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Jesse Podell, Co-Founder
The Startup Companies, Inc.
December 4, 2013
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“I have no talent, except
being able to enjoy and
recognize it in others.”
- David Geffen
www.jessepodell.com/columbia
ME, ME, ME
about.me/jessepod

@JESSEPOD
WORK, WORK, WORK
@NYCDEVSHOP

@NYTECHDAY
I WASN’T ALWAYS AN
ENTREPRENEUR
“It's easy to have ideas,
it's very hard to turn
ideas into a successful
product.”
- Jeff Bezos
Too many features
Unrealistic
I WILL SELL MY DATA!!!
I ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE USER WANTS
I CAN RAISE MONEY FIRST THEN FIGURE IT OUT
SOLUTION:

GET OUT OF THE BUILDING!!!
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