Episode 357 | Bryan Colligan - Dragon Slayer

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Bryan Colligan talks with Dave Rael about dragons, software, business, audio, and growth

Bryan Colligan is a 3 time founder and developer with over 15 years experience and 10 years of startup experience. Bryan loves building channels of growth has helped multiple companies Hack Growth and expand their customer base including, TalkDesk, Equidate, Sliced Investing, Lumity, Sendoso and Aquila(A-Quill-A). Currently Bryan spends his time advising companies and growing AlphaVoice a podcast marketing platform.

Chapters: 0:36 - Dave introduces the show and Bryan Colligan4:25 - Why Bryan uses dragons as the symbol for problems to tackle6:57 - Bryan, the entrepreneur10:36 - The story of the Panama Canal and relevance to building products and businesses14:05 - How Bryan got started in software16:25 - AlphaVoice - what Bryan is building21:05 - Bryan's immense interest in audio26:30 - Discoverability of internet content and learning29:30 - Why Bryan is creating products and why voice is so compelling37:59 - Bryan's story of failure - buliding unwanted technology41:59 - Bryan's book recommendations44:00 - Bryan's top 2 tips for delivering more value45:41 - Keeping up with Bryan

Resources: AlphaVoice AlphaVoice on Twitter Back to the Future - Doc Brown - "We don't need roads" Dr. Jordan Peterson The Flinch - Julien Smith Julien Smith on the Bulletproof podcast Johannes Gutenberg Printing Press Dominance Hierarchy Her (film) Jaron Lanier Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now - Jaron Lanier Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products - Nir Eyal Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth - Gabriel Weinberg

Bryan's book recommendation: The Ascent of Humanity: Civilization and the Human Sense of Self - Charles Eisenstein The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference - Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell

Bryan's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Be as good as you can with estimation so you don't lose credibility Be empathetic and pay attention to people when they're speaking