Eli Portnoy – Founder and CEO of ThinkNear
[quote style=”boxed”]I visualize it and I try to figure out all of the components we need to make it a reality and then I start working on each one. I…
Founders don’t come with instruction manuals. Neither do these interviews. What you’ll find here are real conversations with people who’ve built things. Some massive, some modest, all meaningful. They talk about what worked, what didn’t, and the stuff nobody warns you about. No highlight reels. No curated origin stories designed to make you feel bad about your Tuesday.
The founders featured here come from every industry imaginable. Tech, food, fashion, healthcare, education. Some raised millions. Others bootstrapped with pocket change and a stubborn refusal to quit. The common thread isn’t money or fame. It’s the willingness to start something when the outcome was far from guaranteed.
These interviews cover the practical stuff too. Daily routines. Biggest mistakes. The advice they’d give their younger selves. How they handle the days when nothing seems to work. Because those days happen to everyone, even the people who look like they’ve got it all figured out.
If you’re starting something, thinking about starting something, or just curious about what makes founders tick, this is a good place to spend some time. Not because every answer will apply to your situation. But because somewhere in here, someone said the thing you needed to hear.
[quote style=”boxed”]I visualize it and I try to figure out all of the components we need to make it a reality and then I start working on each one. I…
[quote style=”boxed”]I believe strongly in hiring the best available entrepreneurial talent over the best available experience fit. At a startup, everyone has to do bit of everything… it’s best to…
[quote style=”boxed”]Every day is different, but most days I try to get my mail done in the mornings and evenings. In between it’s meeting people, connect, share and build.[/quote] Nalden…
[quote style=”boxed”]I have an idea that could improve sales. I’ve always felt that web services from the west (for example: Google Apps, Get Satisfaction, Mailchimp, etc.) should price differently for…
[quote style=”boxed”]Paying for my $75 bus ticket to college. The summer before college, everyday I walked three miles to the mall at 7am to get picked up to paint classrooms…
Hey I just got back from the Brauhaus and I got an email from our friends at AppSumo, and they’re including us in another giveaway. This one is more relevant…
[quote style=”boxed”]I believe in teamwork. In my opinion, a good team is not defined by a few (engineers, soccer players, anything…) but the performance of the whole team altogether. So…
[quote style=”boxed”]To accomplish anything, all you need is planning, research and the guts to make it happen. I spend a lot of time researching and talking to experts, then…
[quote style=”boxed”]Wake up, check my phone, hanging out with my family drinking coffee, watching the news and checking my phone. For about an hour I’ll sit with my son for…
[quote style=”boxed”]Constantly living your dream and keeping a positive mind set. And knowing that positive thoughts and energy will bring along what you want and aspire to be if life.[/quote]…
[quote style=”boxed”]How about three books – Atlas Shrugged, Outliers, and Buffet: The Making of an American Capitalist. Oh yeah, one more, I read Harry Potter most nights to my son.[/quote] Mike Fridgen is…
[quote style=”boxed”]Don’t ignore the power of the blogging community. For any new product that you wish to bring to the public domain, first contact the top bloggers, offer to provide…
Meet Jovan Van Drielle – Inventor of the Geminus Genius Case