How two founders’ life-savings built Borrow Lenses – with Max Shevyakov
I feel like the startup world celebrates two things.
Either you have sites like TechCrunch that celebrate the fact that someone just raised $1 million or $50 million or they had a zillion-dollar valuation–or we have the other side. “Hey, look at this guy. He quit his job. He made his first $500.”
There’s nothing wrong with either. Those are terrific stories. But they’re really just getting started.
That’s where Mixergy comes in. I want to feature entrepreneurs who didn’t raise zillions of dollars and who did do something phenomenal.
Max Shevyakov is the founder of BorrowLenses.com, which is the world’s largest online photo and video equipment rental company.
If a photographer has a big wedding and needs lenses and other equipment, he logs on to BorrowLenses.com and he rents it. He gets it for seven days and then return it. It’s that simple.
Max Shevyakov is the co-founder and Co-CEO at BorrowLenses.com which is the largest online US photo and video equipment rental company.
Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I am the founder of Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart.
You know what? Apart from the fist pump and the error at the start of the interview, there’s something else that separates Mixergy from all the other interview sites that are just popping up out there. There’s nothing wrong with them, but here’s the thing. I feel like the startup world celebrates two things.
Either you have sites like TechCrunch that celebrate the fact that someone just raised $1 million or $10 million or they raised $50 million dollars, had a zillion-dollar valuation–that’s the kind of stuff that they cover that we have a ton of. Look at Techmeme every day and you’ll see it. Or we have the other side. “Hey, look at this guy. He quit his job. Yay. Look at this guy. He quit his job. He made his first $500. Yay.” There’s nothing wrong with that either. Those are terrific...
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