The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan 480: Co-Founders Formed on Friendship with Chris Savage and Brendan Schwartz of Wistia
If you’re young and looking to start a business with a friend, here’s the pathway to do it successfully. Chris Savage and Brendan Schwartz were friends at Brown University when they began dreaming about working together. After quitting their jobs, they created Wistia, a complete video marketing platform that helps teams create, host, and measure the impact of their videos — all in one place. Now, almost two decades into their business, Chris and Brendan still love working together and are just getting started.
Listen to Nathan chat with Chris and Brendan about:
- Why their college years formed their co-founding partnership
- The ingredients of starting a business with friends
- Profitability versus growth
- The trap of short-term focus
- Why they bought out their investors
- Getting your team focused on the business details
- The state of video marketing
- And much more co-founder advice…
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