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Justin Beck gives the keynote at the University of Madison - College of Engineering. His talk focused on the story of startup company, PerBlue.
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PerBlue Story
Justin Beck
CEO PerBlue
2009 Graduate
Computer Science
Computer Engineering
30 Full Time Employees
Our Business Model
+1,800,000 users
Our Revenue
2010: $500,000 2011: $1.5 Million 2012: Just under $3 Million
How did this start?
Two students
Passionate group of UW students.
We had a dream
We’re going to do this.
Innovation Days.
Chris Meyer
Dual Monitor Laptop
And we won…..
NOTHING!
Standing on the Stage
Chad Sorenson would ask…
Hmmm moment
The experiences you pursue shape your thinking
Don’t wait to starting a company
Virus of Entitlement
Entitlement: Belief that you should get something
regardless of what you do
Becoming Great: it’s what you DO
Steve Jobs
$623.5 Billion
Apple’s Growth
$41B in 2012 Fiscal Year
Apple’s Revenue by Q
PerBlue’s story: Being scrappy 20k to start
PerBlue Fundraising
August 2009 - $72,000 - Friends
August 2010 - $800,000 – Golden Angels
August 2010 - $1,000,000 – Madison + WI
Marketing & User Acquisition
Entrepreneurial Trigger
We’re Successful… But. There is so much more!
So much to do…
In your University
In your City
In your Life
