Amy Tom chats to Gil Allouche (CEO of metadata.io) and Tom Coburn (CEO of Jebbit) about starting a marketing data company. They chat about how they each started their companies, the mutual challenges they face, and give advice on growing a company. ๐ฏ
On this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast:
- What was Gil's very first job? (00:56) And Tom's? ๐ถ (02:30)
- Why didn't Tom pursue a medical career after school? ๐ (06:48)
- How did Gil start metadata? (10:00) And how did Gil grow his company? ๐ทโโ๏ธ (15:03)
- When is the right time to pivot your business? ๐ (17:50) And how do you know when things aren't working out? (19:47)
- What are some business scalability challenges marketing founders face? ๐ (21:00)
- If Tom knew what he was getting into 10 years ago, would he still have started Jebbit? ๐ง(28:00)
- Is reiteration just part of the entrepreneurship game? ๐ (35:00)
- What is Tom's #1 piece of advice for a first-time entrepreneur? (39:07) And Gil's? ๐๐ป (40:35)
๐ฃ Vote for Jebbit for Startup Of The Year in Boston:
https://startups.hackernoon.com/us/boston
๐ฆ Vote for metadata.io for Startup Of The Year in South San Fran:
https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/south-san-francisco-united-states
๐ณ All Startups Of The Year Nominees get $300 in Pre-paid Brex Credit (conditions apply) - thanks Brex!
Connect with Tom and Gil:
- Connect with Tom on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/tom-coburn-b8aa2b34/) or via email (tom@jebbit.com)
- Connect with Gil on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gilallouche
Shownotes:
- Jebbit is nominated for Startup Of The Year in Boston: https://startups.hackernoon.com/us/boston
- metadata.io is nominated for Startup Of The Year in South San Fran: https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/south-san-francisco-united-states
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