16: Gabriel Harper on Building a Startup on the Beach in Thailand

Gabriel is a talented young man from the UK that I met at Beachub in Koh Phangan. There he works with his brother/co-founder on an early-stage startup called Moju, a platform for companies to find Instagram influencers. I met Gabriel early on during my visit to Koh Phangan but it wasn’t until I overheard a meeting with a prospective client that I decided to ask him on the show. Talking Points [1:25] An introduction to Gabriel and his startup Moju, a platform for finding Instagram influencers [3:29] How Gabriel and his co-founder have sourced prospective clients to help gather feedback in the early stages of the business [5:15] A little on Gabriel’s background as a developer and entrepreneur [8:15] Why he decided to work on his startup from Koh Phangan in Thailand [11:08] Travel, living abroad and the story behind Moju [14:54] How Gabriel learned the skills to start his own business and the challenges and benefits of living and working remotely [18:54] The future for Moju and it’s founders Links Mentioned * Beachub * River City Labs * Startup Weekends * The Lean Startup * Amazon Web Services * Gabriel’s Startup – Moju