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Jul 2024
22m 15s

A Podcast Figuring Out Your Value (ITS C...

Brian Scordato | Tacklebox
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Today, we'll help you figure out how to find and position your startup idea's value. We'll talk through the Need/Gap/Swap framework, go through a few startups doing the value thing well and poorly, and we'll talk about a Magician on the Upper West Side. 
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