His Company Went Public At $1.8 BILLION...And His Next Idea Is Even Bigger
The IO Podcast: Investor + Operator · Sterling Snow and Tyler Hogge
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Show Notes
In this episode of Exceptional Startups, Brandon Rodman (founder of Weave and now Previ) breaks down how he’s quietly building a Costco for the modern workforce — one that’s already grown from 300K to 1.5M users in 3 months, all without charging employers a dime.
He shares hard-earned lessons from going 0 to IPO with Weave, why he got rejected by 150 investors, and how he's self-funded Previ with a bigger vision in mind — this time, he’s not giving up control.
It’s honest, tactical, and full of gold for anyone scaling something real.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:42 Insane Growth and Brandon's B2B2C tactics
5:20 Launch of “The Drop”
13:00 Clear, consistent user retention & growth beats fast acquisition
15:00 Betting on Yourself
21:51 How to Build A Winning Culture
24:01 “If you only give 80%, you get 80%. That last 10–20% is where everything happens.”
Check out Previ: https://previ.com/landing
Check out PELION: https://pelionvp.com/
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