1047: Be on the cutting edge of WHAT'S NEXT (even if you have to reinvent yourself!) w/ Trevor Koverko
- Author
- Brian Lofrumento
- Published
- Sat 22 Feb 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.thewantrepreneurshow.com/trevor-koverko
Trevor Koverko's journey from aspiring NHL star to tech entrepreneur is nothing short of inspiring. After a devastating car accident ended his hockey career, Trevor navigated the tumultuous landscape of entrepreneurship to redefine his life's purpose. Listen as he candidly shares the ups and downs of his path, including the trials of a failed startup and the eventual triumph with successful companies like Polymath and Sapien. His story is a testament to resilience, embracing new challenges, and the power of reinvention, reminding us that it's never too late to find a new direction.
The conversation continues with Trevor's insights on creating successful tech businesses through experimentation and adaptation. Discover the importance of a strong team, surrounded by big thinkers, and the role of failure as a stepping stone to success. Trevor emphasizes the critical nature of passion and foundational belief in a company's mission while navigating the ever-evolving business landscape. His experience with Polymath illustrates the delicate balance of timing, luck, and learning from past mistakes, offering valuable lessons for anyone in the startup world.
Finally, we explore the future of AI startups, a field ripe with both opportunities and challenges. Trevor shares how Sapien leverages proprietary data to carve out a competitive edge, drawing parallels between AI's current landscape and the early days of the internet. Engage with Trevor's perspective on achieving product market fit, the significance of AI tools, and the unprecedented potential for innovation in today's rapidly evolving tech scene. Join us for this captivating episode, where the spirit of entrepreneurship and the promise of AI intersect, offering insights that could transform your approach to business and technology.
ABOUT TREVOR
Trevor Koverko loves investing in, co founding companies with, and hanging out with other founders (especially in Web3). Trevor started out as a pro athlete getting drafted by the NHL's New York Rangers in 2005. A few years later, his career officially ended after a car accident. He was hit by a fully-loaded transport truck, sent to the ICU and diagnosed with a 'catastrophic' brain injury.
With Hockey over he knew he needed a new purpose in life and at the perfect time he discovered entrepreneurship. Since then, he’s founded multiple companies. The first one… failed. The second one… sold. And over the next 12 years, he built startups, including Polymath, which has since raised $75m and done 8-figures in revenue. Most recently he co-founded Sapien, a data marketplace that helps long tail AI models close the performance gap with big tech via a mobile data labeling game.
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