Finding Your Startup's 'Why' with Andy Choi of Do Good Points
#58: Andy Choi joins the podcast chat about his mission-driven startup and how he found the 'why' behind his company. Andy is the founder of Do Good Points, a nonprofit and tech startup hybrid that offers a rewards system for charitable donations incentivizing people to give back to their communities. Check out the Cashing Out podcast: https://cashingout.exitwise.com/ In this episode we dive into: - How Do Good Points leveraged data to create a hyper-targeted customer base - Why as a founder you should be searching for solutions, not problems - The value of Effective Altruism Do Good Points Links: - https://www.dogoodpoints.com/ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyhchoi/ Startup Savant Links: - https://startupsavant.com/podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@StartupSavantPodcast/ - https://www.instagram.com/startupsavantpodcast/ - https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-savant/
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04/26/2023
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#58: Andy Choi joins the podcast chat about his mission-driven startup and how he found the 'why' behind his company. Andy is the founder of Do Good Points, a nonprofit and tech startup hybrid that offers a rewards system for charitable donations incentivizing people to give back to their communities. Check out the Cashing Out podcast: https://cashingout.exitwise.com/ In this episode we dive into: - How Do Good Points leveraged data to create a hyper-targeted customer base - Why as a founder you should be searching for solutions, not problems - The value of Effective Altruism Do Good Points Links: - https://www.dogoodpoints.com/ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyhchoi/ Startup Savant Links: - https://startupsavant.com/podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@StartupSavantPodcast/ - https://www.instagram.com/startupsavantpodcast/ - https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-savant/
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