Episode Summary:

On today’s episode, we have Evan Stewart, Co-Founder & CEO of Basewell. Basewell is an enterprise SaaS startup which analyzes and tracks how employee training initiatives impact OKRs across every department in one single platform. 

An entrepreneur at heart, Evan scaled and successfully sold his own real estate company and consulted with different tech startups in America & Canada prior to founding Basewell. Now he is innovating the future of work and building tools that help people work better.

Topics Covered by Evan Stewart in this Episode:

• Overview of what Basewell is in a nutshell and its founding story
• How did Evan’s personal experience inspired Basewell’s product decision 
• What problem is Basewell solving and why Evan thinks it's a huge opportunity now
• How does Basewell’s software solve the work productivity issue and what metrics are used to drive desired outcomes 
• The short-term and long-term vision for Basewell
• Basewell’s Idea customer profile and its initial customer acquisition strategy
• Basewell’s initial growth plan and path to achieve the desired product network-effect
• Evan discussing Basewell’s current fundraising round and his plans to grow and scale
• Evan summarizing lesson learned and big takeaway so far in his entrepreneurial journey as a second time founder

Connect with Evan:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyecs

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/evst/

Check out Basewell:

Company Website - https://www.basewell.com/

Crunchbase - https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/basewell

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About the Host:

Chandler is an active angel investor and venture partner at NextGen Venture Partners investing in Pre-Seed and Seed technology startups. He is a 3x startup operator passionate about working with technical founders to get their big ideas off the ground. Chandler provides mentorship and helps founders build and scale their business, on Day 0.

He holds a master degree in Financial Engineering from MIT Sloan School of Management, and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis. Follow him on Twitter @chandlerjwang.