Just Go Grind: #185: Jordi Hays, Co-Founder & CEO of Likewise, the End-to-End Platform to Find and Work With the World's Best Creatives

#185: Jordi Hays, Co-Founder & CEO of Likewise, the End-to-End Platform to Find and Work With the World's Best Creatives

Sep 26, 2020

Jordi Hays is the Co-Founder & CEO of Likewise, the end-to-end platform to find and work with the world's best creatives.

How Jordi decided to start Likewise and focus on the needs of eCommerce companies
The pain point of accessing creative talent
The initial version of Likewise and bootstrapping for the first 6 months
Growing 100% MoM, multiple months in a row
The business model and pricing behind Likewise
Getting their first freelancer to earn $100,000 through the platform in their first 6 months
The customer acquisition strategy of Likewise
Hitting a $1M run rate without any outbound sales or marketing
How Jordi decided to raise outside capital for Likewise
The importance of founder-market fit
Closing a pre-seed round of funding during the global pandemic
Equity splits and founder agreements
The brand experience when working with Likewise
How Jordi is looking at which creators to bring on the Likewise platform
Use of funds for the pre-seed round of funding for Likewise
The evolution of Co-Founder roles for Jordi and Matt
Jordi's book suggestion
What Jordi's day-to-day looks like in the time of COVID