ONE The Come UP

Mitch Deforest, Ramped Careers, Episode Four, ONE The Come UP

A Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneur; a nomad that travels the world; and a surfer dude that flies first class – Mitch Deforest is a man of many hats. His company, Ramped Careers, has simplified the job search. Just enter your job preferences, add a little bit of information about yourself, and then leave it to AI to get the perfect job for you.
 
Maybe the most fun interview I’ve had so far, Mitch is down-to-Earth and relatable. Although to most people it would seem like he’s living the dream, Mitch knows what it’s like to be “on the come up.” Mitch went to college at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he was a D1 swimmer and captain of the swim team. After graduating in 2015, he started his career at Yaypay – a small AR automation start-up with 3 other employees. After developing with them for a couple years, he decided to start his own company, Ramped Careers. 
 
Ramped is an entirely remote company, which allows Mitch to travel the world. Over the past two years, he’s lived briefly in over 30 different countries. He also loves to surf, and takes a “surfer’s attitude” towards everything he does. When describing his story – although it wasn’t easy to get where he is today – Mitch makes it seem like it’s possible for anyone to accomplish their dreams. 
 

Daniel Saks from Appdirect, Landbase, Episode three

Daniel Saks has always been at the lead of technology. In 2009, Daniel recognized the emergence of the Cloud as the future of SaaS. He and his partner started Appdirect, and quickly grew to become the leading B2B commerce platform. Over the course of 15 years, Daniel grew Appdirect to a 1.5 billion dollar company. But he’s brought our current technology to its culmination – it’s great right now, could be better, but never good enough. 
So he’s at it again, starting all over, and creating an entirely new technology – agentive AI. With his new company Landbase, he’s automating the go-to-market process for B2B businesses. As of Jan 1, 2024, this kind of technology didn’t exist, but it’s quickly becoming the “new thing.” Daniel claims that this is going to be 5x bigger than SaaS and will be 10x better than current AI. Using Landbase, users can automate up to 80% of their job – hence the company’s slogan “Reclaim your day.” 
With his great advice, unique perspective, and super successful journey “on the come up,” Daniel and I discuss what it’s like in the big leagues. From cold calling as an intern, to creating two multi-billion dollar businesses, his career has had it all. 

Mr Seamus from Carabiner, "One The Come UP"

On the second episode of One the Come UP, Mr Seamus and I discuss starting his creating of Carabiner, a Rev-Ops and software implementation company. We also discuss Nature vs Nurture, growth and development of a company, and about the several types of entrepreneurs there are. 

Cavan Klisnky from Healthie -- Interview on One the Come UP

On the first episode of "One the Come UP," Mr. Klinsky and I discuss UPenn, the telehealth industry, starting a multi-million dollar company, and the journey of an entrepreneur.