#58 - TA McCann - Professional Sailor, Serial Entrepreneur (5x Founder with 3 Exits), Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs

Startup Project: Build the future

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T.A. McCann is a serial entrepreneur with an impressive track record. He has founded and served as CEO of several successful companies. Some notable ventures include Senosis (acquired by Google), Gist (acquired by Blackberry), and Rival IQ, a leading company in marketing analytics.

McCann's expertise extends beyond founding companies. He has also held senior roles at Microsoft, where he led divisions such as Exchange and the Mobile Services divisions. Additionally, he has worked as an EIR (Entrepreneur in Residence) at Polaris Venture Partners and Vulcan Capital.

Full conversation includes:

Becoming a professional sailor

Working at microsoft exchange
Starting 5+ companies (3 exits)
Working for Paul Allen & building Startup Studio Vulcan Labs
Selling Gist to Blackberry
Rival IQ
Synosis (acq by Google)
Pioneer Square Labs
Systematic customer discovery & customer development process
Advice to entrepreneurs raising capital
Is AI a step change?
Who will capture value in AI? Big tech or startups?

Follow TA on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamccann/

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