Columbus

6 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Feb 28, 2018 by Jeni Britton · said 4 times in 3 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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brought up most by Guy Raz (2), John Osher (1), Angie Hicks (1)

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Everything said about Columbus, oldest first

Feb 28, 2018 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Britton Bauer: North Market enables $30K startups with 2M annual visitors
“I mean, you can start up there fairly inexpensively, 30, 40,000 dollars, and you've got two million people walking through every year.”
Jeni Britton Feb 28, 2018 ▶ 23:57 Live Episode! Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams: Jeni Britton Bauer
Feb 28, 2018 neutral
Disclosure
Britton Bauer: First venture was fully funded by partner's parents
“I had a friend, and so she and I were messing around with this together, and she was able to get all of it from her parents.”
Jeni Britton Feb 28, 2018 ▶ 14:07 Live Episode! Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams: Jeni Britton Bauer
Aug 20, 2018 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Co-founder Bill Oesterle funded Angie's List's first year via friends
“He said, like, why don't you move to Columbus and we can start a business. I'll raise a little bit of money from, you know, friends and enough to get you through the first year, but I want you to commit for a year.”
Angie Hicks Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 2:27 Angie's List: Angie Hicks (2016)
Aug 20, 2018 neutral
Assertion Supported
Angie's List launched in 1995 with a $19 call-in membership
“19 dollars. So 19 bucks for the year. We were a magazine and a call-in service. So during the day, you'd call in, and you could ask me for the name of a plumber or an electrician, and then in the evening, I would go out door-to-door and also ask for reviews.”
Angie Hicks Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 5:24 Angie's List: Angie Hicks (2016)
Mar 27, 2025 negative
What-if
Jeni's Ice Cream Would Have Failed If Launched In Brooklyn
“It would be impossible to do what we do at Jenny's. All of our money would have been in, you know, rent, and paying people, and all the things that you have to do in Brooklyn that would be different from Columbus. And here we can put it all in the ice cream, a…”
Jeni Britton Mar 27, 2025 ▶ 4:51 Advice Line with Jeni Britton of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
Mar 27, 2025 positive
Insight
Mid-Sized Cities Provide Better Startup Launchpads Than Large Metros
“When you're in a smaller, small to mid-sized city, the city gets behind it in a different way. You know, you can really try things and also fail a lot, and people still stick with you. And I have noticed that in big cities, everybody's trying new things. Every…”
Jeni Britton Mar 27, 2025 ▶ 4:25 Advice Line with Jeni Britton of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
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