Ryan Hickman introduces himself. He's the founder of Epic AI, a studio developing products that help startups succeed. Prior to it, he was the founder of MeVee, one of the topics he will be mostly talking about.

What were the reasons that drove Ryan to create startups before working in the industry?

Ryan co-founded MeVee, a video streaming application for influencers and well-known people. They launched in 7 days and grew to 50k users in just a few weeks.

However, they eventually couldn't compete with FB Live, were unable to raise funds, and were forced to shut down.

Ryan shares what was MeVee about and the beginnings of the business.

Ryan shares how MeVee started growing, securing big names and sponsors, and beginning to compete with huge businesses, like FB Live and Periscope.

Brandon asks Ryan about his thoughts on the live-streaming ecosystem, with lots of platforms competing to get the biggest streamers.

Ryan shares how he went from shutting down MeVee to launching Epic AI and growing it to the current size.

Brandon asks Ryan about the strategies he is using to source startups Epic is consulting.

Ryan shares how he is getting ideas for products Epic AI is developing and how he selects between them, based on customer's feedback.

Ryan shares what things he learned from MeVee's failure were useful for his current business, Epic AI.