1037: What It’s Like to Be a Serial Entrepreneur of Successful Start-Ups With Sascha Mornell, GetMyBoat [Main T4C Episode]

Sascha Mornell is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of GetMyBoat, a boat rental and water experience marketplace that is often referred to as the “Airbnb of boats.” Prior to launching GetMyBoat in 2013, Sascha was the co-founder and Chairman of Phacil, an award winning technology services federal government contractor.  His entrepreneurial journey began as the first employee and SVP of Marketing at Register.com which had an $800 million dollar IPO two years after he joined.  Sascha got a B.A. in history from the University of California, Berkeley – and after graduating got a one-way ticket to London to work as a bartender.  Eventually he ended up in Tokyo and hustled his way into a job working at Dreyer’s ice cream. He also has an MBA from Harvard Business School.  WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE: How GetMyBoat got started (35:28) What the reality is to work at a tech startup (no fantasies) (38:05) What are the pros and cons of taking money from venture capital investors (41:38) What are the key milestones in a startup’s life (44:27) How Sascha ended up in London bartending after college (47:45) What his time in Tokyo was like working for Dreyer’s ice cream (51:18) What Sasha did when he realized his dream job wasn’t actually his dream job (57:51) How he bounced back after he quit his NBA “dream job” (1:00:15) How Sascha found his business partner (1:03:40)