Dori Yona: How I Grew An App To 3.5 Million Users & Raised $1.5 Million To Help Companies Shut Down
In this episode, Shamus Madan speaks with Dori Yona about his entrepreneurial journey, from his early ventures to the founding of Ernie. They discuss the challenges of shutting down a company, leading to the creation of Simple Closure, a solution that simplifies this process. Yona shares insights on customer acquisition, growth, and securing venture capital for Simple Closure.
Key Points
- Growing up in an entrepreneurial family and witnessing his parents build and sell a successful tech company in Silicon Valley profoundly influenced Dory's mindset towards entrepreneurship and risk-taking.
- Dory's first venture into entrepreneurship was as a pre-teen, brokering deals between buyers and sellers of sports tickets from classified ads, showcasing his early knack for identifying opportunities and creating value.
- Simple Closure, founded by Dory, is a platform designed to streamline and automate the company shutdown process, addressing a significant market need as many businesses face complex and lengthy wind-down procedures.
Dori Yona is the co-founder and CEO of SimpleClosure, a startup that automates the process of shutting down a company. He is also a former co-founder and COO of Earny, a consumer fintech app that was acquired in 2021. In this episode, I sit down with Dori to learn about his entrepreneurial journey, the challenges and opportunities of the business closure industry, and how he raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding in less than 24 hours without a pitch deck.
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