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Tristan Pollock
500 Startups EIR &Venture Partner
@writerpollock
tristan@500.co
STARTUP
STORIES
~ Most ActiveVC
~ 5Years Old
~1,200 Startups Invested
Startup Stories by Tristan Pollock
STOREFRONT IS AN ONLINE
MARKETPLACETO CONNECT
MAKERSTO SHORT-TERM
RETAIL SPACE
~ 2.5YEARS OLD
~ RAISED ~$10M
~TEAM OF 20
OVER 1,000 STORES OPENED
Tristan Pollock
tristan@500.co
LESSON #1
You dont need to grow up in SiliconValley.
WINTER HAS
ARRIVED
MINNEAPOLIS =
ART, MUSIC, FOOD
Tristan Pollock
tristan@500.co
LESSON #2
Experience new ways of doing things.
+ +
LESSON #3
Test everything. Double down.
LESSON #4
Relationships matter. Find mentors.
~ 200 Contributors in 25 Countries
~ Acquired by Boston media company
LESSON #5
Surround yourself with ambition.
WHY?
MAKERS FOR LIFE
[ GREY SPACE ]
1 IN 10 STORES ARE
EMPTY
28 MILLIONsmall businesses and entrepreneurs in the US.
*1/6 work in the creative industry.
KANYE
TRENDS
1.THREE ECONOMIES
2. PERSONAL SELLING REVOLUTION
3. RETAIL = EXPERIENCE
SHARING ECONOMY ef鍖ciency + trust
WINTER HAS
ARRIVED
LOCAL ECONOMY
4ON-
DEMAND
ECONOMY
PERSONAL SELLING REVOLUTION
SQUARE +
TWITTER +
YOUTUBE
RETAIL
SALES95%
LESSON #6
BE PASSIONATE
MAKE THINGS THAT MATTER
@WRITERPOLLOCK + TRISTAN@500.CO

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