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Hamza Amir, who is the CEO of Blurbiz. As a marketing guru working for household names like Disney and Coca-Cola, Hamza saw a problem in the industry with mobile videos. He kept hearing the same complaints, but no one was doing anything about it. Hamza came up with the solution when he created Blurbiz.

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Famous Five:

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• Favorite Book? \\u2013 Zero to One
• What CEO do you follow? \\u2014 Mark Suster: msuster on Snapchat
• Favorite online tool? \\u2014 Scoutapp

• Do you get 8 hours of sleep? \\u2014 No.
• If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? \\u2014 Move to Silicon Valley faster.

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Time Stamped Show Notes:

• 01:05 \\u2013 Nathan introduces Hamza
• 01:40 \\u2013 He is not the guy behind the Chewbacca mask
• 02:00 \\u2013 Blurbiz assists with mobile ad videos
• 03:00 \\u2013 Up to $5000/month per account
• 03:20 \\u2013 20 customers right now
• 03:40 \\u2013 He used to do influencer marketing work
• • 04:05 \\u2013 He saw a gap in mobile content
• 04:35 \\u2013 Blurbiz was the solution to that gap
• 04:40 \\u2013 Expected to raise $2 M by the end of the month
• 05:05 \\u2013 They are working out terms with a new investor
• 05:20 \\u2013 Angel funding
• 07:00 \\u2013 His advice for entrepreneurs about investing
• 07:20 \\u2013 Competitors
• 08:00 \\u2013 \\u201cFundraising is more of an art than a science.\\u201d
• 09:05 \\u2013 How to use the service
• • 09:20 \\u2013 Create and publish a video from your mobile device
  • 09:50 \\u2013 Creating a Snapchat through Blurbiz
• 10:50 \\u2013 Allowing companies to use different platforms
• 12:20 \\u2013 Funds go to the business first. Anything left over goes to salaries.
• • 13:00 \\u2013 Salary was $2500 last month
• 13:20 \\u2013 Twitter: @hamza3amir and Snapchat: hamza3amir
• 16:00 -- The Famous Five

3 Key Points:

• If there is a persistent problem in an industry, come up with a solution.
• Understand the best types of fundraising for your new business.
• Make a business that stems from your expertise.

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Resources Mentioned:

• Host Gator\\xa0\\u2013 The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
• Freshbooks\\xa0- The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
• Leadpages\\xa0 \\u2013 The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
• Audible\\xa0\\u2013 Nathan uses Audible when he\'s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.
• Scoutapp \\u2013 Hamza\\u2019s favorite online tool

• Show Notes provided by\\xa0Mallard Creatives

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