Jack Rogers is a serial founder with deep experience in the B2C space - alongside that he's a legend. A wonderfully real, reflective, and often self-deprecating guy who has been through a lot of hardships and laughs about them. His current startup is called Picnic which is helping people 'reimagine the camera roll', and they have only just started to taste product market fit, 5 years in....

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In this very real conversation, Jack and I break down...

📖 Episode Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

02:49 - Tinder Banter Fb Page

04:00 - Hard Things In Consumer Apps

11:43 - TikTok & Our Evolution

23:19 - Ambition Changing Over Time

36:44 - Raising 4 Seed Rounds

39:59 - Keeping Companies Alive

42:49 - Different Leadership Styles

51:52 - Screening for high integrity

55:31 - Bumble's Brand & Culture

01:02:25 - How Much Time On Brand?

01:04:06 - Connecting To 'The Problem'

01:09:57 - Unique Founder Characteristics

01:19:38 - Cancer, Break Up, Failure

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