We sat down with Ron Gonen, Founder of RecycleBank recently, to discuss his experience founding and growing Recycle Bank over a seven year period. Today, the company has over 3 million members and is working towards a world without waste by rewarding people for taking everyday green actions.
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This is Episode (7) of Venture Studio
Welcome to this week's conversation with Jordy Leiser, CEO of STELLAService- one of the most intriguing and sought-after venture-backed startups in NYC. STELLAService rates the customer service performance of online stores and was recently featured in AdAge (here) and on TechCrunch (here).
Below is a short table of contents (with corresponding minutes) of our conversation:
00:27 Jordy's background & how it led to the founding of STELLAService
01:30 Who invested, how the deal came together
02:50 Who is this new player in town, Consiglieri?
4:39 The size of their angel and venture rounds
05:25 Who's the team behind STELLAService?
06:30 Why'd they choose to set-up shop in NYC?
07:15 How a high school internship framed Jordy's perception of branding
07:34 Jordy's previous work w/ IMG and his experience in sports licensing
08:12 The business model
09:45 The STELLAService Seal and what it means for a company to carry it
10:25 Who are some of the companies displaying the seal?
12:02 How are brands picked and evaluated?
13:25 What's the company doing with all the data it's accumulating?
14:13 How many brands are displaying the seal?
16:00 What's Jordy learning about running a company?
16:30 What's currently happening at STELLAService?
17:08 Are they hiring?
Click for Venture Studio (8) w/ Josh Wienstein of YouAre.TV
This is Episode (1) of Venture Studio
Get to know our first guest, the multi-talented writer, designer, entrepreneur and journalist, Shane Snow, and hear him discuss his new startup, Contently. We also talk about life in Silicon Alley's tech community, how he was influenced by his time at Columbia's Journalism School, about surfing in Hawaii and more. Enjoy.
Click for Venture Studio (2) w/ Evan Korth of HackNY
As a new feature to my blog, I'll be posting my one-on-one conversations with entrepreneurs, hackers, founders, vc's, angels and others who comprise New York's vibrant tech ecosystem starting next week. Getting some great guests working on fascinating projects! Our parter organizations below will be helping with identifying guests and getting the word out about the show. Stand by...
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