The “Gut Wrenching” Setbacks Webmail.us Overcame Before They Triumphed And Sold To Rackspace – with Pat Matthews
I asked Pat Matthews for an interview because he co-founded Webmail.us and sold it to Rackspace. I spent a lot of time talking about the setbacks along the way, because I knew that if all we talked about was how successful Pat was, I’d get emails thanking me for the motivating story, but it wouldn’t be useful enough.
I want Mixergy to give you interviews that will embed themselves in your mind and be there for you when you need them most. So I asked Pat to talk openly about the setbacks, about the great ideas that didn’t work out, and what he did to get past them and find his hit. The phrase “gut wrenching” that I used in the headline is a quote that I wrote down when Pat talked some of the ideas that didn’t pan out. How would you deal with that kind of setback? Listen to this interview to hear how Pat talk very candidly about how he overcame it.
Pat Matthews co-founded Webmail.us, a provider of email hosting services that he sold to Rackspace. Today he’s the General Manager of Rackspace Email & Apps.
Andrew: I got you some great information in the interview you’re about to watch. We found out about the setbacks early on, about working in a basement, rising up from all those setbacks, from the basement, to make the first million, and then multiple millions in business. You’re going to hear all that in this interview, and how and why he sold, and what happened to him afterwards. But before we get into this interview, I’ve got to ask you for your help.
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