What happened to speakergram? And what’s next? – with Sam Rosen

Sam Rosen, Speakergram, Customer Acquisition, Failure, Hiring, Scaling

Why did a company that raised over a quarter million dollars shut down?

Sam Rosen is the founder of Speakergram. His vision was to create a site which simplified the way speakers are hired to appear at events.

It was accelerated by 500 Startups, the high-profile investment firm. It was backed by the founders of Reddit and Seamless Web others. And it got top speakers from the tech community to list themselves on the site.

So why did Speakergram shut down?

Sam Rosen

Speakergram

Sam Rosen is the cofounder of Scaffold, which builds the foundation for identity and reputation on the web. (Launching Soon)

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