Tivan Amour, Repeat Founder - Growth Rider

Sponsored by Peter Fasse, Patent Attorney at Fish & Richardson: https://www.fr.com/team/j-peter-fasse/

Tivan Amour, repeat founder, bristles with energy but is also capable of contemplation. He is a growth hacker familiar with the Socratic Dialogue. He is hugely ambitious yet generous with the less fortunate.  It was great fun interviewing him and he taught me a bunch of things. Among these were the real value of Techstars to founders and some pointers on growing a customer base.

Here is a list of the topics covered:

• Tivan Amour Bio
• What Effect Did Working for AT&T While Still in College Have in Tivan’s Life?
• Tivan as a Product Manager at Abercrombie & Fitch
• Tivan Starts His First Company
• Tivan Decides Boston Is Just Right for Him
• What Tivan Learned from Volunteering at BUILD
• How Tivan Structures His Day
• Tivan’s First Company Pivots
• Genesis of Fortified Bike – New Way to Market to Bike Shops – Cutting Out Distributors
• Fortified Bike Goes into Techstars
• The Real Value of Techstars to the Founder
• Changing Co-founders
• com Has Won Plaudits from Experts for Its Efficacy – Tivan’s Advice on Building a Website