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#39: Building Something Special in Somewhere Crowded (Ellen Chisa, Lola)

Traction: How Startups Start | NextView Ventures

English - April 19, 2017 19:54 - 26 minutes - 21.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 135 ratings
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Previous Episode: #38: The Coming Ubiquity of Voice (Adam Marchick, VoiceLabs)
Next Episode: #40: Science, LeBron James, and Long Sales Cycles (Will Ahmed, WHOOP)

Ellen Chisa is VP of product at Lola, a travel company combining the human element of travel agents with smart technology. While some entrepreneurs build their products in markets that feel wide open for the taking, travel is one of those industries with tons of noise and competition. So how does one gain a foothold? How do you break through, build something BIG and DIFFERENTIATED? All that, and much more, in this episode.

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