More Related Content Similar to Polyglotte startup story (20) Polyglotte startup story5. It sprang from a lucky accidentin my life’s journey...
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6. ...which has been a diverse
one geographically,
linguistically and culturally.
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7. The idea first came to me
a little after returning to
the U.S. from France and
Berlin, where I'd studied
the German language and
interned in art galleries.
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9. “Why are there so many
keyboard layouts in the world?”
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11. I would invent a multilingual
keyboard for polyglots, like
myself!
Daniela Semeco
Founder/CEO
Polyglotte Inc.
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13. I had my heart set
on San Francisco.
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14. I'd never been to the
West or even seen the
Pacific Ocean, didn't know
anybody there—all I knew
was that I was destined to
go.
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15. I'd managed to sell some odds
and ends and come up with
$250.
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16. My dad thought I was crazy,
but finally agreed to buy me a
one-way ticket, (which was all he
could afford).
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17. On March 28 2011, I left for
San Francisco with $250 and a
dream.
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18. For two and a half months I rode
the couch-surfing wave before
settling into my own place in San
Francisco.
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20. ...to show me how the
mind of a techie works.
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21. He built the first prototype
and installed it on my
computer.
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22. We worked for months improving
the product, and I was able to
add more and more languages.
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24. I'd embraced local politics and
become a freegan (someone who lives
for free).
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25. I’d hooked up with Food Not
Bombs and was eating for free,
putting every penny I made
towards the business.
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26. A local street kid
designed my first logo.
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27. He was living on a roof
when I met him, and I
took him in and paid him
in food and beer. To
this day, he calls me
“Momma.”
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29. Shortly after, we were approved
by Legal Services for
Entrepreneurs, a program
offered by the Lawyers’
Committee for Civil Rights.
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30. Thanks to them, we now
have many pro bono
attorneys!
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31. On June 14 2013
we released the
beta version of our
product.
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35. It’s been an adventure
bootstrapping and getting
to where we are today.
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