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Andrew Brown sold his first company to Google. He is now on his second startup. Which has already attracted substantial funding in its mission to simplify essential operational functions for small businesses. Brown recently appeared on the Dealmakers Show to share his journey from discovering tech to starting his first business, going through acquisitions, and navigating both fundraising and challenging times like COVID.
Andrew Brown sold his first company to Google. He is now on his second startup. Check has already attracted substantial funding in its mission to simplify essential operational functions for small businesses: payroll.
Brown recently appeared on the Dealmakers Show to share his journey from discovering tech to starting his first business, going through acquisitions, and navigating both fundraising and challenging times like COVID.
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- 1. Growing Up
- 2. Selling Your First Company To Google
- 3. Check
- 4. Fundraising
Growing Up
Andrew Brown was born and grew up in Greenville, SC. He looks back fondly on his youth, growing up in the suburban foothills of the Appalachian and Blue Ridge mountains. As well as trips over to Charleston and the beaches on the Atlantic.
Both of his parents worked in employment law. Every conversation happening around the house seemed to revolve around it. While he was much more interested in cartoons at eight years old, his work has certainly brought him back full circle to what you may now consider his destiny or calling.
At the time he began to take what seemed like a path in another direction. He quickly took to playing games on the Nintendo in Middle School. He went on to study computer science and economics. Though it was really when the iPhone was released that the spark of inspiration to eventually start his own company was ignited.
Brown interned at Microsoft, and was then offered a job working at Google. While it certainly helped with paying for his student loans, he yearned to do something scrappier. He wanted to put together his own team, and do something big.
Selling Your First Company To Google
Andrew says that he has always loved reading. Especially the feeling of going to the library, and having all of the world’s knowledge at your fingertips. The ability to pick up any book and start reading.
The kindle and ipad had come out, but Brown and his eventual cofounders felt like there ought to be a better experience. Like the subscriptions he had with Spotify and Netflix. Or a digital library.
He didn’t see any reason why that wasn’t feasible to build, so he and his cofounders launched their first company Oyster to do just that.
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