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5 Things We Did Wrong*
In Building EventMobi
@bijanv
@bijanv
We Started in The
Middle of a Recession
Guaranteed way of getting $0 in funding!
1
@bijanv
We Moved Away From SF
Against Rush Hour Traffic
2
@bijanv
We Spread Our
Product Too Thin
Everyone loves context switching
3
@bijanv
We Scaled Our
Teams Too Late
Leaving money on the table
4
@bijanv
We Did Not Hire
Executives on Time
What can go wrong?
5
@bijanv
100% Growth
YoYEvery Year for The Past 4 Years
@bijanv
70 Employees~40 Employees 1 Year Ago, 2 Offices (Toronto & Berlin)
4x Product Usage YoYSignificantly More Useful Each Year
8,000+ Events Across 40+ Countries
And Millions of Users
@bijanv
Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at:
◇ @bijanv
◇ bijan@eventmobi.com

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