- Startups - Startup of the Week #9 - Dan Foody of Cloze

0:00 Welcome to SendGrid Startup of the Week.

1:00 Thank you to SendGrid for making this show possible. Everyone thank @SendGrid.

2:45 Dan Foody of Cloze is our guest this week. Welcome, Dan.

3:15 I found Cloze fascinating because it's something that I wanted to have.

4:00 Explain to the viewers exactly what Cloze is and why you build it.

6:00 How do you fire back up a business relationship once it's gone stale?

6:45 What is the score that I'm seeing here on my contacts?

8:15 What's the revenue model?

9:00 Where do you see this going?

13:45 Why would you build this for individuals instead of giving this to the CIA?

15:30 Are you worried about privacy issues and the amount of information you're analyzing here?

16:45 What was the reaction when you pitched this to Greylock?

19:00 Why was Priority Inbox a bust?

21:45 Is the new method of communication just to give people a light signal that you're aware of what they're up to?

23:00 What's it like to run a company in Boston?

25:00 Have do you find talent if it's not there in Boston?

25:45 What's the biggest win you've had from a beta tester?

27:00 Discussion of sous vide techniques.

31:30 Dan, continued success, everyone check out cloze.com. We'll see you all next time, on the SendGrid Startup of the Week.

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