#53: Ysiad Ferreiras - How a kid from the Bronx became the VP of Sales at Hustle
Breaking Into Startups30 Touko 2017

#53: Ysiad Ferreiras - How a kid from the Bronx became the VP of Sales at Hustle

With Dominican roots, Ysiad Ferreiras grew up in the Bronx where fear was not unusual thing and where hard life would be an understatement. He has made some bad decisions in his early life but he managed to pivot his way into right path doing well academically, learning how to code, and breaking into the tech space. Currently, he serves as the VP of Sales at Hustle, a text messaging platform which is now being used by major politicians and people in nonprofit and labor organizations including the teams of Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Planned Parenthood, UFCW, and more. Hustle is still in the seed stage but is now experiencing tremendous growth sending over 160 million messages. Ysiad and his sales team have taken it from zero to over $5 million in booked revenue, one of the fastest growing sales trajectories in Silicon Valley history.

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#44: Anthony Pompliano - How an Army Sergeant became a Product Manager at Facebook

#44: Anthony Pompliano - How an Army Sergeant became a Product Manager at Facebook

Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano is best known for his hustle. Since early years, he's been coming up with business ideas and today he invests in companies and helps them grow. Before he became a Venture Ca...

21 Huhti 20171h 21min

#43: Soroush Mehraein - How a switch from Industrial to Software Engineering led to a job at Uber

#43: Soroush Mehraein - How a switch from Industrial to Software Engineering led to a job at Uber

UK-born Soroush Mehraein moved to the United States and graduated from UC Berkeley. He studies Industrial Engineering and ended up doing consulting for biopharma companies, Soroush attended a coding b...

20 Huhti 201730min

#42: Dan Pickett - Founder of Launch Academy

#42: Dan Pickett - Founder of Launch Academy

Based in Boston, Dan Pickett founded a program called Launch Academy built around the premise of helping people become the best version of themselves. Graduating over 500 people, the school is now set...

15 Huhti 201751min

#41: Kim Han - Biz Dev Deep Dive: from Tango to Business Development at Square

#41: Kim Han - Biz Dev Deep Dive: from Tango to Business Development at Square

Growing up in Taiwan for 17 years, Kimberly Han moved to Seattle to go to College where she majored in Psychology while minoring in Dance. For majority of her adult life she was a professional tango d...

11 Huhti 20171h 1min

#40: Quincy Larson - Founder of Free Code Camp, Community of 1,000,000+ People Learning How to Code

#40: Quincy Larson - Founder of Free Code Camp, Community of 1,000,000+ People Learning How to Code

Coming from a nontraditional background as an educator living in China for years, Quincy combined his passion for education and technology to launch Free Code Camp, an open-source community that helps...

9 Huhti 201755min

#38: Nimit Maru - Founder of Fullstack Academy & Grace Hopper

#38: Nimit Maru - Founder of Fullstack Academy & Grace Hopper

Realizing the need for a more rigorous and accelerated curriculum for software engineers, Nimit Maru founded Fullstack Academy. He also founded its sister school, the Grace Hopper Program, which is th...

3 Huhti 201749min

#39: Carly Robinson - Chicago Actress who became a Software Engineer at Slack

#39: Carly Robinson - Chicago Actress who became a Software Engineer at Slack

From dancing to coding, Carly Robinson left her theater career in New York and Chicago to break into tech. She attended Hackbright Academy and is now working as a software engineer at Slack. Prior t...

2 Huhti 20171h 6min

#37: Natasha Vianna - Teen Mom who led the #NoTeenShame Campaign & became Head of Community at Honor

#37: Natasha Vianna - Teen Mom who led the #NoTeenShame Campaign & became Head of Community at Honor

As a teen mom, Natasha Vianna had to deal with the stereotype that society has boxed her in. But she didn’t let this break her spirit. Natasha’s goal was and is to be the best version of herself. In f...

30 Maalis 201740min