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Consumer Unicorns: the art of building billion dollar startups Jim Scheinman Founder and Managing Director @jimscheinman & @mavenVC

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Page 1: Consumer Unicorns: The Art of Building Billion Dollar Startups

Consumer Unicorns:the art of building billion dollar startups

Jim ScheinmanFounder and Managing Director@jimscheinman & @mavenVC

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A vision worth fighting for

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Does the problem really need fixing?

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Hacker Designer Hustler

Founding team

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Hacker Designer Hustler

Founding team

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Founding team

Hacker Designer Hustler+

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Culture

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Product/market fit & consumer growth hacking

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Language/market fit

I Agree Cool +1

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Focus

vs.

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Mentor whiplash

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Investors

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Luck and timing