founder stories

by sari and · updated 6mo ago

Shein: The TikTok of Ecommerce
by Packy McCormick
notboring.co
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Darren LI added 2y ago
Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making - The New York Times bestseller
by Tony Fadell
goodreads.com
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sari added 2y ago
Canva: Melanie Perkins (2019)
npr.org
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Darren LI added 2y ago
ivan zhao
by Sequoia Capital
sequoiacap.com
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sari added 2y ago
Pandora was founded in 2000 with about $2m in funding. However in 2001 the company ran out of money. Unwilling to giving up, Westergren had to figure out how to keep his 50-person team from quitting. They had yet to launch their product and were years away from making money.
At Hustle Con 2015, Westergren recited the speech he regularly gave that co
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sari added 10mo ago
Scott Forstall: Just the iPhone stuff (14 minutes)
youtube.com
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sari added 2y ago
Why a small candy company is Warren Buffett’s ‘dream’ investment
by Zachary Crockett
thehustle.co
andrea added 1y ago
$20M/year & 100% bootstrapped In 2019, they were called "IDIOTS" as they were building a product that already existed. In 2023, their business is better than most VC-backed startups. Thread 🧵
by ericosiu
twitter.com
sari added 1y ago
wow! we use flodesk and this was really energizing to read
First Versions
firstversions.com
sari added 2y ago
Sam Walton: Made In America
by Sam Walton
amazon.com
6 highlights
sari added 2y ago

Shein: The TikTok of Ecommerce