#1805 How to modernize an old technology like outdoor billboard advertising




Startup Stories - Mixergy show

Summary: Today’s guest saw an old technology and said, “What if I modernize it?” Instead of forcing people to remember the company name on a billboard, their phone number, write it down, and go buy it. “What if I create a web page where anyone can go and buy like they buy anything else?” I care about his story. But I’m also thinking in my head, “What else is outdated that we can modernize using some of the things that we already know?” And as you’ll see, he started out very basic the way that you can when you come up with something that you want to modernize. Matt O’Connor is the founder of AdQuick, a marketplace to buy and sell outdoor advertising. <p><a href="https://mixergy.com/interviews/adquick-with-matt-oconnor/"><img src="https://mixergy.com/interviews/adquick-with-matt-oconnor/?get-twitter-card=true&amp;v=14&amp;time=1564984844" alt="" class="alignnone size-full"></a></p><p>Matt O’Connor is the founder of AdQuick, a marketplace to buy and sell outdoor advertising.</p> <strong>Sponsored by</strong><br><p><a href="https://cooalliance.com/mixergy/" rel="nofollow">COO Alliance</a> – If you want your second in command to have a tribe, check out Cameron Herold’s COO Alliance. COO Alliance gives access to mentorship to run ideas by and guide your COO, VP of operations, general manager, or president. If you want them to have that kind of help from Cameron directly and from others, see if it’s a good fit for you or that second in command by going to <a href="https://cooalliance.com/mixergy/" rel="nofollow">COOAlliance.com/mixergy</a> </p> <hr> <p><a href="https://trainual.com/mixergy" rel="nofollow">Trainual</a> – Trainual is a SaaS that helps businesses automate their onboarding and training by documenting every process, policy, and procedure in one simple, searchable, teachable system. Trainual is on a mission to make small business easier by automating training manuals for busy companies around the world.</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>