Sequoia Just Backed This Founder To Replace Advertising Forever

At just 12 years old, Sam Obletz decided to put his studies on the back burner and start a computer integration company with his friend. Today, he has come a long way from building computers and is now on a mission to change advertising forever. This is his multi-billion dollar plan.

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(0:00) Introduction to Sam Obletz and his journey into entrepreneurship (3:21) The rise of Sam's computer integration company, Hailstorm PC (6:36) Discussion on the challenges and issues with modern advertising (12:34) Unveiling Claim: Sam's new venture aimed at revolutionizing consumer interactions (18:12) The Ideation of Claim (21:09) Claim's mission to humanize digital consumer interactions (25:54) Strategies and challenges in growing Claim's user base (33:12) How Claim is persuading brands to switch from traditional platforms (37:00) Understanding Claim's business model and growth strategy (41:11) Sam's fundraising experiences and lessons learned (44:49) The art of investor targeting and secrets to successful fundraising (48:47) Sam's advice for budding entrepreneurs and his younger self (50:37) Conclusion