{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Jay Reno \u2014 Making A Point (EP.247)","description":"My guest on Infinite Loops this week knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur from the time he was buying and selling things on eBay. Jay Reno claims he didn\u2019t know what the word \u2018arbitrage\u2019 meant back then, but if you tug on the colourful threads of his career, you\u2019d reveal the kind of tenacity and resourcefulness that allows special founders like him to repeatedly find value in places that have long been deserted by everybody else. If you listen in on today\u2019s episode, it will become apparent why O\u2019Shaughnessy Ventures invested in Jay and his current venture. Jay is the CEO and Founder of Pointhound, which helps people find amazing deals on flights and travel using their credit card points and miles. He\u2019s also a partner at 645 ventures. Among other fun pursuits, he\u2019s spent the last ten years building all sorts of cool things; like a same-day grocery delivery service, a craft coffee company, a restaurant and bar reservation app, and a furniture rental service for city dwellers. We spent our conversation talking about his advice for first-time founders; his learnings from building Pointhound; the whimsical world of credit card point programmes; his thoughts on consumer psychology; and much more! For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, \u201cHmm, that\u2019s interesting!\u201d,&amp;nbsp;check out our&amp;nbsp;Substack. Important Links:  Jay\u2019s Twitter Jay\u2019s LinkedIn 645 Ventures Pointhound HQ  Show Notes:  How To Bring Your Idea To Life The Virtues of the Y-Combinator Model Picking the Right Investor Pointhound &amp;amp; The Points Game On Consumer Psychology and Trying New Things Removing the Invisible Barrier Product Cycles and User Feedback Slow Down to Speed Up The Common Pitfalls in Building Consumer Products The Credit Card Prestige Factor The Cashback Conundrum The Future of Pointhound Jay, The Emperor of The World  Books &amp;amp; Articles Mentioned:   My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla; by Nikola Tesla  Mistakes were Made. (And, Yes, by Me.); by Jim O\u2019Shaughnessy   ","author_name":"Infinite Loops","author_url":"https:\/\/infiniteloopspodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34501150\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/182526665"}