In today’s episode, we have Wesley Eames, CEO and founder of after.com. Wesley is working to fix what is an antiquated and broken funeral system and he has the entrepreneur chops to do it.
Here’s a closer look at the episode:
- Wesley’s early start in entrepreneurship at 12.
- Wesley’s background in business.
- Trace.com - genealogy - Wesley’s first VC backed company
- Diving into dating apps by buying another startup - MeetMindful
- Founding Tales.com with his wife
- The importance of memorializing stories.
- Why death tech?
- The death of big funeral - https://youtu.be/0hU1-kIGhJo
- No one has tried this before. Why is that?
- The environmental impact
- How death traditions have changed
- Finding a co-founder.
- The pre-planning services
- What are the locations?
- Adding the death insurance component
- Wesley’s thoughts on the future of the industry.
- Wesley’s thoughts on legacy
Resources:
Website: https://www.after.com/
Wes Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weames/
Wes Twitter: https://twitter.com/WesleyEames
After LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/after-com/