{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Just Go Grind","title":"#286: Tony Jamous, Founder and CEO of Oyster, a Distributed Talent Enablement Platform Removing Barriers to Cross-Border HR, on Raising a $20M Series A and Creating the Future of Work","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3048,"description":"Tony Jamous is the Founder & CEO of Oyster, the remote work employment platform. The company is on a mission to remove the barriers between talented people and great full-time jobs globally. They believe it should be easy for any company to hire any person, no matter where either is located in the world. Oyster's software platform is created to solve for the complexities of giving full-time, full-fledged employment to anyone in the world, while providing a delightful experience to employers and employees. Prior to Oyster, Tony was Co-Founder and President of Nexmo, a Vonage Company. He joined Vonage as part of Vonage's acquisition of Nexmo, Inc. in June 2016.\n\nSome of the Topics Covered by Tony Jamous in this Episode \n What Oyster is and why Tony started it\nThe unique way Tony began building the Oyster team\nWhy the pandemic forced Oyster to accelerate their growth process\nOyster's ideal customer, target market, and customer acquisition strategy\nHow Oyster is partnering with VC firms\nThe strategic way Tony approached the fundraising process for Oyster\nThe process of building a world-class distributed team\nHow Oyster is utilizing asynchronous work\nThe way being mission-driven informs how Tony approaches competition as coopetition\nThe Oyster experience\nHow Tony got into angel investing and how he sources deals\nHow Tony manages his time\nHow emigrating from Lebanon has affected Tony personally and professionally\n\nSign up for The Grind, for actionable insights and stories from successful entrepreneurs delivered to your inbox once per week: https://www.justgogrind.com/newsletter/\nListen to all episodes of the Just Go Grind Podcast: https://www.justgogrind.com/podcast/\nFollow Justin Gordon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/justingordon212\nFollow Justin Gordon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justingordon8/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZfRqyVqqzB6NjkTXCd4mcsW4HE1I-4KY8qVv4uvobgg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xODAx/ZTIxMDk0N2E4OGJl/NjgzYzNlNzg3ZTc2/Njk1ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}