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Welcome to Startupr - Your Hub for Startup Success! Are you an entrepreneur or aspiring founder? Startupr is here to inspire, educate, and empower you on your entrepreneurial journey. What we offer: 🎙️ Founder Interviews – Dive into exclusive conversations with startup founders as they share their real-world experiences, strategies, and lessons learned. 📚 Educational Content – Discover actionable advice on topics like funding, marketing, team building, growth strategies, and more to help you navigate the startup world. 💡 Practical Tips – Learn step-by-step approaches to turning ideas into scalable businesses and creating a thriving company culture. 🤝 Network with like-minded entrepreneurs to share ideas and collaborate. 🌟 Learn from seasoned founders and gain insights to grow your business. 🎁 Access exclusive deals on essential tools, software, and services to fuel your startup’s success. Subscribe now and join us!

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  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Howard Lerman - Founder, CEO @ Roam: How to Build a Fast Growing Startup Without an Office

    In this episode of the Startupr Founder Series, we sit down with Howard Lerman, the legendary entrepreneur behind Yext (NYSE: YEXT) and current CEO of Roam, a groundbreaking virtual HQ platform designed for distributed teams and AI-powered collaboration. Howard shares his full journey—from launching viral college startups (like JustATip.com) and scaling Yext to a successful IPO, to his newest mission with Roam: building the future of work by eliminating unnecessary meetings and enabling eight-minute conversations inside virtual offices powered by AI coworkers. As a gift to the Startupr community, Howard is offering 8-minute meetings to founders — Book directly at https://ro.am/howard. In this interview we cover: -How Yext scaled from a paper-call product to IPO -Howard’s radical advice on MVPs, delegation, and product-market fit -Why Roam was built to kill calendar bloat and empower global, async teams -The case for advisor-led growth over traditional outbound -Viral product loops, real-time collaboration, and the rise of AI teammates This is one of the most insightful founder interviews we’ve done—packed with first-principles thinking, hard-earned lessons, and practical startup wisdom for anyone building in SaaS, AI, remote work, or enterprise tools. 🎥 Watch the full interview and subscribe for more founder-driven conversations. 🔗 Try Roam: https://ro.am 🌐 Explore more from Startupr: https://startupr.xyz/ ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – From JustATip.com to Founding Yext 03:45 – Scaling Yext: Pay-per-call, Listings, and the IPO 08:00 – Why MVP Advice Has Changed in 2025 11:15 – The Case for Advisor-Led Growth (and What Startups Get Wrong) 14:00 – Building Roam: A Virtual HQ to Eliminate Meeting Bloat 19:35 – Founders Should Never Delegate Product-Market Fit 24:00 – The Reality of IPOs and Venture-Backed Expectations 29:00 – Discipline, Lifelong Learning, and Leadership Evolution 32:00 – Why Howard’s Bullish on Gen Z Founders 35:00 – The Future of Work: Global Talent, AI, and Roam’s Vision #HowardLerman #RoamHQ #Yext #StartupFounders #FounderInterview #SaaS #AI #FutureOfWork #VirtualHQ #StartupAdvice #ProductMarketFit #Leadership #StartupStrategy

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Welcome to Startupr - Your Hub for Startup Success! Are you an entrepreneur or aspiring founder? Startupr is here to inspire, educate, and empower you on your entrepreneurial journey. What we offer: 🎙️ Founder Interviews – Dive into exclusive conversations with startup founders as they share their real-world experiences, strategies, and lessons learned. 📚 Educational Content – Discover actionable advice on topics like funding, marketing, team building, growth strategies, and more to help you navigate the startup world. 💡 Practical Tips – Learn step-by-step approaches to turning ideas into scalable businesses and creating a thriving company culture. 🤝 Network with like-minded entrepreneurs to share ideas and collaborate. 🌟 Learn from seasoned founders and gain insights to grow your business. 🎁 Access exclusive deals on essential tools, software, and services to fuel your startup’s success. Subscribe now and join us!