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Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
This one goes out to all the techies with an attitude - we're SaaSing it up this week. Ben Milne, Founder and Chairman of Dwolla, and Jordan Husney, Co-Founder and CEO of Parabol, join Amy Tom to chat about how they started their B2B SaaS companies🔥
On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast:
- When did Ben found Dwolla (for the first time - lol entrepreneur life) and when did Jordan start Parabol? 🤘(01:27)
- Ben talks about how he started his entrepreneurial journey in high school (03:11) and Jordan recalls his young entrepreneurial journey as well 🥺 (06:35)
- Is post-secondary education recommended for entrepreneurship? (11:11)
- The epiphany that led Jordan to Parabol 🤯 (16:41)
- Why did Ben start Dwolla? (20:17)
- Do CEOs start a company with the intention of selling it eventually? 🧐 (28:56)
- Are there certain types of people that make better CEOs than others? (34:58)
🚗 Vote for Parabol for Startup of The Year in LA:
https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/los-angeles
🤑 Say goodbye to bank fees with Brex! https://bit.ly/37doqiH
🚙 Vote for Dwolla for Startup of The Year in Des Moines:
https://startups.hackernoon.com/us/des-moines
Connect with Ben and Jordan:
- Check out Jordan's work at Parabol.co
- Check out Ben's work at Dwolla.com
Learn more about HackerNoon and Startups of The Year:
- For more information visit startups.hackernoon.com
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