I recently had the chance to chat with Andrew Dumont, director of BD at SEOmoz. I’ve been following him from a distance after discovering his blog so it was awesome to get some facetime to rap BD, life, and other coolness. In this interview we talk about: His introduction to working in tech at the [...]
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Marketplaces, Managing A Pipeline and Biz Dev with Max Altschuler
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing my buddy Max Altschuler, VP of business development at AttorneyFee and previously BD at Udemy. Max is a GTD type of dude. In this interview we talk about: How he started a business making American $money$ abroad right out of school before joining education marketplace Udemy Insight into [...]

Gumroad, Business Development, and Hustle with Ryan Delk
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Ryan Delk, head of Growth/Business Development at GumRoad. Ryan is a stud. I met him 6 weeks ago and could tell immediately that a) he gets it and b) he’s a doer. He was an early employee at GumRoad and dropped out of college to join the team. [...]

From Consultant to Dating Coach: A Chat on Personal Development With Charlie Houpert
Today I want to share an interview with my buddy Charlie Houpert, founder of KickAss Academy, a business that focuses on self improvement for men by helping them get better with women. In high school Charlie was a shy guy, so much so that he was designated “Most Likely to Break Out of His Shell [...]

An Interview With Alex Banayan: The Guy’s Got Hustle
Today I bring you an interview with my buddy Alex Banayan, a 20-year old VC and author for Crown Publishing (Random House). In this interview Alex reveals: How we landed a VC job at 19 with Alsop Louie Partners and leveraged the power of authenticity to do it. The advice that the President of Microsoft [...]

A Chat With Dan Shipper: His New Startup and Relationship Building with Top Entrepreneurs
In the second edition of my new interview series, I have a chat with Dan Shipper. Dan is a co-founder of Firefly and has made a few waves in the tech scene. In this conversation Dan reveals: The details of his new startup Firefly and where he got the idea Why he decided to shelve his last [...]

Breaking into Tech, Building a Brand, and BD with Alex Taub
I’m pumped to announce I’m starting a new interview show. I’m aiming to interview people who’ve done really cool things in order to expose their knowledge to others. My first interview is with Biz Dev pro Alex Taub. In our interview he reveals: How he “broke into tech” The most important thing he’s done for [...]
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