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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

S6 Bonus: Stephanie Florio, Swob

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO

Tech News, News, Business, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.6216 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Stephanie Florio's journey to tech started in the world of advertising. She always knew that she wanted to be an entrepreneur, but didn't really know what it was. Outside of tech, she has a young family. In fact, when recording the episode, she was near her due date for her second child. For fun, she loves to go out for dinner and hang out with her friends and family. Pasta and pizza are the favorites but she is open to trying new things. As mentioned, Stephanie didn't know what sort of business she wanted to start. That was until her brother got frustrated with looking for a job, and together, they figured out there must be another way. They did some research, and used their knowledge of popular dating apps, to create a simple, swipe-able platform. This is the creation story of Swob. Our Sponsors: * Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com * Check out Red Hat: https://www.redhat.com * Check out Vanta: https://vanta.com/CODESTORY Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Actually, just a couple months ago, we made a huge change on the app.

0:04.3

We used to ask questions on the app.

0:06.6

And since then, we've removed the questions because we found sometimes people are kind of

0:12.2

already answering those questions that we had asked in their resume.

0:15.4

So it's like, why are you doubling up on the work?

0:17.7

Again, making it that much more easy for you to find work.

0:21.6

So for us, it was really starting in Toronto, really getting it out there.

0:25.6

We would go to school, do classroom presentations, and really just like cold calling,

0:30.6

emailing, doing whatever we could to get in front of an employer and get them posting jobs on our platform.

0:39.0

My name is Stephanie and I am the co-founder Swab.

0:47.6

This is Code Story, the podcast bringing you interviews with tech visionaries who share in the critical moments of what it takes to change in industry and build and lead.

0:59.5

A team that has your back.

1:02.3

I'm your host, Noah Lappart.

1:04.0

And today, how Stephanie Floreo took her brother's experience with dating apps and created a swifable job search platform.

1:13.5

All this and more on Coat Story.

1:19.9

Stephanie Floreo's journey to tech started in the world of advertising.

1:24.2

She always knew that she wanted to be an entrepreneur but didn't really know what it was she wanted to do.

1:29.9

Outside of tech, she has a young family.

1:32.2

In fact, when recording this episode, she was nearing the due date for her second child.

1:36.3

For fun, she loves to go out for dinner and hang out with her friends and family.

1:39.9

Pasta and pizza are the favorites, but she is open to trying new things.

1:44.8

As mentioned, Stephanie didn't know what sort of business she wanted to start. That was until

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