#0124 - Aron Kansal of SimpleTix and Vikram Bodas from Occom Ventures

On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, our host, entrepreneur, and investor, Frank Gruber (www.linkedin.com/in/frankgruber) is joined by Aron Kansal of SimpleTix (www.simpletix.com/) and Vikram Bodas from Occom Ventures (www.occomventures.com/).    Aron Kansal is the founder of SimpleTix, an online ticketing product for attractions, festivals, concerts, museums, and more. They have all the functionality of Eventbrite with a no-contract policy, instant payouts, and a very intuitive user experience.    Aron is a Startup of the Year Alumni from our days as Tech Cocktail / Tech.Co, as SimpleTix showcased at our winter mixer in Washington, D.C. in February of 2012.   SimpleTix was recently acquired by Occom Ventures, a private equity fund led by Vikram Bodas, Ian Whitney and Bo Gibson. The firm purchased a majority stake in the company.   We invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: www.est.us/join       Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at: www.est.us      Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: https://podcast.startupofyear.com/    Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: https://soty.link/ESTYouTube       ***  Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. Checkout Startup of the Year at: www.startupofyear.com       The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminates at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment.      Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals. Check out Established at: www.established.us    Connect with us on X - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us