
Episode 120
Landsman on software
Ian Landsman talks about his 15-year history of building HelpSpot
November 17, 202046m 46sExplicit
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Show Notes
Justin is joined by everybody's favorite Twitter Uncle: Ian Landsman (founder of HelpSpot).
- Ian's encounter with his internet hero Joel Spolsky
- Do you get worried that this all going to go away?
- How scared should we be of the competition?
- How do you hedge your bets?
- We prognosticate about what our bootstrapper friends' blind spots are. 🤣
- We both ask for investors live, on air.
- How founders should manage their personal finances.
- How our past experience can make us blind to opportunities.
- How can devs connect with marketers?
- Which startups would we invest in.
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