Brian Wong talks battle scars and the building of Kiip

Brian Wong, Kiip, B2B, Hiring, Marketplace, Mental Game, Mixergy Fan, Mobile Apps

In 2009 I got an email from Brian Wong.

He was a Mixergy fan and really wanted to be on the show. Brian had done a lot–he had created a software during his time at Digg, whose Android app he had created.

But I thought he wasn’t ready.

Here we are, six years later, and Brian is the founder and CEO at Kiip which is a category-creating mobile rewards network.

I’m going to talk to him about how he did it.

Brian Wong

Kiip

Brian Wong is the founder and CEO at Kiip which is a category-creating mobile rewards network.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart. Right now is when I would usually do my intro, but let me just jump into the guy’s name. Brian Wong is here with me today. Brian, good to see you.

Brian: Good to see you as well, Andrew.

Andrew: I was looking for a way to include this in my intro. I’m not sure how. So, I’ll just say it to you. I got an email from you from like 2009. Do you remember it?

Brian: I do remember it.

Andrew: Why is it making you laugh like that?

Brian: I knew you were going to bring it up because that was me kind of going, “I really want to be on your show,” type of thing and trying to convince you.

Andrew: Yeah. You said, “I’m a huge fan of Mixergy. I now have a lot to prove as an entrepreneur and many steps to climb,” and then you went on to talk about what you had done. You said...

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