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July 5, 2022 40 mins

Come on through Episode #6! In this episode, we're spending time with Donald Boone. He's a 3-time founder, self-taught coder, and the CEO of BoxedUp, an on-demand equipment rental marketplace disrupting the 335 billion dollars sharing economy. A BizTech leader with over 13 years of startup and fortune 100 experience, Donald most recently led a team at Amazon’s B2B marketplace, responsible for scoping, building, and scaling new solutions for customers. 

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Who is Donald Boone? (2:52)
  • What does it mean to have a hustlers spirit (4:10)
  • Sometimes you're the outsider (16:50)
  • What is boxed up and what makes it stand out (18:53)
  • How to release an imperfect product (24:24)
  • Validating your place in the market (27:21)
  • The role that Amazon played in creativity (29:15)
  • Transitioning to running your business full time (31:45) 
  • What's next for BoxedUp? (36:16)


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