TK Gondo AKA The Founder of Polygon Students - a podcast by Stapho Thienpont

from 2020-03-20T05:00:16

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5 Reasons to listen to TK, the unlikely bootstrapper

??Moved to the UK at 4 Years Old.

?? Self-Employed at 21 generating leads of financial advisors

?? Bootstrapped to a working product with zero funding

?? Had the guts to pivot when the data demanded it

?? Has the buff Harry Potter as his marketing advisor

I know tons of people my age, scared shitless of pursuing their dreams.

Sure they're gonna start that startup.

They just need an extra 1000 euros in the bank.

Just a year more of experience.

Just one more mentor.

Not TK.

He took the 2000 Pounds he had and turned it into a working product.

They started as a tool for students to find affordable housing.

It turned out, that wasn't what the market needed.

Now they're working a tool for universities to match students to their rooms and roomies.

Turns out being matched to the right roommate can make or break your:

School Results

Mental Health

Chance to Graduate

You might spend years with this random person assigned to you.

Currently, most schools do this with pen and paper.

I'm not even kidding.

TK is working on using AI to match every student to a roommate that will help them achieve their dreams.

If you know anyone in the "University space" let me know.

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