Today we are talking to Patrick Lee, one of the founders of Rotten Tomatoes, a review website for film and television. Eager to become an entrepreneur, Patrick didn’t finish college, but instead jumped right into the startup game. It took a few tries before he helped to found a successful company. Patrick and his colleagues rode the wave through a market collapse before ultimately selling for above their valuation
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Episode 79
Having Connections with Patrick Lee
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Steve McGarry
An entrepreneur, content creator, and investor based in sunny Tampa, Florida. In 2015, while living in San Francisco, Steve sold his first fintech startup LendLayer to Max Levchin’s (founder of PayPal) consumer finance company Affirm.
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