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Gerry Golyer

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Gerry Colyer, head of growth at Siftery. He was previously the VP of growth at HealthSherpa and co-founder of two startups. He’s a graduate of Yale and Stanford. The CEO of Siftery was convinced there was a better way for companies to discover, select, and make better use of their software and so began their journey into filling this particular need in the market. Famous Five:  Favorite Book? – Hooked What CEO do you follow? – Elon Musk   Favorite online tool? — Buffer Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Not quite If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – Gerry wish he had studied more in Computer Science    Time Stamped Show Notes:  01:32 – Nathan introduces Gerry to the show 02:11 – Gerry’s 500 company is Central Mayoreo 02:57 – Siftery helps users discover and choose the right software to reach their needs 03:20 – Siftery is currently tracking 10,000 software programs 03:30 – Siftery gets data from their recommendation engines 03:57 – Siftery has a small team in SF 04:11 – Siftery has 30 team members in Bangalore and Kiev 05:24 – How Siftery collects data   05:59 – There’s a combination of data scraping from the web and getting recommendations from actual software users   06:48 – Siftery is trying to create tools for software buyers 08:10 – Siftery has no pricing model yet and currently free 09:13 – Monthly headcount expenses 10:00 – Advantages of having a development team in Bangalore   10:12 – Cost of living is Bangalore lower than in SF   11:00 – What number are you focused on every day?   11:11 – Data points being contributed in the community 11:31 – Number of vendors engaged in the platform   12:00 – Launched earlier in 2016 12:30 – Siftery is more powerful than Techcrunch 13:00 – How are you able to get updates so quickly?   13:05 – We get feedback from software reviews, friends in the 500, and other software owners   13:43 – 25 data contributors 14:00 – Utility metric 15:15 – Siftery’s target area 15:50 – Connect with Gerry through email, Twitter and Siftery 18:05 – The Famous Five    3 Key Points:  Meet people and build connections or, better yet, build companies. There are opportunities in the B2B space—find the gap and fill it. Having a team in another country can help startups build their business at a lower cost but still maintain the quality of work.    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 Gerry@Siftery.com – Gerry’s email address @Ggiaco – Gerry’s Twitter handle Siftery.com – Gerry’s company website Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives 

Gerry Colyer, head of growth at Siftery. He was previously the VP of growth at HealthSherpa and co-founder of two startups. He’s a graduate of Yale and Stanford. The CEO of Siftery was convinced there was a better way for companies to discover, select, and make better use of their software and so began their journey into filling this particular need in the market. Famous Five: <ul> <li>Favorite Book? – Hooked</li> <li>What CEO do you follow? – Elon Musk</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Favorite online tool? — Buffer</li> <li>Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Not quite</li> <li>If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – Gerry wish he had studied more in Computer Science</li> </ul> Time Stamped Show Notes: <ul> <li>01:32 – Nathan introduces Gerry to the show</li> <li>02:11 – Gerry’s 500 company is Central Mayoreo</li> <li>02:57 – Siftery helps users discover and choose the right software to reach their needs</li> <li>03:20 – Siftery is currently tracking 10,000 software programs</li> <li>03:30 – Siftery gets data from their recommendation engines</li> <li>03:57 – Siftery has a small team in SF</li> <li>04:11 – Siftery has 30 team members in Bangalore and Kiev</li> <li>05:24 – How Siftery collects data</li> <li> <ul> <li>05:59 – There’s a combination of data scraping from the web and getting recommendations from actual software users</li> </ul> </li> <li>06:48 – Siftery is trying to create tools for software buyers</li> <li>08:10 – Siftery has no pricing model yet and currently free</li> <li>09:13 – Monthly headcount expenses</li> <li>10:00 – Advantages of having a development team in Bangalore</li> <li> <ul> <li>10:12 – Cost of living is Bangalore lower than in SF</li> </ul> </li> <li>11:00 – What number are you focused on every day?</li> <li> <ul> <li>11:11 – Data points being contributed in the community</li> <li>11:31 – Number of vendors engaged in the platform</li> </ul> </li> <li>12:00 – Launched earlier in 2016</li> <li>12:30 – Siftery is more powerful than Techcrunch</li> <li>13:00 – How are you able to get updates so quickly?</li> <li> <ul> <li>13:05 – We get feedback from software reviews, friends in the 500, and other software owners</li> </ul> </li> <li>13:43 – 25 data contributors</li> <li>14:00 – Utility metric</li> <li>15:15 – Siftery’s target area</li> <li>15:50 – Connect with Gerry through email, Twitter and Siftery</li> <li>18:05 – The Famous Five</li> </ul> 3 Key Points: <ul> <li>Meet people and build connections or, better yet, build companies.</li> <li>There are opportunities in the B2B space—find the gap and fill it.</li> <li>Having a team in another country can help startups build their business at a lower cost but still maintain the quality of work.</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>Gerry@Siftery.com – Gerry’s email address</li> <li>@Ggiaco – Gerry’s Twitter handle</li> <li><a href="http://Siftery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Siftery.com</a> – Gerry’s company website</li> <li>Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives</li> </ul>

EP 508: Siftery $4M Raised, 25,000 Users to Help You Find Software Tools with CMO Gerry Golyer