Jeet Banerjee – Co-Founder of Vintelli
[quote style=”boxed”]My biggest failure as an entrepreneur was keeping things simple. I wanted to give my customers everything at once through my products, but that was a bad idea. I…
Writing is how ideas become real. The founders in this section know that better than most. They’ve built publishing companies, content platforms, copywriting agencies, and media brands. All rooted in the belief that words still matter. Even now. Maybe especially now.
These interviews cover every corner of the writing world. Journalism. Copywriting. Book publishing. Content strategy. Blogging before it was a business, and blogging after it became one. Technical writing. Creative writing. The kind of writing that sells things and the kind that changes how people think.
What’s interesting about the founders here is the tension they navigate. Writing is a craft. But it’s also a business. And those two things don’t always get along. You’ll find honest conversations about monetizing creativity without killing it. About building teams of writers. About the economics of content in an age where everyone has a blog and AI can generate a thousand words in seconds.
You’ll also find practical insights on building an audience, developing a voice, editing ruthlessly, and the difference between writing that sounds good and writing that actually works. If you write for a living, want to, or just think the world needs better writing, start here.
[quote style=”boxed”]My biggest failure as an entrepreneur was keeping things simple. I wanted to give my customers everything at once through my products, but that was a bad idea. I…
[quote style=”boxed”]Practice practice practice. Revise revise revise. Return to your breath, every single time. Start again. Go.[/quote] Buddy Wakefield of Kingston, Washington is a Vipassana meditator, a three-time international spoken…
Mike Mann is the founder and chairman of Grassroots.org, a global network providing free services to nonprofits and promoting social action. He also founded and manages Make Change! Trust, a…
[quote style=”boxed”]Complete commitment to concept. I can be a pain about this at the beginning of a project – demanding a clear audience, identifying a big idea, etc. I can…
[quote style=”boxed”]Words I live by are “Every ‘no’ is one step closer to a ‘yes,’” and “The bigger the obstacle, the bigger the reward.”[/quote] Every life is a story. Loren…
[quote style=”boxed”]If you have ideas, explore them. Talk with other people and let them simmer. Let the bad ideas slide away. Keep focusing on the good ideas. Get really excited…
[quote style=”boxed”]As a linear thinker, I start with the why (“what problem am I solving”) and the how (“the strategy”). Then I establish the goals and objectives. As a next…
[quote style=”boxed”]The quality of who you are is reflected in what you do and what you produce, the respect you command and the knowledge you have, and that’s what matters.[/quote]…
[quote style=”boxed”]My best ideas come from living life, making conscious choices, doing the best I can for myself and my family. I’m always learning and see my work as sharing…
[quote style=”boxed”]If I could change one thing in the world, it would be a simple thing. It would be to give everyone one hour of dedicated reading time a day…
Meet Erik Sund – Traveling Writer and Blogger of SkippyOfTheWired
[quote style=”boxed”]One business idea is to create your own advisory board. Take time to gather a group of people you trust and admire so you might ask their opinion(s) on…
Meet Sheila Duncan – Founder and Co-Creator of Trouble The Dog
[quote style=”boxed”]I shake my ideas like my terrier does her favorite rubber chicken toy until they give up their squeaker. What I mean by that is, I make up for…