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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
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I hit the lowest point of my life and was almost out of business in 2020 (with the CEO of Crowdlinker Aram Melkoumov)

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It’s a very personal interview with stories I haven’t shared publicly before. In this episode I’m surrendering my role as a host of the show and being interviewed by our content marketing team-member Sergey Ross.

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There is no book, e-book, MBA that would replace practical experience. 
I did my degree in entrepreneurship and after graduation launched my first e-commerce startup.  

I’ve learned more in those three years than I did in my whole education life. 
The only way to be better at your craft is by living through it.


Talking points: 

- How Aram almost lost his company 8 years into the journey
- On agencies, micro-management, industry bad rep and hard clients
- What drives Aram, his view on the role of the CEO, salaries and shitty days


About Aram 

Aram is a tech serial entrepreneur. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Crowdinker, a Toronto-based product design and software consultancy that produces world-class design, development, and strategy for mobile, web and other emerging technologies.

He’s been in the tech space for 12 years, co-founded 3 companies, raised capital, scaled teams to 30+ people, and isn’t afraid to roll up his sleeves to help businesses grow. Outside of his day-to-day role, Aram is an avid investor in the technology space as well as an advisor and mentor to dozens of startups through his participation with Acceleprise and Loyal VC.

He recently relocated with his family (wife and 3 kids) to Barcelona in Spain to expand Crowdlinker into Europe. He’s an avid tennis player, movie buff, and loves travelling. 

What is Off the Record with Aram?

Made by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. Off the Record is about the journey. It’s about fears, doubts, wins, and devastating losses. It’s about how people kept going no matter what to build their businesses, raise cash and hire the team. Here battle-tested CEOs and VCs share how they jumped out of the airplane and tried to assemble it on the way down.I hope you like it.

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