David Feinman Viral Ideas Zombie Run Founder Show 064

 

David Feinman Viral Ideas Zombie Run Founder Show 064

David Feinman is the founder and serial entrepreneur of Virtual Ideas a video creator marketing company and sold Zombie Run Phidelphia Racing Concepts LLC the largest national themed fun 5k races.

David combined his passion as a marathon runner and owner of Bucks County Marathon Ventures LLC a startup which was a half marathon in Bucks County Pennsylvania and running the program through Tyler Park.

Lessons Learned:

How did David come up with the largest national Zombie Run themed fun run and how did he apply what he learned to his current company Viral Ideas.

How did David in only 9 months generate 1.4 million in revenue build the Zombie Run into a 16 City tour, attract over 35k participants, handle a staff of 35 people, gets featured in Wired Magazine, USA Today and the New York Times and within one year sell the company for a profit

How did Viral Ideas increase their customers from just 42 to over 120 in only one year?

What is David's secret sauce to gain so many executive pitches and how were they able to get in front of so many executives

We will also speak to David about his experience at Temple University Business Fox school and the Be Your Own Boss Bowl competition ‘BYOBB’

show notes back at MitchellChadrow.com/show064

Zombie run numbers?

The idea behind Zombie Run:

Combine a passion for running and entrepreneurship

Testing the idea

Capitalized on a national trend toward fitness and then heightened public interest in social media and themed events.

Growing the idea to 1.4 million in revenue

Managing a team of volunteers and contractors

Our Startup round is sponsored by Chadrow.net

Temple University - Tell us about being your own business bowl competition at TU (BYOBB) -> 10k Came in 2nd won a 10k cash prize.

Ellen Weber
Nick Delmonico

Sales 42 customers to over 120
Knocking on doors
Making calls

How do you pitch the executives and get them to a face to face meeting sales -> time of BYOBB had 42 clients working out of their office space in Bucks County.

won cash prizes forced them to take a more in-depth look at the company and see how it could be improved upon it.

Zach Medina Co-founder started Viral Ideas with $250 and 1 client.

In the beginning, the company worked You spend 7 days a week, from early in the morning to late at night in the back of your client's office with the goal of growing Viral Ideas while also doing our best to over-deliver for our very first client.

A year later, they set up shop in office-space in Southampton, PA.

and continue to gr