Ep. 93: Marc Gorlin Shares Transformative Wisdom

Welcome to The Main Thing Podcast. Our special guest is a savvy, serial entrepreneur with several start-ups and successful exits to his credit. Marc Gorlin is the founder and CEO of Roadie, a UPS Company. Roadie is a logistics management and crowdsourced delivery platform that provides businesses with a faster, cheaper, more scalable delivery solution. Before launching Roadie, Marc co-founded Kabbage Inc., VerticalOne Corporation, and Pretty Good Privacy (Also called "PGP"). He received the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® National Award in 2021 and the John Imlay Leadership Award in 2022. Marc joins us today from Atlanta. Buckle up! Over the next 9 minutes, you will discover why Marc Gorlin is one of the wisest people I know.   Resources Marc Gorlin on LinkedIn The Roadie website News article announcing Marc as the 2021 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year®   Stay Connected with Us on Social YouTube @themainthingpod Twitter @themainthingpod Instagram @themainthingpod Facebook  @TheMainThingPod LinkedIn   Credits Editor + Technical Advisor Bob Hotchkiss Brand + Strategy Advisor Andy Malinoski PR + Partnerships Advisor Rachel Bell   So You'd Like to Help Support the Growth of this Podcast? Become a subscriber. Share the podcast with one or two friends. Follow us on social media @TheMainThingPod Buy some Main Thing Merch from our Merchandise Store. Become a patron of the show and support us on Patreon with funding. Content You'll Enjoy in this Podcast [00:01] - Intro [01:07] - Brief bio for Marc Gorlin [02:00] - Welcome and opening dialog [02:35] - The story behind Roadie; Marc's moment of inspiration; Glenn from UCLA [05:01] - How Marc and Skip are connected; Steve Denton (Episode 53) [05:33] - The source of entrepreneurial inspiration in Marc's life; value of struggle [07:00] - Opportunity for you to support our work and help keep the wisdom flowing [08:08] - Marc reveals his Main Thing; the value of a journalism degree [08:55] - How to gain customers and partners … or convince that first employee to join [09:30] - Igniting people's imagination; bringing your ideas to life [10:00] - Real examples of the business model solving problems; Roadie comes to life [10:27] - Skip describes the movie that was playing inside his mind [11:30] - Marc shares two specific pieces of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs [12:39] - The value of an MVP versus the mythical perfect product [13:20] - Thank you and so-long [13:43] - Outro