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Andrew Myers

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
246 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

I think, I think, you know, obviously we look at what Kevin's done a lot in the space and I think he's been a pretty, pretty incredible.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

Kevin Ryan.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

So our lead investor, Kevin Ryan, basically has founded MongoDB, Gilt, Zola, Business Insider.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

He's sort of done it in all of these totally different realms.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

And so I think we learn a lot

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

by watching him.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

But I think, you know, Reid Hoffman is a great example.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

I think when you sort of look at these guys who've really thought about, in particular, you know, how do you create a really vibrant marketplace and these ecosystems where people are constantly engaging, constantly getting value?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

I think those are the kind of guys we tend to look at the most.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

I think our favorite online tool, I mean, we use Persist IQ a lot for drip marketing, which I think is a really effective tool.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

We also just love Slack.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

I think Slack is, you know, as good as it gets on the communication front.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

And then Trello is really useful in terms of organizing our workflow.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

No, I don't get eight hours of sleep right now, but I try to get six and a half.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

And I think that's important.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

I'd say I'm definitely single at the moment.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

I think the biggest thing I would say is just like, I think especially at Ivy league schools or, you know, just good schools in general, there's so much anxiety around, you know, what are you going to do next?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

And can I figure it out?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

And I think so many people end up spending the first few years of their life sort of doing something that's not particularly meaningful and they're not necessarily learning as much as they could if they were doing something on their own.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers

So I think I just tell myself to go for it.