E850: All #AskJason! Marketplaces, joining VC, social media, C corp, hiring, networking outside SV
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E850: All #AskJason Call-In! Candid feedback on marketplaces, getting customers, breaking into VC, social media envy spiral, execution over ideas, abandoning your C corp, hiring & keeping great talent, networking outside of SV.
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Show Notes:
0:57 - Question from Elizabeth: Elizabeth co-founded an app to distribute information about the locations of food trucks. Her question is: How do we grow and create the connection between the food truck owners and the consumers?
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13:37 - Question from Olivia: How can I add value to you (Jason), and what can i do to help Jason out? Jason speaks about why breaking into the VC world is extremely difficult.
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25:59 - A question from Bogdan: What is the main issue that people have with social media?
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41:16 - Question from Christopher: As an owner of a Delaware C corporation that he wants to shut down, Christopher asks if he should pay for the $600 to abandon the company, or save his money?
44:30 - Question from Mary: What incentives or benefits can be added to an employment package, to make working for a t=startup more attractive?
57:49 - How can someone in Chicago network and source funding?
1:09:50 - Closing Remarks