Podcasts about xtify

Jeremy is the CEO and Co-Founder of Indicative. Indicative aims to put behavioral analytics in the hands of product managers, empowering them to map, analyze, and optimize the customer journey across every customer touchpoint. With up to a billion free events, Indicative removes the barriers from becoming data-driven, empowering anyone to perform sophisticated analysis. He was previously the CTO and Co-founder of MeetMoi a pioneering location-based dating service for mobile acquired by Match.com. He also Co-founded Xtify, served on its board as well as was its first CTO. Xtify provided secure, multi-channel mobile messaging platform suitable for enterprise-class marketers. Based on the technology he developed at Xtify he was awarded a patent for creating a Location-based services platform. Xtify was acquired by IBM in October of 2008.

I've spent the past 15 years starting and building businesses. With Andrew's Roadmaps, I run intensive educational boot camps for startup founders. We've had more than 200 CEOs come through our program in the past 18 months. *Founder & CEO of sixdegrees: Original social networking site of 3.5 million members. Sold in December 2000. *Founder & CEO of Joltage, Inc: First company to provide operational support system to wireless networks. *Founder & CEO of I Stand For, Inc. Full service technology ASP to political campaigns and non-profits. Sold in March 2006. *Co-Founder & Chairman of Xtify. Location-based services platform that allows any web site to location-enable their service. Acquired by IBM in 2013. *Founder & Chairman of MeetMoi. The first location-based mobile dating service available across all major carriers in the United States that matches users based on preferences and proximity. Acquired by Match.com in 2014. *Co-Founder & Chairman of Indicative. *Founder of Andrew's Roadmaps. A comprehensive crash course for Internet startup founders. *Advisor to Lenddo *Advisor to WayBetter Specialties: Mergers and acquisition; corporate law; investment banking. Now I'm looking for the next generation of experts and startup thought leaders to interview for my tech/business podcast Predicting Our Future. http://www.andrewsroadmaps.com https://twitter.com/andrewsroadmaps https://www.facebook.com/andrewsroadmaps

On this episode Andrew Weinrich sits down with us at his offices in Brooklyn New York. Andrew is the founder of Andrews Roadmaps and the host of the new "Predicting Our Future" podcast.  As a serial entrepreneur, Andrew created the first ever social network called, Six Degrees. At its height, SixDegrees had around 3,500,000 fully registered members before being bought by YouthStream Media Networks in 1999 for $125 million. In more recent years, Andrew has sold 2 more businesses including Xtify and Meet-Moi. He is currently the co-founder and Chairman of Indicative, a data analytics startup. He also hosts Predicting Our Future, a podcast about the next revolutions in technology. Andrew shares many incredible lessons from his experience over the last 20 years, such as:  How the first social network, Six Degrees, was created What it was like to exit a company for over $100 million How Social Networking has changed over the last 20 years The future of Social Media What ties all of Andrew's companies together How to ride the "wave" of new technologies as they emerge How he is Predicting Our Future Ambition Today Question of the Day™: "What advice do you have for people who are obsessing over getting rich and making a large amount of money to solve all of their problems?       Quote Of The Episode: "You want to be a critical thinker. Investors assume first and foremost, that whatever plan you have is wrong. That whatever you launch won't be right, it will require pivoting. The question is are you someone who is capable of pivoting? If you're a critical thinker, you will be capable of pivoting." "Entrepreneurs take advantage of moments in history. They are not determinative of those moments."  Links from this episode: Andrew Weinrich on Twitter Andrew Weinrich Linkedin Andrew's Roadmaps Predicting Our Future podcast SixDegrees.com  Founder Institute New York Toptal Audible   ========== This episode of Ambition Today is supported by: + Founder Institute New York: goo.gl/RGezjW   + Toptal: goo.gl/OObfM9 + Audible: goo.gl/Urjq6k ========== Visit Ambition Today on the Web: www.siskar.co/ambitiontoday  Follow Kevin Siskar on Twitter: twitter.com/TheSiskar   Follow Kevin Siskar on Instagram: instagram.com/thesiskar Follow Kevin Siskar on Facebook: facebook.com/kevin.siskar Add Kevin Siskar on Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/krsiskar Kevin Siskar brings you ambitious entrepreneurs inspired by Tim Ferriss, How I Built This, Residual Income, Entrepreneur on Fire, NPR, HBR, TED Radio Hour, the StartUp podcast, Pat Flynn, Tony Robbins, The Uncertain Hour, Bigger Pockets, Art of Charm, Dave Ramsey, Planet Money, Jocko Podcast, EntreLeadership, Zigler, APM Marketplace, Mixergy, Seth Godin, GaryVee, James Altucher, Monocle 24, How to Start a Startup, and The $100 MBA Show with Omar Zenhom, and Casey Neistat. Be sure to listen and subscribe to Ambition Today in the iTunes Store for iOS (apple.co/1NRRPzL), on Google Play Music (goo.gl/LmmciJ), or on Stitcher for Android (bit.ly/1Rn01dy).      

In this episode, Dave is excited to welcome Andrew Weinrich. Andrew is a serial entrepreneur, social networking pioneer, and active presence in NYC's Silicon Alley for 2 decades. To date, he's founded 7 startups and has been awarded 2 software patents. Since 2013, he has sold 2 businesses, including Xtify to IBM, while advising 5 tech startups. He is currently the co-founder and Chairman of Indicative, a data analytics startup. Additionally, Andrew created the Roadmap Curriculum, an unparalleled educational guide for startup founders. The Roadmap Curriculum provides a solid foundation for founders to build their companies using best practices in order to manage and scale their teams. It covers everything from business planning to product development, branding, financing, and even pivoting/changing course. But, one of Andrew best gifts is the ability to spot large scale trends and take advantage of them. We are going to share some of his best secrets on entrepreneurship and spotting and actioning on trends in this episode. www.AndrewsRoadmaps.com www.PredictingOurFuture.com Andrew says he progressed through a number of careers that didn't work for him to find his way. He did everything from banking to being an attorney, but had a long desire to build something on his own. In 1995/1996, he formed a group to look for the best opportunities in the new internet era. One of the things that he did during this time was create and patent and database used for social networking. Andrew quit his job and started a company called 6 Degrees, which was the first social network. He sold that in the early 2000's. He then went on to his next venture in the Wi-Fi-networking space and his other companies like Xtify which sold to IBM. Andrew has a knack for spotting trends and positioning himself to take advantage of them at the right times. Andrew shares his best piece of advice for each of the areas of his roadmap curriculum: Business Planning: It's almost never that you see a great business look like its business plan. The goal of a business plan is not to identify of what you will be doing 5 years from now. It's the exercise of thinking through your business holistically. It is a tool to demonstrate to yourself, people that work for you, and investors that you are addressing a problem holistically and thinking through all of the problems and things you will need to do to make the business successful. Company Formation: It shouldn't take more than a day's worth of thought. It's driven by tax considerations and by an appreciation of it you are building a venture backed business, which you would almost always do a C-Corp. Don't re-invent the wheel. Qualify your objectives with an attorney and listen to their advice. Branding and Identity: The key piece to branding and identity is the exercise of understanding who you want to be. You do this by articulation all of your aspirations. Great brands are reflective of who they want to be in the future. Product Development: Almost nobody launches a digital product that correctly hits the mark. Identify the 99% that is terrible on launch and the 1% that is brilliant. Take the %1 and then create the next iteration. Don't outsource. Product development is a process. A great CEO is almost always the director of product. They must be fully engaged. Marketing and Sales: Startups need to prioritize one or the other. It's tough to do both at the same time. First ask the question, “Marketing or Sales?” It depends on your company type. For example, if you have a website that you want to get eyes to, then it's marketing. If you a new SAAS solution, you would want to sell your first clients to prove the solution works. Financing: You should always be networking and spending at least 10% of your time telling your story. To find financing, you can start putting together a list of anyone who is a competitor or related to your industry, then go to www.Crunchbase.com and look at which investors have invested in companies like yours or your industry. Look for those that are focused on your space. Pivoting: Every business pivots at some point or multiple points. The question is how big or small is the pivot? You will have to be open and willing to change course and adjust as needed. Every entrepreneur should know that they are not an island. There is a broader community to participate in and that you can share and gain insight from. Share more without fear of it being stolen or mis-appropriated. Don't be afraid to put it out there. At the 30 min mark, Andrew talks about how to spot trends and disrupt markets. ​ Ask yourself what is inevitable in a space? Then look at how you can figure out where they wave is going to be and go ride the wave in the way you see fit. You don't have to be exactly right, you just need to get into the ballpark.   Best Quote: "Great entrepreneurs have the right mix of arrogance and humility. Arrogance in that they think that they can do something that has never been done before. Humility in that they recognize that there is a lot to learn from other people and are willing to change course as needed.”   Andrew's Misfit 3 1Macro thesis: Form a perspective on the future of a space. Identify the smartest people you know to work with and recruit them to work with you. People are most interested in joining a passionate leader with a purpose than money or the right title. There is never a right time to start. If you have a macro thesis and the semblance of a team – get going!

Hear the incredible journey of Andrew Weinreich with SixDegrees, the first ever social network that sold it's patent to LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman. Andrew Weinreich is a serial entrepreneur, social networking pioneer, and active presence in NYC’s Silicon Alley for 2 decades. To date, he’s founded 7 startups and has been awarded 2 software patents. Since 2013, he has sold 2 businesses, including Xtify to IBM, while advising 5 tech startups such as Classpass. He is currently the co-founder and Chairman of Indicative, a data analytics startup. He leads Predicting Our Future, a podcast about the next revolutions in technology.

Entrepreneurs are often fascinated with the idea of disruption. The reason is obvious - it is typically associated with entrepreneurs who have defeated a giant, and/or redefined an industry. The reality is that disruption is arguably the most difficult and risky approach to entrepreneurship.  My guest this week, Andrew Weinreich, is an expert when it comes to the topic of disruption. Andrew founded SixDegrees (the first social networking platform) and is the "father" of social networking. Andrew joins SalesFounders to share his views on innovation and how he has founded multiple companies that all have one thing in common - massive disruption. Andrew Weinreich is a serial entrepreneur, social networking pioneer, and active presence in NYC’s Silicon Alley for 2 decades. To date, he’s founded 7 startups and has been awarded 2 software patents. Since 2013, he has sold 2 businesses, including Xtify to IBM, while advising 5 tech startups. He is currently the co-founder and Chairman of Indicative, a data analytics startup.

The "apps vs mobile web" debate rages on, this time in the retail experience. Two companies, Xtify and Usablenet are making it easy for retail locations to offer a customized, real time experience via the mobile web while in a retail location. Will this put an end to this blasted debate or add more fuel to the fire?