E1 - Melding Muse Podcast - Wared Seger CEO & Co-Founder
By @estyhimself
In the premiere episode of 🫠 The Melding Muse Podcast, we embark on an Entrepreneur Journey with the CEO & Co-Founder of the innovative Data Science company, Parrot Analytics. Discover how a vision transformed the landscapes of Hollywood and global data analytics in the attention economy.
We delve into the origins of Parrot Analytics, exploring the pivotal moments and strategies that led to its product-market fit and ultimately it success.
Join us as we unravel the personal and professional life philosophies that have shaped our guest’s leadership and the company’s ethos. From confronting early challenges to reshaping what life/work balance means, this episode is a treasure trove of insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and business enthusiasts alike.
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Timestamps:
(06:51) – I want to change the world
(23:28) – Learning Entrepreneurship
(30:06) – When your vision starts Impacting People’s Lives
(32:55) – Resilience is the single most important thing
(35:54) – Validating “an Idea” – The Beginning of Parrot Analytics
(41:04) – 2 years of Experimenting
(48:49) – Creating “Demand”
(51:55) – What does Parrot Analytics do anyway?
(56:27) – The president said “I fucken knew it”
(1:01:56) – Product Market Fit & Pricing
(1:09:00) – Currency in The Attention Economy
(1:15:11) – Always follow the money (How does your product impact your client’s wallet?)
(1:18:15) – Disrupting Hollywood
(1:21:17) – Category Creation?
(1:29:15) – I’m horrible at “enjoying the journey”
(1:29:15) – Redefining Work, Life Balance
(1:40:12) – “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Is that true?
(1:45:18) – Two privileged idiots talk about how to find meaning in your job.
(1:56:34) – How the fuck do you even CEO bro? Doing 8 full-time jobs
(2:00:00) – A biological machine (Mental & Physical well-being)
(2:15:26) – How to reset (Hit the bag & Talk about it)
(2:23:40) – A word of advice to myself (Impostor Syndrome)
(2:31:50) – Be borderline arrogant
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About the author
Esteban Garcia Romero
AKA @estyhimself
The 🇳🇿 New Zealand-based 📱product designer, 🎨 graphic artist & 🏔️ adventure seeker from 🇨🇴 Colombia. Esty is the product design lead for the data science company Parrot Analytics. He’s also the director of Neziak Design Studio and artist & curator for Neziak Creative Collective.
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