About this episode
“If you don’t follow your own idea, you will definitely regret it.“ - David Geisser
In 2014 David bought a Nike shoe in San Diego (US) that he really loved. Fast forward to 2017, David is researching the same shoe on the internet to buy it again. It was a special edition, and after trying to buy it on many different platforms he ended up getting it on a platform from Hong Kong. The shoe arrived, but it didn’t look the way David expected it to look. He realized had spent $100 on a fake pair of shoes. That’s when the idea for Collect-ID was born.
You will learn:
How Collect-ID will revolutionize the sneaker resale market
Why you should first build a minimum viable product (MVP)
What the blockchain technology is about
How you can deal with the uncertainty that comes with being an entrepreneur
Why David was 100% sure he wanted to quit his job
How he got the first people to join his team
Bomb-shell quotes:
“On the one hand I feel very free, but at the same time I feel an immense pressure to be successful.”
“I think nowadays becoming an entrepreneur is safer than having a corporate job.”
“There are a lot of fakes in this market, sometimes they even look better than the originals.”
“You should quickly start to build something. I just bought some NFC chips online, glued them into my shoes and realized, WTF it’s not that easy!”
“I would not spend too much time with research. Until you build something you cannot say if it works or not.”
“The things I learn right now will make me more attractive for a future employer.”
“Everyone else is trying to beat you or be better than you.”
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