The Failory Podcast

From 50k Users in 6 Weeks to Shutting Down, with Ryan Hickman

Ryan Hickman (@RyanHickmam) is Co-Founder at Epic AI, a company that helps startup founders with a multitude of AI-based tools, ranging from investor intelligence to decking. Before it, Ryan co-founded MeVee, a video streaming platform that grew to 50k users in 6 weeks and eventually shut down after being unable to compete with Facebook Live. In this…

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• ▶ Who's Ryan Hickman at 2:22 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Motivated You to Get Into Startups at 3:47 Share Transcript
• ▶ What's Your Failed Startup Story at 8:24 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Was Mevee (ryan's Failed Startup) at 9:14 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Did Ryan Grow Mevee at 19:04 Share Transcript
• ▶ What's Ryan's View on the Live-streaming Situation at 29:42 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Did Ryan Transitioned From His Failed Startup to His Current Business at 38:53 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Is Ryan Getting Epic AI Customers at 43:55 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Does Ryan Decide on What to Build at 48:05 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Lessons From Your Failed Startup Have You Applied in Your Successful One at 52:01 Share Transcript

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