S9 Bonus: Jason Hill, Owwlll App

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Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO

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4.6 • 216 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Jason Hill was born and raised in New York, and post college, went back to New York and joined the financial services - though, he was always into technology. Eventually, he moved to South Florida because every time he was in New York, he couldn't wait to leave. He enjoys playing poker, pickleball, and spending time with his two kids. Jason has been a podcaster for many years, interviewing founders and creators of new startup and tech solutions. When COVID hit, he was struck with how difficult it was to connect with individuals via audio call. He validated an idea he had, and combining his ambition and a little bit of boredom, he got a crew building a solution. This is the creation story of Owwlll App. Our Sponsors: * Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com * Check out Red Hat: https://www.redhat.com * Check out Vanta: https://vanta.com/CODESTORY Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	You go down this path and you're not that type of person that's a developer. You don't have that tech background. I don't. I use a lot of tech, but I've never built the actual tech myself. I had someone on my podcast that I had a good relationship with. I was able to call that individual and really get the truth out of him, say, hey, if I go down this path, what will it be like?
0:21.5	And he told me the harsh truth.
0:23.6	And as I interviewed other brands showing me the cost to build owl, I started to realize
0:28.6	they're just giving me what I want to hear.
0:31.0	Oh, yeah, it'll cost $100, $200,000, $300,000 to build it.
0:34.8	They didn't really tell you much after that.
0:36.9	But the truth is,
0:37.7	after that, it's the same exact cost. My name is Jason Hill. I'm the founder of the Owlap.
0:46.7	This is Code Story. A podcast bringing you interviews with tech visionaries.
0:52.3	Six months moonlighting. There's nothing at the backcats.
0:55.8	Who share what it takes to change in industry.
0:58.3	I don't exactly know what to do next.
1:00.2	She took many goes to get right.
1:02.2	Who built the teams that have their back.
1:04.5	The company is its people.
1:06.1	The teams help each other.
1:07.5	She was proud of her team.
1:09.1	Keeping scalability top of mind.
1:11.6	All that infrastructure was a pain.
1:12.8	Yes, we've been fighting it as we grew.
1:14.6	Total waste of time.
1:15.9	The stories you don't read in the headlines.
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