2020 Strakosch Venture Competition — Spotlight Company #5
<p>Founded by former Boston College students Tom Coburn, Jonathan Lacoste, and Chase McAleese, Jebbit has grown from a student startup founded on Boston College’s campus to the world’s leading Declared Data Platform.</p>
<p>In 2010, Coburn and his then freshman Shaw House roommate, Jeb Thomas, decided to work on an idea for the Boston College Venture Competition (BCVC) and it’s $10,000 first-place prize after Thomas introduced BCVC to Coburn. The competition has since been renamed Strakosch Venture Competition and has become a program under the Shea Center for Entrepreneurship, with increased prize money as well. During his sophomore year, Coburn came up with what would become Jebbit while watching pre-roll ads on a TV show online while waiting for a flight for a BC club golf tournament. After realizing advertisers were losing money from the lack of consumer attention, Coburn developed a business idea that would guarantee customer engagement and their understanding of a company’s message. During his flight, Coburn outlined a business plan that ultimately became a part of their BCVC proposal a few weeks later for their business, “Add It Up.”</p>
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