Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="https://trendpie.com/">Victor Ricci</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/victorjricci">@victorjricci</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Victor Ricci talks with Dave Rael about building a team, taking action, and marketing for app developers </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Victor Ricci is a college student, former Vine celebrity, and founder of Trend Pie, an influencer marketing platform that helps app developers drive cost effective downloads and whose customers include Sworkit, Unilever, Yahoo! Video Guide, Twisty Arrow and more. Since its launch in April 2015, Trendpie has the following statistics: 250,000,000 follower reach, 500,000,000 ad impressions per month, 50+ paying clients, $0.40 average cost per install, and almost $1,000,000 in sales since the start. Some highlights: * Generated over 80,000 downloads in one day * Helped drunk mode scale to over 1 million users * Have gotten countless apps trending on the AppStore Ricci started taking social media more seriously when his Vine account, @QuickLifeHacks, amassed over 1,400,000 followers (one of the top 100 most followed accounts in the world). He was a social media personality for years so he understands the industry from both aspects. Ricci is currently a Senior at Seton Hall University pursuing a degree in Marketing.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Victor Ricci</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Victor gained a large following on social media</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Victor's business journey and interaction with software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Trend Pie - what it is and why it exists</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Building a team at Trend Pie</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The experience of interacting with Trend Pie as an app developer</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Victor's busy life and the battle with procrastination</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Victor's success story - creating a high-performing team</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Identifying the right people to hire</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Learning to trust yourself and take action despite doubt</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Victor's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Victor most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Victor's causes of pain and suffering</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Victor's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Victor</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://trendpie.com/" target="_blank">Trend Pie</a></li> <li><a href="http://trendpie.com/blog/" target="_blank">The Trend Pie Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://vine.co/" target="_blank">Vine</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0201835959/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition) - Frederick P. Brooks Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.bufferapp.com/" target="_blank">The Buffer Blog</a></li> <li><a href="http://neilpatel.com/" target="_blank">Neil Patel</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Victor's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1599869772/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Art Of War - Sun Tzu</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062458191/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley - Antonio Garcia Martinez</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Victor's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Communicate effectively</li> <li>Build upon the relationships you have</li> <li>Focus on the true value</li> </ol> </div> </div>
