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Care to support this with your example of something you done?
by mrburton 8y ago
Care to support this with your example of something you done?
- smt88 8y agoInsurance — cofounders worked in insurance and saw a need for telematics that don’t require a smartphone or dongle. Built it and sold it to their friends. Real estate — cofounders worked in RE and saw a need for automated reporting. Built it and sold it to their friends. Marketing — cofounder’s company (he was the CMO) spent $500k on a bespoke campaign automation system that was easy to build. Built a generic system that did the same thing, sold it to other marketing execs that he already knew. Getting the first customer is extremely hard, so that should usually be your unfair advantage when starting a company.