Dan Merritts – CEO of F#
[quote style=”boxed”]I have a ton of bad ideas. Each idea should be assessed before jumping in and executing. Ideas are cheap. Execution is expensive. Always better to kill bad ideas…
Social media changed everything. The founders in this section were there for it. They’ve built agencies, tools, platforms, and strategies that help people and brands navigate a world where everyone has a megaphone and attention is the most valuable currency.
These interviews cover the full social media landscape. Content creation. Community management. Paid social. Analytics. Influencer marketing. The algorithms that decide what you see and the people trying to work with (or around) them. It’s a moving target, and the founders here have been tracking it for years.
What’s refreshing about these conversations is the lack of hype. Social media is full of people promising overnight success. The founders featured here are more interested in what actually works over time. They talk about building real audiences, creating content that matters, and the difference between vanity metrics and the ones that pay the bills.
You’ll find insights on platform strategy, content calendars, social commerce, and the challenge of staying authentic when the algorithm rewards the opposite. Whether you’re managing social media for a brand, building a social media company, or just trying to understand why your posts get twelve likes and your neighbor’s cat gets twelve thousand, there’s something useful here.
[quote style=”boxed”]I have a ton of bad ideas. Each idea should be assessed before jumping in and executing. Ideas are cheap. Execution is expensive. Always better to kill bad ideas…
[quote]I start my day by doing affirmations and incantations. It’s easy to throw yourself a pity party every day, so I refuse to indulge in this.[/quote] Jasmine Kaloudis has a…
[quote style=”boxed”]Ideas come to life when they’re ready. I find they hit me when I’m washing dishes or vacuuming or meditating. They might come to mind right as I’m waking…
[quote style=”boxed”]My personal credo, which is literally tattooed on my right forearm, is “JFDI” : Just f***ing do it.[/quote] Alex Hillman starts things: businesses, conversations, parties—and, once in a while,…
[quote style=”boxed”]Inundate your mind with information. Read everything.[/quote] In an article for TexasEnterprise.org, Brandon Chicotsky wrote about his American generation raised with the Internet as “digital natives.” At age 27,…
[quote style=”boxed”]Ask for help. I think having the title of “entrepreneur” makes us believe we’re all alone and need to do it by ourselves.[/quote] John T. Meyer is the CEO…
[quote style=”boxed”]I would focus on following my passion. It’s a stupid mistake to think that you need to give up what you love in order to make ends meet.[/quote] Raphael…
[quote style=”boxed”]My philosophy has three pillars: 1) know the market, 2) know your consumers, and 3) trust your lens.[/quote] Steven Dziedzic is an innovator and adviser in consumer Internet searching….
[quote style=”boxed”]We have a bias toward action, with the caveat to always be testing.[/quote] Jeffrey Vocell is an analytics geek, early tech adopter, and entrepreneur. He is Co-Founder of a…
Highly Relevant co-founder and partner Alex Becker is a leading search engine optimization and digital marketing expert. Alex has over seven years’ experience in online reputation management, social media marketing,…
Meet Alex Becker – Co-founder and Partner of Highly Relevant
[quote style=”boxed”]If I ever make a pile of cash, my goal is to start a tech school for kids here in Portland.[/quote] Jason Lander is the CEO and co-founder of…
[quote style=”boxed”] You shouldn’t be afraid to give away your ideas! It’s really only by talking about your work and getting feedback from people that your concept can develop and…