About this episode
Adam Guild is the co-founder and CEO at Owner, an online food ordering system for independent restaurants. Within a year, Owner went from being about to run out of money to having hundreds of customers. Last year, they raised a $33M Series B.Adam’s entrepreneurial journey began as a teenager when he built a successful Minecraft server, which led him to drop out of high school to become a founder. His passion for helping small businesses was sparked by his mom’s struggles running a dog grooming shop, which led him to launch the early iteration of Owner.--In today’s episode, we discuss:
How working with a small business kickstarted Owner
Adam’s unusual outbound strategy
Why the pandemic accelerated Owner’s success
How Owner’s pivot led to “hyperbolic” product-market fit
The two qualities Adam looks for in new hires
--Referenced:
Alex Bard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbard/
Dean Bloembergen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanbloembergen/
Guisados: https://www.guisados.la/
HubSpot: https://www.hubspot.com/
Jack Altman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackealtman/
Kimbal Musk: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimbalmusk/
Modern Restaurant Management: https://modernrestaurantmanagement.com/
Naval Ravikant: https://www.linkedin.com/in/navalr/
Neil Patel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilkpatel/
Peter Thiel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterthiel/
P.F. Chang's: https://www.pfchangs.com/
Sean Rad: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanrad/
Thiel Fellowship: https://thielfellowship.org/
Tim Ferriss: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timferriss/
Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/
--Where to find Adam:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamharrisonguild/
--Where to find Brett:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-berson-9986094/
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