Mr Startup Accelerator – with Don Dodge

Don Dodge

Don Dodge’s Twitter profile says he’s a “startup guy,” but he hasn’t founded any startups of his own. What he does is help accelerate startups’ growth.

He does that at Google, where he introduced a developer to the company’s app marketplace and helped turn a side project into a profitable business. And he did that at the five startups that he worked in earlier in his career. I invited him to Mixergy to talk about his experiences.

Don Dodge

Don Dodge is a Developer Advocate at Google helping developers build new applications on Google platforms and technologies. Prior to joining Google Don was a startup evangelist at Microsoft. Don is also a veteran of five start-ups including Forte Software, AltaVista, Napster, Bowstreet, and Groove Networks.

 

Hey, before we get started, I want to show you that I just got new business cards from PrintPrintPrint.biz. Here, let’s open them up. There they are. I asked for very plain cards, just my name and contact information. If you need business cards, go to PrintPrintPrint.biz and use the discount code, Mixergy. So, PrintPrintPrint.biz. They came within a couple of days, and they look great.

I also want to tell you about my second sponsor, Grasshopper.com. It’s the virtual phone system that entrepreneurs love. I say that because by virtual phone system I mean you don’t need to have to have equipment. You can just manage the whole thing online. You can get extensions, call forwarding voicemails to email. You can get toll-free or a local number and so many other features. Go to Grasshopper.com.

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