Episode 486 | The Shocking Collapse of Zirtual and Maren Kate’s Next Act (plus How to Hire Well)

Show NotesIn this episode Startups For The Rest Of Us Rob interviews Maren Kate of Avra Talent about her entrepreneurial journey.  She talks about her first company that raised 5.5 million in funding, hit $1mil in MRR, had over 400 employees, but ultimately failed.  She talks about how she recovered both mentally and professionally, and gives her system of hiring/vetting people for your company.Items mentioned in this episode: Avra Talent TinySeed TranscriptRob: Welcome to Startups for the Rest of Us, I'm your host, Rob Walling. In this week's show, we look at someone who bootstrapped her company for two years before raising $5.5 million over the next couple years, growing to 400 employees, and then having the company implode before her eyes. Maren Kate is an entrepreneur who's been starting companies since she was 19 years old and she started her company Zirtual in the 2010-2011 time frame. Zirtual is essentially virtual assistants on a monthly retainer, so you...Read more... »Click the icon below to listen.