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Dev tools · January 10, 2017

VentureForth with Michael Sacca, president @ Crew.co

How side projects saved my startup

VentureForth with Michael Sacca, president @ Crew.co launched on January 10, 2017 with 68 votes, #757 of 3,670 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Xs07d0EG8 Subscribe on: Click here to play the episode Upvote the episode on ProductHunt! Michael Sacca is the newly minted President of Crew.co, a platform for hiring trusted creative professionals. The Montreal-based company was formerly known as “Oomph”, and has raised about $14M to date. In this episode, we learn about how Michael got the…

Michael Sacca is the newly minted President of Crew.co , a platform for hiring trusted creative professionals. The Montreal-based company was formerly known as “Oomph”, and has raised about $14M to date. In this episode, we learn about how Michael got the top job at Crew and how pursuing side projects saved the company from obscurity to becoming the best place to build your projects. Something Michael strongly believes : Not everybody should try to be anfrom ventureforthpodcast.wordpress.com

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