June 8, 2020
115: Climbing the Right Mountain - Matt Barnett, CEO - Bonjoro
Matt Barnett, the CEO and "Papa Bear" of Bonjoro, joins the podcast to talk about his experience starting a business. Bonjoro is a fun new way of connecting with your customers through personalised welcome videos via email.
Matt shares his fascinating journey building their product whilst giving his advice on taking action and not fearing failure. Matt keeps the honey running for the bears at Bonjoro, making sure that the team is happy and productive.
Matt Barnett
A British industrial designer & artist, moved to Australia he decided to get his MBA. He fell for tech and found himself starting different businesses. Although he failed at some, failure did not stop him from developing what is to be known as Bonjoro.
Having to ferry across the rivers of Sydney goint to work, Matt discovered that videos can play a huge role across customer acquisition. With this idea, Matt came up with Bonjoro - a video messaging app that allows you to record one on one personalized video messages for your customers.
Bonjoro has snowballed into a startup success story. Matt’s love of building great products is only surpassed by his total commitment to building great business culture, and Matt asserts that Bonjoro’s “customers as friends” culture has been the main driver of the businesses success.
More on Matt & Bonjoro
Bonjoro Website (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbjbarnett/)
Connect on LinkedIn with Matt (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbjbarnett/)
Bonjoro on Twitter (https://twitter.com/bonjoroapp)
Bonjoro on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/bonjoroapp/)
ABOUT THE HOST
My name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful.
Sam:
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Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets)
LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/)
Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/)
Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset)
Top Tips
Don't fear failure
The fear of failing can be traumatizing – it can cause us to do nothing, and therefore resist moving forward. Many of us have probably experienced this at some point. We can start by figuring out where it comes from and re-framing the way we feel about failure.
Set small goals that can help develop your confidence. Learn how to explore and evaluate all possible outcomes rationally and develop contingency plans; and practice thinking positively. By moving forward slowly but steadily, you'll begin to overcome your fear.
Don't fear failure. Stay positive, have a backup plan, and learn from whatever happens. It's one way to get to the answer you're looking for and be able to move forward.
Start now
We all have dreams we wouldd like to achieve. Most of these dreams never become more than just a thought. The reason? We don't start or move towards it. Most people tend to delay starting anything, whether it is a business, hobby, diet, relationship, etc. Everyone seems to be afraid of change or the unknown.
Planning to start something? Take small steps or come up with small goals and work on it. You'll notice that not only do you get to accomplisg a goal, but it takes you one step closer to your dream
If you want more in life, you have to go out there and take it.
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Chat about the audio experiences as you share and learn from other users' perspectives. Commit to taking actions by sharing your ideas.
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If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Matt Barnett.
A British industrial designer & artist, moved to Australia he decided to get his MBA. He fell for tech and found himself starting different businesses. Although he failed at some, failure did not stop him from developing what is to be known as Bonjoro.
Having to ferry across the rivers of Sydney goint to work, Matt discovered that videos can play a huge role across customer acquisition. With this idea, Matt came up with Bonjoro - a video messaging app that allows you to record one on one personalized video messages for your customers.
Bonjoro has snowballed into a startup success story. Matt’s love of building great products is only surpassed by his total commitment to building great business culture, and Matt asserts that Bonjoro’s “customers as friends” culture has been the main driver of the businesses success.
More on Matt & Bonjoro
Bonjoro Website (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbjbarnett/)
Connect on LinkedIn with Matt (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbjbarnett/)
Bonjoro on Twitter (https://twitter.com/bonjoroapp)
Bonjoro on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/bonjoroapp/)
ABOUT THE HOST
My name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful.
Sam:
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/)
Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets)
LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/)
Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/)
Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset)
Top Tips
Don't fear failure
The fear of failing can be traumatizing – it can cause us to do nothing, and therefore resist moving forward. Many of us have probably experienced this at some point. We can start by figuring out where it comes from and re-framing the way we feel about failure.
Set small goals that can help develop your confidence. Learn how to explore and evaluate all possible outcomes rationally and develop contingency plans; and practice thinking positively. By moving forward slowly but steadily, you'll begin to overcome your fear.
Don't fear failure. Stay positive, have a backup plan, and learn from whatever happens. It's one way to get to the answer you're looking for and be able to move forward.
Start now
We all have dreams we wouldd like to achieve. Most of these dreams never become more than just a thought. The reason? We don't start or move towards it. Most people tend to delay starting anything, whether it is a business, hobby, diet, relationship, etc. Everyone seems to be afraid of change or the unknown.
Planning to start something? Take small steps or come up with small goals and work on it. You'll notice that not only do you get to accomplisg a goal, but it takes you one step closer to your dream
If you want more in life, you have to go out there and take it.
Syncify
An app that lets you be social at a distance. Listen to your favourite podcasts and books together with friends and groups.
Chat about the audio experiences as you share and learn from other users' perspectives. Commit to taking actions by sharing your ideas.
To learn more, visit (www.syncifyapp.com)
Subscribe!
If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Matt Barnett.See reason.fm/privacy-policy for privacy and opt-out information.
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