52 Founders

Episode 4: Jesse Horwitz, Hubble Contacts


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In this episode you’ll hear about:
-How Hubble got its name from the Hubble Space Telescope, which actually needed a contact lens to correct its vision.
-Jesse’s experiences starting a movie club and a mentoring group that showed him he could build something from nothing.
-How his experience investing at Bridgewater gave him and his co-founder Ben a network of advisors.
-The decision to be Co-CEO’s versus pursuing a more traditional organizational structure, and why titles don’t really matter.
-Why a healthy dose of individual pessimism can actually foster collaborative optimism in a startup.
In typical form, we’ll end with a few fun questions about companies Jesse admires and who he most would want to interview given the chance.
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52 FoundersBy Crissy Costa

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