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Successfully Navigating a Slow-Growth Healthcare IT Industry for 10 Years: Stan Nowak, CEO of Silverlink (Part 3)
Sramana: We have found that if you fail to get a validated idea going with whatever resources you have, it is very difficult to raise additional money. Stan Nowak: I could not agree more. It was not just the money. It was the investment of sweat equity. During that angel-funded period, my partner and I
Successfully Navigating a Slow-Growth Healthcare IT Industry for 10 Years: Stan Nowak, CEO of Silverlink (Part 2)
Sramana: When you were starting Silverlink, did you envision it being a consumer-facing product? Stan Nowak: Yes, we envisioned it being a consumer product that we could sell through channels. Unfortunately, at that time in the marketplace there were no well-developed channels. There were no social media channels, and consumer markets were very expensive to
Successfully Navigating a Slow-Growth Healthcare IT Industry for 10 Years: Stan Nowak, CEO of Silverlink (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Stan Nowak is the founder and CEO of Silverlink, a healthcare consumer outreach company. Under Stan’s leadership, Silverlink has developed a flexible communications technology, proprietary analytics capabilities and a team with deep industry expertise. Stan’s background includes more than 22 years of general and executive management
Built to Enjoy in Utah: Jana Francis, Founder, Steals.com (Part 7)
Sramana: I think what you have done is fantastic. Our ecosystem has created a talent war for the same people. There is talent everywhere and there are different niches and lifestyles. Being able to carve out a niche like you have is a fantastic HR strategy. Jana: Two of employees had a goal of working
Built to Enjoy in Utah: Jana Francis, Founder, Steals.com (Part 6)
Sramana: You said you have 70 people working on this project. Tell me a bit more about how you have built the team. Jana: There was no pool of people that I could go hire from who had done this before. You have to find and curate an amazing product that has a story. Our
Built to Enjoy in Utah: Jana Francis, Founder, Steals.com (Part 5)
Sramana: How did you fund the startup? Jana: I put it on my personal American Express card at first. I covered the first month of product myself. We have never taken any funding, and we have never taken on any investors. We also never had any startup capital. I was able to quickly pay myself
Built to Enjoy in Utah: Jana Francis, Founder, Steals.com (Part 4)
Sramana: You spent five months working a full-time job and working your starup business in parallel. What were you able to accomplish in those five months? Jana: Since our deals start at 9 a.m., I would be at my desk job at work. I would take a break at work and make sure every deal
Built to Enjoy in Utah: Jana Francis, Founder, Steals.com (Part 3)
Sramana: What is the business model? Jana: The business model itself is extremely demanding. The name of the company is Steals.com, and we have four niche daily deal websites that cater to women. The first one I started is BabySTEALS.com. We launch one new steal every 12 hours at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Pacific