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Faced With Failure, This Founder Could Have Given Up -- But Instead He Started Over Learn how this entrepreneur's resilience and passion got him to where he is today.

By Jason Saltzman

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Aaron Sherman is the founder of Storyboard That. When he first launched his company after a large amount of marketing spend and even more time that was put into the produc,t he realized that no one was buying his product. A product that he truly believed would be successful. He was faced with the decision to admit failure and go back to his old job or pivot his idea. Learn how this entrepreneur's resilience and passion got him to where he is today.

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Jason Saltzman

Startup Mentor, Entrepreneur, CEO of Alley

Jason Saltzman is a seasoned entrepreneur with a background in sales and marketing. Through his role as CEO of Alley and as a TechStars mentor, he advises hundreds of startups, offering real-life practical application and creative marketing advice.  

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