#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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#110: Dan Rosensweig - CEO of Chegg, the Playbook for the Modern Day Student

#110: Dan Rosensweig - CEO of Chegg, the Playbook for the Modern Day Student

Dan Rosensweig is the CEO of Chegg, an American education company with the aim to provide education that is less expensive, more available, more affordable, and more relevant. On the podcast, Dan expl...

12 Helmi 201950min

#109: Cameron Yarbrough - CEO of Torch, on the Importance of Mental Health & Coaching

#109: Cameron Yarbrough - CEO of Torch, on the Importance of Mental Health & Coaching

Cameron Yarbrough is the CEO of Torch and one of the best leadership and executive coaches in the world. In this episode, Cameron talks about coaching for everyone! How Torch got its start and the p...

5 Helmi 201926min

#108: Dan Sommer, CEO & founder of Trilogy Education, workforce accelerator for leading universities

#108: Dan Sommer, CEO & founder of Trilogy Education, workforce accelerator for leading universities

Dan Sommer is the CEO and Co-Founder of Trilogy Education Services. Dan has launched partnerships with over 37 of the world's leading universities, providing alternative forms of education on their ca...

23 Joulu 201859min

#107: Rich Smith - How A College Dropout Became A Senior Engineer at Netflix

#107: Rich Smith - How A College Dropout Became A Senior Engineer at Netflix

Announcements: Watch the video recording of this episode on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rg8SHeq1Ns Rich Smith is a Senior UI engineer at Netflix but did you know this was his 17th job? ...

11 Joulu 20181h 7min

#106: Balaji Srinivasan - CTO of Coinbase, How Everyone Can be an Investor

#106: Balaji Srinivasan - CTO of Coinbase, How Everyone Can be an Investor

Balaji Srinivasan is the CTO of Coinbase. Prior to that, he was a co-founder of Counsyl, Earn, Teleport, and a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Today, he talks about his insights into traditi...

29 Marras 20181h 10min

#105: Rick O'Donnell - CEO of Skills Fund, Providing Financing to Coding Bootcamp Students

#105: Rick O'Donnell - CEO of Skills Fund, Providing Financing to Coding Bootcamp Students

Rick O’Donnell is the Founder and CEO of Skills Fund, a place that provides people with an opportunity to acquire skills and they also provide financing for students as they're doing a career transiti...

19 Marras 201851min

#104: Leanne Pittsford - Founder of Lesbians Who Tech & Tech Jobs Tour

#104: Leanne Pittsford - Founder of Lesbians Who Tech & Tech Jobs Tour

There are half a million open tech jobs, and yet, diversity in tech continues to be a problem. The key is in building relationships and connecting people with the right companies that need their skill...

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#103: Madelyn Tavarez - How a Part-time Bootcamp helped her Become an Android Engineer

#103: Madelyn Tavarez - How a Part-time Bootcamp helped her Become an Android Engineer

Our guest on the podcast has a remarkable story. Madelyn Tavarez did a part-time bootcamp, while holding a full-time job. She taught herself how to code. And became a software engineer at Pinter...

24 Loka 20181h 1min