Stability isn’t a growth hack. Sam Lerdahl is Head of Product at Pikup, a neighbor-powered delivery app that pivoted its strategy during the pandemic.

Sam joins the show to talk about being a young entrepreneur, when not to build an app, how to change user behavior, and why the era of “We’ll make money later” is coming to an end. Sigh of relief.

In this episode, you will learn:

• The challenges and advantages of being a young entrepreneur


• What characteristics to look for when building a team


• When to build a web app over a mobile app


• How changing user behavior is similar to being a scientist


• How to be self-aware when asking for advice


• How an equitable delivery model exists for consumers, communities, stores, and brands


• How the notion of growth hacking is pretty much B.S.

This episode is brought to you by The Jed Mahonis Group, where we make sense of mobile app development with our non-technical approach to building custom mobile software solutions. Learn more at https://jmg.mn.

Recorded June 22, 2021 | Edited by Jordan Daoust | Produced by Jenny Karkowski

Show Links

Follow Sam on Twitter | https://twitter.com/samldahl

Follow Sam on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/samldahl/

Email Sam | sam@pikup.io

Get Pikup | https://www.trypikup.com/

Techstars | https://www.techstars.com/

JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers

Email careers@jmg.mn

Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/

Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn