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How the Founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK Built His $700M Empire

Founder's Journal

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Are You Passionate About What You're Building?

A lot of people in the startup world will say how you have to be passionate about what you're building. I actually write my book WTF that I think it's the total opposite because from my experience, commit to something and the passion will follow. My 10 year old is in ski racing right now, hardcore. He committed to a point that he wasn't ever passionate about skiing until something just clicked. And so to me, if I look at my business, it was a way to pay for college when I was in the McDonald's drive-through. All I was committing to was a business, a source of funding short term. But I couldn't give up on this after 34

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