Metacast: Behind the scenes
  • September 20, 2023

36. Building a startup with contractors with Melissa Kwan, co-founder & CEO of eWebinar

Metacast: Behind the scenes

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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Chapters

  • 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

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