Just Go Grind #185: Jordi Hays, Co-Founder & CEO of Likewise, the End-to-End Platform to Find and Work With the World's Best Creatives
Sep 26, 2020
45:40
Jordi Hays is the Co-Founder & CEO of Likewise, the end-to-end platform to find and work with the world's best creatives.
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Some of the Topics Covered by Jordi Hays in this Episode
- How Jordi decided to start Likewise and focus on the needs of eCommerce companies
- The pain point of accessing creative talent
- The initial version of Likewise and bootstrapping for the first 6 months
- Growing 100% MoM, multiple months in a row
- The business model and pricing behind Likewise
- Getting their first freelancer to earn $100,000 through the platform in their first 6 months
- The customer acquisition strategy of Likewise
- Hitting a $1M run rate without any outbound sales or marketing
- How Jordi decided to raise outside capital for Likewise
- The importance of founder-market fit
- Closing a pre-seed round of funding during the global pandemic
- Equity splits and founder agreements
- The brand experience when working with Likewise
- How Jordi is looking at which creators to bring on the Likewise platform
- Use of funds for the pre-seed round of funding for Likewise
- The evolution of Co-Founder roles for Jordi and Matt
- Jordi's book suggestion
- What Jordi's day-to-day looks like in the time of COVID
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