Sequoia Just Backed This Founder To Replace Advertising Forever

The Dealroom with Shamus Madan

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