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Episode Synopsis
Spencer is the Founder & CEO of Podia, a platform with one of the most creator-friendly tools that can help you sell online courses, digital downloads, membership subscriptions and more, Spencer is a serial entrepreneur & has been all his life, he co-founded three bootstrapped companies TypeFrag (2003), Carbonmade (2007), and Uncover (2012).Spencer specializes in building consumer products, helping entrepreneurs & understanding businesses, on a personal level he loves cooking & playing squash.During this interview we cover:00:00 Contentfy, Your On-Demand Content Team (Sponsor)01:02 - Intro 02:07 - Spencer’s Background, Past Ventures & Funding Podia07:27 - Problem Looking to Solve With Podia & How it Differentiates 10:30 - Pivoting from Coach to Podia for Product Market Fit 12:29 - How to Constantly Ensure you Stay in the Mission Track15:29 - Is COVID an Accelerant or has More Negative Effect on Podia16:50 - Successful Programs & Sustainable Business in Podia 19:44 - Most Common Mistake Founders are Making on their SaaS Startups21:27 - Biggest Proven Growth Levers that Worked for Spencer23:19 - Failures in Growth Strategies & why to Re-Test Strategies 24:45 - Biggest Challenges in Scaling Podia Currently26:36 - Best Resources Instrumental to Spencer Success29:03 - What Does Success Means To Spencer Today?30:38 - Staying Motivated When Your Startup has Rough First Years32:10 - Future Plans for Podia & How To Get In Touch With SpencerPeople:Ben HorowitzJeff BezosElon MuskBooks:The Hard Thing About Hard ThingsGet In Touch With Spencer:Spencer’s LinkedinSpencerfryTag us & follow:FacebookLinkedInInstagram More about Akeel:Twitter LinkedIn Saas PodcastSaaS ConsultingHow to Value a SaaS Company
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