter on a website like BuySellAds who sell it for you.  [03:02] These monetization models apply to any content you produce.    [03:26] That's it for today! [03:43] To stay updated with events and learn more about our mastermind, go to the Marketing School site for more information or call us on 310-349-3785!   Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:   Morning Brew The Hustle  Stacked Marketer Ubersuggest  Timothy Sykes  Substack  BuySellAds Paved   Leave Some Feedback:   What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.   Connect with Us:    Neilpatel.com Quick Sprout  Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel  Twitter @ericosiu

In episode #1572, we wrap up our conversation on paid newsletters, discussing the different ways in which you can monetize your subscription newsletter. Getting sponsors on board and including up-sell and down-sell products and services are some of the easiest ways to monetize. Tune in to hear how being an affiliate for other companies can also benefit you!  TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:25] Today’s topic: Paid Newsletters, Part 3: The Top 5 Ways to Monetize Your Subscription Newsletter [00:34] The most successful newsletters have sponsorships in them.  [00:56] The key is that ads are written creatively and natively into the newsletter.   [01:17] Add up-sells and down-sells to get your audience to purchase your other products.  [01:46] Make the most of your up- and down-sells by getting a sales team to engage subscribers.  [02:01] Use Substack to offer a paid premium subscription to your newsletter.   [02:14] Be an affiliate for other related products or services to make extra money.  [02:41] Consider putting your newsletter on a website like BuySellAds who sell it for you.  [03:02] These monetization models apply to any content you produce.    [03:26] That’s it for today! [03:43] To stay updated with events and learn more about our mastermind, go to the Marketing School site for more information or call us on 310-349-3785!   Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:   Morning Brew The Hustle  Stacked Marketer Ubersuggest  Timothy Sykes  Substack  BuySellAds Paved   Leave Some Feedback:   What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.   Connect with Us:    Neilpatel.com Quick Sprout  Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel  Twitter @ericosiu

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On today’s Tank Talk! We welcome our guest Elizabeth Yin, Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Hustle Fund.On today's Talk, we ask Elizabeth about her journey in leaving Google during the last crisis to start Launchbit, an ad-tech platform that she eventually sold to BuySellAds and how she eventually made her way onto the investment side with 500 Startups. We dig into Elizabeth's time in running the 500 Startups Mountain View office and how she was able to select founders to back after reviewing over 20,000 pitch decks. Next, we discuss the reason she started Hustle fund with her partner Eric and what their mission is for the next 25 years. Finally, we ask Elizabeth to explain what hustle means to her as an early-stage investor and how she assesses hustle when meeting founders for the first and sometimes only time before deciding on backing them with a $25,000 investment.This tank talk really helps you think about what characteristics and qualities to look for when making early-stage investments.Books Mentioned In The Show:-The Lean Startup- The Hard Thing About Hard Things-Predictable RevenueElizabeth’s words of inspiration - “Building a startup is tough, so make sure you dig deep and decide why you want to do it, besides the money, because it can really be your north star when moving through difficult times”Follow Matt Cohen and Tank Talks here! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tanktalks.substack.com

On today’s Tank Talk! We welcome our guest Elizabeth Yin, Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Hustle Fund.On today's Talk, we ask Elizabeth about her journey in leaving Google during the last crisis to start Launchbit, an ad-tech platform that she eventually sold to BuySellAds and how she eventually made her way onto the investment side with 500 Startups. We dig into Elizabeth's time in running the 500 Startups Mountain View office and how she was able to select founders to back after reviewing over 20,000 pitch decks. Next, we discuss the reason she started Hustle fund with her partner Eric and what their mission is for the next 25 years. Finally, we ask Elizabeth to explain what hustle means to her as an early-stage investor and how she assesses hustle when meeting founders for the first and sometimes only time before deciding on backing them with a $25,000 investment.This tank talk really helps you think about what characteristics and qualities to look for when making early-stage investments.Books Mentioned In The Show:- The Lean Startup- The Hard Thing About Hard Things- Predictable RevenueElizabeth’s words of inspiration - “Building a startup is tough, so make sure you dig deep and decide why you want to do it, besides the money, because it can really be your north star when moving through difficult times”Follow Matt Cohen and Tank Talks here!

In the mid-2000s, Digg was one of the most powerful websites on the internet. Powered by its army of users, the platform would send gargantuan amounts of server-crushing traffic to any content featured on its front page. Millions of people visited it each day and it turned its founder Kevin Rose into an internet celebrity.   But you probably know what came next. A misguided redesign triggered a user revolt, and its audience abandoned it for Reddit and other platforms. Before long, it seemed destined to follow in the footsteps of Myspace and Friendster. Its story didn’t end there. In 2012, the site sold to the startup studio Betaworks, which immediately went about trying to revive the Digg brand. In 2018, it was purchased by a company called BuySellAds. I recently interviewed Todd Garland, Digg’s new owner and CEO. We discussed its current editorial operations, its monetization strategy, and his plans to restore Digg to its former glory.

There are many different ways to make money with a podcast. Depending on your topic and your audience, different strategies may work better than others. Additional ContentSelling your back catalogTurn Your Show Notes Into a Book Advertisements Don’t Have to Be PollutionSelling Advertising on your WebsiteText Link Ads Link WorthadBrite (now adroll)Buysellads.comYou can but the book More Podcast Money at https://morepodcastmoney.com/buythebook     

On this episode of the Somewhat Frank Podcast, Frank Gruber and John “Johnny Goodtimes” Guidos discuss the Washington Nationals historic World Series victory and a brief recap of the 2019 Startup of the Year Summit which was held in Memphis, Tennessee. The discussion was loosely based on the latest newsletter which is shared below. This past week I was in Washington, D.C. to take in their first World Series since 1933 and to attend the NextGen VP conference. What an electric week to be in the capital city! Congratulations to the Washington Nationals on bringing home the first World Series championship in franchise history as they “finished the fight” with their Game 7 victory last night. Also, congratulations to my regular sleep schedule as I will no longer need to burn the midnight oil to watch these intense games. More sleep is in my future! We also wrapped the 2019 Startup of the Year program a couple of weeks ago in Memphis by hosting our annual Summit (check out the sizzle reel) where we narrowed thousands of startups to 100 and then to five and then named re:3D the Startup of the Year. Re:3D offers a 3D printer solution that recycles plastics to turn them into 3D printed products large and small. If this company sounds interesting to you, and you’d like to get involved in supporting startups like this one, please let me know. Celebrating (Friends In My Network) —Sarah Lacy on selling Pando to Todd Garland of BuySellAds. —Steve Case, Anna Mason, David Hall, Mary Grove, and the rest of the Rise of the Rest team for their second $150M Rise of the Rest Fund. —Amanda Slavin on the launch of her book, The Seventh Level: Transform Your Business Through Meaningful Engagement with Your Customers and Employees. —Chris Cunningham on raising his $10 fund for investing in startups. Inviting I’m headed back to Chicago in a couple of weeks to speak at NASA iTech’s Ignite the Night CHICAGO event on November 14th. These events are to connect NASA with cutting edge startups and innovators who may have technologies that NASA could leverage in their missions. If you know of any, encourage them to apply by November 4th. And for everyone else, attendance is free. Reading We live in public. —How Photos of Your Kids Are Powering Surveillance Technology Kids these days are incredible! —15-Year-Old Scientist Invents Gadget That Detects Pancreatic Cancer In Early Stages Hugs and cuddles matter. —Babies Who Are Cuddled More Seem To Have Their Genetics Altered For Years Afterwards A case for rural communities. —Why Life Is Better In Countries Economists Hate Oh my… —Banks Are Not Able to Handle A Downturn It’s happening. —Wing, A Google Affiliated Project Is Starting to Make Drone Deliveries Historic computations. —Google Claims A Quantum Computer Breakthrough That Could Change The World Keep moving! —Study: A surprisingly short period of inactivity can damage your health Walkability. —What Happened When Oslo Decided To Make It’s Downtown Basically Car Free Seventy degrees every day could help. —A Year-Long Roadtrip for 70-Degree Weather These are delicious. —What’s in an Impossible Burger? This is inspiring. —Female Architect Invents Refugee Tents That Collect Rainwater and Store Solar Energy Fascinating projection maps show what will be underwater in 2050. —Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows Happy 50th birthday, Internet! —The internet was supposed to be a utopia. 50 years on, what happened? And… Russia is signing off. —Russia Is About To Disconnect From The Internet: What That Means We are ALL African!!! —The ancestral home of all human beings discovered by scientists Watching I finally got a chance to watch the film Long Shot with Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, which premiered at SXSW this past year. I was on a flight somewhere when I saw it, and I laughed out loud to my row neighbors’ dissatisfaction. Get updates like this right in your inbox before they hit the web by subscribing to the newsletter here.

Episode #18: Assessing Hustle with the Hustle Fund Elizabeth Yin, co-founder and general partner at the Hustle Fund shared her thoughts on how to assess a startup’s ability to “hustle”. Her thoughts are applicable to venture capitalists, startups and anyone who wants to work with hustlers. Elizabeth started her career as an entrepreneur when she founded the adtech platform Launchbit which was acquired by BuySellAds in 2014. Elizabeth then jumped into venture capital as a partner in 500 Startups before launching her own fund, the Hustle Fund in 2017. The Hustle Fund invests in “hilariously early” hustlers at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages. In full disclosure, MergeLane is an investor in the Hustle Fund. As an LP, I’ve had the chance to get to know Elizabeth, her team and some of their portfolio companies. From this and my experience reviewing 271 other venture funds, I think the Hustle Fund offers a truly unique approach that is resonating with entrepreneurs. This episode is worth a listen. For more context, I recommend these podcast interviews that outline Elizabeth’s origin story (http://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/elizabethyin/), how to hustle (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eric-bahn-hustle-fund-how-to-hustle/id1223825795?i=1000435067462) and the Hustle Fund strategy (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investor-connect-episode-158-eric-bahn-of-hustle-fund/id1270191805?i=1000426732925). Elizabeth also draws on her experience reviewing 20,000+ pitches to offer practical early-stage startup advice on her blog (https://elizabethyin.com/). Enjoy. This discussion is an expression of personal opinion and does not represent the opinion of MergeLane or any company we discuss. Our conversations are for informational purposes only, including any mention of securities or funds. This is not legal, business, investment or tax advice and is not intended for use by any investor. Certain MergeLane funds own, or may own in the future, some of the securities and companies discussed in this podcast.

Welcome to Episode 111 of The VentureFizz Podcast, the flagship podcast from the leading authority for jobs & careers in the tech industry. For this episode of our podcast, I interviewed Todd Garland, Founder of BuySellAds. BuySellAds is an adtech company that builds scalable revenue programs for companies with captive audiences. Todd has built the company by bootstrapping it from day one. There are no tricks to their business model. It is a marketplace that aims to find audiences who are passionate and match up advertisers who are interested in advertising their product or service to these audiences. The goal is to add value to the web with contextually relevant ads for consumers. Here's a fun fact about BuySellAds that you might not know. Remember the website Digg, the popular news sharing website from the early Web 2.0 era of user-generated content? The site was founded by Kevin Rose, who infamously appeared on the cover of BusinessWeek representing this new wave of Silicon Valley founders. Well, did you know that Digg was acquired last year buy BuySellAds? It's true. I find it fascinating that a Boston company owns this piece of internet history. At the beginning of our podcast, we get into lots of the details behind this acquisition. Although the site is not nearly as popular as it once was, I'm really curious to see what they do with it - stay tuned! In this episode of our podcast, we cover lots of topics, like: -Todd's background growing up in Maine and his experience as an early employee at HubSpot. -The origin story of BuySellAds. How it went from being a side project generating over a million dollars in revenue to becoming his full-time job, and the challenges of building the first versions of the product. -How he built out the marketplace in terms of supply and demand. -Why he's decided to bootstrap his company over raising outside capital. -Speculation on the future of AdTech. -Advice for founders looking to acquire companies. -Plus, a lot more. We just published the July edition of Career Forward. It has over 120 of the hottest jobs across the Boston tech scene. There are positions listed across all levels of experience and all functional areas like sales, product management, software engineering, and more. Go to venturefizz.com/careerforward to start exploring. Lastly, if you like the show, please remember to subscribe to and review us on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!

It all started when Elizabeth Yin left Google during the VC drought of 2008 to launch her entrepreneurial career by first bootstrapping a series of consumer web products and then creating the ad network for newsletters, LaunchBit, which was acquired by BuySellAds in 2014. Elizabeth then began angel investing and co-founded Hustle Con, an annual conference and media company which has since scaled to over 1M readers. In 2014 she joined 500 Startups as a Partner and ran their accelerator program, investing in hundreds of startups. Today, Elizabeth is a General Partner and Founder of Hustle Fund, a pre-seed venture capital firm in San Francisco. In this episode we discuss her first $1M in startup investments and what she has learned along the way. Follow Elizabeth on twitter @dunkhippo33 and her blog with tactical advice for founders https://elizabethyin.com

Have you wanted to take the plunge into entrepreneurship but aren’t quite ready to give up your day job yet? Well, that’s exactly what Todd Garland, CEO of BuySellAds did as he worked at HubSpot from 9-5 and orchestrated a multimillion dollar business during off hours. I should also mention that everything was bootstrapped and profitable in the first year! Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @ericosiu

Elizabeth Yin is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Hustle Fund, as they describe, the ventue fund for hilariously early hustlers. Elizabeth is also the co-founder of HustleCon, a conference series for non-technical entrepreneurs to launch and scale their startups. Prior to Hustle Fund, Elizabeth was a Partner @ 500 Startups where she ran the 500 Startups seed program in Mountain View and where she and her partner saw over 20,000 startup decks. Before that Elizabeth was a successful operator, as the Co-Founder and CEO of Launchbit, an adtech platform that was acquired by BuySellAds. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Elizabeth made her way from successful founder with LaunchBit to Partner @ 500 Startups to now founding partner of Hustle Fund? 2.) Why does Elizabeth believe that VCs fundamentally assess founders the wrong way? What is the right way to assess founders in such early stages? How can one really stress test the level of hustle from the founding team? 3.) How does Elizabeth assess innovation in the practice of venture capital? Why does Elizabeth believe that there has been very little creativity towards innovation? Who has innovatively addressed sourcing the best companies? 4.) In a world of noted rounds with a cap structure, how does Elizabeth feel about gaining the pro-rata in deals? Why does Elizabeth believe that ownership stake and portfolio size are not in conflict with one another? 5.) How does Elizabeth view the future of the VC industry? How can the early stage funnel be flipped on it's head? Why does Elizabeth believe that SAFEs and convertible notes are the future of investing? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show:  Elizabeth’s Most Recent Investment: The Pill Club As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Elizabeth on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Snapchat here for mojito madness and all things 20VC. Available in carry-on and check-in sizes, Raden is the case for better, smarter travel. By pairing the lightest and most durable materials with technology, travelers can charge their devices on the go, weigh, and track their cases. Visit Raden.com to use code 20VC at checkout. With purchase, receive credit towards Tablet Hotels for the next year. If a UK listener, head over to Selfridge’s and shop Raden today. The Simba Hybrid. The most advanced mattress in the world. With a unique combination of two thousand five hundred conical pocket springs and responsive memory foam, it offers the perfect support for two people. A mattress that responds to you and your partner’s sleeping patterns. Delivered free, with a one hundred night sleep trial, free returns and a ten year guarantee. Start your free trial at simbasleep.com

Todd Garland went from being a blogger who published ads on his website to creating one of the leading advertising platforms on the web. Here's his story.

This week I chat with Todd Garland the CEO of Buysellads. Todd goes anti-adtech and I try to figure out where it all went wrong. We discuss audience targeting, Facebook, and the IAB. And I'm not gonna lie Todd's drink of choice is... well it's weird.

Dan talks about podcast networks (and the evolution of 5by5), and answers listener questions about how sponsorships really work and what sponsors want (guaranteed numbers, CPM, ROI), audience engagement, Skype vs. double-enders, building audience, and finding inspiration. Links for this episode:CPM Calculator ~ brought to you by BuySellAds ~5by5 | UnwoundCall Recorder for Skype - The Skype Audio/Video HD Call Recording Solution for Mac - Ecamm NetworkBrought to you by: Squarespace (Start your free trial site today, at Squarespace.com and when you sign up make sure to use the offer code PODCASTMETHOD to get 10% off your first purchase).

https://founderchats.com This week, I chat with Todd Garland, founder of BuySellAds. In this episode we talk a whole lot about advertising on the web, the ad industry as a whole, ad blocking, niche ad networks and growing a bootstrapped business!

Todd Garland is the founder and CEO of BuySellAds. Todd started diving into tech during college and got into startups shortly after. He join HubSpot as an early employee and quickly got inspired to start his own company. Buy Sell Ads is now flipping the Ad Tech industry around with their unique, transparent and simple approach. Completely bootstrapped and acting as a marketplace between advertisers and publishers, they now work with over 1200 publishers to strategically place ads that don’t invade the consumer’s privacy and online rights. Todd joins us to share his story, how he managed to build the first version of the service, why BuySellAds is a completely different advertising model, how they’ve managed to remain bootstrapped and scale to selling more than 6 billion ad impressions each month, how they’ve approached acquisitions to fuel growth, and much more!

Todd created and bootstrapped BuySellAds from a nights and weekends project to the Inc. 500 and beyond. He and the BuySellAds team are working hard to bring transparency and efficiency to the ad industry like never seen before.

Todd created and bootstrapped BuySellAds from a nights and weekends project to the Inc. 500 and beyond. He and the BuySellAds team are working hard to bring transparency and efficiency to the ad industry like never seen before.

Topics discussed during this podcast include; Google Adwords PPC strategies High quality, penny traffic with Trafficvance Solo ad scams and much more You can play the podcast here: Your browser does not support the audio element.   Here's a timeline of the topics discussed during the podcast: 0:00 - Introduction 3:25 - Google Adwords PPC strategies 6:00 - Good quality, penny traffic with Trafficvance 8:20 - Tips for signing up with Trafficvance 9:40 - Best free traffic strategy 11:20 - Should I outsource my Youtube video creation? 12:45 - What are Youtube ads? 13:15 - Video page for your blog? 14:45 - BuySellAds.com 15:30 - Best place to outsource Youtube video creation 17:00 - Getting traffic with Slideshare 17:45 - Getting traffic with Scribd 20:25 - Create Youtube videos off the cuff or with a script? 21:00 - Making your content SEO friendly 22:05 - Recommended paid traffic strategies for building your list 23:35 - Recommended solo ad providers 28:00 - Solo ad scams 33:55 - Triberr.com - more traffic to your blog 35:40 - Questions to ask solo ad providers 38:00 - Closing comments   Websites referenced during the podcast: Google Adwords Propel Media - high quality, penny PPV traffic (these guys bought out Trafficvance) Youtube Fiverr - outsource your work BuySellAds.com Slideshare - share your presentations Scribd - share your written content Kindle Desktop Publishing Safe Swaps - solo ad providers Triberr - get a bigger following for your blog   This podcast is a recording of the live weekly conference calls held exclusively for the members of my List Marketing System. Typically discuss ways we can drive traffic to our squeeze pages to build our list but discussions are open to any business-related topic and personal development also. Have any comments on the items discussed in this call or want to suggest topics for future discussion? Leave your comments below.

Todd Garland, founder of BuySellAds talked with us about how you don't need to be the first to market, and about how old fashioned hustle and personal touch still pay off in a big way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices