This is my 'How I Got Here' talk after being awarded the Forbes 30 Under 30 award for my work on my startup Storefront in 2015.

1. HOW I GOT HERE
Tristan Pollock
@writerpollock
tristan@500.co

2. TRISTAN

4. STOREFRONT IS AN ONLINE
MARKETPLACETO CONNECT
MAKERSTO SHORT-TERM
RETAIL SPACE

5. ~ 2YEARS OLD
~ RAISED $8.9M
~TEAM OF 20

6. OVER 1,000 STORES OPENED

7. ~ Most ActiveVC
~ 5Years Old
~1,000 Startups Invested

8. Tristan Pollock
tristan@500.co

9. LESSON #1
You don’t need to grow up in SiliconValley.

10. WINTER HAS
ARRIVED

11. MINNEAPOLIS =
ART, MUSIC, FOOD

12. Tristan Pollock
tristan@500.co

13. LESSON #2
Experience new ways of doing things.

14. + +

15. LESSON #3
Test everything. Double down.

16. LESSON #4
Relationships matter. Find mentors.

17. ~ 200 Contributors in 25 Countries

18. LESSON #5
Surround yourself with ambition.

19. WHY?

20. MAKERS FOR LIFE

21. [ GREY SPACE ]

22. 1 IN 10 STORES ARE
EMPTY

23. 28 MILLIONsmall businesses and entrepreneurs in the US.
*1/6 work in the creative industry.

24. KANYE

25. TRENDS
1.THREE ECONOMIES
2. PERSONAL SELLING REVOLUTION
3. RETAIL = EXPERIENCE

26. SHARING ECONOMY efficiency + trust

27. WINTER HAS
ARRIVED

28. LOCAL ECONOMY

29. 4ON-
DEMAND
ECONOMY

30. PERSONAL SELLING REVOLUTION
SQUARE +
TWITTER +
YOUTUBE

31. RETAIL
SALES95%

32. LESSON #6

33. BE PASSIONATE
MAKE THINGS THAT MATTER

34. SAY HELLO
@WRITERPOLLOCK
TRISTAN@500.CO