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Max Kolysh is the co-founder of Zinc.io, an ecommerce lab that builds products to help Amazon and eBay sellers. When Max and Doug were students at MIT, they talked about building a software product to help eBay sellers. And eventually, they both dropped out of college to start their business.The Show NotesZinc.ioPriceYakJoeListerMax on TwitterOmer on TwitterEnjoyed this episode?Subscribe to the podcastLeave a rating and reviewFollow Omer on TwitterNeed help with your SaaS?Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training &amp; support.Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue.Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.

Max Kolysh is the co-founder of <a href="http://Zinc.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zinc.io</a>, an ecommerce lab that builds products to help Amazon and eBay sellers. When Max and Doug were students at MIT, they talked about building a software product to help eBay sellers. And eventually, they both dropped out of college to start their business. The Show Notes<ul><li><a href="https://zinc.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zinc.io</a></li><li><a href="https://www.priceyak.com/welcome/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PriceYak</a></li><li><a href="https://joelister.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JoeLister</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/maxkolysh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Max on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.twitter.com/omerkhan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Omer on Twitter</a></li></ul>Enjoyed this episode?<ul><li>Subscribe to the podcast</li><li>Leave a rating and review</li><li><a href="https://www.twitter.com/omerkhan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Omer</a> on Twitter</li></ul>Need help with your SaaS?<ul><li><a href="https://saasclub.co/plus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join SaaS Club Plus</a>: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training &amp; support.</li><li><a href="https://saasclub.co/launch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join SaaS Club Launch</a>: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue.</li><li><a href="https://saasclub.io/accelerate-saas-coaching/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate</a>: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.</li></ul>

208: Successfully Pivoting A SaaS Business - With Max Kolysh

Max Kolysh is a serial entrepreneur and investor. After graduating early from MIT with a degree in Computer Science, Max co-founded Zinc.io, a 15 person startup in San Francisco, California, which now powers tens of thousands of e-commerce companies around the world.    During today’s conversation with Max, we zoom in on his entrepreneurial journey and how he grew his startup to $6 million in revenue. We also dive into what being a part of a startup incubator environment is really like. My big takeaway from today’s conversation is specifically on the aspect of user acquisition and customer acquisition. We discuss how Max thinks about acquiring new customers by leveraging their existing customer base to grow their platform through influencer marketing.   In this broadcast, Max and I talk about:  What is Max’s founder story How did Max learn about Y Combinator and what was that process like Did Max’s startup idea change while going through Y Combinator How did Max define the metrics their team wanted to focus on What constitutes as metrics for a successful startup Why you should be using non-revenue metrics How is Max’s business at a point of organic sustainability What was it like for Max as he was bootstrapping his business Why you should look into pre-selling first How do you decide what is worth your time and energy In what ways has Max grown his business Why are referrals a good way to increase exposure What is Max looking at now in terms of improving his business   How to Connect with Max:  zinc.io   Get the Latest Broadcasts of In The Trenches  Subscribe to In The Trenches on iTunes  How You Can Support In The Trenches  Did you enjoy today's broadcast of In The Trenches? Please click here to leave an honest rating and review on iTunes. Your review helps me spread the word of this podcast, which allows me to line up amazing guests and continue to produce this podcast ad-free. Thanks so much in advance for your support.

Max Kolysh is a serial entrepreneur and investor. After graduating early from MIT with a degree in Computer Science, Max co-founded <a href="http://Zinc.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zinc.io</a>, a 15 person startup in San Francisco, California, which now powers tens of thousands of e-commerce companies around the world. During today’s conversation with Max, we zoom in on his entrepreneurial journey and how he grew his startup to $6 million in revenue. We also dive into what being a part of a startup incubator environment is really like. My big takeaway from today’s conversation is specifically on the aspect of user acquisition and customer acquisition. We discuss how Max thinks about acquiring new customers by leveraging their existing customer base to grow their platform through influencer marketing.  In this broadcast, Max and I talk about: <ul><li>What is Max’s founder story</li> <li>How did Max learn about Y Combinator and what was that process like</li> <li>Did Max’s startup idea change while going through Y Combinator</li> <li>How did Max define the metrics their team wanted to focus on</li> <li>What constitutes as metrics for a successful startup</li> <li>Why you should be using non-revenue metrics</li> <li>How is Max’s business at a point of organic sustainability</li> <li>What was it like for Max as he was bootstrapping his business</li> <li>Why you should look into pre-selling first</li> <li>How do you decide what is worth your time and energy</li> <li>In what ways has Max grown his business</li> <li>Why are referrals a good way to increase exposure</li> <li>What is Max looking at now in terms of improving his business</li> </ul>  How to Connect with Max: <ul><li><a href="https://zinc.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">zinc.io</a></li> </ul>  Get the Latest Broadcasts of In The Trenches <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-trenches-tom-morkes/id953877288?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to In The Trenches on iTunes</a>  How You Can Support In The Trenches Did you enjoy today's broadcast of In The Trenches? Please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-trenches/id601855775" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to leave an honest rating and review on iTunes</a>. Your review helps me spread the word of this podcast, which allows me to line up amazing guests and continue to produce this podcast ad-free. Thanks so much in advance for your support.

ITT 187: How to Launch and Scale a Startup with Max Kolysh

In this episode, I'm speaking with Max Kolysh, one of the founders of zinc.io. Zinc is an e-commerce lab that builds products that helps tens of thousands of Amazon and eBay sellers with listing creation, inventory management, pricing and order fulfillment. Max co-founded Zinc back in 2014. They went through Y-Combinator, and raised a seed round of $400k, and are now doing $6M in ARR. It was a great pleasure speaking with Max, I have no doubt you'll get a ton of value and insights in this episode. Enjoy! Visit zinc.io to learn more. Music by sifer2424

In this episode, I'm speaking with Max Kolysh, one of the founders of <a href="http://zinc.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">zinc.io</a>. Zinc is an e-commerce lab that builds products that helps tens of thousands of Amazon and eBay sellers with listing creation, inventory management, pricing and order fulfillment. Max co-founded Zinc back in 2014. They went through Y-Combinator, and raised a seed round of $400k, and are now doing $6M in ARR. It was a great pleasure speaking with Max, I have no doubt you'll get a ton of value and insights in this episode. Enjoy! Visit <a href="https://zinc.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">zinc.io</a> to learn more. Music by <a href="https://sampleswap.org/mp3/song.php?id=178" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sifer2424</a>

Max Kolysh - How to build & grow several multi-million dollar SaaS companies