We are excited to sit down with Sean Thorne, founder and CEO at People Data Labs. Sean dropped out of the University of Oregon to start his first company, Hallspot. Taking his learnings from Hallspot, he started People Data Labs (PDL). PDL is an innovative API product for developers & data scientists, with over 3 billion data records. Sean discusses why every company is a data company, how perseverance wins out, powering AI companies, and the importance of a clear story while fundraising.

Episode Chapters:

1. Entrepreneur Pursuit - 1:30
2. Starting a Company at 19 - 3:50
3. Building People Data Labs - 6:20
4. Founder, Market Fit - 7:45
5. The Evolving Ideal Customer Profile - 11:05
6. How to Win as a Data Company - 13:55
7. Fundraising from VCs - 17:42
8. Data is the New Oil - 21:20
9. Privacy Impact - 23:20
10. Who will benefit from AI? - 26:15
11. Ending Questions - 29:50

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