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Open Office Hours w/Jason! gaining investor interest, scaling a niche market, automating tasks | E1015

E1015 • Jan 3, 2020 • 67 mins

In this episode, Jason Calacanis hosts Open Office Hours, where he answers questions from various startup founders. Topics range from gaining investor interest, scaling while bootstrapping, automating operations, acquiring customers nationally, and focusing on a two-sided marketplace.

Speakers

Jason Calacanis

Host • 57%

Chapters

0:00	Opening
0:47	Jason intros Open Office Hours
2:15	Trevor from Moovin (on-demand software to rent professional furniture) asks Jason to share some hacks on how to gain interest from investors
18:31	Jelica from Saddle Shoppe (e-commerce luxury equestrian clothing/gear) asks Jason best practices on scaling while bootstrapping in a niche market
34:49	Antonio from Youcanevent (event services marketplace) asks Jason what and how to automate operations tasks
44:44	Ossie from PICKL (B2B product/consumer data platform) asks Jason about acquiring national customers outside of California
55:57	Jontae from NatureTrak (compliance platform connecting Cannabis companies and banks) asks Jason about staying focused on different customers in a two-sided marketplace

Transcript

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