Wrapping up 2010
2010 is about to come to an end. And while we have plenty of awesome interviews in the can, we are going to shut shop early and take a week…
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.
2010 is about to come to an end. And while we have plenty of awesome interviews in the can, we are going to shut shop early and take a week…
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Meet Jake Finkelstein – Founder and President of Method Savvy
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Born and raised in the Chicago area, Timothy Kelley is an experienced business planner with extensive experience in marketing products in the medical arena. He completed his education at Northwestern…
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Meet Robert Livingstone – President and Founder of IdealCost.com
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It’s no secret that Portland is home to some serious ingenuity when it comes to software and technology. What’s lesser known is how many varied, innovative uses of the Web call Oregon home. This list is a small sampling of the best of the Web, grown right here. And IdeaMensch was mentioned as one of those companies. Read the entire story.
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Meet Ethan Austin: Professional Dogooder, Co-Founder of GiveForward