A motel TV-watching college student builds a $1.4B company at 30 | FiscalNote Director's Cut

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[@zworld5154]

Ivy League graduate that worked on Obama's campaign when he was 15. Title of video "A motel TV-watching college student ".

[@2gbeh]

LAUGH OUT LOUDER

[@aman_design]

that's what I thought

[@cocoarecords]

Disliked for the title

[@PSh-uf5bz]

@zworld5154 Great point! Same observation.

[@J35Y1]

Didn't know that, thanks for the insight

[@okubowisdom]

He is a great communicator. Kudos to FiscalNote.

[@PareaceLaranza]

Honestly, this was brilliant, very insightful and so much to take away with.Thank you.

[@phoso1]

Being different will make you stronger. As an Asian person growing up on LA, I got discriminated by Latino and Caucasian people a lot. I ran a successful business for many years. Early on, my business wasn't doing too well. I know my prices were very competitive, even when I show potential customers I can saved them a thousand less then the competition. They were reluctant to buy from my store. I decided to hire exclusively only Caucasian salespeople, I know it's illegal in US, but either that or apply for welfare. The salespeople were not very experienced and not very clever at time. But at least, the customers don't walk in and immediately walk out like usual. Within couple months, I went from 250K to 1 million per year in sales.

[@MayorSom]

Could you please inform your fellow Asians that the reason that they didn't get that offer from their Ivy League applications has nothing to do with AA. Now that it's been abolished thanks to Asians being used as a fig leaf, by these extreme conservatives.

[@slowerdude]

He is very articulate in all his responses; best I have seen so far.

[@sharkmun]

He built a $1.4 billion company. It lost $1.2 billion in valuation after 1-2 years. He should also explain the drop in valuation. Very deceptive to leave this part out.

[@Brodragon2225]

why it happened

[@sethlawson8544]

Maybe he explained that in one of the 10,000 jump cut parts lmao

[@musicmavericks3790]

Thank you EO!! These interviews are brilliant

[@leimaniax]

Agreed. Great vid. But let’s be honest here. Video titles could be improved. 🤦🏼‍♂️ Say it like it is, so we can trust you. Don’t join the hype culture. Be above that. Be cool. Hold yourself to a higher standard.

[@memoryclips.moment]

Why is this channel doesnt have millions of view every video is fantastic the video also high quality

[@MuantanamoMobile]

Princeton, Harvard, O bama campaign,. That definitely is not starting with zero network access.

[@RAGEEcs]

"motel TV watching college student" is a HUGE HUGE HUGE understatement 😂😂😂 this man was thinking of politics at 15, went to Princeton and did an MBA at Harvard.

[@hackerandpainter]

This was actually really great thank you

[@Boninga]

We hope to feature on here one day. Love this channel and how detailed its content is. Keep up the good work.

[@slackstation]

First person I emailed invested exactly how much money we needed at the time. Sure, that's the median startup experience.

[@TheCompletePackage007]

😂

[@goobycha]

"They probably think that you're some engineer." 🤣🤣🤣 We all feel the same at different levels but if we are courageous and undefeatable, people will respect what you've done.

[@ysolo1mb]

The interview was great, Timothy Hwang is definitely is ceo material, and shame on those other businessmen for ignoring him. Criticism is the title for this video is atrocious.

[@basenvy]

Why are there so many jump cuts?

[@maximecj5095]

To make it visually appealing since people have low attention spans

[@WoodsRules]

i think it is thought more like a podcast and the cuts make the listening experience pretty smooth. I also assume the video is a bit faster, like 1.03 times, for same reason.

[@TeslaFIRE88]

well spoken and articulate guy!

[@maury2000]

Incredibly enriching content!

[@KOSMOinfinite]

A great founder, he storytells very well and I enjoyed him speaking. But, shame on EO for the misleading title. For some, we really want to learn about founders who come from non-traditional paths. This guy is just another Ivy League person who was always "plugged in". We need more stories from true outsiders who have created and grown successful companies.

[@Brodragon2225]

they get easy fundings even before getting revenue their company goes into billions

[@glorymanheretosleep]

And if you looked up his company. It isn't worth billions. @@Brodragon2225

[@maryamrashidi2329]

FANTASTIC!

[@cookingsection568]

lol cuban's inbox bout to explode

[@Nutrisof]

Great vid but what's up with the title?

[@sharkmun]

They need that title. Look at what happened to the company. Built a $1.4 billion company. Lost $1.2 billion in valuation after 1-2 years.

[@Billiepippen]

im sure he never cheated or did anything wrong along the way.

[@dso1986]

Why should you be allowed to have any ownership shares in a company that you did not even directly work in? And yet that is the law. Everyone has access eventually.

[@Billiepippen]

@@dso1986 you mean a publicly owned company?

[@George-nd7ot]

​@@Billiepippen Why would you think that?🤔

[@Dom-fw7nz]

The constant cutting to reduce the length of time between what he's saying is extremely annoying to watch. Fair enough some moments that may be appropriate, but doing it constantly, multiple times for literally every sentence spoken is absolutely ridiculous. Whoever chose this editing choice should really be made to rethink this bullshit, makes the interview seem so artificial

[@oujisanhikari18]

amazing story

[@surya-y6b]

1.4 billion dollar company? The stock is down 80% in the last year they're worth 220 million

[@Brodragon2225]

why it happened

[@Eian00]

hahahah this is the most funny business story I heard ever

[@UsernameR8]

What a great content

[@XatickThePlayer]

Great video, thank you

[@Richman769]

We up next

[@ishangoinyambo6523]

And somehow i went to google and typed Mark Cuban😌 indeed you were very lucky..can't find their email🤕

[@bradcreech6656]

“Your mileage may vary” You are watching a commercial- an infomercial . At least on QVC you’ll have a neat blender to show for it.

[@jimj2683]

Nobody would have invested if they didn't have those Princeton credentials...

[@Brodragon2225]

yeah tru but we like people have to first make profits or get a mit harvard co founder

[@ThinkAboutThiss]

​@@Brodragon2225from India?

[@Brodragon2225]

@@ThinkAboutThiss yeh bro from mbbs not in iit

[@conformist]

actually not true lol. today SV is more distributed than ever.

[@bojack3827]

This guy is really switched on.

[@kerimalpalt]

lol what is this title

[@kwohyuno3877]

제프 형님이 30살때 아마존을 만들었구나..

[@beefkelaguen]

its not a billion dollar company

[@realincomeQ]

I like this channel but I if it's possible EO team would invite Alexandr Wang. And I believe one day it will come about.

[@Brodragon2225]

he is genious no need for him he is genious from young age you will learn nothing his parents helped get him funding

[@shadowsc15]

Speaking with a lot of survivorship bias, privilege, and arrogance. Working hard does not guarantee start-up success, and being an Ivy League graduate that worked on Obama's campaign when he was 15 helps way more than acknowledged.

[@Play_Streams]

10:28 Of course 95+% people will say no. There's so many snale oil salesmen out here, you company must be really compelling to get the kind of attention you need to take it to the next level.

[@leimaniax]

Great vid. But what’s with the rubbish title? 🤦🏼‍♂️ Do better. Say it like it is, so we can trust you. Don’t join the hype culture. Be above that. Be cool. Hold yourself to a higher standard.

[@ghensao4027]

Such bad title

[@agustinbjr]

The business guys didn’t snub you because you’re Asian, they snubbed you because you look like an engineer mate. Assimilation facilitates first impressions.

[@fooflateka]

stopped watching at Obama story

[@TalesFromTheCell]

nice nice