Ep 205 - The Hustle Behind Shipmates
EPISODE INTRODUCTION
Fresh from raising a $2.2 Million seed round and their stint from YC, David Marquez and Josh Supan of Shipmates comes back to podcast to share their incredible story of grit and persistence. David and Josh will share what happened since they last guested in the show back in 2020 and how they almost died several times as Xpanse was hit hard by the pandemic. They will share the struggles they had to go through just to stay alive and how they pivoted into Shipmates along with their failed attempts to join YC initially. David and Josh also shares the metamorphosis they had to go through as founders that allowed them to get Shipmates traction and get into YC this year and raise $2.2M for their seed round.
EPISODE TOPICS
[2:48] Introduction of the Guests
[3:58] What's your Hustle
[5:10] Hustle share time machine!
[5:55] Background of Xpanse
[10:16] The struggles they encountered during COVID 19 lockdown
[13:12] Growth of their Platform after their first Hustleshare interview
[18:42] Experience of Application to YC
[23:12] Transitioning from a business to building a Startup
[24:19] From Xpanse to Shipmates
[30:19] Josh and David's dynamics as co-founders and leaders of their Startup
[36:11] Collaboration and Partnership in operating Shipmates
[40:32] Another shot to YC
[48:35] The Attitude of being a formidable founder
[54:05] The team behind the Shipmate's success
[56:49] Hiring the right people who understands the Hustle
[1:05:14] The aftermath of the YC experience
[1:12:59] Future plans of Shipmates
[1:14:45] Connect with David and Josh
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QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE
“The reason that I don't want to die is because, it is not that I am not buying into my hype but it is like I don't want to be ashamed, I don't want to feel ashamed. I want to prove people right, the people who bet on us, I want to prove them right. I wanna prove myself right because I know I can do this." - Josh Supan
"By downplaying your accomplishments, you won't get anywhere." -David Marquez
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