My first year in a mobile startup with Lowdown co-founder David Senior
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\\n\\nDavid Senior doesn\'t hold back. He is the co-founder of a new kind of service that helps put your upcoming meetings in context called Lowdown. We get to that in this episode, as well as their newest app release called Here, but the real reason you NEED to watch or listen to this episode is for the truth. The truth about how difficult it is to find good advice that is worth listening to. The truth about how hard it is to build a company with staying power in this era of temporary companies. How hard it is to equip yourself to compete globally. How hard this "simple" business of mobile really is.
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\\n\\n\\nDavid says that he asked 100 people their advice over the year he has been building Lowdown and everything they\'ve offered - some of the typical advice you would get from so-called "experts" - was wrong. This last year has been an incredible learning experience for the company and he is offering it up for all of us right here, in this episode.
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\\n\\n\\nWe talk about the products, the growth hacking he\'s experimented with, the impact of his appearance on Bloomberg, his philosophy on the right number of customers, his thinking on "lean methodology", what their app ecosystem strategy is and how he maintains his positivity through the ups and downs of running a startup.
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\\n\\n\\nI know I think very highly of the guests we have on UNTETHER.tv but this episode with David is one I\'ve listened to a number of times already simply because of the unbelievable insight he brings to that early stage of a startup in the mobile world. If you are building a business in the mobile industry, this is a must watch episode. Prepare to learn.
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\\n\\n\\nFull show notes can be found here.
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