#1500 How Testlio brought the power of a marketplace to the product testing space




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Summary: You’d think after 1,500 interviews I’d understand where all the interesting businesses are, where all the revenue is, but I still don’t. I’m still surprised by pockets of opportunity. Today’s guest is a perfect example. Joining me is Kristel Kruustuk. She’s the founder of Testlio, which tests your products to uncover issues before your customers do. The part that surprises me is there’s a marketplace of testers. I’m surprised the demand for testers is so big it’s one of the hottest, fastest growing areas of IT. So we’re going to find out how she discovered this business, where she’s getting customers, how she’s managing a marketplace of testers and more importantly what you can learn from her experience to grow your own business. <p><a href="https://mixergy.com/interviews/testlio-with-kristel-kruustuk/"><img src="https://mixergy.com/interviews/testlio-with-kristel-kruustuk/?get-twitter-card=true&amp;" alt="" class="alignnone size-full"></a></p><p>Kristel Kruustuk is the founder of Testlio, which tests your products to uncover issues before your customers do.</p> <strong>Sponsored by</strong><br><p><a href="http://www.formstack.com/" rel="nofollow">Formstack</a> – Formstack is a versatile online form solution that streamlines processes for capturing and managing information. Easily create and use online forms to automate repetitive business processes and gain rich insights. With <a href="http://www.formstack.com/" rel="nofollow">Formstack</a>, embed forms directly onto your site and social media profiles to capture leads, as well as use online forms to collect payments, gather feedback, and streamline internal workflows.</p> <hr> <p><a href="https://www.pipedrive.com/mixergy" rel="nofollow">Pipedrive</a> is a sales management tool for small teams with big ambitions. It visualizes one’s sales pipeline and helps to make sure important activities and conversations won’t get dropped. Salespeople really like it because it’s easy to use and intuitive. Managers like it because they don’t need to nag their team to use their CRM. It also sports built-in forecasting, integrations with other software such as Google Apps, MailChimp and Zapier and a powerful API.</p> <p>More interviews -&gt; <a href="https://mixergy.com/moreint" target="_blank">https://mixergy.com/moreint</a><br> Rate this interview -&gt; <a href="https://mixergy.com/rateint" target="_blank">https://mixergy.com/rateint</a></p>