The Rise, The Fall & The Rebuild Of A Tech Entrepreneur with Rand Fishkin on We Do Hard Things
Channel: Mark Drager
Date: 2022-04-21

On today's show, I talk startup culture, venture capital, and the things no one tells you about starting and scaling companies with tech founder and CEO, Rand Fishkin.

In this episode, Mark and Rand cover:

Myths about Silicon Valley and startup culture
Why a grow-at-all-cost strategy sets people up to fail
Why the release of Rand’s book, Lost and Founder lead to potential lawsuits
What he got wrong at Moz and what he’s hoping to get right at his new company SparkToro

More About Rand Fishkin:

Rand dropped out of the University of Washington in 2000 to work full-time at his mother’s small business marketing firm as a web designer.

In 2004, he created the SEOmoz blog, which, over the next decade, became the world’s most popular community and content resource for search marketers. In 2007, the company (Moz) transitioned from consulting to software and Rand took the role of CEO.

Over 7 years as CEO, Rand grew Moz to 130+ employees, $30M+ in revenue, and traffic to 30M+ visitors/year. He raised two rounds of funding, led three acquisitions, and a rebrand. Rand stepped down as CEO in 2014 during a rough bout with depression and left the company 4 years later. 

Today, Rand is the CEO SparkToro, the author of the absolutely amazing book, Lost & Founder - A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World.  He’s also a feminist who loves underdogs, cooking, & helping people do better marketing.

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Learn about Rand’s latest venture: sparktoro.com