➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory➡️ About The Guest⁣Russ Heddleston is the Co-Founder and CEO of DocSend. He was previously a product manager at Facebook, where he arrived via the acquisition of his startup Pursuit.com, and has held roles at Dropbox, Greystripe, and Trulia. He sold DocSend to Dropbox for $165M in 2021. He holds an MBA from Harvard and an MS in Computer Science from Stanford.➡️ Talking Points⁣00:00 - Intro01:02 - Russ Heddleston’s Origin Story06:09 - Why Russ Decided To Start His Own Business?10:06 - How Did Russ Get The Idea To Start A Business?17:07 - How Does Russ Research For Product Market Fit?23:34 - What Was The Main Focus When Russ Was Building Docsend?26:48 - How Case Studies Can Help In Growing The Business?30:20 - What Are Russ’s Fundraising Strategies For His Business?38:24 - Advice For Founders When They Start Searching For Investors?42:18 - What Are The Best Practices For Fundraising?49:03 - Where Can People Connect With Russ?49:44 - What Was The Biggest Challenge Of Russ Heddleston’s Career And How Does He Overcome It?50:55 - What Would Russ Tell His 20-Year-Old Self?51:36 - A Book Or A Podcast Recommended By Russ?52:20 - Who Is Russ’s Mentor?53:24 - What Does Success Mean To Russ?➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/heddleston/https://twitter.com/rheddleston➡️ Podcast Sponsors1. SHOPIFY - https://shopify.com/successstory2. HELLOFRESH - https://hellofresh.com/successstory16 (Code: Successstory16)3. TRUEBILL - https://truebill.com/successstory4. HUBSPOT - https://hubspot.com/podcastnetwork

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