Startups.com’s Founder Will Inspire You – with Gonzo Arzuaga

Gonzo Arzuaga, KillerStartups, Comeback, International Founders, Mental Game, Sell Your Business, South American Founders, Traffic, Web 1.0

Gonzo Arzuaga grew up in a tiny city in Argentina. This is the story how books opened his eyes to opportunities he wouldn’t have known existed before and enabled him to launch several successful tech companies.

You’ll hear how he launched GauchoNet, an internet portal for Latin America, which he sold to Terra-Lycos in 1999. You’ll hear about the stunning setback he had after. You’ll hear how he recovered by launching KillerStartups, a directory of new companies. And how he went on to launch Startups.com, a deal site for startup founders.

Gonzo Arzuaga

KillerStartups

Gonzalo Arzuaga is the founder of KillerStartups.com, a user driven internet startups community and Startups.com, a Daily Deal community for website owners. Offering 50-80% discounts on software, web apps, and more.

 

Andrew: Before we get started, tell me if you got this problem. You’ve got a great product, but you’re not getting people to even try it, let alone buy it. Well, the problem is probably that you’ve got too much text on your site. But check out what these startups have done. Here’s SnapEngage. They’ve got a video explaining their product right underneath the free trial button.

Here is Sengrid [SP]. Right next to the get started button is a video explaining the product, much more than text. It helps people understand what you’ve created and convinces them to try it and buy it. And the company I recommend that you turn to for this, it’s Revolution Productions; same company that did both those startups and many other videos. Revolution Productions. And when you go to their site, RevolutionsProductions.com, and contact them, I want you to talk directly to the founder, Anish Patel. Tell him I sent you. He’ll take great care of you...

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