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Alex Smereczniak

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
758 total appearances

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Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

My other partner was also financed entrepreneurial.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

Those dad was an entrepreneur.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

One was really good at marketing.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

And then one was an anthropology major.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

Perfect.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

Because that's what you need in this business.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

He's the one that didn't make it out with us.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

Really?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

That's shocking to me.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

The four of us are all really good friends.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

We just realized we don't need four of us.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

Lots of drinks for has.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

Honestly, right around the time we were buying it.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

Cause the issue was the people we were buying it from didn't have a formal agreement with the university.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

And so the fourth one couldn't get his head wrapped around.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

He's like, why don't we just do this ourselves and not have to buy it from them?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

And we're like, they have a brand.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

They do have a relationship with the university.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

It's,

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Startup to Franchise: What Actually Works with Alex Smereczniak

goodwill and it's intangible.