{"id":23842,"date":"2016-10-18T15:35:37","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T19:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/?p=23842"},"modified":"2020-04-03T16:08:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T20:08:30","slug":"40-40-edward-daciuk-always-looking-next-big-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/community-stories\/member-spotlight\/40-40-edward-daciuk-always-looking-next-big-thing","title":{"rendered":"40 over 40: Edward Daciuk is always looking for the ‘next big thing’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When Edward Daciuk launched his first startup, a software company called Periscope, he and his business partner were a little surprised at how much two newcomers were able to accomplish. \u201cWe convinced KPMG to give us a check for $200,000 to get their software off the ground,\u201d says Daciuk. \u201cWe were 25 or 26. We didn\u2019t know what we were doing. We ended up selling our company. That got the startup bug in me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Edward<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now with the advent of the Internet, I don\u2019t understand how I survived childhood. The ability to get information nowadays is so easy. Back when I was a kid, the only way to learn was to walk downtown to go get a book from the library.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After attending the prestigious Wharton School, Daciuk accepted a job at a boutique financial firm, but soon realized that he was \u201cmuch more entrepreneurial than corporate.\u201d That\u2019s when he and a friend started Periscope. By the time he was in his 30s, he had gone on to build a messaging service platform called Pivot that\u2019s used by major trading firms and hedge funds. \u201cWe raised 20 some million in venture capital and sold our business in about seven years,\u201d he says. These days, the WeWork Soho West<\/a> member\u2019s main project is ExtensionEngine<\/a>, an online education platform. He says he\u2019s always looking for the \u201cnext big thing,\u201d something he recalls loving when he was a kid. \u201cMy all-time favorite activity was Legos,\u201d says Daciuk. \u201cThat\u2019s part of why I like product strategy\u2014the building of things, experimenting, and seeing them work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos: Emanuel Hahn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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