Oana Manolache, Founder - Introvoke: Live-Streaming Remade

Invest Alongside Boston's Top Angels: Sal's Syndicates Creating new ways to experience startup events has led Oana Manolache to found Introvoke, a streaming service tailored to this growing space. Relying on her work at HP, Oana is getting strong traction from organic growth. A great interview with a compelling immigrant founder. Highlights include: Oana Manolache Bio & Introvoke Introvoke "…we take engagement a step further. So, we have an open chat where people from all over the world start conversations". Founding Story of Introvoke Introvoke's Traction 5000 Users through Viral Marketing – No Marketing Spend Sal Talks about Savran Technologies and Its Remarkable Ability to Capture Extremely Rare Cells How Introvoke Plans to Compete "…87% of consumers prefer to watch a live stream of a brand rather than to read a blog…" Introvoke Aims to Make Virtual Memberships Appealing "Our viewers stay engaged for at least 80% of the video…" Introvoke Just Stated Monetizing its Business with a Tiered Subscription Model Oana Manolache Wants to Make Introvoke the Norm for Startup Events How Oana's Family Life in Romania Contributed to Her Entrepreneurship Raising Money Should Note Be an Automatic Reaction If You Are Planning to Start a Company "I strongly believe that you don't have to be a social impact company to actually have social impact." Sal on the Social Value of Entrepreneurship Social Impact of Angel Invest Boston: Three Founders Inspired to Start Their Companies by Listening Finding Your Calling "I realized that I am supposed to be in technology, and I've always been supposed to be in technology." "…we do want to, of course, follow certain norms in live streaming because people are used to certain things. But we also want to disrupt some others, so to build something new." "And that makes you wake up in the morning, and those hard days when you're not sure if you're doing the right thing. So, passion strives."