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How Did Dave Schappell Start on His Entrepreneurial Journey

Once upon a time, Dave Schappell was an accountant. Instead of complaining about the life that he hated, Dave did a Wharton MBA, got an internship at Amazon, and the rest as they say is history!

Dave stayed at Amazon from 1998 to 2004, working along side Jeff Bezos and a handful of key early hires. Then, he left to pursue other interests, first working with his Wharton friends at Jib-Jab, then founding his own startup called TeachStreet, and now once again working with a classmate, at MyPerfectColor.

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Dave Schappell on raising venture capital as a repeat entrepreneur ·

Kruze Consulting's Founders and Friends Podcast for Startups

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  1. How Did TeachStreet's Sale Work Out for Dave Schappell?TeachStreet got acquired by Amazon, and although the deal was the smallest on paper at the time of acquisition, Amazon stock grew 10x, making the outcome very…
  2. What Makes Amazon an Unstoppable CompanyJeff Bezos is willing to invest in big ideas for the long run.
  3. What Makes MyPerfectColor a Unique Business OpportunityMyPerfectColor.com is in the business of serving B2B consumer with exact match paint colors for enterprise.
  4. Are There Any Competitors to MyPerfectColor.comMyPerfectColor.com does not have any competitors because they are building an entirely new category of business.
  5. What Are the Barriers to Entry Into the Custom Paint MarketExpensive equipment and a lengthy process to match and create these colors is already a big enough reason to consider it twice, but then there is also a…
  6. How Do You Keep a Distributed Company in SyncDocumentation. While Jason and the company are based in New Jersey, Dave lives in New Hampshire.
  7. How Did Dave Schappell Choose MyPerfectColor?Dave wrote down what he wanted to work on, being brutally honest about it with himself.
  8. Can Bootstrapping Hurt Your BusinessAs an angel investor himself Dave believes that Jason could have avoided a lot of pain by reaching out to investors earlier than he did.
  9. What Does Dave Schappell Say Investors Want to See at MyPerfectColor?Dave Schappell, founder of MyPerfectColor, tells Scott at Kruze Consulting that the easiest slide in a recent investor deck was gross margin, climbing from 50…
  10. What Is the TED Red ColorOnce TED conference ordered a matching paint for their branded red color, MyPerfectColor folks created a " Ted Red " which is now driving them customers…

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