Startup Cofounder Wanted (And Awesome Geeky Puzzles)

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Hi. My name is Jon.

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Hi, I'm Jon. I'm a former VC & entrepreneur who is looking for a cofounder for a startup. Regardless of whether you're looking - there are some fun geeky puzzles at the end. Enjoy! :)

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Hi.My name is Jon.

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I’m a serial

entrepreneur,

and I’m looking for cofounder(s)

for a new startup.

a former VC,

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who works as hard as I do.

I’d love to meet someone that has a complimentary

skill set

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I live near Boston.It’s a great place with an

amazing startup scene.

However, I’d consider going

anywhere.

I live near It’s a great place with an

Boston. amazing startup scene.

However with the right partner,

I’d consider anywhere.

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So here’s the pitch…

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Problem

People want to customizeproducts they feel connected to.

They also love uniqueness.

Mass production allows no user input or variation.

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3D Printing Has Changed the Equation

Mass Production cannot compete.

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But…

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The software sucks.

A lot.(for consumers)

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Solution

An very easy to use tool to let users fully

design the products they want.

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$895M22M Users

$135M

Market Validation

$12M +300% YoY

$400M

$100M

$300M

230k Members (+130% YoY)10,000 Items / Week (+313% 5YoY Avg.)

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Skipping to End

As much as I’d love to post my secret sauce on the internet…

I think I’ll skip ahead.

Intro

Problem

Solution

Market Validation

Product & Technology

Market Size & Customers

Go-to Market Strategy

Business Model

Competition

Customer Acquisition

Team

Put on Internet?

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CTO/Code Rockstar

– Heavy 3D modeling– Geometry / math– Preferably full stack– Codes projects for fun– Loves agile– Nice guy

UX/Coder

– Heavy UX– Web coding skills– Diagnosed OCD– Loves lean AND agile

(omgz!)– Can be mean

Could be 1st hire instead.

Who?

CEO/Hustler

• Ex VC - Fundraising• Business strategy• Marketing• Metrics obsessed• PM • Loves lean• Also nice guy

“Engineer” “Business” “UX”

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Let’s talk!

Interested?

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Oh, and do you like puzzles?Of course you do.

As a fun icebreaker, include my area code if you’d like :) …

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1st Digit

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2nd Digit p = Count( Rings of Power )t = Missing( Count{ Holy Hand Grenade } )z = The number here: http://icebreakerpuzzle.weebly.com/ e = Tens Digit (Answer to Everything)

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Mode

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- Loneliest #

Color

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3rd Digit

n = 11540;

while (n > 9000) {q = Stupidest_function_ever(n);printf( “%d”, q);n = n – broken link;

} printf ( “ <- Third digit. \n”);

Stupidest_function_ever returns value q (binary) for given parameter n. It returns a true value if the digit in the thousandths place of the quotient - of n divided by the product of the number of planets when you were born and the sum of the episode numbers of good Star Wars movies - is greater than four.

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Thanks!Hope you enjoyed them.

Can’t wait to chat and

hopefully change the world.

[email protected]