You forgot $20,000 in your snowboard pocket
Update: 2018-10-10
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Here we are at episode 30! Just found this old 2012 interview with the founder of MailChimp, before they became a $4.2 billion company. This quotes is awesome:
More recently, MailChimp was in Forbes:
Even more interesting for us:
This was the part that surprised me: MailChimp was a side-project for 6 years (earning just a few thousand to start).
Especially interesting in light of this DHH quote I shared in a previous episode:
Bootstrappers need to be more patient! (And maybe keep their day job)
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Show notes:
- MailChimp in Forbes Magazine
- Bill Irwin’s tweet
- An interview with Ben Chestnut
- We can still do a lot to slow climate change.
- DHH: why is We Work promoting burnout?
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- Good News Podcast
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