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The Drummer of Linkin Park Led Him to a $1B Company | Scott Dudelson, Swag Bucks
Scott Dudelson, co-founder of Prodege and Swag Bucks, reveals how a chance meeting with the drummer of Linkin Park at the Grammys led to a company he bootstrapped from his attic to a $1 billion exit — with zero VC money.
THE REAL STORY: Scott never wanted a boss. He lived in an attic he couldn't stand up in, organized benefit concerts, and turned down the MBA path. A serendipitous reconnection at the 2006 Grammys connected him with his future co-founder and an idea that would evolve through multiple pivots — from charity search engines to band-branded rewards to Swag Bucks — before becoming a…
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