Christopher Brereton – Co-Founder of PictureHealing
[quote style=”boxed”]We are big Google Docs users and maintain a document we call “Idears.” It’s the place where we just vomit new thoughts on paper to talk through when we…
Technology moves fast. Everyone says that. What they don’t say is how weird it gets along the way. The founders in this section are building the tools, platforms, and systems that shape how we live and work. Some of them are solving problems you didn’t know you had. Others are solving problems you’re painfully aware of.
From artificial intelligence to SaaS platforms to hardware that actually works, the range here is broad. And that’s the point. Technology isn’t one thing. It’s a thousand different people in a thousand different rooms trying to make something better than what exists today.
These interviews get past the jargon. No whitepapers. No buzzword bingo. Just founders explaining what they’re building, why they’re building it, and what they’ve learned along the way. The honest version, not the pitch deck version.
You’ll find conversations about product development, scaling challenges, hiring mistakes, and the particular brand of optimism required to ship software into a world that already has plenty of it. Whether you’re building in tech, investing in tech, or just trying to understand why your phone now has opinions, there’s something here for you.
[quote style=”boxed”]We are big Google Docs users and maintain a document we call “Idears.” It’s the place where we just vomit new thoughts on paper to talk through when we…
[quote style=”boxed”]Build a platform. Don’t be known for only doing one thing.[/quote] Phil Simon is the author of 4 management books. His fourth, The Age of the Platform, is his…
[quote style=”boxed”]Focus on the product as much as possible. I outsource as much of the business operations as I can.[/quote] Dr. Gary William Flake is the CEO of Clipboard Inc.,…
[quote style=”boxed”]A lesson I learned from the Mario brothers: collect as many coins as you can as you head toward the finish line. Any stray knowledge or resources you can…
[quote]I block off time in the morning and in the evening to do email; typically 1 hour each.I have meeting days and non-meeting days. When possible, I try to cram…
[quote style=”boxed”]Talk to everybody you meet about your vision.[/quote] Catharina van Delden is CEO and co-founder of innosabi, the leading German provider of Internet-based co-creation tools. In June 2010 innosabi…
Scandango is a family run business that offers a scanning service for shoe boxes of old photographs. It is run by brothers Julian and Adrian Rasburn and their mother Cathy…
[quote style=”boxed”]Refine your narrative. Stories are really powerful and being able to tell a good story helps you attract customers, investors and recruits.[/quote] Anthony Goldbloom is the founder and CEO…
[quote]If I decide to do something, I don’t wait a day, a week or a month. I do it right away.[/quote] Maxim Razmakhin was born and raised in Voronezh, Russia,…
[quote] Spend time alone in nature. If your ideas still seem worthwhile in the presence of natural solitude, then they are probably worth pursuing. [/quote] Jonathan Harris makes projects that re-imagine…
[quote style=”boxed”]Read. You need to be up-to-date on the news. Things happen in a flash in the tech world and investors and other entrepreneurs expect you to be current. Read…
The majority of my inspiration comes while in the shower. It’s the one time during the day when I don’t have to think about anything, I don’t have to impress…