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This week I talk with Rob Walling, Founder of Drip! In this episode we talk about growing up in the country, learning programming, getting in to entrepreneurship as a kid, buying existing businesses and improving them, the origin of Drip and its acquisition by LeadPages and more!
Show Notes:
- 1:43– Childhood and technology
- 3:15– First computer! Self-taught basic coding
- 5:30– School and influences
- 8:32– Early entrepreneurship
- 12:30– Double major in college- Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering
- 14:10– Personal preferences and structured programming
- 16:42– Coding and the potential of the upcoming Web
- 20:08– Transitioning from consulting to contract work
- 23:35– New ideas and projects
- 25:55– Stumbled upon .NETinvoice and wanted to buy it
- 28:30– “Groundbreaking” improvements to .NETinvoice
- 32:15– Having four to six different sites at once
- 35:55– 2009 and 2010= Very busy!
- 38:40– HitTail is acquired
- 38:55– Paying yourself and saving money
- 40:44– Taking risks
- 42:24– Transition from HitTail to Drip
- 47:16– Competition
- 50:02– The Drip team in 2015
- 51:36– Biggest struggle as a company
- 52:56– Conversations with Leadpages
- 55:00– Should we raise a small round of funding?
- 56:30– Acquisition
- 59:01– How the team dealt with the acquisition process
- 1:02:23– Leaving Drip and future plans
