Don’t Quit Your Job. Spinoff – with Phill Simon

Phill Simon, Mondo Studios, B2B, Brand (branding), Customer Acquisition

This is a story of a founder who used a different approach to launching his company.

Joining me is Phill Simon, while working on animation at Mondo Media, he had a vision for launching a business. Instead of quitting, he spun off his part of the company into a new business. That gave his startup revenue on day one and contacts that led to more clients.

This is the story of how he and his 3 partners built Mondo Studios, which creates games for brands like Purina & Progressive Insurance.

Phill Simon

Mondo Studios

Phill Simon founded Mondo Studios, which creates brand integrated entertainment for major companies such as Unilever through engaging, casual games.

 

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