Richard White: Getting into Y-Combinator, Starting 2 Startups, and the Cold Email that Changed His Career (#52)
Jim is joined by Richard White, Founder and CEO of businesses like UserVoice and Fathom. He takes us through his journey from being a part of the first Y-Combinator batch in Cambridge in 2005 with the founders from Reddit, Dropbox and Twitch to his latest YC backed startup, Fathom.
Jim is joined by Richard White, Founder and CEO of businesses like UserVoice and Fathom. He takes us through his journey from being a part of the first YCombinator batch in Cambridge in 2005 with the founders from Reddit, Dropbox and Twitch to his latest YC backed startup, Fathom.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE
· The power of a cold email
· How to get noticed by accelerators like Ycombinator
· What advantages does Fathom bring to Zoom meetings
· Fundraising strategies
· Generating revenue when starting with a free service
· Should you prioritize Monetizations or Growth
· Stories from a startup
· Half-baked idea to disrupt CEO headhunting
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