Founder Coffee
Have coffee with famous founders. Salesflare's co-founder Jeroen does it on your behalf.
53 articles
Matthew Cleevely of 10to8
Jeroen talked with Matthew Cleevely, co-founder of 10to8. They talk about building water rockets and designing mouse mats, picking things apart to learn how to build things, the stress of running out of money, and how to make yearly plans you’ll actually realize.
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Jeroen Corthout 36 min read Susanne Klepsch of MeetFox
Jeroen talked with Susanne Klepsch, co-founder of MeetFox. They talk about how we got to love processes, why as a small business you should do things that don’t scale to compete, how difficult it is to convert freemium users, and why Susanne wishes she stuck with a niche much earlier.
by Jeroen Corthout 34 min read Ai Ching Goh of Piktochart
Jeroen talked with Ai Ching, co-founder of Piktochart. They talk about why and how Piktochart introduced a 4-day workweek, how it feels to be working fully remotely from a tropical island, what it means to build a people centric company, and the immense power of deep work.
by Jeroen Corthout 41 min read Dave Will of PropFuel
Jeroen talked with Dave, co-founder of PropFuel. They talk about walking slow and smiling more, focusing on controlled growth instead of building a high risk high growth business, why we don’t like the sitcom Silicon Valley, and the importance of the little things.
by Jeroen Corthout 36 min read Lisa Popovici of Cartloop
Jeroen talked with Lisa, co-founder of Cartloop. They talk about why she chose entrepreneurship over med school, what motivates and what scares her, everything she does to stay healthy and balanced, how you make your customers the heroes, and why it’s important to build habits and set priorities.
by Jeroen Corthout 30 min read Udesh Jadnanansing of Mopinion
Jeroen talked with Udesh, co-founder of Mopinion. They talk about why Mopinion focuses on the European market, how as a CRO he spends his time crunching data, the ethics of habit building in software, and why you should start selling your product as soon as possible.
by Jeroen Corthout 35 min read Will van der Sanden of Dux-Soup
Jeroen talked with Will, founder of Dux-Soup. They talk about how to build a remote team, why Dux-Soup mostly employs freelancers, why they price their product lower than competitors, how Chrome sets the internet standards, and why listening is a founder’s most important skill.
by Jeroen Corthout 27 min read Steven Benson of Badger Maps
Jeroen talked with Steven, founder of Badger Maps. They talk about the power of podcasting, studying languages, doing three-hour bike rides on a stationary bike, and why he might move his company out of the Valley.
by Jeroen Corthout 31 min read Nick Franklin of ChartMogul
Jeroen talked with Nick, founder of ChartMogul. They talk about the joys of building stuff and hiring the right people, how he’s looking to go deeper in the current niche, his plans with implementing EOS, living in Korea, and developing your own inner confidence.
by Jeroen Corthout 38 min read Amir Salihefendić of Doist
Jeroen talked with Amir, founder of Doist. They talk about the advantages of building products for yourself, how synchronous team communication is stressing us all out, the difficulties of find product-market fit in a busy industry, and how to stay competitive in the long run.
by Jeroen Corthout 31 min read Randy Rayess of Outgrow
Jeroen talked with Randy, co-founder of Outgrow. They talk about how to recruit the right people, how to select the right features to work on, the benefits of meditation and stretching, and why doing something for just 3 minutes per day might be the right way to start building a lasting habit.
by Jeroen Corthout 39 min read Rand Fishkin of Sparktoro
Jeroen talked with Rand, co-founder of Sparktoro. They talk about SaaS vs. services, the innovative business model behind Sparktoro, how to stay authentic in marketing, how Rand organizes marketing in his new company, and why not to release any MVP but take it slowly.
by Jeroen Corthout 43 min read Veronika Riederle of Demodesk
Jeroen talked with Veronika, co-founder of Demodesk. They talk about why to focus very hard on the product first before starting to sell, how to properly organize a remote team, and how to know whether you’ve reached Product Market Fit.
by Jeroen Corthout 30 min read Jason Fried of Basecamp
Jeroen talked with Jason, co-founder of Basecamp. They talk about how to go about remote working the right way, why he puts sustainable growth over investor fueled growth, and how to apply stoicism in life and in business.
by Jeroen Corthout 61 min read Max Armbruster of Talkpush
Jeroen talked with Max, co-founder of Talkpush. They talk about whether it makes sense to combine software with services, how the big internet giants get rich, and how to build great processes and have effective meetings.
by Jeroen Corthout 25 min read Alex Theuma of SaaStock
Jeroen talked with Alex, co-founder of SaaStock. They talk about how SaaStock is now going online during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, how to start a business starting with the audience, and why you should never forget that cash is king.
by Jeroen Corthout 29 min read Rahul Vohra of Superhuman
Jeroen talked with Rahul, co-founder of Superhuman. They talk about how Superhuman goes about prioritizing growth projects, his career detour starting a PhD in machine learning, how playing Dungeons and Dragons keeps him inspired, and why you need to aim for either growth of users or growth of revenue, but not both.
by Jeroen Corthout 36 min read Mada Seghete of Branch
Jeroen talked with Mada, co-founder of Branch. They talk about good reads and Goodreads, about working 14-16 hours per day and being lucky, Branch’s big vision, and the excitement of building a team and making an impact.
by Jeroen Corthout 30 min read Darren Chait of Hugo
Jeroen talked with Darren, co-founder of Hugo. They talk about how having a baby makes you a better founder, the dilemma between raising VC money vs. not, how partnerships can boost your business, and why trusting your team makes all the difference.
by Jeroen Corthout 29 min read Harrison Rose of Paddle
Jeroen talked with Harrison, co-founder of Paddle. They talk about how he builds a solid team while hiring 100 employees in a year, why he gets up at 6, how he keeps his high energy up, and why you need to keep learning faster than your organization.
by Jeroen Corthout 30 min read
