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Alex Saidani

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Wade Foster

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Tony Robbins

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Webinar Ninja

Laura Roeder

Melanie Duncan

Bernie Sanders

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Alex Saidani, founder and CEO of Indemand. Alex is a developer who started coding at the age of 11.  He started his first business at the age of 13 and was the youngest founder of a team to participate in the DotForge accelerator program with Hashtrack.  Indemand supports businesses with providing online ordering software and an hourly delivery network.  On top of this, Alex also finds time to mentor people in their start-ups and provide them with the necessary support.  Famous Five:  Favorite Book? – Steve Jobs Biography What CEO do you follow? –  Elon Musk   Favorite online tool? — N/A Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – “Don’t waste time pursuing people who are not going to help you or create value”    Time Stamped Show Notes:  01:25 – Nathan introduces Alex to the show 01:52 – Alex went to the 500 startups program 02:12 – Indemand sells software to groceries and other retail stores 02:25 – Indemand charges the stores directly 02:36 – Indemand is a SaaS business 02:52 – Indemand started in 2015 03:14 – First year revenue 03:38 – Indemand’s usual customers 04:15 – Indemand has worked with 150 companies and there are 25 active customers   04:28 – Most of the inactive customers are startups 05:04 – Indemand had to increase their fees to make money   05:10 – ARPU per month is around $250 05:22 – MRR 05:55 – October 2016 revenue was $25,000 06:45 – What do people get when they pay $400 a month?   06:51 – help with start-up, customize branding, end up with a customer facing application 07:14 – Users get to monitor all the orders in real-time   07:40 – Total transaction volume in October 2016, is around 200 orders 08:20 – Indemand had a capital raising 10:30 – Indemand’s other expenses 10:46 – Indemand sources people from Fiverr to find information 12:00 – Alex and his team are based in California 12:18 – Connect with Alex through his LinkedIn and email 13:51 – The Famous Five    3 Key Points:  An entrepreneur can start as early as 13 years old—you’re never too young or old for that matter! Raising fees is often necessary to meet your clients’ demands and update your services. Don’t waste your time on “non-value creating” people.    Resources Mentioned:  Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible. Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books. The Top Inbox  – The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens and follow-up with email sequences LinkedIn – Alex’s LinkedIn account Alex@TryInDemand.com – Alex’s email address Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives 

Alex Saidani, founder and CEO of Indemand. Alex is a developer who started coding at the age of 11.  He started his first business at the age of 13 and was the youngest founder of a team to participate in the DotForge accelerator program with Hashtrack.  Indemand supports businesses with providing online ordering software and an hourly delivery network.  On top of this, Alex also finds time to mentor people in their start-ups and provide them with the necessary support.  Famous Five: <ul> <li>Favorite Book? – Steve Jobs Biography</li> <li>What CEO do you follow? –  Elon Musk</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Favorite online tool? — N/A</li> <li>Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No</li> <li>If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – “Don’t waste time pursuing people who are not going to help you or create value”</li> </ul> Time Stamped Show Notes: <ul> <li>01:25 – Nathan introduces Alex to the show</li> <li>01:52 – Alex went to the 500 startups program</li> <li>02:12 – Indemand sells software to groceries and other retail stores</li> <li>02:25 – Indemand charges the stores directly</li> <li>02:36 – Indemand is a SaaS business</li> <li>02:52 – Indemand started in 2015</li> <li>03:14 – First year revenue</li> <li>03:38 – Indemand’s usual customers</li> <li>04:15 – Indemand has worked with 150 companies and there are 25 active customers</li> <li> <ul> <li>04:28 – Most of the inactive customers are startups</li> <li>05:04 – Indemand had to increase their fees to make money</li> </ul> </li> <li>05:10 – ARPU per month is around $250</li> <li>05:22 – MRR</li> <li>05:55 – October 2016 revenue was $25,000</li> <li>06:45 – What do people get when they pay $400 a month?</li> <li> <ul> <li>06:51 – help with start-up, customize branding, end up with a customer facing application</li> <li>07:14 – Users get to monitor all the orders in real-time</li> </ul> </li> <li>07:40 – Total transaction volume in October 2016, is around 200 orders</li> <li>08:20 – Indemand had a capital raising</li> <li>10:30 – Indemand’s other expenses</li> <li>10:46 – Indemand sources people from Fiverr to find information</li> <li>12:00 – Alex and his team are based in California</li> <li>12:18 – Connect with Alex through his LinkedIn and email</li> <li>13:51 – The Famous Five</li> </ul> 3 Key Points: <ul> <li>An entrepreneur can start as early as 13 years old—you’re never too young or old for that matter!</li> <li>Raising fees is often necessary to meet your clients’ demands and update your services.</li> <li>Don’t waste your time on “non-value creating” people.</li> </ul> Resources Mentioned: <ul> <li>Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments</li> <li>Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel</li> <li>Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal</li> <li>Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible.</li> <li>Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books.</li> <li>The Top Inbox  – The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens and follow-up with email sequences</li> <li>LinkedIn – Alex’s LinkedIn account</li> <li>Alex@TryInDemand.com – Alex’s email address</li> <li>Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives</li> </ul>

EP 503: $125k for 5%, How To Grow Into $2m+ Valuation with InDemand CEO Alex Saidani

This founder's company is providing the backend services to power your next Uber-like idea. Indemand let's you build an on-demand business in minutes. Originally from Nottingham, England, Alex Saidani is an entrepreneur and self taught developer since the age of 13. Alex has helped change the world by giving communities in Africa access to clean water with GiveMeTap a YCombinator company, founded Hashtrack a social media analytics company, chosen to represent Britain as one of the top innovators and is now disrupting the on-demand economy with Indemand, a 500 Startups company. Alex did all this before the age of 22. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/alex-saidani-technology/ Key Takeaways  Many software developers get started from tinkering instead of through computer science courses. Alex's first app got rejected from the app store because it was a web-hybrid app that should have just been a web application. Song of the Day app was the first app approved. Alex packaged his physics notes for high school in an app, charged £1.49. Indemand is like Shopify for on-demand apps. Instead of building an e-commerce system you can set up a system like Uber on Indemand to manage the products and services, customers can make orders and drivers can accept jobs. Thanks to Uber a lot of people's expectations have changed. Everyone wants to place an order, track it, rate it and get it within the hour. The technology at the heart of Indemand is websockets, Google Maps, Twilio using Angular 2. In the future, Indemand  API will allow people to customize the ordering system. Available before the end of 2016. To get your startup productive quickly, use technology with which you already have experience.  Resources Mentioned  Indemand  Sponsors  Transource Media - Transforming businesses through the power of multimedia. Be a guest on Hello Tech Pros. Get a free audio book from Audible. 

This founder's company is providing the backend services to power your next Uber-like idea. Indemand let's you build an on-demand business in minutes. Originally from Nottingham, England, Alex Saidani is an entrepreneur and self taught developer since the age of 13. Alex has helped change the world by giving communities in Africa access to clean water with GiveMeTap a YCombinator company, founded Hashtrack a social media analytics company, chosen to represent Britain as one of the top innovators and is now disrupting the on-demand economy with Indemand, a 500 Startups company. Alex did all this before the age of 22. Show notes at <a href="http://hellotechpros.com/alex-saidani-technology/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://hellotechpros.com/alex-saidani-technology/</a> Key Takeaways <ul> <li>Many software developers get started from tinkering instead of through computer science courses.</li> <li>Alex's first app got rejected from the app store because it was a web-hybrid app that should have just been a web application.</li> <li>Song of the Day app was the first app approved.</li> <li>Alex packaged his physics notes for high school in an app, charged £1.49.</li> <li>Indemand is like Shopify for on-demand apps. Instead of building an e-commerce system you can set up a system like Uber on Indemand to manage the products and services, customers can make orders and drivers can accept jobs.</li> <li>Thanks to Uber a lot of people's expectations have changed. Everyone wants to place an order, track it, rate it and get it within the hour.</li> <li>The technology at the heart of Indemand is websockets, Google Maps, Twilio using Angular 2.</li> <li>In the future, Indemand  API will allow people to customize the ordering system. Available before the end of 2016.</li> <li>To get your startup productive quickly, use technology with which you already have experience.</li> </ul> Resources Mentioned <ul> <li><a href="http://tryindemand.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Indemand</a></li> </ul> Sponsors <ul> <li><a href="http://www.transourcemedia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transource Media</a> - Transforming businesses through the power of multimedia.</li> <li><a href="http://hellotechpros.com/guests/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Be a guest on Hello Tech Pros</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://hellotechbook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get a free audio book from Audible</a>.</li> </ul>

Create an Uber-like Business in Minutes — Technology Thursday with Alex Saidani