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E27 Replacing PDF attachments one Docsend at a time with founder and CEO Russ Heddleston

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In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Russ Heddleston, founder of Docsend. The episode was recorded one month before the announcement that DocSend would be acquired by Dropbox for $165m.

00:00​​ Intro

00:37 What is Docsend

01:51 Selling Pursuit to Facebook in a talent acquisition

04:12 Leaving Facebook and starting Docsend

07:03 Product idea

09:00 Fundraising for Pursuit

12:53 Fundraising for Docsend

14:17 Series A

17:34 Docsend product

20:39 Initial startup client segment

22:29 Docsend fundraising network

25:20 Expanding from initial client segment

29:51 Docsend Spaces

33:07 Pricing strategy

37:50 Next steps for Docsend

39:50 Competing with Intralinks

41:00 Scaling up Docsend

42:29 Remote work at Docsend

43:29 Call to action

  continue reading

52 episodes

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Manage episode 293652624 series 2601023
Content provided by Sand Hill Road. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Sand Hill Road or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Russ Heddleston, founder of Docsend. The episode was recorded one month before the announcement that DocSend would be acquired by Dropbox for $165m.

00:00​​ Intro

00:37 What is Docsend

01:51 Selling Pursuit to Facebook in a talent acquisition

04:12 Leaving Facebook and starting Docsend

07:03 Product idea

09:00 Fundraising for Pursuit

12:53 Fundraising for Docsend

14:17 Series A

17:34 Docsend product

20:39 Initial startup client segment

22:29 Docsend fundraising network

25:20 Expanding from initial client segment

29:51 Docsend Spaces

33:07 Pricing strategy

37:50 Next steps for Docsend

39:50 Competing with Intralinks

41:00 Scaling up Docsend

42:29 Remote work at Docsend

43:29 Call to action

  continue reading

52 episodes

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