#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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#102: Austen Allred - CEO of Lambda School

#102: Austen Allred - CEO of Lambda School

Austen Allred is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lambda School. Recently coming out of Y Combinator, Lambda now has thousands of students. Prior to this, he served as a Growth Expert at LendUp. Lambda Sch...

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#101: Avi Flombaum - Co-Founder of Flatiron School

#101: Avi Flombaum - Co-Founder of Flatiron School

Avi Flombaum is a lifelong educator. He is the Co-Founder of Flatiron School, which grew to thousands of students and got acquired by WeWork. Prior to starting Flatiron School, Avi also built severa...

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#100: David Harris - How an App Academy graduate became a Software Engineer at Omada Health

#100: David Harris - How an App Academy graduate became a Software Engineer at Omada Health

Moving from Atlanta to the Bay Area, from being a writer, artist, to mathematician, David Harris completed App Academy and became a software engineer. By combining hard work and the power of networkin...

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#99: Iris Nevins - Teacher Who Became a Software Engineer at Mailchimp

#99: Iris Nevins - Teacher Who Became a Software Engineer at Mailchimp

In 2017, Iris Nevins decided to leave her work as a teacher in Florida to attend a bootcamp in the Bay Area - but it was not without its own struggles. Iris believes that when you’re on your path, no ...

12 Syys 20181h 37min

#98: Galvanize's acquisition of Hack Reactor - Al Rosabal & Shawn Drost

#98: Galvanize's acquisition of Hack Reactor - Al Rosabal & Shawn Drost

Galvanize and Hack Reactor have now merged to become bigger and better in the bootcamp space. With the merger, Shawn who is the Cofounder of Hack Reactor and a returning guest on the Podcast, is now s...

2 Syys 201852min

#97: Ryan Carson - CEO of Treehouse on How You Can Start Learning to Code

#97: Ryan Carson - CEO of Treehouse on How You Can Start Learning to Code

Ryan Carson is the Founder and CEO of Treehouse. He grew up in Colorado and is currently in Portland. Today, he talks about the future of education, work, and more! Treehouse is an online school that...

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#96: Building Reddit, Posterous.com & Initialized Capital with Alexis Ohanian & Garry Tan

#96: Building Reddit, Posterous.com & Initialized Capital with Alexis Ohanian & Garry Tan

Today, we have two amazing people behind the widely successful early stage venture capital firm, Initialized. Today, they discuss the power of coaching, the cryptocurrency space, building teams and co...

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#95: Jacob Hsu - CEO of Catalyte, Guaranteeing Career Transitioners Engineering Jobs

#95: Jacob Hsu - CEO of Catalyte, Guaranteeing Career Transitioners Engineering Jobs

It all started when Jacob Hsu immigrated from Taiwan at an early age! Fast forward to now, Jacob spends his time between San Mateo and Baltimore while he’s building and managing his team as the CEO of...

10 Elo 201846min