Building Great Companies
fromBoth Sides
of the Equation
Alexis Ohanian
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Middle class
Middle classWhite
Middle classWhiteMale
Middle classWhiteMaleBorn in USA
Middle classWhiteMaleBorn in USASuburbs
Middle classWhiteMaleBorn in USASuburbsHappy childhood
Middle classWhiteMaleBorn in USASuburbsHappy childhood
Tall?
Middle classWhiteMaleBorn in USASuburbsHappy childhood
Tall?
EASY MODE
Internet = Opportunity
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Diving in.
Steve
Steve
(NOT US)
Last month11,000,000uniques775,000,000pvs
Start!
WARNING
STEAL THIS IDEA
PEER PRESSURE FTW
http://www.paulgraham.com/siliconvalley.html
USD 2.6 billion
USD 2.6 billionUSD 21 billion
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Build Local
Total monthly costs
Total monthly costs1.Rent
Total monthly costs1.Rent2.Food/beer
Total monthly costs1.Rent2.Food/beer3.Servers/bandwidth
Total monthly costs1.Rent2.Food/beer3.Servers/bandwidth
$82,000 raised.
Build
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What to seek
TractionRevenueCute mascot
TractionRevenueCute mascot
TractionRevenueCute mascot
TractionRevenueCute mascot
TractionRevenueCute mascot
Early adopters.
Early adopters.
no onewants to useyour website
My mom
only your momwants to useyour website
you needevangelists
Make something
people want
Make something people love
Give them a reason to talk
about it.
(cc) photo from Burned City
(cc) photo from Burned City
Questions?