Ep. 36 - Building a startup with contractors with Melissa Kwan, co-founder & CEO of eWebinar
Ep. 36 - Building a startup with contractors with Melissa Kwan, co-founder & CEO of eWebinar
We sat down with Melissa Kwan, a 3x bootstrapper, to talk about her entrepreneurial journey, working with contractor developers, getting first customers, developing social media presence, and going to Burning Man in 2023.
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Segments
[00:00] Introduction
[02:57] Becoming an entrepreneur
[06:47] Starting the first company
[07:34] Appreciating coding as a non-technical founder
[09:20] Working with contractors
[21:22] Journey prior to founding eWebinar
[27:44] Splitting equity between co-founders
[35:19] Working with customers
[39:09] Developing social media presence
[45:40] Getting onto other people's podcasts
[50:33] Going to Burning Man in 2023
[55:16] Living as a digital nomad
[56:13] Parting advice
[58:06] Book recommendation