Hernan Lopez – Founder and CEO of Wondery
Hire people who think differently from you. Hernan Lopez is Founder and CEO of Wondery, a network of storytellers and a media company specializing in mobile and on-demand audio. Wondery creates…
mobile
Mobile changed how we do everything. Shop. Communicate. Navigate. Procrastinate. The founders in this section are building the companies and tools that live in your pocket. Apps, platforms, and services designed for a world where the phone comes first.
These interviews cover the full mobile ecosystem. App development. Mobile marketing. Device accessories. Mobile payments. Location-based services. The user experience challenges that come with building for a screen you hold in your hand. Which are different from desktop challenges in ways that matter.
The founders here talk about what it takes to build for mobile. The design constraints. The platform politics. The reality of app store economics, which are less friendly than they look. And the constant evolution of what users expect from their phones, which somehow keeps accelerating.
You’ll find insights on mobile-first strategy, push notification philosophy (yes, there’s a philosophy), user retention, cross-platform development, and the challenge of building something that earns a permanent spot on someone’s home screen. If you’re building for mobile, these founders have been in the trenches.
Marc Guren – Co-Founder and CEO of Simple Matters
If I had to do it all over again, I would have been willing to trust my feelings earlier that what I was doing wasn’t fun and I needed to…
Daniel Eberhard – Co-founder and CEO of Koho Financial
Hire sooner, work with more consultants who have industry experience, and delegate more to them. Daniel Eberhard is the co-founder and CEO of Koho Financial, which offers Millennials a no-fee,…
John Wu – CEO and Co-Founder of Gryphon Online Safety, Inc.
You can’t do it all and you don’t have all the answers. The only way to grow is to find people smarter than you and help them embrace the same…
Meet John Wu – CEO and Co-Founder of Gryphon Online Safety, Inc.
Chris Hopkinson – Vice President of DubLabs
I’m a big believer in actions over talk. Lots of people have ideas, but very few act on them. Chris Hopkinson is the vice president of strategy and business…
Geoff Green – Co-founder and CEO of Netvious Networks
Delight your customers. If you fulfill the customer’s demands and do a good job with that, great things happen. Geoff Green is co-founder and CEO of Netvious Networks, a leading-edge mobility…
Junaid Shams – Co-Founder and CEO of Rooam
I think what makes the best entrepreneur is an entrepreneur that has failed previously. I have had my own failures, and even though I wouldn’t describe it as a “worst…
Gene Ku – Founder and Chairman of Mobovida
I’d go into business with individuals who have skills and a work ethic that meet or exceed my own. Never compromise on this. Gene Ku is the founder and chairman…
Duncan Lennox – CEO and Co-founder of Qstream
Great ideas don’t come from thinking “how can I make this thing a little bit better?” It’s usually from turning things upside down and looking at them from a completely…
Paul Burke – CEO and Co-founder of RentHoop
The foundation for a growth strategy is to create meaningful relationships. Paul is the CEO and Cofounder of RentHoop, a mobile app that connects renters looking for roommates. He compares…
Eirini Schlosser – CEO and Founder of Chuz
In a world that is becoming ever more digital, the opportunity to make millennials’ social lives easier and help people to connect face-to-face easily is what excites me. Eirini Schlosser…
Dean Glas – Co-founder and CEO of Bivid
Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. –Farrah Gray Dean is the co-founder and CEO of Bivid, which launched from beta in January 2016….