EPISODE 16: TROY RUEDIGER
Troy discusses his entrepreneurial background, building community, and product development
Troy Ruediger has been an early startup employee, repeat founder, and straight up hustler. In his first company he worked at Rukkus, he did everything from Flying drones, selling tickets, doing customer service. Troy is the Founder at Starters.Co. and leads Product/Growth at vibby. Troy is also the Founder of one of the hottest slack groups.
LINKS AND RESOURCES
Online Resources Mentioned
Notable People Mentioned
Books Mentioned
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Schools Mentioned
University of Southern Carolina
SHOW NOTES
3:30 – How Troy got into sports
7:40 – Becoming interested in technology
8:40 – First startup experience at Rukkus
10:20 – Taking the leap to do his own thing
16:30 – Lesson’s learned from failure
17:45 – Experience with startup culture
20:31 – Vibby
24:05 – Vibby’s transformation
27:00 – What Troy would like to see happen in the sports tech industry
30:00 – Troy’s pet peeve
32:20 – Slack
26:10 – What makes a good community manager
39:30 – Troy’s article: 5 Ways to build your brand on Slack
44:35 – Hey Taco on Slack
47:00 – Blue Label Moments
49:20 – Rapid Fire Q&A: Favorite podcast, favorite book, founder or investor he admires, best olympic memory, sports matchup he would love to see, something in his career that he is super proud of, final tips for entrepreneurs