S5 Bonus: Cody Candee, Bounce

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Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO

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4.6 • 216 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Travel is a huge part of Code Candee's life, even prior to his current venture. He has lived in a dozen different cities, travelled to over 60 countries, and has been to 49 of the 50 US states. Out of all of them, his favorite place to live was India, specifically in Bangalore. While he was there, he tried to experience all the cultures, food and people, and quite enjoyed his time.

He is a minimalist.. to the tune of owning a couple of suitcases. He loves the idea of not being held down by things, and being able to move around at the drop of a hat. He reads a lot of books, his favorite one being the Alchemist, and enjoys rock climbing. But to be honest, he likes the all consuming, work centric lifestyle he leads.

In 2014, he was working in San Francisco and planned to have some drinks with his friends. One of them had to go all the way home to drop off some luggage, before heading to happy hour. He took the ideas he wrote down that night, and in 2017, he set out to solve this complex problem... by just getting started.

This is the creation story of Bounce.

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0:00.0	So the prototype of bounce literally was created in a couple of hours.
0:04.0	We made a website that said, we'll come and pick up your bags and just call this phone number.
0:11.0	Within 30 minutes, the phone rings, and I wasn't expecting it, but someone says, hey, is this bounce?
0:17.0	I'm like, yeah, it is.
0:18.0	They say, can you come pick up my bags tomorrow? And I'm like, where should we meet you?
0:23.6	And then they told me their address and they asked how much it would cost.
0:26.6	And I said, oh, actually, let me check with our network to see what, let me get a price quote
0:30.6	for you.
0:31.6	And then I put the phone on mute. co-founder at the time. I said, hey, how much should we charge for this? My name is Cody Candy.
0:39.2	I'm the founder and CEO of Bounce. UseBounce.com.
0:47.7	This is Code Story, the podcast bringing you interviews with tech visionaries who share in the critical moments of what it takes to change in industry
0:57.3	and build and lead, a team that has your back.
1:02.3	I'm your host, Noah Labhart, and today how Cody Candide
1:06.3	built the network for on-demand luggage storage,
1:10.2	located conveniently near you.
1:13.5	All this and more.
1:15.1	On Coat Story.
1:19.8	Travel is a huge part of Cody Candee's life, even prior to his current venture.
1:25.6	He's lived in a dozen different cities, traveled to over 60 countries,
1:29.2	and has been to 49 of the 50 U.S. states. Out of all of them, his favorite place to live was India,
1:35.5	specifically in Bangalore. While he was there, he tried to experience all the cultures, food,
1:40.4	and people, and quite enjoyed his time. He's a minimalist, to the tune of owning a couple of
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