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Podcast Summary:
Tope Awotona wanted an easier and better way to schedule meetings. So, he created it. A few years later he is having GREAT success with Calendly. And, he is really crushing it with a “freemium” business model that has twice the paid upgrade rate as other software as a service platforms. He also talks about his 3 Big Tips About Prioritization & Team Alignment, and these quotes:
- “I believe that you get what you give into any given situation.”
- “…we actually took a pause…from the time we launched the product…and did not add a single feature until we were really able to really sort out the requests…what what really was a deal breaker for people…versus what was a nice to have…”
- “90% of being the boss is repeating the same thing over and over again.”
- “Charge more, charge earlier.”
Name: Tope Awotona, CEO & Founder
Company: Calendly
Powerful Promise of Value: Calendly is the best for simple, beautiful scheduling.
Headquartered In: Atlanta, GA
Leadership Struggle: “…how do you strike a balance between being focused and working on the things that really matter the most for now, but painting this grander vision to the rest of the team without creating a temporary distraction…”
Favorite Software: Monosnap
Favorite Outside Vendor/Partner: MailChimp
Favorite CEO Question:
- “If you could only do one of these things, what would you do?”
- “If there is a resource constraint or time constraint, what would you do, and why?”
Contacts: www.calendly.com, [email protected]
