In episode 24, I sit with Gil Eyal, CEO of HYPR as we speak about how HYPR came to be and how Mobli which was the Instagram before Instagram helped get him there. Eyal is a pioneer in the influencer space, as he served as the COO of early player photo-sharing app Mobli Media, and worked with influencers ranging from Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Pitbull, Lance Armstrong, Lil Wayne and Serena Williams to Nash Grier, Bart Baker, and Cameron Dallas.
In this episode, you will learn the following about Gil;
1) What lesson he learned at his first job at Playdom that has stuck with him till today
2) How he overcame failure (8:40)
3) The pivot- Realizing that the path of HYPR early is not scalable & (19:00)
4) How listening to a VC early paid off big time (22:00)
5) What he looks for in employees
6) Productivity hack (45:40)
In episode 24, I sit with Gil Eyal, CEO of HYPR as we speak about how HYPR came to be and how Mobli which was the Instagram before Instagram helped get him there. Eyal is a pioneer in the influencer space, as he served as the COO of early player photo-sharing app Mobli Media, and worked with influencers ranging from Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Pitbull, Lance Armstrong, Lil Wayne and Serena Williams to Nash Grier, Bart Baker, and Cameron Dallas.
In this episode, you will learn the following about Gil;
1) What lesson he learned at his first job at Playdom that has stuck with him till today
2) How he overcame failure (8:40)
3) The pivot- Realizing that the path of HYPR early is not scalable & (19:00)
4) How listening to a VC early paid off big time (22:00)
5) What he looks for in employees
6) Productivity hack (45:40)
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