#100 with Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano - The "Export Framework" to Business Creation

Aug 12, 2020

In this conversation, Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano, an influential investor and former product manager at Facebook and Snapchat, shares his insights on tech innovation and community building. He discusses his journey from the military to tech, the cultural contrasts in corporate environments, and innovative dating app concepts to combat loneliness. The trio explores customer retention strategies and the impact of strong training programs in recruitment, connecting military camaraderie to business success. Pomp's unique perspective on nurturing authentic connections is a highlight!

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Pomp's Career

Anthony Pompliano worked at Facebook where he contributed to the growth of Facebook Pages.
He later worked at Snapchat, where he held a growth-focused role.

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The Export Framework

Many successful SaaS products originated as internal tools at large companies like Facebook.
This "export" strategy involves adapting these internal solutions for a broader market.

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From Army to Tech

Pompliano transitioned from a military background to the tech industry.
He built two small tech companies before joining Facebook and later Snap.

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Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) are joined by Anthony Pompliano (@APompliano) to hear about his time at Facebook and kick around a few ideas. In today’s episode Pomp talks about his experience at Facebook and Snapchat (4:05), Pomp gives the background on how he got into tech after a career in the Army (11:25), Sam expounds on the book Tribes and the impact he thinks it can have on businesses looking to build camaraderie (18:50), Pomp pitches how to reinvent dating apps to be more authentic (24:25), all three of the guys talk about how to get customers to "hook" to your product (33:05), Shaan talks about the future of automation (41:05), the group talks about how good training programs can be huge recruitment tools (50:00). - https://twitter.com/APompliano: Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano - Investments Pomp’s made: https://www.imperfectfoods.com/ (Pomp invested at $12m valuation), https://www.everlywell.com/ (Pomp invested at a $15m valuation), https://cubcoats.com/ - Book recommendation: https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Homecoming-Belonging-Sebastian-Junger/dp/1455566381 - https://lunchclub.ai/: Helps you make professional connections - https://thehustle.co/04212020-silicon-valley-clubhouse/: Audio-only social network - https://muzmatch.com/en-US/: Dating app for muslims - https://dilmil.co/: Indian dating app - https://launchdarkly.com/: Another example of an “export business”. LaunchDarkly is a “feature management” tool whose origin was within Facebook. - https://amplitude.com/: Helps companies boost engagement by analyzing data to show what signals to look for. - https://twitter.com/sweatystartup: Storage investor and service business advocate. - https://www.healthstream.com/: Teaches medical personnel latest procedures. An example of a - https://www.eagletransfer.com/: Commercial moving business owned by Sam’s father-in-law. - https://pos.toasttab.com/: POS restaurant system - https://bit.ly/2XR7sSY Convo between Kevin Systrom and Matt Cohler, on selling Instagram to Facebook This episode is presented by Tempo! Check them out at tempo.fit and use code "TempoHustle" for $100 off. Joined our private FB group yet? It's a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they're already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion.

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