Neil Gandhi

Paage.io

AE's deserve more than just email opens
Put your sales material in one link and track engagement

Bootstrapped, team of 2

Founder

Pandapose

Acquired in August 2022. Make personalized images at scale for your email marketing campaigns.

OneSignal

Ran growth initiatives at OneSignal as the company scaled from 22 employees -> 100

Growth

Gametakes

Acquired in December 2018

An app to record and share a podcast right from your iPhone. Used by analysts at ESPN, Bleacher Report, and the NFL.

Hi there 👋

Currently bootstrapping Paage.io. The story of how we got here is pretty interesting...

After college I spent a couple years building Gametakes - an app to record a podcast from your iPhone. Gametakes wasn't quite the success I wanted it to be, but it taught me a lot about how to get customers at scale and build retentive products. For example, I figured out how to get thousands of users for free from Reddit without paying for ads or getting banned by mods.

It was my 8th attempt at launching a consumer product. We ended up selling it but I was burnt out.

So I joined OneSignal, which exposed me to B2B, and I haven't turned back since.

Over the past two years I built a couple SaaS apps. I didn't want to raise venture, so I bootstrapped them to profitability. One of those apps, pandapose (pandapose.com) recently got acquired. 

The other one was an AI SDR that would find prospects for you, write emails to them, and send them out. This was a very bad startup idea. If you're building in this space, happy to share why.

But, there is a silver lining.
From building that product, I built a tool like Paage internally. Customers kept telling me they wanted the Paage like tool, but not the product I was selling 😂

SO, I pivoted, and Paage was born.

Paage is bootstrapped and I'm currently the only full time employee but I recently started hiring a couple contractors.

I'll be posting learnings from my journey in building Paage, so follow me to stay up to date!

If you've read this far, let me know! Would love to connect, learn more about what you're selling, and help in any way I can.

Thanks! 🚀

Send buyers a personalized, interactive link instead of a boring email. paage.io
Bootstrapped, just me right now

Neil G.

Freemium kills most startups

It sounds amazing on paper: "Let people try it free and pay when they unlock value. Less friction! More adoption!"

You then pattern match against successful PLG companies and go "well they all have a free tier. THAT's why they're successful"

But freemium only works for a few types of businesses.

It makes sense when:
- Your product is inherently viral  
- Your TAM is massive  
- Users can unlock value in under a minute
- Others joining the product makes it more valuable for you

Examples:
- Calendly: Every time you share your calendly, you’re spreading the product.  
- Grammarly: Massive TAM. Everyone is a potential customer.
- Loom: You see the magic of record a video -> get a link in seconds
- Linear: Every new teammate increases the product’s value

In those cases, freemium is worth the cost to maintain since it will bring in more customers for you.

If, however:
- Your market is limited to specific departments,  
- Your product isn’t viral by nature, or
- It takes multiple steps to get real value…

Then freemium will cost you way more than it brings in.

Even if people sharing your product helps spread it, that’s great. But freemium only makes sense when the person they share it with could also become a customer.

Freemium often feels like the shortcut to growth, but for most, it’s just a slower way to die.

Esslie D.

STAC Solutions, LLC

Providing a high level of service for all freight needs

Expertise in LTL, FTL, Flatbed/Hotshot, Expedited, International 

Prompt in addressing issues or making changes 

Able to assist or take care of any part of the logistics process in regards to quotes, scheduling, follow up, claims, OS&D issues, etc

Owner

Central Transport

Completed customer needs analysis to ensure competitive pricing, including necessary accessorials to effectively manage each account

Consistently prospected for new less than truckload business partners

Managed a territory of shipments including but not limited to tracking, communicating with other terminals and operations administrators, communicating with customers, and ensuring company requirements are met as efficiently as possible

Communicated the company's mission, preferences, and rules as concisely as possible to ensure understanding between customer and carrier

Researched competition to have a clear understanding of the SWOT of each, resulting in effective information to provide the most opportunity for a successful business relationship

Account Manager

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.

Utilized time management to ensure that weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly budgets were met

Remained mindful of client needs and requirements to provide the most opportunity for growth in their advertising campaign

Completed production orders for all clients, built schedules to place strategically in programs specific to their business, oversaw the production, and handled preemption

Consistently and daily prospected for new clients through phone calls, in person visits, warm letters, emails, and many other tactics

Maintained a strong standard of integrity and credibility by always under promising and over delivering

Account Executive

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Provided exceptional customer service by managing time appropriately and maintaining a 'yes' mentality to exhibit compassion and empathy to customers

Managed fleet by monitoring current reservation and return list

Assisted in training new hires to prepare them for greater success and promotion in their career

Established strong customer relationships to develop trust and repeat business by consistently meeting with corporate accounts to improve and build upon current business

Increased personal sales by strategically offering additional products to all customers

Accomplishments:
In my 1st month of employment, I qualified #7 in the region for sales
Promoted to Management Assistant in January 2015, showing my completion of Enterprise's extensive, well-known management training program
Received multiple Exceeds Requirements on most recent review

Management Assistant

🚚 FREIGHT SHIPPERS 🚚

Are you looking for someone prompt, passionate, and willing to dispute re-classes & re-weighs?

STAC Solutions doesn’t pay invoices until we agree on it if it doesn’t match the quote. 

We provide fair rates and a tech stack (TMS) that allows you to have reporting, address book & inventory storage to make shipping easier. 

We partner with Priority1 to give you the buying power of a large 3PL with management level of a small business. 

Our solutions include nationwide carrier options for Truckload, LTL, Expedited & Flatbed freight, to name a few. 

If you’re stuck or want a second opinion on a project, reach out. Something I do unique from others is tell you flat out what the market indicates carriers are paid. This way, you know if you’re being given a fair rate or if your current provider is raking you over the coals. 

Shipping is expensive. It is a rendered service that doesn’t often get discounted. We try to be fair up front and I personally opt out of rate increases for my customers. 

If this looks like something your company could benefit from, please reach out to see if myself or my team can help optimize your process. 

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY:

We are grateful to be working with Esslie at STAC Solutions. Previously, we had problems with getting responses from our agent and also had issues with unresolved damaged freight.  Esslie came at just the right time. We were excited to have someone local, friendly, and well informed. Her knowledge has helped us navigate which carrier works better for a particular part of the country. She’s been quick to answer questions and help with expedited deliveries. We are so thankful she goes above and beyond to help us get what we need at a great price.

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