The Gutsy Way The Founder Of Geotoko And Chart.ly Launched Into Entrepreneurship – with Adarsh Pallian
Adarsh Pallian saw a New York Times article about a loudmouth hedge fund manager who was starting to make a name for himself online. So he called him up, told him his site sucked and offered to help him fix it. They ended up working out a deal where Adarsh would redesign the site in exchange for a share of the profits. In the interview, you’ll hear how he helped get the site’s sales from $0 to over $1.5 million per year.
From there, he went on to co-found Chart.ly, a site which helps traders share stock charts. He built the site cheaply, and quickly sold to StockTwits, in a deal that helped open door for his future startups. You’ll hear about the launch of those startups too, including his latest, Geotoko, the platform for running location-based contests and sweepstakes.
Adarsh Pallian is the founder of Geotoko, a simple, yet powerful platform for running location-based contests and sweepstakes.
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