Today’s episode of Request for Startups features
* Joe Fernandez : Co-Founder and CEO of allUP, Former CEO and Co-Founder at Joymode and Klout, @JoeFernandez on X
* Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of Turpentine.co. @eriktorenberg on X
In this conversation, Joe Fernandez, Co-Founder and CEO of allUP, joins Erik Torenberg as he discusses building in the online reputation space. They explore the ever-increasing importance of trust in the age of AI and the unique challenges of building a startup in this space, potential data businesses that could be built on top of reputation, and more.
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:27) Klout’s journey
(02:00) Importance of online reputation
(05:13) Navigating the idea maze
(10:43) Professional networks
(12:45) Sponsor: Turpentine
(13:33) Exploring different modalities and data sources
(17:12) Future of reputation data
(22:03) Reflecting on Klout and lessons learned
(23:57) Building first-party data with allUp
(27:35) Wrap—
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