#351: Fran Maier – BabyQuip, Match.com

About this episode

Fran Maier shares her entrepreneurial journey from founding Match.com to leading BabyQuip, a baby gear rental service.

Fran Maier, the Founder & CEO of BabyQuip and Co-Founder of Match.com, joins the show to share her journey from starting the 1 st online dating site to creating the #1 baby gear rental service for traveling families. Hear how to keep your business simple, how to build a business powered by moms, how BabyQuip started partnering with Vrbo, how to define your ideal customer avatar, and the best things to do in Santa Fe. Connect with Fran at BabyQuip.com and on LinkedIn

People in this episode

Host: Max Branstetter

Guest: Fran Maier

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• baby gear rental
• online dating
• business simplicity
• customer avatar
• traveling families

Keywords

• Fran Maier
• BabyQuip
• Match.com
• entrepreneurship
• baby gear rental
• Vrbo
• customer avatar
• Santa Fe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BabyQuip, Match.com, Vrbo

Places: Santa Fe

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