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PerBlue Story
Justin Beck
CEO PerBlue

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2009 Graduate
Computer Science
Computer Engineering

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30 Full Time Employees

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Our Business Model

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+1,800,000 users

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Our Revenue
2010: $500,000
2011: $1.5 Million
2012: Just under $3 Million

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How did this start?

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Two students

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Passionate group of UW students.

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We had a dream

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We’re going to do this.

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Innovation Days.

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Chris Meyer

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Dual Monitor Laptop

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And we won…..

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NOTHING!


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Standing on the Stage
Chad Sorenson would ask…

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Hmmm moment

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The experiences you pursue
shape your thinking

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Don’t wait to starting a company

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Virus of Entitlement

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Entitlement:
Belief that you should get something
regardless of what you do

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Becoming Great: it’s what you DO

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Steve Jobs

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$623.5 Billion

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Apple’s Growth

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$41B in 2012 Fiscal Year

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Apple’s Revenue by Q

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PerBlue’s story: Being scrappy
20k to start

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PerBlue Fundraising
August 2009 - $72,000 - Friends
August 2010 - $800,000 – Golden Angels
August 2010 - $1,000,000 – Madison + WI

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Marketing & User Acquisition

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Entrepreneurial Trigger

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We’re Successful… But.
There is so much more!

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So much to do…
In your University
In your City
In your Life

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Thanks!
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justin@perblue.com
@PerBlue
@JustinKBeck