Pigeonly a start up by an inmate to send pics, call loved ones expensively
Opportunities abound, no matter where. It is the job/and/or the expertise of the entrepreneur to see opportunties where others see none. (Please see my slideshare presentation on Opportunity seeking) This article is a story of a former inmate who saw business in connecting the inmate with his loved one by sending pictures and messages inexpensively. Two of its products are Fotopigeon and Telepigeon
The CEO and Founder is Frederick Hutson, a former inmate booked for marijuana trafficking. They were able to raise $1 m seed fund for this enterprise. Opportunity scanning: there are 7000 penal institutions in the US with 2.3 million inmates.
What other opportunities are there?
Pigeon.ly website.
From New Me Accelerator - Pigeonly raises $1million seed fund
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