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Jordan Metzner@mrjmetz · CEO, Washio
AMA :)
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Andrew Velis@avelis · Software Engineer, Promoter.io
@mrjmetz Ok, I'll bite. In the Bay Area, there are many entrants in this space. What was your inspiration to enter this space given the current competitive climate? I realize my question is rather open ended but I am genuinely curious. My other question is what are your plans to expand to other locations across the US? Best.
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Erik Torenberg@eriktorenberg · Former Product Hunt
@mrjmetz jordan! great finally meeting the other week. What did you think of the new york magazine profile of you a bit ago? more broadly, as you've scaled, how have you thought about PR in the current media climate? What, if any, tradeoffs have you had to make? We just had @davidbyttow on the podcast, and he quoted Sam Biddle's advice to him: "Don't fu… See more
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Jordan Metzner@mrjmetz · CEO, Washio
@avelis I first started working on Washio in May 2012. No one was doing what we do. 2. Yes
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Jordan Metzner@mrjmetz · CEO, Washio
@davidbyttow @eriktorenberg Hi Erik. I choose to do NY Mag, cause I love the writer and I knew she would tell my story. Of course, she does a good job covering many angles including our competitors. 2. PR is a very important piece of brand building as you and @Ryan know (and do so well.) 3. Tradeoffs include waiting and timing things right based on mark… See more
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Mike Bestvina@mbesto · Professional Utility Infielder
@mrjmetz In this new "on-demand task" economy, the margins are razor thin. What are your plans to decrease costs or increase revenues as the business grows? (outside of simply getting more customers)
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Andrew Velis@avelis · Software Engineer, Promoter.io
@mrjmetz Thanks for answering my questions! I appreciate it.
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