Miami Hustle Series

023: How a risk-averse CPA became a startup co-founder with Taxfyle

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Ever feel like you might not have what it takes to make that leap and get started with your idea?  In this episode I sit down with Richard Lavina, Co-Founder of Taxfyle, a mobile app that matches people needing their taxes done with affordable CPAs.  Taxfyle has already raised over $1M in seed funding and launched on the App Store earlier this year with a series of #1 Best New App rankings. Entrepreneur story 2:05 - Perspective he gained in big corporations that apply to being a startup founder 3:00 - How he got the idea for Taxfyle 5:00 - How he ultimately got the guts to “go for it" 6:05 - Support of friends & family The Business 9:00 - How Taxfyle generates revenue 9:45 - Where he’s spending most of his time 12:45 - How he’d describe his ideal customer (14:50 - Tim’s ask for guests you’d like to see on MHS) Hot seat questions 15:35 - What’s preventing another startup from doing the same thing? 18:20 - What he’d do if there was no VC funding 20:15 - What he’d do if VCs passed on funding his next investm