Jack Smith (@_jacksmith) is the most clever entrepreneur I know. He’s cofounded multiple startups: Vungle, Coin, Shyp. With Vungle recently selling for $750M, we talk about his early businesses as a kid, selling prank itching powder on the playground - all the way to his infamous “LinkedIn Hack” that got him his first $120k investment check.
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Show notes:
(1:05) Episode Intro by Sam
(4:10) Who is Jack Smith?
(9:30) How Jack hustled as a 12-year-old
(13:55) Jack on productivity and procrastination
(21:26) How Jack raised for Vungle
(31:13) How Shaan got his in at Monkey Inferno
(35:16) The early iterations of Vungle
(41:37) How Jack leveraged his beginner's mindset
(45:19) Jack on VC norms & selling his stock
(49:44) What Jack would do if he was 20 again