{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Taste & Tactics","title":"Hannah Yang from TheShareWay: From Hackathon Project to the #1 Directory for Product Donors","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2b68c0dd\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2200,"description":"👉🏼 Description:Tune in as Hannah talks about building a startup from her high school volunteering days, finding the \"Goldilocks Zone\" for her startup users, the balance between passion and traction when building a startup, and more!\n👉🏼 About the Guest:Hannah Yang is the founder and CEO of TheShareWay, the largest directory connecting nonprofits with product donors. The idea began when she was a high school student cold-calling local restaurants for event donations, an experience that later inspired her to build TheShareWay at a hackathon, where her team placed in the top six out of 2,000. Since then, TheShareWay has grown into a trusted platform used by thousands of nonprofits nationwide. Before founding TheShareWay, she studied at UC Berkeley and worked in product and marketing roles.\n👉🏼 About the Host:Shriya Nevatia (50K+ followers on LI and X) has been building community for 12+ years for founders, investors, and builders around the world. She launched the On Deck Catalyst community for elite global young leaders, helped hundreds of women start angel investing at The Council Capital, and founded The Violet Society, a pre-accelerator for female & non-binary startup founders. 👉🏼 Timestamps:00:00: Episode Highlight00:42: Intro to Taste & Tactics01:02: Intro to Hannah Yang, founder of TheShareWay02:33: How TheShareWay really started when Hannah was in high school04:18: How TheShareWay grew past a hackathon project to a startup trusted by thousands of non-profits05:25: The balance between passion and traction when building a startup06:07: Creating a growth funnel to reach product-market fit07:45: Designing a lead-in product for people to discover your product09:10: How to convince non-profits to trust a tech startup10:55: Using technology in the non-profit sector11:28: How Philz Coffee unlocked TheShareWay's growth 13:41: How to convince businesses to partner with non-profits16:26: Finding the 'Goldilocks Zone': the perfect customer segment for your startup18:13:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OIWXPz2SBM_7sePgDcRMC1G_J5Ggj3SPF0V3H1Z2SHk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84YTFi/ZmJhYWRjZmI0NTRi/Y2ZmZDI3YWQzM2Q2/OTM5YS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}