Episode 46 - How Felix Started ADPList to Democratise Mentorship and Scaled it to the World's Largest Mentorship Community

SIMP Investing

01-11-2022 • 1 hr 15 mins

Today on the podcast, we have the great privilege of hosting Felix Lee, the founder of ADPList, a global community of mentors and learners, where people can find, book, and meet mentors around the world. ADPList's mentors include the likes of professionals from Microsoft, Discord, Netflix, Figma, Google, Amazon, Stripe, Twitch, and more. Previously, he was the co-founder and CEO of Packdat which he exited, and design lead for GoTrade.


In this episode, we covered: Felix's entrance to entrepreneurship, how his ventures acquired their first users (both mentors and mentees), the importance of product and design, how ADPList started when Felix wanted to serve the world, how he met his co-founder, how ADPList achieved traction with zero marketing dollar spent, the importance of quality control, the economic model of ADPList, the benefits of VC fundraising and what to look out for, stock options and compensations for employees, the 5 tools he uses and much more!


Learn more about ADPList:


https://adplist.org/


Follow Felix on LinkedIn:


https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixleezd/


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