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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

You know, there were a number of small businesses in San Diego that were producing hard drives and computer assemblies and, you know, a lot of stuff in the IT sector, and I had gone off to meet a bunch of them because I didn’t know if I could get a job. It was all technical. And my specialty was computer networks.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I started my business because I was burned out and tired of seeing other people succeed, while I worked my tail off. But I continue to do what I do because I like helping small businesses succeed. So I sat at home for a year to teach myself about optics and ended up founding Light with my cofounder in 2013.