article thumbnail

21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

One thing led to another, and my husband and I ended up getting an exclusive distribution contract in Canada for a major French brand. After being successful distributing other companies’ products, the next logical move was to create our own–bblüv baby essentials. Out of spite, I decided to make a better product myself.

article thumbnail

Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography? So I've been able to move to another location with my partner and another city, I should say. At one point we had to turn off all the hosts in Cuba, because US companies weren't allowed to work with Cuban citizens.

IPO 113
article thumbnail

Out of the Crisis #17: Max Henderson on Covid Act Now, exponential growth, and how to help

Startup Lessons Learned

As the son of immigrants from Cuba and Germany, Max has deep faith in the power of American ingenuity. Max Henderson : distributed around the country and the world. And so, I agreed that I would do that, and I partnered with my other founders, Zack, Igor, and Jonathan. All of his work is designed to help it thrive.