#16 Nico Ferreyra- Building 3 startups by 22 years old - a podcast by PJ (Poh Jie)

from 2021-01-07T16:53

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My guest today is Nico Ferreyra. He has co-founded 3 companies- Crowd Inc, ParkBot and Tomo. His latest startup, Tomo, aims to change the way we interact with our SaaS tools. He is also an investment scout for Tiny Capital. Please enjoy the show.



Show Notes
  • [0:34] Nico’s self-introduction


  • [1:00] Nico’s first startup in the biotech space as a freshman


  • [4:48] How did Nico build his foundation before college?


  • [15:53] When did Nico realise that his first startup was probably not going to succeed?


  • [20:57] Managing school and running a startup


  • [27:12] Paying the bills while working on his startups


  • [31:18] Becoming a part time deal scout for Tiny Capital


  • [36:51] Nico’s second startup- ParkBot


  • [40:02] Researching the market before launching a startup


  • [45:11] Tomo’s product development


  • [49:35] Workflow on Tomo


  • [53:42] Creating SaaS that has a strong following


  • [55:01] Acquiring customers and raising awareness of products


  • [1:00:36] Growing personal Twitter account


  • [1:02:25] Building relationships in the online community


  • [1:04:13] Things that Nico wishes his younger self will know earlier (tips on running a company)



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