Starting over from zero

Danielle Morrill joined the show to talk about how she’s starting over from zero after the recent acquisition of Mattermark to FullContact where she held the role of CEO and co-founder who walked away with “zero dollars and a job”. We talked through the details of the company, the acquisition process, the deal — which she brokered herself — as well as her outlook on the startup grind and silicon valley today, and what she’s planning to do next.

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Featuring:

• Danielle Morrill – Website, GitHub, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• The Web 2.0 Show #63: Twilio - Telephony in the Cloud
• Mattermark to shut down after selling to FullContact
• Mattermark wasn’t a pivot
• Book: Who Moved My Cheese
• We talked through this Twitter thread from Ryan Caldbeck

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