Tom Coburn is the CEO and co-founder of Jebbit.
Jebbit helps brands create beautiful branded experiences that capture 1st party declared data. Customers that use Jebbit include Snapchat, Expedia, and the NFL.
In this interview, Tom talks about:
- The origin story of Jebbit and how he and some of his college roommates entered a college entrepreneurship contest
- How He Decided to Drop Out of Boston College to pursue Jebbit full-time
- His advice to college entrepreneurs
- His advice on raising money and pivoting
- How he manages to continue to keep a great culture even as Jebbit grows
Jebbit's Website: https://www.jebbit.com/
Tom's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-coburn-b8aa2b34/
Grateful Living Info:
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4
Approximate Time Stamps:
0:00 - 0:45 Intro
0:46 - 1:41 Tom’s childhood
1:42 - 3:22 Was Tom introduced to entrepreneurship?
3:23 - 4:39 Studying pre-med and theology at BC?
4:40 - 6:39 Getting accepted to Tufts Medical School
6:40 - 8:57 origin story of jebbit
8:58 - 11:59 meeting with friends consistently
12:00 - 15:57 equity
15:58 - 19:20 case competition
19:21 - 20:00 did they win?
20:01 - 21:21 business model
21:22 - 23:17 Summer after winning competition
23:18 - 30:39 parents reaction to dropping out
30:40 what made you decide go all in and dropout!
32:58 pitching investors
34:51 raising money
38:45 when does business model change to existing
42:14 transitioning
43:52 new business model
47:56 how have you managed growth from a culture perspective
53:17 technical
54:52 selling advice
57:48 creating board
58:51 future in terms of product/services
1:00:07 days in the life
1:01:37 how do you look at the future in terms of business
1:02:43 are you able to decompress from Jebbit on weekends?
1:04:03 Managing personal and professional life
1:06:52 advice on adversity
1:10:00 Any other messages for people?
1:11:25
1:13:00 education
1:14:05 SSC ventures