Amplify Your Business Ordr

For Episode 185 of Amplify Your Business, we’re joined by Evan Wain, the co-founder of Ordr. Ordr is a company that is changing the way we enjoy sporting and local events by affording the public the option for premium service, even in the “cheap seats”.   Following Edmonton Unlimited’s Launch Party 13, we delved into the ups and downs of starting a service-oriented startup in the middle of a pandemic. To learn more, you can visit Ordr’s website or check out their Instagram.   00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Tell me about the experience of pitching your company at Launch Party 13, held by Edmonton Unlimited. 01:52 - How unnerving was it to get up in front of everyone at Launch Party 13 to pitch your business, Ordr? 02:49 - What are three things that every entrepreneur needs to know? 06:43 - Can you tell us a little bit about Ordr? What problem are you solving? 08:46 - What was it like starting a business like Ordr in the middle of COVID when there were no large venues open? 11:32 - Where are you now in terms of the business? Walk me through the last year. 14:45 - How did you manage to land such major investors? 19:27 - What is the best advice you have received from your mentor? 23:05 - What keeps you up at night? 24:15 - What challenges have you had to overcome? 25:59 - With the threat of big names like Uber Eats or Doordash possibly moving into this space, how are you mitigating this? 28:30 - What advice would you give your younger self? 30:36 - How can our viewers get in contact with you? 31:14 - Outro