Comments on: How A 19 Year-Old Founder Turned An Idea Into A $20M/Year Business

By: William Granich

William Granich — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 16:29:55 +0000

Hey Brian & Alex great read… I have a phenomenal patent on an ecard system but am unable to get access to or emails returned from any of the companies that could implement this and achieve million$ in its success. Any chance we could meet up and perhaps we can get this done? Let me know, Will

By: Jackson

Jackson — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 04:53:11 +0000

Quite cool, yet I STILL think I have an original/not done before way to “advertise”. Really? Pretty sure, yeah.

By: Barnett Williams

Barnett Williams — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 20:15:09 +0000

Brian, I feel as though you and I…we aren’t so different after all! I left an account management position at a publicly traded fortune 500 SaaS company in 2014 to join a web-based startup, which I have been with since its birth ($0-$2k ARR), to where we are today ~$150k ARR. We are closing in on roughly $500k (hypothetical number) of outside investment and I am considering pivoting my role within the company. I am ideally interested in rotating out of sales and into something more stable, something without such a heavy commission pressure. I am thinking business development but I understand it is going to come down to what the company needs and not what I want. My question is: what roles within a growing startup may open that a head of sales/director of sales could transition into and what, specifically, does a biz dev role call for in a startup? We currently have sales, marketing, support, web and iOS dev and a talented CEO. Thank you!

By: Timo Arling

Timo Arling — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:21:57 +0000

Hey Brian,
I’d like to know what does your typical daily routine look like?
Thanks and kind regards,
Timo

By: George Naumovski

George Naumovski — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 03:28:12 +0000

If it does not exist, create it. If you have an idea-ideas or skills, think of how to use your ideas or skills to create a business and to put it out there to see what it can attract and what you can create. Many successful businesses started with an idea and that idea has become a success “from one person business to global corporations”. Failure is an attempt at success, if you don’t give up and modify each attempt, then
each attempt can become a success.

By: Wojciech Szywalski

Wojciech Szywalski — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 09:34:52 +0000

Thanks Brian for taking time to share your story and Q&A with us. My question is what’s your sales process towards brand owners? – Do you use sales reps and face to face meetings? Thx ^5

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:40:38 +0000

Brian, you’ve worked on Kiip for 6 years now. Do you still foresee growth on the platform and how is the team innovating to keep up with new technologies? Any plans for moving into VR?

Also as a fellow Vancouverite, do you see the potential for Vancouver to turn into a tech hub? Would you come back to contribute/invest to the growth in Vancouver?

By: Paul Sullivan

Paul Sullivan — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 21:46:42 +0000

I call bullroar (a Canadian term). If you were interviewing the real Brian Wong he would have found a way to plug http://thecheatcodebook.com/ Always keep hustling!

By: Joel Adam Smith

Joel Adam Smith — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 20:25:17 +0000

Congrats on the hustle Brian! Quick question, do you think virtual networking works just as good as physical networking?

By: CauseSquare

CauseSquare — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 17:09:09 +0000

Great story Alex. Thanks for sharing. Brian, would you have had success had you chosen to launch your startup in Vancouver instead?

By: yazinsai

yazinsai — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 15:35:51 +0000

Great read Brian! I hear alot about how you would work the odds and never give up — do you feel like this idea is antithetical to the concept of “pivoting” in Lean Startup speak?