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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

After doing some market research, I realized that there was a market for the handcrafted greeting cards that I make, and in September 2019, MsCraftprincess Designs was formed. Coone, MsCraftprincess Designs LLC ! #2- Even though I had a job and earned a decent salary, I was spinning my wheels just to pay my bills.

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The Most Challenging Part of Becoming a Freelance Developer.

Software By Rob

Instead of being able to justify a somewhat fixed salaried workday, you find yourself working longer and longer hours as client demands increase. In addition, freelance development requires a lot more mental energy than being a salaried employee. I increased by rate nearly 30% in 3 months due to the amount of work coming my way.

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Ted Rheingold Founded Dogster in 2004: Five Questions About Building a Startup, Selling a Startup and Whether SF Is Still a Good Place

Hunter Walker

Ted Rheingold: In 2003 I owned and ran a web service business called OneMatchFire , and made a number of image sharing products for customers (or as side projects). I spent 6 months coding and building Dogster myself. Arin Fishkin did all the original graphic design. How did the site come about?

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

The problem is that many programmers have loads of talent with no product sense and business students have great designs with no way to implement them. Programmers feel exploited when they build out a product that is successful but are reluctant to admit they wouldn’t have been able to design the product themselves. Who knows.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

“Founders don’t think their problems are due to trends. They’re cutting salaries and making the last tens of thousands — or if they’re lucky a hundred thousand — last. Zucker, a veteran news executive, will succeed Jim Walton, who has had the job since 2003. The Week in Review.