Rossel is now the Co-founder and CEO at video gift startup VidDay, a group gift video solution where they bring in over 1 million video uploads from over 150 countries into their platform. Rossel formerly helped scale SkipTheDishes, a seamless online food delivery and pickup app, from a small start-up to a team of over 2500 employees. Russel thrives off of solving complex challenges and finds passion and excitement in the sometimes chaotic environment of building and growing a Start-Up.During this interview we cover:00:00 A word From The Sponsor01:02  Intro04:08 Growth Strategies & Why is it Important to Fail Fast04:21 What Drove the Success of HeyZap & How Was the Process of Acquisition & Eventual Exit06:53 Constraints & Strategies When Competing with Giants like UberEats 09:49 Exiting & Joining VidDay in 201911:49 What’s VidDay 13:03 How Big is The Market Opportunity for VidDay? 15:19  What Were the Initial Costs to Get Vidday Off the Ground to Reach PMF?18:11 VidDay’s Length Based Pricing  & Validating Other Models19:49 Specialized Team Focused on Template & Editing Options21:06 Product Expanding to in the Market with VidDay’s Roadmap22:21  Advice you Wish you Had Known & would Tell your 25 year old self23:20  Biggest Challenges Russel's Currently facing in Order to Continue to Grow VidDay24:13 Top Resources Instrumental for Russel's Success25:39 What does success mean to Russell Today?26:38 Future for VidDay, Rossel & Where to Get in TouchMentions:AWS Activate ProgramVidday.comPeople:Denis DevigneJeff LaxonBooks:The Hard Thing About Hard ThingsGet In Touch With Rossel:Russel’s LinkedinTag us & follow:Facebook  LinkedIn  Instagram  More about Akeel:Twitter LinkedIn Saas PodcastSaaS ConsultingHow to Value a SaaS Company

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