"It's Easy to Start but Very Hard to Finish Strong" - Marketing Founders

Amy Tom chats to Gil Allouche (CEO of metadata.io) and Tom Coburn (CEO of Jebbit) about starting a marketing data company. They chat about how they each started their companies, the mutual challenges they face, and give advice on growing a company. 💯

On this episode of the HackerNoon Podcast:

• What was Gil's very first job? (00:56) And Tom's? 👶 (02:30)
• Why didn't Tom pursue a medical career after school? 🚑 (06:48)
• How did Gil start metadata? (10:00) And how did Gil grow his company? 👷‍♂️ (15:03)
• When is the right time to pivot your business? 🛋 (17:50) And how do you know when things aren't working out? (19:47)
• What are some business scalability challenges marketing founders face? 📈 (21:00)
• If Tom knew what he was getting into 10 years ago, would he still have started Jebbit? 🧐(28:00)
• Is reiteration just part of the entrepreneurship game? 🔁 (35:00)
• What is Tom's #1 piece of advice for a first-time entrepreneur? (39:07) And Gil's? 🙏🏻 (40:35)

🐣 Vote for Jebbit for Startup Of The Year in Boston:

https://startups.hackernoon.com/us/boston

🦆 Vote for metadata.io for Startup Of The Year in South San Fran:

https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/south-san-francisco-united-states

💳 All Startups Of The Year Nominees get $300 in Pre-paid Brex Credit (conditions apply) - thanks Brex!

Connect with Tom and Gil:

• Connect with Tom on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/tom-coburn-b8aa2b34/) or via email ([email protected])
• Connect with Gil on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gilallouche

Shownotes:

• Jebbit is nominated for Startup Of The Year in Boston: https://startups.hackernoon.com/us/boston
• metadata.io is nominated for Startup Of The Year in South San Fran: https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/south-san-francisco-united-states

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