Episode description
We sat down with Melissa Kwan, a 3x bootstrapper, to talk about her entrepreneurial journey, working with contractor developers, getting first customers, developing social media presence, and going to Burning Man in 2023.
Show notes
- Melissa's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissakwan/
- eWebinar: https://ewebinar.com/
- The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs (book): https://amzn.to/3t4sK20
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Segments
[00:19] Introduction
[03:16] Becoming an entrepreneur
[07:06] Starting the first company
[07:53] Appreciating coding as a non-technical founder
[09:39] Working with contractors
[21:41] Journey prior to founding eWebinar
[28:03] Splitting equity between co-founders
[35:38] Working with customers
[39:28] Developing social media presence
[45:59] Getting onto other people's podcasts
[50:52] Going to Burning Man in 2023
[55:35] Living as a digital nomad
[56:32] Parting advice
[58:25] Book recommendation