The Rise, The Fall & The Rebuild Of A Tech Entrepreneur with Rand Fishkin on We Do Hard Things
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- On today's show, I talk startup culture, venture capital, and the things no one tells you about starting and scaling companies with tech founder and CEO, Rand Fishkin.
In this episode, Mark and Rand cover:
Myths about Silicon Valley and startup culture
Why a grow-at-all-cost strategy sets people up to fail
Why the release of Rand’s book, Lost and Founder lead to potential lawsuits
What he got wrong at Moz and what he’s hoping to get right at his new company SparkToro
More About Rand Fishkin:
Rand dropped out of the University of Washington in 2000 to work full-time at his mother’s small business marketing firm as a web designer.
In 2004, he created the SEOmoz blog, which, over the next decade, became the world’s most popular community and content resource for search marketers. In 2007, the company (Moz) transitioned from consulting to software and Rand took the role of CEO.
Over 7 years as CEO, Rand grew Moz to 130+ employees, $30M+ in revenue, and traffic to 30M+ visitors/year. He raised two rounds of funding, led three acquisitions, and a rebrand. Rand stepped down as CEO in 2014 during a rough bout with depression and left the company 4 years later.
Today, Rand is the CEO SparkToro, the author of the absolutely amazing book, Lost & Founder - A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World. He’s also a feminist who loves underdogs, cooking, & helping people do better marketing.
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Learn about Rand’s latest venture: sparktoro.com
Mark: Asks very reasonable startup question.
Rand: What even is life?
This might be one of the most enjoyable, helpful, and generous conversations I've heard in a long time. ❤
Thanks Brendan for the super kind words. Appreciate you watching. Mark
Rand is such a breath of fresh air.
He. Is. Amazing. Thanks for watching :) Mark
Great show and great interview style Mark! Rands thought leadership is unsurpassed and is my virtual mentor for well over a decade. He has influenced me in so many ways. I love his sensitivity and human touch.
Thank you so much Nicole for your support and the lessons you have from Rand, this just reinforces why we do the podcast. Thanks again for taking the time to support. #wedohardthings - Jose
Rand Fishkin is a Type of Guy Who Likes to Live and Breathe. You're The Man, Rand!
Thank you so much for the support, we appreciate you! #wedoahardthings - Jose
Loved this especially the different take on what progress is and that it’s not linked to profit goals. Loved that part about making your younger self proud too. Thank you Mark and Rand🙏❤️
Just here as a Rand stan. Great interview, Mark!
Thank you so much, Mark really appreciates all the support, I agree he really digs deep into what the lessons are. Thanks again and much love #wedohardthings - Jose
Well, Rand is already impacting a ton of lives professionally and otherwise being how he is. Sharing the journey and showing us that's another way of doing business and marketing is already a huge influence.
Lost and Founder is one of the greatest books for founders and entrepreneurs! I was so happy to be able to have Rand on the show. Thanks for listening and sharing your thoughts. Mark
Making money is an art, learn this art and live rich till you live !..
Thank you Yasin for your input here, we appreciate you. #wedohardthings - Jose
Great inverview, subscribed
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Great interview. The videogame will hopefully have frogs in it. 👍
Thank you for the amazing feedback, we appreciate you! #wedohardthings - Jose
Hi, I know here I'm here one person who destrbing to all of you
I'm try to thinking about it I wanna leave all of you go too far from your life
Thank you for watching we are listening, just keep going. #wedohardthings - Jose
Just keep taking one day at a time, and thank you for interacting. #wedohardthings - Jose