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Today we talk about three results of wrestling with God. 5 Announcements from the episode w/links: Stay with us! Details on the Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/145545495229922 Moms on Maui July dates are here!! - https://www.walkinlove.com/moms-on-maui Adoption Fundraiser Tee launches on Thursday! Business owning dads on Maui? - DM us if you are interested! 7 Day Rhythm Template Freebie + How To Video - https://shop.walkinlove.com/collections/free-downloads/products/how-to-use-the-7-day-rhythm-weekly-template-free-video ❤️ Support the Podcast Through These Links:

Today we talk about my time off the grid at a Forming Men retreat and share how Christians need to have a little more fun and joy in their lives to keep the river flowing! Episode Links:

Today's guest is Ankit who is a cofounder and CEO of dev-productivity startup Aviator Technologies and also leads the ex-Google alumni network (Xoogler.co). Previously he led engineering teams at Sunshine, Homejoy and Shippo. Prior to that, Ankit was also an EIR at Unshackled Ventures and an engineer at Google and Adobe. This episode is sponsored by DuploCloud and Montpac. Visit Duplocloud.com/uncharted for seamless DevOps automation and Montpac.com for your finance and accounting needs. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uncharted1/support

Today we chat with Adora Cheung, Co-founder of Homejoy (YC summer 2010) and now InstaLab, an at-home blood testing service that helps you optimize your health by measuring over 60 biomarkers. Our conversation is wide-ranging: from how to clean homes efficiently to how she helped defeat Trump in 2020 by getting hundreds of thousands of votes in swing states.

Kicking off 2024 with an episode all about the planning day we had for 2024. Also, some of the spiciest strong feelings T.J. has ever had. Episode Links:

On episode 194 of the walk in love. podcast we recap 2023! Thank you for making us a part of your year! This is the last podcast of 2023. We hope you have a Merry Christmas + a Happy New Year! ⚡️ Learn about HOMEJOY here! https://www.walkinlove.com/homejoy (Use the code BRAINPOWER to save extra!) ✨ Shop Sunny Morrow - https://sunnymorrow.com/

On episode 193 of the walk in love. podcast we're having a "No Notes!" episode where we chat about our new course HOMEJOY, which I am so proud of Brooke for creating! ⚡️ Learn about HOMEJOY here! https://www.walkinlove.com/homejoy (Use the code BRAINPOWER to save extra!) ✨ Shop Sunny Morrow - https://sunnymorrow.com/

Welcome to the first episode of Masters of MAX, where you'll hear from Hasan Luongo, VP of Global Marketing at Chipper Cash. Chipper Cash is a financial technology company serving more than five million customers across the African continent. Their app-only experience enables customers in five African countries, the U.S. and the U.K. to pay bills, make cross-border money transfers, and purchase cryptocurrencies.Hasan is an entrepreneur 1st and foremost, then a Growth and Product leader, and last but never least, a User. And in his conversation with Tom Butta, you'll hear how much weight he places on the user experience, and why Chipper has always been mobile only to support that notion. Trust is everything when it comes to the finance space. And without conventional banking locations that customers are used to, it's a tougher hurdle to climb over. Listen to find out how Hasan relies on transparency and marketing to support Chipper's efforts in earning their users' trust.PS, don't listen to this episode until after you've had your morning coffee, as we cover some of Hasan's favorite blends and regions on the show as well. —Guest BioHasan is an entrepreneur, marketing, and product leader with extensive experience building and scaling high-growth technology companies, marketing, and growth teams. He's a data-informed creative thinker. Hasan cut his teeth in digital marketing as co-founder/CEO of HoodiePeople, an e-commerce retail startup way back in 2006 Currently, Hasan leads Growth & Marketing as VP Global Marketing at Chipper Cash, a pan-African Fintech. Hasan joined Chipper at the pre-seed stage and the company is now at Series C, and valued at $1.25b, with more than 5 million users globally today. Just prior to Chipper, Hasan lead Growth Marketing at Voicea, a B2B SaaS startup that was acquired by Cisco in 2018. Over the last 15 years, he's relentlessly focused on building high growth technology companies including Homejoy, YourMechanic, Fairy, Honey, and TuneUpMedia. These organizations have collectively raised over $800m, launched in 1000's of markets across the US, Africa, and EU, with multiple major exits. Beyond work, Hasan loves coffee, admittedly more than working. If you're interested in finding what he's got brewing today, head over to his personal coffee blog here. —Guest Quote“Trust starts with reliability, right? And when things go wrong, you need to be transparent and get out in front of that as soon as possible. And things do break. That is the nature of the beast.” - Hasan Luongo—Time Stamps *(2:20) A bit about Hasan*(4:53) Digging into Chipper Cash *(6:56) A mobile-first product*(9:15) Enabling fast movement *(10:52) Building customer trust in finance*(14:05) Retaining users and customers*(18:10) Life after the download*(23:15) What's next for Chipper*(26:12) Hasan's advice for other leaders*(27:39) Rapid fire questions—LinksConnect with Hasan Luongo on LinkedInConnect with Tom Butta on LinkedInCheck out the Airship WebsiteLearn more about Chipper Cash

The Best is Yet to Come EARLY BIRD Tickets - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://walkinlove.com/the-best-is-yet-to-come⁠⁠⁠⁠ What is episode 167 about? Brooke is sharing more about her upcoming class HOMEJOY. Today we are talking about your life being more like a garden than a machine and how helpful of a perspective change that can be. The B + B After Dark Podcast will launch next Monday. Reminder: Don't forget to leave a review and text a friend about the podcast! Subscribe to Friday Finds on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@fridayfinds What is the walk in love. podcast? The walk in love podcast is a weekly conversation between Brooke and T.J. Mousetis (Muh-see-tis) about emotions, rhythms, marriage, parenting and faith. It's a place where we laugh and sometimes cry as we try to find language to live a joy-filled life. Join our community group -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://walkinlove.circle.so/join?invitation_token=ca039416ff9d50c4224d9644df66b2b7d79838d5-b59a34c4-a4d7-4864-b0e5-24fb5907e4ea⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for our e-mail list - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://walkinlove.com/email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd love to hear from you about this episode, join the conversation: Comment on this episode on YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@walkinlove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: @walkinlove - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/walkinlove/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @walkinlovepodcast  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/walkinlovepodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @tjmousetis - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tjmousetis/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @brookecourtney - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/brookecourtney/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @easyprettyclean - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/easyprettyclean/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to our song of the week + worship playlist: Links to playlist here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://walkinlove.com/walkinloveplaylists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to support the podcast? Here are ways you can do that: Shop our Collections (when we are open) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a Tiny Rhythms - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tinyrhythms.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop from Brooke's Beautycounter business - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beautycounter.com/brookemousetis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy one of T.J.'s Paintings - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tjmousetis.art/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Affiliate links to things we love: Digit Savings App (affiliate link) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://digit.co/r/WyyPi5KW1U?ab⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amazon storefront (affiliate link) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3GqS5WG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Greenlight App (affiliate link) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://share.greenlight.com/12531635?advocate_partner_share_id=5008a291ee  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkinlove/message

The Best is Yet to Come EARLY BIRD Tickets - ⁠⁠⁠https://walkinlove.com/the-best-is-yet-to-come⁠⁠⁠ What is episode 166 about? Brooke is sharing the first part of her amazing e-course called HOMEJOY. In this episode she talks about how to change your perspective on what being productive is for. Reminder: Don't forget to leave a review and text a friend about the podcast! What is the walk in love. podcast? The walk in love podcast is a weekly conversation between Brooke and T.J. Mousetis (Muh-see-tis) about emotions, rhythms, marriage, parenting and faith. It's a place where we laugh and sometimes cry as we try to find language to live a joy-filled life. Join our community group -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://walkinlove.circle.so/join?invitation_token=ca039416ff9d50c4224d9644df66b2b7d79838d5-b59a34c4-a4d7-4864-b0e5-24fb5907e4ea⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for our e-mail list - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://walkinlove.com/email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd love to hear from you about this episode, join the conversation: Comment on this episode on YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@walkinlove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: @walkinlove - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/walkinlove/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @walkinlovepodcast  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/walkinlovepodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @tjmousetis - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tjmousetis/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @brookecourtney - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/brookecourtney/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @easyprettyclean - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/easyprettyclean/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to our song of the week + worship playlist: Links to playlist here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://walkinlove.com/walkinloveplaylists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to support the podcast? Here are ways you can do that: Shop our Collections (when we are open) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.walkinlove.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a Tiny Rhythms - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tinyrhythms.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop from Brooke's Beautycounter business - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beautycounter.com/brookemousetis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy one of T.J.'s Paintings - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tjmousetis.art/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Affiliate links to things we love: Digit Savings App (affiliate link) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://digit.co/r/WyyPi5KW1U?ab⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amazon storefront (affiliate link) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3GqS5WG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Greenlight App (affiliate link) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://share.greenlight.com/12531635?advocate_partner_share_id=5008a291ee  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkinlove/message

In today's episode, CEO Justin Lorencz and Founder Daniel Story discuss what's new with HomeJoy, helping out new owners, and the process of joining HomeJoy.Now that it's the midst of summer and things have been opening up around the country, it's time to enjoy some outside activities once again. Both Justin and Daniel catch us up on their outdoors exploits and new hobbies before getting into what's new with HomeJoy.The first of the summer's family meetings with new franchise owners have been starting up. Both Justin and Daniel have begun meeting with owners to have help prepare them for what's next on their journey. Within their first few meetings Justin realized that, while it is still important, the business aspect seems to be secondary for those he has met with. It's about caring for your people and loving what you do. It's also a great way to help lay the groundwork for growth and start planning next steps. Do you need to bring in more people? Do you need to start scouting locations? Take the time to do what you need to do as a leader to grow.Next up, Daniel interviews Justin about what the process is to start up with HomeJoy. It's called The Discovery Process and contains 8 steps. It isn't something you want to rush; it's a big decision and you need to make sure it's right for you. It's usually a 60-to-90-day process with a franchise fee of $40,000. It involves getting to know each other, understanding each other's goals, and learning through a combination of virtual and in person meetings.Justin and Daniel end the show by discussing how important it is to be open about what you are looking for and how HomeJoy can work for you.Website: HomeJoyEmail: info@homejoy.care

In this episode, Dan and Justin talk about HomeJoys value proposition.  What makes HomeJoy a good investment? Here it from the owners and why it's a perfect time to invest in the home care industry with a HomeJoy franchise. 

In this episode, Dan and Justin introduce our newest franchisee, Sara! Sara takes time to answer questions about her interest in HomeJoy and how it progressed into ownership. Along the way, we learn a couple of fun things about Sara and how she plans to grow from this opportunity.

In this podcast, Dan and Justin spend time talking with Stacey Zsigo. Stacey owns the HomeJoy of Mid-Michigan franchise location. From her humble beginnings to her transition into franchise ownership Stacey gives great insight and wisdom for any entrepreneur.

In today’s episode CEO, Justin Lorencz and Founder, Daniel Story discuss what they have been up to during the Covid-19 pandemic. They also discuss how HomeJoy has been affected and the future of home care as a whole.Daniel talks about how difficult it is to network in the current climate and how he is gaining a new perspective on how to grow the business. Justin lets us know that he and his wife will be opening their own HomeJoy franchise soon. Both Justin and Daniel agree now is a great time to reflect and change your business practices if needed. Justin then gets into the various videos HomeJoy has been producing; he interviews different office staff in Joyful Thoughts on the HomeJoy Facebook page.We get updated on changes to HomeJoy due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Daniel has 3 offices and is now doing a lot of coaching and client care via telephone instead of in-person. He is learning to connect differently with clients but remains focused on matching them with compatible care aides.Justin and Daniel discuss three main ways homecare will change due to Covid-19. There is more awareness of what is available, people are looking for a more affordable alternative to home care and there is likely to be a decreased turnover for staff.The final topic Justin and Daniel discuss is remote work and how it is still important to have a physical location that is local for employees and clients. Both agree that there is a lot to be learned from the pandemic and they share excitement for the future.Website: HomeJoyEmail: info@homejoy.care

In today’s episode, CEO Justin Lorencz and Founder Daniel Story will be discussing what’s been going on with COVID-19.Justin asks how HomeJoy is trying to prevent the spread of COVID-19 while remaining active. Answering this, Dan explains the benefits of shifting to remote work combined with strict precautionary measures when in-person work is needed. According to the state of Michigan’s latest letter, since HomeJoy works with seniors in places such as nursing homes and assisted living, their workers are considered direct care workers. However, our hosts tell us about a more accurate category. According to Justin and Daniel, HomeJoy has modified their methodology in order to stay safe and have been receiving many inquiries about their opening hours and activity during this period. They stress the necessity of protecting people and their commitment to follow all the strict required measures.Justin and Daniel speak about how honorable it is to help the elderly and share with us some of their favorite experiences. During team day, everyone seemed to be outgoing and cooperative; our hosts believe that this is reflective of the team spirit they have.As everybody has been suffering during this viral outbreak and people were significantly affected, Justin and Daniel suggest that people should attempt to achieve independence rather than staying bound to their bosses or employers. They advise people to contact them so that they can learn more about the opportunities with HomeJoy and how they would help the new recruits become more successful.

Dan and Justin spend time talking about the idea of caring is more than kindness, it means having the right skills and being prepared. Dan discovered this concept in his earlier days as a registered nurse and has developed it into a decision-making model that has helped guide HomeJoys growth and success.

In honor of the Christmas season, Dan and Justin spend time answering fun questions about family and Christmas traditions. Dan also gives some insights about what it's like around the HomeJoy offices during Christmas.

Dan and Justin spend time talking about Justin's new blog, Build A Life You Never Need A Vacation From. Justin explains what this blog means to him and how he sees it in two different parts; building and peace. Dan and Justin also talk about things currently going on with HomeJoy and the different areas HomeJoy is looking to expand in. Justins Blog: http://justinlorencz.com/build-a-life-you-never-need-a-vacation-from-2/Links to Referenced Items:Energy Bus by Jon Gordon - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+energy+bus+by+jon+gordon&gclid=Cj0KCQiAz53vBRCpARIsAPPsz8U9_qhhPmcDM38v92gqD3E-XRiO5_TDNYpDmpwyAfoGfbK10L75xDMaAjSUEALw_wcB&hvadid=241662974126&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9017460&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=b&hvrand=4810295913649397516&hvtargid=aud-837858999240%3Akwd-4461160181&hydadcr=21908_10171249&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_20qncfzibd_bLinger Conference - https://www.lingerconference.com/Proverbs 10:9 - The Man of Integrity walks securely Presence by Amy Cuddy - https://www.amazon.com/Presence-Bringing-Boldest-Biggest-Challenges/dp/0316256587/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=Cj0KCQiAz53vBRCpARIsAPPsz8VqOHS-OD8WCuOKJFRft8KkWjP7DQ3OpxYtNvtYMGNRo76N4dtv3z8aAkzkEALw_wcB&hvadid=239977861135&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9017460&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16865068990394632870&hvtargid=aud-837858999240%3Akwd-305403672469&hydadcr=22560_9636788&keywords=presence+-+amy+cuddy&qid=1575472498&sr=8-1

Dan spends time talking about the beginnings of Care N Assist while Justin introduces the transition to HomeJoy. Both Dan and Justin spend time talking about their relationship and how leadership has grown between them.

We've cut down the second week of lectures to be even shorter and combined them into one podcast.First, a lecture from Michael Seibel. Michael is CEO and a partner at YC. His lecture is about How to Plan an MVP.Then, a lecture from Adora Cheung. Adora is a YC partner and a cofounder of Homejoy. Her lecture is about How to Set KPIs and Goals.Last, a lecture from Ilya Volodarsky. Ilya is a cofounder of Segment. His lecture is about Analytics for Startups.Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year.Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/***Topics00:00 - Intro00:43 - Michael Seibel - How to Plan an MVP1:25 - The goal of a pre-launch startup3:10 - Iterating vs pivoting3:59 - Lean MVP5:06 - Heavy MVP6:19 - Launching7:35 - Learning is easier with an MVP8:07 - How to build an MVP quickly10:17 - Adora Cheung - How to Set KPIs and Goals11:51 - What are the right KPIs to set?15:50 - Revenue or active users16:28 - Why choose active users?18:55 - Biotech or hardtech KPIs20:25 - Secondary metric21:25 - What if you haven't launched?22:20 - Setting goals23:47 - How fast should you grow?25:13 - Defining your own goals28:40 - Tracking progress30:27 - Ilya Volodarsky - Analytics for Startups30:46 - Why analytics?31:36 - Funnel32:51 - Collecting data, analytics, and data flow34:16 - Metric - Signups per week35:28 - Metric - Retention cohorts36:30 - Which metric to pick?36:57 - Have I reached product market fit?37:27 - Metric - Revenue37:51 - Dashboards38:35 - Advisor updates39:01 - The startup stack42:13 - Recommendations for the MVP process

Adora Cheung was co-founder and CEO of Homejoy, which was funded by Y Combinator in 2010. Before that, she ran product at Slide. She has a bachelor's in computer science from Clemson University and is an economics PhD dropout at the University of Rochester.Holly is a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator. Prior to this she founded and exited the billion-dollar mobile gaming company Kabam - building games for IP such as The Hobbit and Marvel. She led design for their flagship game, and moved into growing culture and talent to over 1500 people.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Bryant Lee of Cognition IP (www.cognitionip.com). Cognition IP streamlines patent filings by using machine learning along with a network of lawyers to provide expert guidance on IP strategy In this episode, Bryant talks about the benefits of Y Combinator, why selling to startups can be a good market, getting mentored by Adora Cheung (CEO of Homejoy) and Jared Friedman (Scribd) and more. The Company raised a $2.8 million seed round led by Khosla Ventures. Mayfield Fund, Hike Ventures and Basis Set Ventures also participated in the round. This series is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite users have raised over $1.2 Billion since 2016. Learn more at www.foundersuite.com.

Vidit Aatrey is cofounder and CEO of Meesho. Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. They were in the Summer 2016 batch of YC and you can check them out at Meesho.com.Adora Cheung is a Partner at YC. Before working at YC she cofounded Homejoy.You can find Vidit on Twitter @viditaatrey and Adora is @nolimits.Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year.Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/***Topics00:00 - Intro01:20 - What is Meesho?3:20 - Why not just sell directly to consumers?5:05 - What are the macro trends in Meesho's favor in India?7:30 - A trust deficit market8:55 - How does Meesho help users get online and start selling?11:45 - Most impactful user stories13:50 - Growth drivers15:50 - Balancing growth and quality17:25 - What if Facebook copies Meesho?18:50 - When did Vidit and his cofounder know they wanted to start a startup?21:20 - Their first startup idea and the inspiration for Meesho25:40 - When did they know Meesho was working?27:20 - How hard was it to pivot the business and how did they manage it?30:05 - As a CEO how does he stay in touch with users?34:50 - How has Vidit's role changed over time?36:55 - How has he learned to be a CEO?38:30 - What mistakes have they made?39:35 - What was his best decision?40:15 - What's a strong opinion he had about running a startup that he's changed since running Meesho?41:45 - How has the Indian startup ecosystem evolved?43:20 - Big problems worth solving in India43:05 - Can foreigners come to India and start a startup?45:10 - Best advice for aspiring Indian founders46:20 - After Meesho, what's the most exciting startup in India?47:20 - Why is Delhi the best IIT?48:15 - What's a must read book and why?49:10 - What's a startup idea he'd be working on if Meesho didn't happen?49:25 - In 100 years, what does he hope Meesho is?

The very first episode of Product Post Mortem! We're discussing the death of the online platform that connected users with professional cleaners, Homejoy. Despite being one of the first to capitalize on the sharing economy and securing a significant amount of funding early on, Homejoy ran into several issues that left the founders with a messy situation. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/productpostmortem/support

Adora Cheung is a partner at YC and she also cofounded Homejoy, which went through YC in the Summer 2010 batch.For this episode we took questions from the internet. If you have questions for a future office hours episode, just tweet them our way.Questions0:41 - topherPedersen asks - How many users did you have when you applied to YC? Also, how much revenue had you generated?2:55 - Hatlii asks - How do you keep going if you can’t raise any money?4:54 - Alejandro Ruperti asks - When/how do you decide to walk away from something you started?10:41 - Chris Melnick-MacDonald asks - What advice and lessons did you learn in entering the #Canadian market?13:16 - Yahya Elamrani asks - Do I have to work on culture in the very early stage?15:39 - Adam Sanders asks - What was the best decision you made for Homejoy?16:53 - Ujjawal Chauhan asks - Would love to know what’s the one thing she’d do differently in hindsight if she were to start over again?20:35 - Nikita Butakov asks - What are some unique data science / machine learning challenges faced by Homejoy?22:07 - Alejandro Ruperti asks - From @tferriss : how has a failure or apparent failure set you up for a later success?32:37 - Siamak Freydoonnejad asks - What are the best practices when doing a cold reach out to an investor?33:14 -

My guest for Episode 66 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Jodie Auster, the GM of UberEATS Melbourne. Jodie started her career as an emergency doctor, before going to Business school. She then joined Scoopon as an early hire and as the General Manager of Operations, oversaw the growth of the company from 50 to 110 employees, enabling a doubling of the number of deals offered per week and generating 50% increase in weekly gross profit. She then moved to San Fran to join Thumbtack originally as the Director of Customer Operations before becoming the Vice President for people at the organisation, overseeing 4 funding rounds (totalling $267M in funding), 10x in revenue growth and 15x growth in people. In late 2016, she moved back to Australia and took over as the GM of UberEATS Melbourne, one of the first cities in the world to launch Uber's new product. In this interview we discuss; hiring ahead of your needs, the importance of understanding the unit economics of your business, customer experience debt and hypothesis driven problem solving. PLAYBOOK MEDIA – Growth through Data-Driven Storytelling BLOG - The 3 Pillars of Growth Show notes: *EDIT: The Thumbtack competitor Jodie was referring to was Homejoy - Bain & Company - Catch of the Day - Scoopon - Thumbtack - Adir Shiffman - Playbook Media - UberEATS - Sortd - Jodie Auster (LinkedIn) - Jodie Auster (Twitter) Feedback/ connect/ say hello:  Rohit@startupplaybook.co @playbookstartup (Twitter) @rohitbhargava7 (Twitter – Rohit) Rohit Bhargava (LinkedIn) Credits: Intro music credit to Bensound Other channels: Don't have iTunes? The podcast is also available on Stitcher & Soundcloud The post Ep066 – Jodie Auster (GM – UberEATS) on hypothesis driven decision making appeared first on Startup Playbook.

What are the top failed startups in 2016?Aaron Kazah, Developed a web app that tracks failed startupsUpdated Feb 22 · Upvoted by Levi Koenig, Founded AllBox.Com & CleaningPros.Ca and Stanislaus Tandelilin, Co-founder of Sale Stock - leading fashion e-commerce in IndonesiaHere's a few startups that closed in 2016.Skully - Skully developed augmented reality motorcycle helmets : raised over $10m. They had some issues with money management, for example some employees say the founders spent money on strippers. Learn why Skully failedKarhoo - Transparent marketplace for ground transportation: raised approximately $40m. They mainly failed because they had a poor product. Learn why Karhoo failedPeppertap - PepperTap is India's largest and fastest grocery delivery service :raised approximately $50m. They failed because they had a poor product.Learn why PepperTap failedGoZoomo - peer-to-peer transactions of pre-owned cars: Raised approximately $5m. The founder couldn't come up with a sustainable business model. Learn why Zoomo failedFrankly.me - Frankly is for frank conversations : They raised $600k. The founders decided to return investor money because their product couldn't achieve product market fit. Learn why Frankly.me failedMoveloot - Simplifying used furniture sale .: They raised $21.6m. The company failed because they couldn't find a sustainable business model. One former employee told Business Insider that from June (2015) on, "the costs were growing through the roof and revenues weren't keeping pace,”, likening it to the demise of Homejoy, another failed on-demand startup. They closed the following year. Learn why Moveloot failedJobHive - Meet candidates with video applications from 20+ job sites: They were a recruiting based company that raised approx $3m and the cause of failure is unknown. If you know why this company failed, just shoot me a message. Learn why Jobhive failedHere's a few startups that failed in 2015Grooveshark - Allows users to listen to music on-demand: They raised over $5m and basically just got sued over copyright infringement. Days later one of their founders was found dead. Learn why Grooveshark failedQuirky - Invention platform that connects inventors with companies: raised a staggering amount of $180m +. The products that they shipped out had good ideas, but they failed to improve each one. They soon became known as a … well not so “high quality” brand. Learn why Quirky failedSecret - Secret allows you to share personal secrets anonymously: raised around $35m. The founder couldn't continue, because the vision he had for Secret didn't match the current state of the company. At some point, they lost focus on what they wanted to achieve. Learn why Secret failedTownrush - A B2B logistics delivery company: A delivery startup based in India. They were forced to shut down when they ran out of money and couldn't afford paying employee salaries. Several sources say employees were unpaid for three months. Learn why Townrush failedYou can find some more failed startups on collapsed.co - A new startup is added each day

Patricia Nakache is General Partner at Trinity Ventures where she focuses on funding companies launching innovative online consumer and business services. Her portfolio of past investments is just astonishing with the likes of LoopNet and Care.com IPOing, PayScale being acquired by Warburg Pincus, Uptake being acquired by Groupon and many more. To be entered into the competition to win a signed copy of Brad Feld's legendary Venture Deals, all you have to do is click here and upvote this episode on ProductHunt and you will be automatically entered into the competition. In Today's Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How did Patricia get into the technology industry and then later make her transition into the world of Venture Capital?  2.) A recent study has shown that the total number of female partners has fallen from 10% to 6% in the time that you have been at Trinity. Why is there this gender misrepresentation and what can be done to improve female equality in the VC industry? 3.) Sheila has invested in some incredible female entrepreneurs such as Sheila Marcelo at Care.com, Illana Stern at Weddington Way and Anna Zornosa at Ruby Ribbon? What excited Patricia about these entrepreneurs and what can female entrepreneurs do to increase their chances of funding? 4.) With the increasing amount of capital available, VCs face greater competition between firms, what can VCs bring to the table to beat the competition? 5.) What elements of the on demand economy face danger in the coming years in a similar way to Homejoy? 5.) Which sector is Patricia most excited about and why? 6.) Why has there been a resurgence in the marketplace model particularly in ecommerce? What are the drivers of this change? Items Mentioned In Today's Show: Patricia's Fave Book: Good To Great by Jim Collins Patricia's Fave Blog: Strictly VC, Owler Patricia's Most Recent Investment: Mayvenn  As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Patricia on Twitter here! If you would like to see a more colourful side to Harry with many a mojito session you can follow Harry on Instagram here!     

《梦想加速度》和《创业盲探》为乐客独角兽学院的两大视频类明星产品。《梦想加速度》为浙江广播主频率——浙江之声唯一强势创业类节目，由创投圈知名主持人崔磊主持，是国内首档在梦想车上完成的创投类节目。节目旨在为投资人发现最具投资价值的创业项目，为创业者寻找最值得信任的投资人。

The on-demand economy is a hit with consumers. Uber, Lyft, Homejoy, and other companies provide a growing number of convenient services. But there's a heated debate about how they treat their workers. Should they be classified as independent contractors or full-time employees who qualify health care, disability and other benefits? Richard and Jim's guest is Marcela Sapone, CEO of Hello Alfred, a startup company that dispatches workers to co-ordinate laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping and other chores. She has useful tips for freelancers and outspoken views about how employees should be treated by companies, communities and the government. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This month we spoke with Sid Doshi of Homejoy to talk about how they built "Uber for cleaning services." Homejoy is now available in more than 30 cities throughout the US and Canada - covering over 100m households. We dove into their MVP and how they scaled it, their move from Google App Engine to AWS, and what's next for their popular home cleaning service. Listen in to hear how Homejoy created their global home services platform!

Ralphie on Twitter: twitter.com/ralphieaversa Long story short, Ralphie won a contest with Homejoy and Clorox that included a free apartment cleaning and a visit from THE David Hasselhoff. So The Hoff sat down on Ralphie's couch and talked about some upcoming movie projects and why he was in the apartment to begin with.

This week we have a double Ryan feature with myself, Ryan Hoover, and Ryan Sarver (Partner, Redpoint Ventures) along with siblings Jamie Davidson (Sr. Assoc., Redpoint Ventures) and Julie Logan (Founder, Nutmeg). In this episode we chat about a sound-making "Instagram for dogs," a fun app to make it rain $$$ on your friends, and everyone's favorite graphics file format: GIF. Listen in. Products mentioned: - Secret (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/secret) - Share anonymously with your friends. Speak freely. - Text (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/text) - Push notification messaging with friends (WUT w/o anonymity) - WUT (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/wut) - Anonymously chat with friends - Ultratext (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/ultratext) - Type-to-create interface for GIF creation in seconds - Stacks (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/stacks) - Make it rain real money on your friends using Venmo - Nutmeg (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/nutmeg) - Making it ridiculously easy to text awesome gifs - BarkCam (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/barkcam) - The first camera app designed to make your pup a star - Homejoy (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/homejoy) - Get Your Place Cleaned - Beepi (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/beepi) - Next gen used car marketplace - Quibb (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/quibb) - Professional network to share industry news and analysis - IFTTT (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/ifttt) - Put the internet to work for you - Discovr (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/discovr-discover-music/id412768094) - A creative way to discover new music Visit Product Hunt (http://producthunt.com), a curation of the best new products, every day.

Before Product Hunt, I occasionally browsed AngelList, hunting for new startups for fun. As a long-time fan, I'm honored to have Naval Ravikant (Co-founder, AngelList) and Joshua Slayton (Venture Hacker, AngelList) on the show. We chatted about what AngelList really is, time-saving apps, and a few crazy products you wouldn't believe exist. Products mentioned: - Yo PRODUCT HUNTED (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/yo-producthunted) - Get a Yo whenever there's a Product Hunt with > 100 upvotes - Notational Velocity (http://notational.net/) - Modeless, mouseless Mac OS X note-taking application - Clear (http://realmacsoftware.com/clear) - Simple, beautiful mobile to-do list - Timeful (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/timeful) - Intelligent Time Management - Secret (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/secret) - Share anonymously with your friends. Speak freely. - Dark Sky (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/dark-sky) - Weather app that predicts when it will rain or snow - Yo (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/yo) - A simple app to say "yo" to friends - Inside 2.0 (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/inside-2-0) - Curating the best journalism in real-time - Sprig (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/sprig) - Hand-crafted dinners on demand - Spoonrocket (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/spoonrocket) - Most convenient meal ever. $6 delivered. - Order Ahead (https://www.orderaheadapp.com/) - Order pickup from great businesses nearby - HotelTonight (http://www.hoteltonight.com/) - Last-minute hotel deals. Tonight. - Homejoy (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/homejoy) - Get Your Place Cleaned - Flytenow (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/flytenow) - Go flying with local pilots - Hitch (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/hitch) - An affordable way to get around SF by sharing your ride. - Sidecar Shared Rides (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/sidecar-shared-rides) - Sidecar offers "Shared Rides" - Bandwagon (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/bandwagon) - Share cabs. Save money. - Sweetch (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/sweetch) - Park on-street instantly in SF - Faraday Bikes (http://www.faradaybikes.com/) - Lightweight, inconspicuous electric bicycles - Airpnp (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/airpnp) - Airbnb for toilets. Intro/outro music by eldienneproductions - https://soundcloud.com/eldienneproductions/hip-hop-beat-instrumental