Rage and anxiety
Hey fellow founders,
Meet Matthew Inman, who is driven by rage and anxiety. He helped to save Nikola Tesla’s laboratory on Long Island, gets 7 million unique monthly visitors on his website called the Oatmeal, won a Pulitzer Prize of the comics, and published three New York Times best-sellers. And oh, he sold his dating website for millions of dollars, and raised $8.8 million with a Kickstarter campaign that became the most-backed campaign in the website’s history. All at age 33. Extraordinary, right?!
Also read about a day-in-the-life of a founder based in Silicon Valley, revenge of the nerds, fundraising rounds expectations, corporate barriers & lean startup, and listen to a podcast about pricing strategy.
Enjoy your extraordinary weekend!
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