Summary

At age 26, Andrew Guttormsen was living with his parents and took an unpaid internship to get his foot in the door at Teachable. His persistence and great ideas led to him becoming a core team member and he went on to eventually co-found Circle, a community platform now used by over 10,000 businesses.

With experience scaling two highly successful startups, Andrew shares valuable insights on implementing customer feedback as a growth strategy, why having tough conversations matters, and fostering online community engagement.

We Also Talked About:

• Bouncing back after failure on the journey to success
• Getting buy-in and implementing suggestions as a young intern
• Details of a Chief Revenue Officer’s responsibilities
• How to shape the culture and interactions in an online community
• The importance of giving direct feedback to help team members grow

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RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• Learn more about Circle’s community platform (affiliate link)
• Contact Andrew at andrew @ circle.so

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Trudy Rankin is the host of the Online Business Launchpad Podcast, Director of West Island Digital and the founder of the Online Business Lift-Off program.

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The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Resources 

• Learn more about Circle’s community platform (affiliate link)
• Discover why Circle is the best community management platform out there
• Contact Andrew at andrew @ circle.so

Today’s Guests

Circle Co-Founder, Andrew Guttormsen​