405: Ryan Coon | How to Build a Software Company

Ryan Coon is a co-founder and the CEO of Avail, an all-in-one software solution designed for do-it-yourself (DIY) landlords that is used by more than 600,000 landlords and tenants across the United States. Prior to Avail, Coon was an investment banking associate at BMO Capital Markets. Ryan has a hardworking spirit and together with his co-founder, Laurence Jankelow, they developed the idea for their company on a napkin that now solves the needs of thousands of landlords. His goal is to help the real estate market to become as transparent and as efficient as the stock market. Episode Highlights: Travis and Ryan discuss the merits of college. Learn the hard truth about SAAS companies – if you build it, they won't come. Find out the key to marketing effectively with quality content that adds free value. Ryan shares the pros and cons of different types of investments into your company. 3 Key Points: Creating a good product is not enough. You have to market the sh*t out of it. Sell like you want to be sold. Hire people who can adapt and be inventive. Tweetable Quotes: “The business of business is business." “We don’t look to hire experts, we hire really smart people who can figure stuff out.”  Resources Mentioned: https://www.avail.co/author/ryan (https://www.avail.co/author/ryan) Visit Travis’ website at https://create.acast.com/episodes/3b48e6da-a672-4e83-9897-ddefc4e88bc7/travischappell.com (travischappell.com) Join the Build Your Network Facebook group https://create.acast.com/episodes/3b48e6da-a672-4e83-9897-ddefc4e88bc7/travischappell.com/group (travischappell.com/group) If you want to amplify your network... For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)

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