The Failory Podcast - April 20, 2020

From 50k Users in 6 Weeks to Shutting Down, with Ryan Hickman

Ryan Hickman

Ryan Hickman

Founder of MeVee & Epic AI

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Show Notes

Ryan shares about his journey toward creating MeVee and why he considers it a failure
Ryan’s journey in gaining experience and expertise in being a live stream producer
The creation of MeVee
The moment things shifted and momentum grew for live video
Finding a way to automate MeVee to make it as profitable as possible before shutting down
Ryan shares the story on how Epic AI was born
Ryan gives some advice on how to properly frame your startup

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Links & Resources

Epic AI - Providing education and tools to help startups through the entire founder's journey
Article on MeVee's growth and shut down
Ryan’s Twitter
Ryan’s Linkedin

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UPDATE

To make the story of MeVee even more interesting; lately, there has been a new demand to bring back the product! So it looks like Ryan will be bringing back MeVee after all! Stay tuned for a comeback!

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