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#253: Ethan Austin, Chief Strategy Officer at Gig Wage and Former Managing Director at Techstars, on Fundraising, Joining an Accelerator, and His Experience as a Founder and Investor
Ethan Austin is the Chief Strategy Officer at Gig Wage, former Managing Director at the Techstars Western Union Accelerator, and the Founder of GiveForward.
Gig Wage, a company that's raised more than $10M in venture capital, is a platform designed for innovators who want a simplified way of managing contractor payments so they can recruit and retain world-class 1099 talent and power modern contractor commerce.
Some of the Topics Covered by Ethan Austin in this Episode
What Ethan's role is at Gig Wage and what the company is doing
Why Ethan decided to join Gig Wage
How Ethan first got involved with startups
Ethan's experience starting GiveForward
How Ethan found his co-founder for GiveForward and his experience bootstrapping for 2 years
Ethan's Techstars experience as a Founder and his fundraising experience
Getting Naval Ravikant as an investor in 2012
The team behind GiveForward and how Ethan built a great culture at the company
What Ethan did to grow GiveForward in the early years and after they raised funding
How Ethan went from GiveForward to Techstars after losing 75% of their Facebook traffic in a year
Why Ethan took a year off after GiveForward
What Ethan's role entailed as the Managing Director at Techstars
The experience of going through Techstars for a founder
How Ethan thinks about being an investor vs. running a company
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