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Jul 2024

22m 15s

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

Brian Scordato | Tacklebox

About this episode

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.

01:25 Intro
02:32 Make as Much Money As You Can In One Week
10:13 Smooth Jazz
10:45 The Magician
14:22 Non-Alcoholic Drinks

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