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Rag to Riches: How I Built a Successful Business from Scratch

Jan 11, 2023
From humble beginnings, the speaker shares their journey of moving to the Bay Area, bootstrapping their business, and working at Ripple. They also talk about attending SXSW and partying with Coolio, their crazy bootcamp experience, and transitioning from a blockchain engineer to an online knife seller. The chapter also touches on the speaker's viral celebrity French bulldog.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
From App Idea to Resignation: Pivoting, Job Challenges, and Long Hours
03:10 • 4min
3
From Finance to Startup: The Journey and Setbacks
07:16 • 17min
4
Expanding into Third-Party Logistics and Dealing with Challenges
23:57 • 4min
5
Key Takeaways for Entrepreneurs
28:03 • 4min