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Part 3 of 4: My guest today is Cyriac Roeding, founder, investor, and CEO of Earli, a company on a mission to transform cancer into a manageable condition. Using innovative gene therapy approaches, Earli's technology forces cancer cells to produce a synthetic, non-human biomarker—overcoming the limitations of relying on naturally occurring biomarkers that cancer may or may not provide. Cyriac is a serial entrepreneur and investor who has created ventures at the intersection of physical and digital worlds. He has invested in startups like OpenAI and served as CEO of Shopkick, which was acquired for $250 million. His current focus, Earli, has raised nearly $60 million from top investors. Cyriac's journey from launching his first startup at 15 to being named a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer showcases his valuable insights into building successful startups.

Part 2 of 4: My guest today is Cyriac Roeding, founder, investor, and CEO of Earli, a company on a mission to transform cancer into a manageable condition. Using innovative gene therapy approaches, Earli's technology forces cancer cells to produce a synthetic, non-human biomarker—overcoming the limitations of relying on naturally occurring biomarkers that cancer may or may not provide. Cyriac is a serial entrepreneur and investor who has created ventures at the intersection of physical and digital worlds. He has invested in startups like OpenAI and served as CEO of Shopkick, which was acquired for $250 million. His current focus, Earli, has raised nearly $60 million from top investors. Cyriac's journey from launching his first startup at 15 to being named a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer showcases his valuable insights into building successful startups.

Part 1 of 4: My guest today is Cyriac Roeding, founder, investor, and CEO of Earli, a company on a mission to transform cancer into a manageable condition. Using innovative gene therapy approaches, Earli's technology forces cancer cells to produce a synthetic, non-human biomarker - overcoming the limitations of relying on naturally occurring biomarkers that cancer may or may not provide. Cyriac is a serial entrepreneur and investor who has created ventures at the intersection of physical and digital worlds. He has invested in startups like OpenAI and served as CEO of Shopkick, which was acquired for $250 million. His current focus, Earli, has raised nearly $60 million from top investors. Cyriac's journey from launching his first startup at 15 to being named a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer showcases his valuable insights into building successful startups.

Today on The Future of Fandom, we dive deep into the behavioral mechanics of purchase. You'll enjoy an ever-so-slightly nerdy illustration of the next-gen, couch to cashier journey with our guest Brittany Billings. Brittany is the EVP of Marketing & Strategic Markets at Shopkick, and brings some commerce insight to the show that most can't even provide. When you think about learning who your customer is, most brands will look to their social analytics and their receipt-level purchase data. Not a whole lot is captured, at least with true attribution, about their interim activity, that which happens between the couch and the cashier. But Brittany actually does thanks to Shopkick's rewards-based platform, and today we chat about how something as simple as watching a video or simply walking into a store is, and should be, rewarded. As someone who's worked previously in retail and CPG analytics, this host can tell you that what we describe on the show is truly next-gen, and hopefully you get a glimpse into what the future of commerce holds. So kick back and listen in as we predict the future with Shopkick and Brittany Billings. Check out The Future of Fandom, a podcast by LiveLike, wherever you get your podcasts. We hope that you become a fan! Join the podcast! https://livelike.com/podcast/ Learn more about LiveLike: https://livelike.com/ Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/livelike/ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LiveLikeInc Hosted by Adam Conner. The Future of Fandom is powered by Authentic Avenue.

Skyler (Sky) Fernandes is the Co-founder and General Partner at VU Venture Partners, a venture capital fund. He is also the Founder of Venture University, a multi-stage investment fund and a trade school for venture capital, private equity, and angel investing.  Sky has over 15 years of venture capital and private equity investing experience with over 150 portfolio companies. Prior portfolio companies include Beyond Meat (IPO'd, $14B), Sensity (acquired by Verizon, $300M+), ShopKick (acquired by SK Telecom, $200M), Made In Space (acquired by AE Industrial Partners), and more.  Sky is also the Co-founder of the #1 startup board game, The Next Big Thing: The Game of Entrepreneurship, backed by over 25 top accelerators and VC investors. In this episode… Investing in a startup is a significant risk, but the massive opportunity it holds is too good to pass on, especially for venture capitalists. What do these venture capitalists know that makes them invest millions into certain startups that almost no one has ever heard of? For companies yet to make a dollar in revenue, how do they determine their valuation? And which types of companies do VCs invest in? Sky Fernandes walks us through these critical questions. According to Sky, a significant deciding factor for VCs to invest in a startup is the market size and how extraordinary the opportunity is in terms of the magnitude of improvements. But getting the hang of these things is not a walk in the park. After 160 investments, Sky would still tell his younger self to have a higher bar of what ‘extraordinary' is when he makes investments. Ready for a VC masterclass?  Listen to the Inspired Insider Podcast episode with Dr. Jeremy Weisz featuring the Co-founder and General Partner at VU Venture Partners, Sky Fernandes. They discuss what goes into a startup's valuation pre-revenue, how Sky chooses companies to invest in, raising capital, and more.

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Episode Summary:What would happen if you took Silicon Valley smarts and talent and applied it to helping social impact entrepreneurs scale their enterprises? Doug Galen decided to find out. Motivated by his daughter's drive to make the world a better place, Doug founded RippleWorks, an organization that has now helped social ventures in 59 countries and counting. This is his story.Sydney Finkelstein Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Master's degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the Global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein's research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life.Doug GalenDoug Galen has been building innovative and disruptive companies for some twenty-five years. Doug Galen is the Co-Founder and CEO of RippleWorks. RippleWorks is relentlessly focused on the needs of social ventures, providing the practical support impactful entrepreneurs and their teams need to improve more lives. We work in 59 countries and have a portfolio of 110 organizations of which these ventures have helped 216 million people.In addition to RippleWorks, Doug teaches Startup Garage at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Doug sits on the Boards of Heifer International and Kenzie Academy as well as advises early-stage companies.Prior to RippleWorks, Doug served as Chief Revenue Officer at Shopkick, a mobile app startup backed by Kleiner Perkins and Greylock that successfully sold to a Fortune 50 company, SVP of business and corporate development at Shutterfly where he helped grow revenue from $50 million to $500 million and a successful IPO, VP and GM of new ventures for eBay where he helped create eight new business units with revenues of $500 million and was employee #3 and Vice President of Sales and Business Development for E-LOAN which had a successful IPO.Insights from the Episode:Understanding the ability to bridge from where you are to where you want to go in your career.How to pursue what you love doing: pursue it and stop when it is not working.How to acknowledge when you are out of sync and figure out what you have to do about it.How to marry purpose and impact into your day job and enjoy and feel happy about your work.Quotes from the show:“Naivety is a blessing and a curse when you are starting a company” -Doug Galen [14:53]“Trust isn't always in a great product or about speed, rather it is in the testimonials and attaching credibility to your company” -Doug Galen [20:10]“Trust is almost like the underpinnings of a capitalist society” -Sydney Finkelstein [26:12]“It's important to build a company that adds value and withstands hard times” -Doug Galen [23:05]“Money is a scarce resource, but so are skills and the ability to scale an organization” -Doug Galen [43:13]“There are a lot of people in the world who would like to help and give back but they do not know how to or where to begin” -Doug Galen [45:25]“Some of our best lessons in life come from our mistakes” -Doug Galen [43:59]“When an organization becomes really big, a great strategy is to zoom in on their operations and focus on something narrow that you can do better than them” -Doug Galen [1:04:20]“Don't go after what you should do, go after what you want to do. And if you go after what you want to do and it doesn't work, it is okay to stop and start over” -Doug Galen [1:07:00]Stay Connected:Sydney FinkelsteinWebsite: http://thesydcast.comLinkedIn: Sydney FinkelsteinTwitter: @sydfinkelsteinFacebook: The SydcastInstagram: The SydcastDoug GalenWebsite: Homepage - RippleworksFacebook: Doug GalenLinkedIn: Doug GalenTwitter: @DougGalenSubscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.This episode was produced and managed by Podcast Laundry.

For the past 18 months, Shopkick has surveyed consumers consistently to identify new behaviors, expectations...and even concerns.   Although the conditions worldwide vary greatly and are ever-changing, Jaysen Gillespie, EVP, Head of Analytics and Data Science at Shopkick, has uncovered some universal truths that impact retailers. In this conversation, he reveals:   How vaccine trust has impacted physical retail behaviors and preferences;   New and unchanging safety expectations for brick-and-mortar retailers;   Why supply chain disruption has influenced shoppers' channel preferences; and   Demographic nuances that will drive back-to-school and holiday results.    RELATED LINKS  Learn more about Shopkick  Access the latest COVID-19 research  Dig into the latest Shopkick research    

Interview With Jeff Sellinger CEO of HipDot Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing Jeff Sellinger, CEO of HipDot. Jeff is currently a co-founder and CEO of HipDot. Previously, he co-founded Shopkick (acquired by SK Planet $200M+) and GoldPocket Wireless (Acquired by Motricity). Jeff has also held advisor roles with several other successful startups. Additionally, ...

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Even as more Americans are vaccinated and some local economies begin to reopen, recent consumer research suggests many of the shopping changes consumers adopted during the pandemic are here to stay, including a heightened focus on safety, financial health and social justice.

Alexis Rask, Executive Coach & Partner @ Sweat Equity Ventures shares how to ask powerful questions. You’ll hear simple tactical ways to increase the power of your questions, what the most powerful question is, common failure modes of open-ended questions, how to get over your fear of silence, plus stories of the most powerful questions we’ve ever been asked. "When I say a powerful question, I'm saying 'What's the really right question, for this right moment, that is going to TRULY unlock someone's thinking, in a way that gets at new information.'" ALEXIS RASK, EXECUTIVE COACH & PARTNER @ SWEAT EQUITY VENTURES Named 40 under 40 by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Alexis is an experienced business operator turned Executive Coach to Silicon Valley's top founders and VCs. Prior to founding her coaching firm, Future Consulting, Alexis founded the Marketing Solutions team at LinkedIn in 2006. She opened offices, hired out the sales and customer success teams, and developed the go-to-market plans. She has also served as COO/CRO at Shopkick which sold for $250million in 2014. She is also a faculty member of UC Berkeley's Executive Coaching Institute. SHOWNOTES What’s the most powerful question you’ve ever been asked? (4:40) Failure-modes of open-ended questions & how to use powerful questions to get to “the heart of the matter” (11:54) The impact of a more powerful question (18:55) Emotional intelligence & how to get the best from people (25:40) Why “WHY” is the perfect follow up question (31:24) How to use powerful questions in your 1 on 1’s (38:49) How to get over the fear of silence… (41:40) Identify opportunities to ask more powerful questions with the “mental review” (48:18) Takeaways (54:19) Check out our friends and sponsor, Jellyfish! Jellyfish helps you align engineering work with business priorities and enables you to make better strategic decisions. Learn more at Jellyfish.co/elc Looking for other ways to get involved with ELC? Check out all of our upcoming events, peer groups, and other programs at sfelc.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/engineeringleadership/message

Host Melissa Gonzalez welcomed Jaysen Gillespie, SVP of Data and analytics for Shopkick. Gillespie has over two decades of experience in the industry and oversees all aspects of data and analytics for Shopkick. This retail app rewards consumers and feeds retailers and brands essential consumer data. The life of a consumer is changing, and while COVID-19 didn’t create these recent trends, it did accelerate them. Gillespie said, “Consumers want to know more. They are researchers, and they also care about the values of brands.”Shopkick partners with retailers and brands to support their customer loyalty programs. “There’s a misconception if you have one, customers will love it. Not true if it doesn’t benefit them or is limited or confusing. It does impact buying behavior. A recent study we did found 69 percent of customers consider the quality of loyalty programs in buying,” Gillespie shared. In looking at how COVID has changed brand loyalty, supply chain disruptions caused some defection. If the brand of choice wasn’t available, shoppers had to consider alternatives. “What brands can learn from this how to improve operations to prevent this hopefully,” Gillespie added. While in-store shopping suffered during the pandemic, Gillespie thinks there is an upside ahead. “Our research shows that people want to shop and dine again. The key is for brands and retailers to marry brick and mortar with the digital world. There’s a lot of room for retail innovation.”

Is it better to have thousands of followers or just a handful of loyal customers? You'd think loads of followers would be better right? Check out Li's latest side hustle, https://sidehustlestack.co Well actually, cultivating a loyal base of true fans will serve your business better in the long run. Followers mean nothing if you can't convert them into customers. True fans, however, are crazy about your products and services. They'll buy everything you make and become ambassadors for your brand. Aim to find true fans, not followers and you'll be on the way to business success. But how do you do that? We'll be asking our guest Li Jin what strategies she'd use to guarantee growing a client list filled with true fans, not followers. Li is an advocate of the Passion Economy and an investor in early-stage startups. You can read her full bio below. Guest Profile Li Jin is the founder and GP of Atelier Ventures, which seeks to back early-stage consumer companies in the passion economy: New platforms that help people transform their passions into professions. She's interested in marketplaces and technology that helps open up economic opportunity and access. Previously, she was a partner at Andreessen Horowitz focused on early-stage consumer investments. She has held board observer positions at Substack, Sandbox VR, Imgur, Dialpad, OpenGov, Honor, and Virtual Kitchen Co. Prior to joining a16z, Li was a product manager at Shopkick, a VC-backed startup in the loyalty and rewards space.

Check out www.everything.money for more insights and get our Lifestyle Strategy Playbook to help you save more and live the life that you want!On to Black Friday 2020!1.     Start early So a few years ago, to minimize people literally trampling and fighting each other at the door, the stores starting spacing out Black Friday over a few days over a few weeks. This has reduced the loss of human dignity during the maddening retail buzz this time of yearDespite that, people seem to wait for the actual “Black Friday” which is the day after Thanksgiving. However, based on an analysis from Consumer Reports, its best to start early as some of the best deals can be found then and the items are more likely to be in stock.Walmart, for example, just announced it will have three "Deals for Days" events staggered throughout November that kick off online and then move to stores. Target's "Deal Days" will Black also span the entire month of November2. Skip the in-store sales and shop online. There will probably be fewer big in-store promotions this year—no reason to attract crowds—and more emphasis on online shopping, with either free delivery or ship-to-store programs with curbside pickup.Most big time stores such as Target, Best Buy and Walmart have already announced they will be closed on Thanksgiving. (which is the way it should be)I honestly hate that people duck out right after Thanksgiving lunch/dinner to go shopping when we should be falling asleep on the couch together, watching football and yelling about politics and family disagreements and dysfunction.3. Use Websites and Apps. The Consumer Reports website lists the current prices at various outlets for the products in our ratings. You can also try Google Shopping, PriceGrabber, and Shopzilla. When you're in a store, smartphone apps such as BuyVia, Shopkick, ShopSavvy, and Shopular let you scan bar codes or QR codes to compare prices, get discounts, and score coupons.Browser extensions like camelcamelcamel and Honey for Chrome and Firefox can help with this and those are free!4. Store loyalty programs offer early access and special coupons so use it them. They can have exclusive offers and make it worth your while.5. Retailers are rewarding those who follow social channels with special offers Why? because it gives them access to you the rest of the year. Follow them for now and unfollow the rest of the year to avoid overspending.  6. Create a budget and STICK TO IT.  Otherwise you will end up like 39% of Americans who report regret over how much they spent on Black Friday. That's 1 in 3 people have regrets over Black Friday! What a terrible thing. On top of that, over half of all Black Friday shoppers report stress after making their purchases.  7. TVs are one of the hottest items that people buy this time of year. The average price of a TV drops 18% during Black Friday sales and for larger TVs, it can be up to 35%. The new models and new tech for TVs are rolling out soon and they are clearing up shelf space for the new line ups.  8. Not ALL Black Friday deals are good deals. If you have a list or atleast an idea of what you are looking to buy, then start paying attention to the prices now. That's because stores know people will buy these items regardless of discount so they take advantage of that. Some stores will even mark the item as on sale for $19.99 when its regular price is $19.99 just to create hype and urgency.  

EPISODE 14 BABY!!!! Welcome back, to start off we'd like to apologize for the late release of this episode but unfortunately due to tropical storms we had to push this episode off by a day. Regardless of the delay Kai and Ant are discussing the important topic of ways to make money in college outside of a regular job. To start off, Ant talks about a very timely opportunity to make some easy money by just waiting in line for someone to get a PS4. Currently one of Ant's friends is doing that and making some very good money so we highly suggest you try to find an opportunity to do this. From there the guys go into the ever present opportunity to help your fellow students with their work, this is something Kai has done quite often as he has somehow convinced everyone that he is very smart. But if you don't want to stress about more work than you can passively make money from an app called Shopkick that Ant used to use a lot in high school. One of the most popular to make some money is by Uber. If you are half decent at driving then we highly recommend you do this, especially if you are on a college campus. If you can't drive though, then website testing might be for you. You can do this for as long or as little as you like and make at around a dollar a minute. The final way that is very well known but still very profitable is babysitting. You can make a big bank from this, just make sure you give the kid back in the same condition you got it. As always, we appreciate the love and support everyone has been showing to the podcast and we can't wait to continue to grow with your support. If you want any questions or advice to be answered on the podcast you can submit them via Instagram or email. Stay safe, keep grinding, and remember to always stay In Da Pocket. Email: indapocketpodcast@gmail.com Instagrams: @indapocketpodcast @ant.moneyyyyyy @kale8618 Our Website: https://indapocketpodcast.wixsite.com/home Ant's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/tjcoolmoss Try Shopkick and we'll both get points toward a free gift card! Use code COOL962955 or download https://getsk.co/cool962955 Equipment We Advise & Use: (These are Amazon Affiliate Links) https://amzn.to/316k09B (Airpods) https://amzn.to/3jWKPWA (FREE Audio Editor) https://amzn.to/3hOJdfJ (Pop Filter) https://amzn.to/2CWekY5 (Foam Mic Condenser) https://www.jadeblack.co/?ref=indapocket (The Sunglasses We Love, Use code:INDAPOCKET for 10% off your pair of glasses) https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ (Where you can see the ratings for possible professors) https://app.usertesting.com/users/sign_in (Website Testing) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/indapocket/support

Li Jin is an investor who focuses on the Passion Economy, a term that she coined herself that means this new economy where individuals monetize their skills. Li has been interested in and an active participant in the Passion Economy for years now. She embraced early blogging platforms and has recently launched a podcast of her own.With a degree in statistics from Harvard and work experience in strategy at Capital One and product management at Shopkick, Li had a well-rounded background that took her to Andreessen Horowitz where she invested in early stage consumer tech companies and developed her thesis around the Passion Economy. She recently left to start her own firm (Atelier Ventures) where she could focus exclusively on early stage founders in the Passion Economy.Li has an incredible perspective on the industry and a very different vantage point than most of the people we have on this podcast. She is able to look at the industry from a ten thousand foot view and share learnings that she has gleaned from her work with entrepreneurs across all verticals. Bottom line, Li dispenses incredible advice and this is a must-listen episode for anyone in or interested in the Passion Economy. (That means you creators).For more on Li:Subscriber to her newsletter (https://li.substack.com/)Learn more about about Atelier VenturesFollow her on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ljin18)For more about Trove:@trovebusinesswww.trovebusiness.com

Lizzy vents about her email correspondence with the Shopkick app. She's then joined by the truly innovative comedian Brent Weinbach. Rest assured they mention all of the following: mangoes, bananas, avocados, coffee cherries, eggs, carrots, water, coconut, agar, milk, almond milk, but butter, avocados, coffee beans, almonds, Greek yogurt, coconut yogurt, turkey wraps, pistachios, and goats! Today's jingle by Robert Roy.

We kick off our Reality of Shopper series with Brad Godwin, RVP, Central-South, with Shopkick, talking with Matt Lawrence on Feb 26th, 2020, in Rogers, AR. About Brad: I am not your average marketing associate. I strive to evoke change and tell great stories. I am passionate about helping organizations get better. With a compelling track record of successfully impacting marketing, event planning/management, revenue generation, account management, and business development, I have established myself as a key contributor to brand development and bottom line success. Offering expertise in strategic marketing, campaigning, team management, cross functional team development, optimization of marketing resources and streamlining profitability. Specialties: Retail Marketing, Shopper Marketing, SEO, Certified in Google Adwords, Brand Management, Sports and Event Marketing, Advertising, Sales, Retail Analytics, Product and Account Management. Find him on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradgodwin/ About Matt: Shopper marketing leader with an uncommonly diverse background across the unique shopper marketing & retail landscape in Northwest Arkansas. Capable of leading a team or organization, driving profitable revenue growth and creating strategic business relationships. Find Matt Lawrence here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmlawrence/ About Supplier Community: Whether you're looking for expert advice, quality learning events, networking opportunities, or just want to keep up on the latest CPG and retail news, Supplier Community is the elite gathering place and resource center for retailers and their suppliers. From Amazon to Walmart, eCommerce and in-store, and everything in between, our constantly expanding team of experts give you the edge you need to stand out in today's fast paced and ever-changing retail ecosystem. Connect with Supplier Community View a list of our live events: https://supplier.community/events Like Supplier Community on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SupplierCom/ Follow Supplier Community on LINKEDIN: https://linkedin.com/company/suppliercommunity Follow Supplier Community on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/suppliercommunity Follow Supplier Community on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SupplierCom

Episode 60: We spoke with Bill Demas, CEO of Conviva, a company that offers streaming media intelligence and analytics. We discuss the ongoing streaming wars playing out amongst Netflix, Disney, Amazon, WarnerMedia, and others and what it means for consumers, his views on when it’s time for a startup to hire a professional CEO, and more. Enjoy! Bill Demas, CEO of Conviva, a company that provides media industry giants, including CBS, HBO, Hulu and WarnerMedia, streaming media intelligence and analytics. Conviva has a global footprint of more than 150 billion streams per year across three billion applications streaming on devices. Bill is a four-time CEO, startup mentor and angel investor. In the past, Bill was CEO of Shopkick as well as Turn and held executive roles at Yahoo!, Overture and Microsoft. Throughout his 25-year career, Bill has successfully scaled dozens of software companies – usually while simultaneously serving as a mentor, coach, board member, board director and venture partner. He has also been recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/besttechie/support

Thunder Rosa has taken the Pro Wrestling and MMA world by storm & you're going to find out exactly why. Hear as Thunder Rosa explains her feelings after receiving tremendous fan support after going the distance in her debut MMA fight for #CombateAmericas, how thankful she is to be able to travel the world and Wrestle, plans for defeating Allysin Kay to become #NWA World Champion and how you can help her support charities like the Salvation Army. Thunder Rosa is as real as it gets and has a big heart. You will appreciate this in-depth and personal interview. Other Highlights:* Pro Wrestling Blogger and AC of SocialMediaUnCut discusses why he's such a strong advocate for Women's Wrestling * The Duke credits #AEW EVP Cody Rhodes for delivering on his promise of promoting more Women's Wrestling on #AEWDynamite this week. * The Duke gives some info on #ShopKick, an app where you can earn free giftcards to some of your favorite stores. Use The Duke's special code GIFT132500*You can hear the #DukeLovesRasslin #podcast on leading apps such as #SoundCloud, #ApplePodcasts, #Spotify and others. Entire archive can be found on #YoutubeListen, Subscribe, SHARE!!**Creative Commons Licenses* All sound efx Licensed Under Creative Commons By: PacDV.Com Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Zanzibar"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dukelovesrasslin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom is a 23 year old recent college graduate from Canada with a passion for side hustling, passive income, and marketing. This Online World is all about providing people with honest ways to make and save more money by using technology. Tom provides some simple and easy ways to make extra money to pay off your debt faster. He has some great tips for making extra money online and in real life. Resources mentioned: Free Debt Snowball Worksheet (www.budgetsmadeeasy.com/debt-bundle) 4 hour Workweek (https://amzn.to/2OYcZ4H) (affiliate link) Full transcript: Welcome to the money mindset podcast, where you will find the inspiration and motivation you need to manage your money better so you can stress less and live the life you want. Actually with budgets mace easy in the money mindset podcast. Today we are going to be talking all about earning extra money easily and at home. Just ways that creative ways that you can make some extra money so that you can pay off your debt a lot faster. So in order to get started on paying off your debt, you can get my free debt bundle. It's uh, forms and spreadsheets and worksheets to get started on your debt. Snowball. Good. A budget's made easy.com/debt-bundle. And today we are talking to Tom. He's a 23 year old recent college graduate from Canada with a passion for side hustling, passive income and marketing. So this online world is all about providing people with honest ways to make and save more money by using technology. So he has some really great ideas that you can do from home and you know, even some in rural areas, uh, you know, and things like that. So let's jump in to Tom's interview. Hey Tom, welcome. Thank you so much for joining us. Hi Ashley. Thanks for having me on. And before we jump in to different ways to make passive income and money online and all the things about, you know, making extra money so that you can pay off your debt. Uh, Tom, why don't you go ahead and just tell us a little bit about yourself. Oh, absolutely. Uh, so yeah, I'm, I'm, my name's Tom, I'm a recent college grad. Uh, I went to school in Gwelf, which is a little town right outside of Toronto, Canada. Um, and I've been blogging for about almost two years now. And just, yeah, I have a pretty substantial interest in, uh, finding unique ways to make money online. Yeah. And that's a question that I get asked a lot. You know, my audiences, a lot of moms and families and they, you know, they need to make extra money but they don't have a lot of time to make extra money. So finding something that they can do online, um, especially like passive income, you know, where you're not like actively trying to sell things and um, stuff like that is always a win. Um, you know, they, they want to pay off debt but they need to make some extra money to do that as well. So, um, what are some ways that, you know, somebody like that can make some extra money online without, you know, having to drag their kids to a babysitter and do all the things right. Um, well I think the main thing to keep in mind, and this is kind of what I found, um, when I was in college and trying to make passive income or bits of income online, there's kind of two ways to go. I think a lot of the options out there, you can get started really quick. So you've probably seen a bloggers mentioned like survey apps or survey websites where you can answer surveys or even watch videos to earn bits of income and free gift cards. So that's actually how I got started. I stumbled across something on Reddit called phone farming back in the day. This was about, uh, two years ago. And the gist of it was, was using, um, a bunch of Android phones to watch videos on these reward apps. Um, and basically you would get these in-app credits that you could redeem and you'd get, you know, free Amazon gift cards or PayPal cash. Um, and it was, it was a really slow earner. It probably made about $50 a month at its peak. Um, but you know, back in college, this was a pretty passive way for me to get some grocery money, um, or free Amazon stuff. Um, but this, the second way I think people generally go about passive income is they putting a lot of upfront work into something and then they kind of coast. Um, so whether that's blogging or starting an Etsy store and then outsourcing parts of it, uh, I think there's a bunch of options down that route. And ultimately I think it comes down to, yeah, do you need money in the next month or two or are you willing to kind of put in a bit of more upfront work and then have a longer term project? [inaudible] so what are some of your like favorite ways to make extra money, even if it's not online? How, like how do you like to make extra money? Um, so right now I'm doing a lot of freelance writing these days. Um, so outside of a nine to five job, I, you know, maybe once or twice a week I'll have a, a freelance article I have to complete. Um, I've definitely dabbled with a few other things. I've tried, uh, SEO consulting, which was, I work as a, a digital, um, campaign manager right now. So it was kind of a natural fit to go into, you know, a bit of extra work outside of a regular hours for some clients. So those are definitely the two. The two main, uh, side hustles I've been involved with lately, um, over the past year or so. Um, yeah, so it's cut out a little bit. Uh, so what if somebody is wanting to do something like freelance writing? Cause that's a, you know, fairly simple way to earn some extra money. I've done it and I've also hired freelance writers as well. So you know, most people know how to write an article, a maybe not necessarily, um, in the same format as like a blog post, but it's super easy to learn. So what is, um, a way to kind of get started with just freelance writing? You know, how do you find clients that's, Oh, that's a really solid question. I struggled with that, um, for a really long time. And I think that's probably the main hurdle I would say for freelancers. Um, I think there's a lot of, maybe not misinformation but, uh, over simple or over complex, I should say info out there. Um, when I was starting, I looked into a bunch of a freelance job portals. So even like websites, like indeed or LinkedIn or I think remotely is another one. I, I flex jobs, looked at a ton of them. Um, and after sending out about 30 to 40 cover letters and resumes and never hearing anything back, um, I honestly just turned to Twitter and Facebook, um, and, and joined a lot of blogging groups there. So, um, I'm, I'm interested in finance and that's what I primarily write about and I have a finance blog. So I joined those Facebook groups. I started networking and that's actually how I found my first two clients. Um, people reached out in the Facebook group. They said, Hey, I need someone to write an article or [inaudible] once a week or once a month. Um, and I just, I connected that way. So I think turning to your own network or even branching into social media and these, these kind of niche groups, um, is probably a faster route to finding a client. Then, you know, just sending out dozens and dozens of resumes. [inaudible] I agree. That's how I've found my clients. Of course I, I've done it just kind of like I'm on the side like when I need some extra money for my business or for something specific. But yeah, I found all of my clients in Facebook groups, you know, people ask for, um, I need help with this. Do you recommend anybody? And you know, that's how I've found my virtual assistant as well. I asked in a group about finding a virtual assistant and she reached out to me and then we, you know, met online and all and got to know each other and then I hired her. So I think that's a great way to kind of network and get your face out there and get to know people and when they need help then you're there to help them. Yeah. It's also a crazy, I mean I'm not, I'm not surprised you you've had the same success because even just looking at some of the people that are in these groups and their accomplishments or the online businesses they're running right now, it's kind of mind blowing. I mean, there's no second bestselling authors and multimillion business owners, those kinds of Facebook groups. And there's really no other way to get in contact with them except through those platforms. I think it's, it's pretty remarkable. Yeah, absolutely. So it's almost like the new way to network as opposed to like you said, doing cover letters and sending, you know, all the things to businesses and things. It seems like everything's online now, that like Facebook groups and everything. That's how you find things. So, um, and now what if somebody doesn't want to do something like virtual assistant or freelance writing? Um, what are some other ways that they could make some extra money so that they can pay off their debt, you know, surveys, it, you know, it doesn't take much time, but you also, you know, you're not getting paid a whole lot either. So what are some other ways to kind of make some more extra? Yeah, no, that's a great point. I mean, yeah, you can take the freebies or the quick route to cash, but I think you're right. If you want to pay off debt quickly, honestly, I think my advice would be to turn to something in the gig economy. Um, so by that I mean, and I don't mean, you know, just getting in your car and driving Uber or, uh, delivering food. It's, it's pretty crazy how, how many opportunities are out there now and how many new opportunities are coming out. Um, just with all of the apps and platforms out there. I mean, there's companies like Rover that will pay you to dog sit or, or take the dog for a walk. I know there's, um, there's one financial blogger out there I know, and his side hustle is, he charges, um, line scooters in his city. He lives in San Francisco and, uh, at Nike scoops up the, uh, the lime scooters, charges them and then brings them back out on the street. And he, I think he clears $1,000 a month by doing that. And then, yeah, and on top of that, I have, I have a friend actually who, he lived downtown Toronto, which is quite an expensive city to live in, uh, in Canada. And he would just bike for door dash and Uber eats maybe twice a week or three times a week. Um, so he'd get exercise. He wasn't putting mileage on his car or anything like that. Um, and you could easily make, you know, a couple of hundred bucks a month doing something he enjoyed. He really liked cycling. Um, and yeah, no, pretty much no downside to it really. I mean at a few late nights if uh, he wanted a bar rush or a dinner rush, but um, yeah, there's so many, so many different apps and platforms out there now. I think that connect side hustlers, people who need a quick service. Cool. Now you know, everybody's on their phone nowadays too and there's so many different apps. So do you have any recommendations for like apps where you can either make extra money or find jobs to make extra money? You know, are there like any survey apps or anything like that where you can just, you know, play on your phone and make a little money or find a job like Uber or something like that? Right. Um, I know there, there's a few interesting ones. I know there are even apps like job spotter where if you're walking around and you see a for hire sign and you post it through job spotter, you can get a few bucks. Um, so again, anyone living in a big city that can easily be an extra 20 to $50 a month for practically nothing. Um, and then yeah, that was another cool, if you live in a small town, it's not really gonna do much, much good. But yeah, that, that was a neat one. Um, I think it's actually, uh, indeed.com, uh, partner or subsidiary. Um, so there's apps like that. And then I know there's other ones, I think Shopkick, you can be a secret shopper through that app or you scan things at grocery stores when you're there and you can make some extra money. Um, you're nothing will, you know, that'll break the bank. But if you're on your phone anyways, like you said, you might as well. Have you been in money? Heck yeah. Now what about, do you have any ideas for people that aren't living in a big city? Like, even where I live, it's not really, I'm kinda ruled, but I'm close to everything. But like we barely have Uber that comes out here. Like I think there's like one person, Uber driver out here. So do you have any ideas for something like that, that, you know, not near a big city where the, the, where there's more options. Right. So in that instance I would probably lean more towards online, online work, online side hustles. Um, just because you can connect to anyone if you really wanted to stay offline though, I know there are some platforms that do like peer to peer delivery. Um, so like I think citizenship is one and they're kind of similar to Amazon flex. And basically if you're traveling somewhere in the future and you know, you're going through a specific route, you can look on that platform and see, um, basically if somebody along your way needs a package from where you're coming from. Um, so that it can be international as well. I know it's called like a peer to peer shipping. There's a few companies that do it. Um, and essentially like if you were going to, let's say, Mexico for vacation, or if you were going across state and you were going, you know, or across the country, um, there's all kinds of people who will pay, you know, a lot of money for you to bring a package to them. Or I think there's even people who, you know, they'll adopt a dog, a few States up from them, and then they'll pay someone a few hundred dollars if they're passing by to, to bring the dog. It's, it's crazy. Yeah. Peer-to-peer shipping is pretty wonky. There's, there's a lot of weird weird requests like I need, yeah, I need a dog from, from Texas and I live all the way in, in Florida. But if you happen to come this way, you can bring the dog. It's a bit weird, but it's kinda interesting. Like I had never even would have thought of that. So, yeah. The internet is so strange that way. Yeah. I mean there's, I honestly believe you can make money doing almost anything these days. It sounds like it. I mean, you've given us a lot of good ideas. So, uh, do you have any quick tips for somebody that is wanting to start an online job? Um, you know, like a blog or freelance writing or you know, something like that. Just some quick tips to somebody that isn't familiar with the space or how to even get started. Sure. Um, I think the first thing would be not to stretch yourself too thin no matter what, what it is that you decide to go into. Um, one of the main mistakes I made with both freelance writing and blogging was to basically try to do everything all at once. Um, so when I started a blog, yeah. And I'm sure everyone encounters some, some degree of that, but I know when I started a blog it was okay, I need to be on every social platform every day. I need to write five articles a week, I need to do SEO for the site outreach, networking. And you ended up doing I think six things poorly instead of one to two things the right way. Um, so that, yeah, that would be [inaudible] I don't know if you relate cause I imagine having, um, you know, so many different businesses to run in a virtual assistant and everything, things probably get kind of crazy. Oh yeah. It gets it. And I agree with you just like focus on one thing. Like I've been doing it not quite three years now, and I hired an assistant in July, I think it was with some of the things that were just taking up too much of my time that were important but important for me to do. Like somebody else could do it. So, um, but yet focusing on one thing that's gonna move the needle. I mean, and I say the same thing with budgeting and paying off debt. Just focus on one thing, do it well, and then move on to the next thing. So when you, like you said, when you try to do too many things at once, you're not doing any of them well, so exactly. Learn what, and you know what? Another thing that we'll mention is that I didn't do right away that I wish I would have was to spend money to do things faster. Like I tried to, Oh my gosh, I tried to save money by trying to figure it out all on my own. I thought I could Google it and then I would get all the answers and I didn't need to pay for things. But it's not true. Like you will save yourself so much time, so much stress by just either paying for a course to just teach you so that you can just learn it and start getting to work or you know, getting a, I'm getting in the right groups, you know, getting the right mentorship. Like I hired a business coach this year and my business has is like five times what it was the last two years. And so just getting the right advice and the right tools and knowledge to help you, you will go quicker. You will just go so much faster. It's worth it. So don't try to be too cheap. Like, it's funny, I mean like I, I, I went to college so I made the decision to pay for college. Um, and I, you know, I thought about it a lot but I, I didn't flinch. I kind of just decided to do it. But then yeah, I'll, I'll see a course out there for $40 or you know, a logo designer who wants to charge me 20 bucks or 50 bucks. And that used to just be agonizing for me. It's just funny. I mean some, I think we're used to paying for certain things or you know, our car payments or paying for groceries and those things become normal over time. But yeah, when you start a business you have to think of it as a business and you need to reinvest to grow. Um, yeah, it definitely takes some, I think the shift in mindset, I realized the same thing this year. I had never paid for anything and at the start of this year I started outsourcing Pinterest marketing and graphic design stuff. And it just saves me so much time cause I, I would take five times as long to do the same result. Yeah, exactly. When you can just pay somebody that is an expert and knows what they're doing, it saves you time, it saves you stress and then you can focus on the bigger projects that are going to bring in more revenue or move your business even further. So that is really a good idea to think about when you are, when you get to the point where you can outsource. And so for those of you listening that are looking for, um, you know, a job like that, you know, virtual assistants learn Pinterest, learn Facebook and social media. Um, you're on it anyway. And so that, but there's a lot of, um, little things you have to know like what Facebook likes, what Facebook doesn't like, what Instagram likes, what they know like, and then, you know, just a little bit with Pinterest. But if you can focus on just one thing, like don't try and be an expert on Pinterest and Instagram and Facebook and Twitter, like all the things just focus on one, like just Pinterest, just Facebook and learn everything you can about it. Take a course on it or something like that. And you can make money online with other business owners, other bloggers. I mean there's a ton of bloggers out there that are willing to pay you to do it for them because it saves them time and energy and stress so they can work on bigger things. So yeah, just focus on one thing to learn and be an expert at it and then market yourself as such. Yeah, that's great. I think you nailed it. The expert part is, is the key there because ultimately you're going to do a better job and you'll get a reputation for being an expert in one thing and you can also charge more. Oh yeah, absolutely. Yeah, that's, that's another thing I realized with, with freelance writing, um, I used to just be general, um, and the rates were pretty bad. And then as soon as I got into finance, um, it's easy. Your portfolio is more relevant because all of the content is in the same niche and then know you get referred to the same clients or clients in the same, same vertical. Uh, it, it just makes life easier. Absolutely. And then you like, you're trusted with this information because I don't think even as a writer, sure you can Google things and kind of try and put the pieces together, the information together and post, but the, the writing that you do will be better when you are an expert in that topic. And then, you know, when you do that right, the same or similar things all the time, you'll be just be a better writer and so you can charge more. So, uh, do you have any last words of wisdom, like any other tips or advice for somebody that's wanting to make some extra money? Uh, sure. I think my, my one tip would be to kind of get, you know, get something on the back burner and, you know, I've got an iron in the fire so to say, and really work on, on growing that. I think, um, and this is what I saw with a lot of my colleagues, I guess, you know, being a younger college student, um, it, it's easy to, you know, get an idea, get really inspired and then to drop everything in your life and to chase it. Well I think this can be good and there's definitely success stories out there. I think, you know, building a security net for yourself first and working on things on the side before making any kind of drastic life change is probably, probably works out a higher percentage of the time then, you know, quitting your job on Monday, getting a ticket to Thailand and you know, taking off for a, for a year. So I would say, yeah, if you're looking to build an online income, um, do it in your, in your spare time when you can and learn the ropes and you know, make sure you get a thorough understanding of, you know, how to network and how to brand yourself and how to properly market yourself and then yeah, slowly grow it over time. Um, I, I think the nature of online moneymaking has a bit of a bad rap. There's a lot of, you know, get rich quick schemes out there or [inaudible] Oh my gosh, yes. Yeah, it's definitely a, uh, the down there, the dark side of the industry I think. But in reality, most things worth doing, take a lot of time. Um, but as long as you're consistent and optimistic and you work hard, I think even in your spare time, a few hours a week, you can build a sizable online income and eventually even make the switch to doing something full time if that's what you want to do. That's great advice. And I always ask people what their favorite nonfiction book is. Just, you know, self demote development and improving our lives and you know, moving the needle on our debt and managing money. Do you have a favorite book? Um, that kind of, I guess a genre and then a favorite book? The genre is a bit nerdy. I anything history related I really love, yeah, I just, I think anything, you know from military history to reading biographies to, you know, bits about sport, famous sports athletes is always a way to feel pretty, you know, well, some of it's pretty inspiring. Um, so that's, that's one. And then in terms of a specific book, uh, I really liked the four hour work week. I know that's a popular one. Um, for people looking to transform their, their online income or income streams into one day, you know, having that mythical four hour work week, I'm not sure how, if four hours is really four hours, I'm sure it's more like 60 or 80 some weeks. But, um, but uh, that one, that one is definitely, you know, it inspired me a few years ago, so I do like that one. Oh good. I have, I think I've heard of it, but I haven't read it. I, I hit sounds familiar, but I can't think of who, I can't even think of who writes it, but I feel like I've heard of it before. It's um, Oh, hold on. Who's the, it's on the tip of my tongue. Um, it's Tim Ferris. That's why that was a lot of divide time. Yeah, I definitely recommend that if you ever, you know, look into, uh, to set some, some big goals and have a bit of a, a dream. Awesome. Well thank you. So, Oh wait, where can people find you? Oh, right. So, um, I have my blog if you want to check that out. So it's a, this online world.com. Uh, and then I'm on, I'm on Twitter and Facebook under the, the same username. Um, and that's, that's all I have for now. I have a Pinterest, but, uh, it's if you ask me not worth following. Aw, I'm sure it's great. All right, well, thank you so much for talking with us today. Well, thanks so much Ashley, for having me. It's been, it was a fun one. Thanks. Thank you so much to Tom for giving us some really great ideas to get started on making some extra money, you know, especially with the end of the year coming and new year and just get started on crushing your debt. So in order to, you know, get you a good head, start on paying off your debt as well. Don't forget to go get the debt bundle the debt snowball, a worksheet and spreadsheet and checklist and everything you need to just get started. It's free, but a budget's made easy.com/debt-bundle and I will see you in the next step. Sewed. Special Guest: Tom Blake.

It's the app episode of Get Rich Nick! Can you really make money just by spending even more time on your phone? The Nicks check out apps Shopkick, Healthy Wag, Job Spotter, Achievement, Podcoin and SoFi and weigh their worth. Money hungry? Well, pull up a seat, we got some apps for the whole table! Shopkick: https://getsk.co/sale263946 Healthy Wage: https://hwage.co/1238545/ SoFi: https://www.sofi.com/share/money/2542897/ This episode is brought to you by Skillshare (www.skillshare.com/nick).

Adam discusses the apps Ibotta and Shopkick and how they chan help save you money.

Featuring: Walmart Mexico accepts WhatsApp orders, Nex raises £2M for lunch discovery, Gucci lets try on shoes in AR, 7Eleven delivers to beaches & parks, Reveal Mobile launches foot traffic attribution, Trax acquires Shopkick.

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If you’ve ever felt you’ve come from a world of work where you’re a woman fighting for a seat at the table, then this episode of the Lead with Love podcast is for you. We explore what it means to leave the boys club and redefine work on our terms as female leaders. In this episode, I get cozy with Martha Shaughnessy, the founder of The Key PR, and she’s the San Francisco Communications Lead of the Women’s March. Over the span of her 20 years in communications, working with huge tech brands, startups and nonprofits, Martha has cemented her position as a trusted go-to among journalists. In 2017, she founded The Key PR with a mission to serve high-impact, low-BS communications services to clients. Headquartered in San Francisco, the team has doubled in size over the last year, and has the pleasure of creating media, messaging and content programs for game changing companies in financial tech, transportation, and consumer brands like Lending Club, Swell Investing, Skip Scooters, and Shopkick. What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!): :: Her escape plan to leave her former corporate position and the shifts she had to make in order to transition to being an entrepreneur :: Martha’s collaboration with the Women’s March in San Francisco and how the opportunity presented itself, and came together :: The way Martha turned her shortcomings into her strengths as a team leader and why she views the company as a single team that wins and loses together :: What have been the key ingredients for building a company culture that people want to be a part of :: The ladder that Martha has built for equal pay and how Key PR is created a money-savvy group of employees :: The most valuable marketing Martha says she has done since starting the company You can find the full show notes from this episode over at https://jadahsellner.com/stand-up-take-up-space-martha-shaughnessy-158 

GUEST BIO: Charity is CEO at honeycomb.io.  She is a former systems engineer and manager at Facebook, Parse and Linden Lab always seeming to end up responsible for databases.  Charity is also the co-author of O’Reilly’s Database Reliability Engineering and a regular conference speaker. EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Phil’s guest on today’s show is Charity Majors. She started her career working as a systems engineer and manager for Linden Lab then Shopkick and Cloudmark Inc. Charity was the Infrastructure Tech Lead at Parse when they were taken over by Facebook. At that point, she became a Production Engineering Manager at Facebook. In 2016, she co-founded honeycomb.io. Today, she is CEO of this multi-node debugging tool provider. Charity is also the co-author of O’Reilly’s Database Reliability Engineering. She is also a prolific and well-known conference speaker. KEY TAKEAWAYS: (1.02) – So Charity, can I ask you to expand on that brief intro and tell us a little bit more about yourself? Charity explains that she is a classical piano performance major dropout. She grew up without a computer. But, she ended up spending a lot of time in the computer lab while at university because she had a crush on a boy. It was then that she realized that an IT career was well paid while most music majors did not make a lot of money. Charity has worked in Silicon Valley since she was 17. She built her career primarily by building the first incarnation of infrastructure for systems that are just gaining traction. When she gets bored she moves on and finds something else that is fresh and new to get to grips with. (2.07) – It sounds to me like your passion is to be at the beginning of the start-up. Charity describes herself as the person who comes in and makes everything regular and boring. She enjoys having some chaos to tame, which is why she likes being an early adopter. (2.36) – Can you please share a unique career tip with the I.T. career audience? Charity’s advice is not to get fixated on following a traditional hierarchical career climbing path. Becoming a manager is not the only way to be successful in the IT field. If you want to simply carry on building things and progressively working on bigger and more complex projects, do that. Not everyone enjoys management. If you are one of those people, don’t let yourself be forced along that career path. Progressing along a technical route is just as valid as climbing the management ladder. (4.22) Phil agrees and comments that, in the past, climbing the management ladder was the only way to be seen as successful. But, that is starting to change with the technical path being recognized, as well. Charity agrees, but she thinks everyone needs to play a role in making sure both paths are valued. For example, when someone becomes a manager congratulate them on their career change instead of their promotion. Over the years, Charity has noticed that the most successful managers are those that see themselves as being in a supportive position rather than a dominating one. (5.24) – Phil says that is interesting given that you are now a CEO yourself. But, it sounds like you prefer to be hands on. Charity agrees that is true, up to a point. But, she does not spend as much time as she would like sat at a terminal doing stuff. This is because Charity deliberately took a step back to make sure she fulfils her role in full. When she was managing engineers, she was close enough to the code to be able to work productively alongside them. Now she is at the point where she is managing the managers she is just too far removed to carry on coding as well as managing. If she were to carry on doing that it would just be too disruptive for everyone. At the point she is at, straddling two different worlds rarely works. (6.49) – Can you share with us your worst career moment? And what you learned from that experience. Charity’s worst moment came when Parse was acquired by Facebook. The announcement was made at an all-hands meeting where she burst into tears. Other members of the team did the same or greeted the news with stony silence. Everyone was in shock, nobody had seen it coming. Charity realized immediately that working for Facebook would change her life drastically. For example, her walk to work was about to become a 3 to 4-hour commute some days. Plus, at the time, she was not a big fan of Facebook and the way they worked. She nearly quit straightaway, but stuck it out and was able to buy herself a house. (8.44) - In terms of what you learned from that, is there anything you would do differently, now? Or do you have a different perspective on things? That situation did have a big effect on her. For example, she and Christina now run honeycomb with a lot more transparency. What happened at Parse came as a huge shock to everyone. There was no time to adjust to or prepare for this massive change. After that experience here and Christina decided to take the opposite approach. They are as open as possible. To date, they have twice considered acquisitions. On both occasions they told everyone what was going on. However, taking that approach does make things a little harder for their workforce. It means they are fully aware of the companies up and downs. (10.37) – What has been your best career moment? Charity is quite shy and introverted. So, public speaking is not something that comes naturally to her. In fact, she made a complete hash of her first important talk. She was really disgusted with herself and could not wait to get out of there. However, at the same time, she was determined to conquer her fear and become a good speaker. So, she accepted every single invitation she got and actively sought out opportunities. In addition, she went to her doctor and got a beta blocker prescription, so she could control the shaking. The fear was still there, but the prescription meant that she could physically deliver the speech. Within a couple of years, she did not need the pills. A couple of years later, she was able to improvise, deliver an ad hoc speech and feel fairly comfortable while doing so. She is, understandably, very proud of that fact. Conquering this fear and learning to have the confidence to speak in an ad hoc way has helped her career in several ways. Having more confidence and better communication and presentation skills is especially helpful in her current role as CEO. (14.02) – How often do you speak publicly now? Charity says more or less every week. When Honeycomb was first founded, she spent nearly 2 years giving talks and promoting the firm. Basically, she was the marketing team. (14.24) – Can you tell us what excites you about the future of the IT industry and careers? Charity is excited that when it comes to treating employees as people the industry is starting to get things together. For the tech sector, this is a golden age of opportunity. There are more jobs than people. So, there is no need to suffer and stay somewhere that does not reward their people. If you do not respect your employer or like the culture, you don’t have to stay in that job. Finally, the industry is waking up to the fact that they need to be better at management and learning what makes people thrive in the workplace. For example, the days of the whiteboard coding interview are pretty much over. This high-pressure interview technique that has always been despised, so getting rid of it is a good thing. This is just one sign that the IT industry is moving in the right direction, management wise. Making these changes is far more important than the technical transformation we are also going through. The distributed team culture is great too. It is enabling people from anywhere to work together. This change means that parents, carers and people who are neurologically A-typical can all now access the workplace. (16.42) – What drew you to a career in IT? Charity explains that the money was a big draw, in part, because she grew up dirt poor. But, she also loved spending time at the university, so was motivated to study hard. She spent night after night scripting things and reading people’s bash history, teaching herself how to do Unix and loved it. (17.16) – What is the best career advice you have ever received? Charity was once told to “save money”. It was excellent advice because it means she has the security to be able to walk away from something, at any moment if she needs to. (17.37) – If you were to begin your IT career again, right now, what would you do? Charity says she would go back and get a CS degree. She would have also focused on here software engineering skills a lot more, from the beginning of her career. She thinks if she had been lucky enough to have a good manager she would have been encouraged to develop those skills early on. In fact, you could add finding a good manager to the list of things she would have done differently. She wishes she had worked for someone who has a track record for shepherding junior engineers to a senior level. (18.39) – What are you currently focusing on in your career? Right now Charity’s main focus is making sure honeycomb survives. She is working at ensuring that customers get the right product, so the money keeps coming in. As well as making sure that they gather feedback and act on it. (19.01) – What is the number one non-technical skill that has helped you the most in your IT career? Definitely public speaking, but, before that, it was writing. She relied on that skill heavily to ensure that she could communicate effectively. (19.35) – Phil asks Charity to share a final piece of career advice with the audience. If you come across something that is difficult, lean into the pain and learn how to get past it. But, be careful not to carry on pushing yourself for too long. If things are not changing and you are not making progress, you need to stop leaning into the pain. Carrying on pushing will wear you down and could lead to burn-out. BEST MOMENTS: (2.36) CHARITY– "I need a certain amount of chaos to tame." (6.26) CHARITY– "You need your full creative brain to be engaged in learning what is hard and new" (14.48) CHARITY– "For people who work in, or adjacent to IT, there's no excuse for suffering. There's so much opportunity out there." (15.09) CHARITY– "If you don't respect your employer, and don't think they're investing in the right, cultural changes and choices, don't stay," (19.20) CHARITY– "Just be good at communicating in some form"

Fall TV has premiered! Jack and I talk about some of our favorite returning shows and we judge new shows based on their titles. Iconic duo and founders of the @ Pack Elijah Daniel and Christine Sydelko test their relationship with knowledge with the The We’re-Not-Dating Game. Play along with the game here: https://goo.gl/JgwRta -Thanks to our wonderful new sponsors BaubleBar, Away, and Shopkick. Thanks for helping keep with podcast free! - Want to see us and not just hear us? Go to Fullscreen.com/nottoodeep right now! Get a week for free!

October is National Sarcasm Awareness Month. Jack and I read sarcastic comments left by fans. Then, Thomas Sanders joins and teaches us how to make misleading compliments. We also pitch the worst videos of all times. See our tweets and costumes here: https://goo.gl/zPTLrf -Thanks to our sponsor great sponsor NatureBox and Shopkick for helping keep this podcast free! - Want to see us and not just hear us? Go to Fullscreen.com/nottoodeep right now! Get a week for free!

We all enter a company as part of an organization, each with a set of teams with their own purpose. We start with this sense of mission we attach to our role  - whether you are a PM, a designer, a marketer, and more. It's exciting, and the level of role specialization makes you motivated to reach the goals that you set for that role. But let's take another step back. Remove the attribute of whether you work on Core Product, Growth, Marketing, Engineering, or Design. Now what do you see your role as?I hope your answer was related to growth, because that's what the ultimate company goal is. Gaurav Hardikar, Senior Product Manager at Shopkick, talks about how every Product Manager is a Growth Product Manager.

In this episode, Gaurav Hardikar talks about the future of e-commerce. He discusses how to design products that provide an efficient shopping process for consumers, how he drives engagement at Shopkick, and the need to balance stakeholders needs with needs of consumers. He also talks about the qualities needed to be a great Product Manager and what it is like being a minority in Silicon Valley.

John Egan works in the growth team at Pinterest where he has spearheaded several projects that cumulatively have helped add millions of WAUs. Previously, John led the growth engineering team at Shopkick, a cross-retailer mobile loyalty app funded by Kleiner-Perkins & Greylock Partners which was acquired by SK Planet for $200MM. At Shopkick he helped grow the userbase 8x from 1MM users to 8MM users primarily through invites, geofencing, & push notifications. Growth Hacking course for free at https://www.growthhackingpodcast.com/freecourse For more information and resources, visit https://www.growthhackingpodcast.com

The uses of beacons have matured in the last year and are now rolling out for many different uses across almost all industries. Chuck runs down some of the big announcements that are shaping the beacon industry including news from Swirl, Swatch, InMarket, Radius Networks, ShopKick and ShopperTrak.

The uses of beacons have matured in the last year and are now rolling out for many different uses across almost all industries. Chuck runs down some of the big announcements that are shaping the beacon industry including news from Swirl, Swatch, InMarket, Radius Networks, ShopKick and ShopperTrak.

Welcome to episode #229. On the show: xAd launches Global Blueprints; MedNav tries to be the OpenTable for medical appointments; Coke Zero and Carlsberg pour out from a billboard; Sponda uses RFID to add location to malls; Freckle IOT partners with BlueBite; ShopperTrak partners with Shopkick; Patagonia will fix your torn clothes; StudioTime tries to be the AirBnB of recording studios and Delta tries not to kill your animals. Our special guest is Christophe Remillet of OneVisage. Full show notes can be found here.

Welcome to episode #229. On the show: xAd launches Global Blueprints; MedNav tries to be the OpenTable for medical appointments; Coke Zero and Carlsberg pour out from a billboard; Sponda uses RFID to add location to malls; Freckle IOT partners with BlueBite; ShopperTrak partners with Shopkick; Patagonia will fix your torn clothes; StudioTime tries to be the AirBnB of recording studios and Delta tries not to kill your animals. Our special guest is Christophe Remillet of OneVisage. Full show notes can be found here.

SK Planet (the company that acquired Shopkick for $200M recently) is set to roll out 10,000 beacons to local businesses in South Korea giving this beacon craze another foothold in another country. Chuck explains how this is going to work including a pretty unique aspect of this rollout that includes bluetooth and geofences.

Shopkick - recently purchased by SK Telecom for $200 million - announced the contribution they've made to those retailers that use their services - both in dollars and increased spending.

Welcome to episode #200. On the show: Google Outside expands; Geotargeted ads to help The Times Newseum; Weve is dead; Pigeonly's Photopigeon; MoodMedia rolls out presence; Macy's commits to Shopkick and 4000 stores; Futur Heritage pushes Remy Martin; Verizon to enter car sharing; The Drink Up fountain; Urban Airship pushes iOS' interactive push notifications. Special guest is Eli Portnoy of Thinknear on their latest Location Score Index.     Full show notes can be found here

Welcome to episode #200. On the show: Google Outside expands; Geotargeted ads to help The Times Newseum; Weve is dead; Pigeonly's Photopigeon; MoodMedia rolls out presence; Macy's commits to Shopkick and 4000 stores; Futur Heritage pushes Remy Martin; Verizon to enter car sharing; The Drink Up fountain; Urban Airship pushes iOS' interactive push notifications. Special guest is Eli Portnoy of Thinknear on their latest Location Score Index.     Full show notes can be found here

Der e-day von Tengelmann entwickelt sich zu einer der wichtigsten Veranstaltungen für den deutschen (Online-)Handel. Jochen Krisch und Marcel Weiß lassen die Highlights Revue passieren, fassen die wichtigsten Branchendiskussionen zusammen und sprechen über die strategischen Herausforderungen (nicht nur) der deutschen und europäischen Handelsbranche. Links zu den Themen: http://www.excitingcommerce.de/2014/03/exchanges-43-tengelmann-shopkick.html

Welcome to episode #157. On the show: Placecodes helps you find your Friendly's ice cream; Macy's deploys ShopBeacon from ShopKick; PlaceIQ announces PIQ and PreVisit; Pinterest adds Place Pins; Bombsquare opens your city to virtual war against real friends; Philips and Desso create light transmissive carpet. Our mobile minute with Chuck Martin looks at the impact mobile and location will have on Black Friday; Our app of the week is Spraffl from Scotland; Our resource of the week shows that we are more apt to give up our location than our browsing history; Our special guest is James Smith, Chief Revenue Office at Verve Mobile.   Full show notes are available here:   http://untether.tv/2013/this-week-in-location-based-marketing-157-of-beacons-previsits-and-location-based-bombs/

Cyriac Roeding, co-founder and CEO of mobile app company Shopkick, shares personal stories and insights on dealing with the essential questions facing entrepreneurs. He also provides unique perspectives on the nature of mobile interaction, and offers essential tips for building truly awesome teams.

Cyriac Roeding, co-founder and CEO of mobile app company Shopkick, shares personal stories and insights on dealing with the essential questions facing entrepreneurs. He also provides unique perspectives on the nature of mobile interaction, and offers essential tips for building truly awesome teams.

Cyriac Roeding, co-founder and CEO of mobile app company Shopkick, shares personal stories and insights on dealing with the essential questions facing entrepreneurs. He also provides unique perspectives on the nature of mobile interaction, and offers essential tips for building truly awesome teams.

On today’s show: Do we need another coupon platform? Retailmenot thinks so. Product launches by SpotBros, Pretzil and Busbud PLUS Blippar shows us augmented reality’s potential, the greatest mobile payments info graphic ever and special guest Alexis Rask from Shopkick.

On Digital Media 108: The Check-In Game Click to download In this episode, John Federico (twitter: @gadgetboy), Craig Calder (twitter: @ccalder) and Steve Hatch (twitter: @shatch) chat about: Apple owns the U.S. tablet market. Who will compete? Steve got a bumper! R.I.P. Google Wave Check-in on Foursquare automatically! Or not. Shopkick turns the check-in knob to eleven. Best Buy joins them. MeetMoi NOW alerts you when romance is in the air. Or around the block. The "new" Consumer Tracking Industry and Rupert Murdoch's campaign to convince you that paywalls are better than advertising. The WSJ has succumbed to the Murdoch influence, jumps the shark Our music is Democracy from Alexandr Blu. Send us tips, comments, questions or gripes to comments@odmcast.com. For partner or sponsor information, contact John Federico at http://newrules.com.

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