My co-founder Andy and I wanted to skip traditional jobs after college and dive straight into our startup, which we applied for with an idea similar to mint.com for businesses.

I met my co-founder Joe Gebbia at RISD, and together we decided to start a company without a clear idea of what it would be.

After sharing his ideas with his friend Max, they built a prototype of our first product in a garage, which led to the decision to turn it into a company.

At Y Combinator, I was inspired by the ambitious mindset of other founders, which contrasted sharply with the skepticism we faced before. It motivated me to fully commit to making Watsi a reality.

During demo day at Y Combinator, we showcased our product and met with investors, which was a pivotal moment for us.

I then partnered with a friend to build products for the iPhone, inspired by the potential of the new technology.

I gave my co-founder the chance to be CEO at Posterous, but I realized I had the potential to be a visionary CEO myself.

My co-founder Dharmesh and I met at a cocktail event before business school, where he was scouting potential collaborators.

We launched our product at a startup demo conference, despite initial skepticism from others about our idea, and faced challenges in recruiting a PR firm due to the prevailing negative sentiment. We decided to handle marketing ourselves instead of hiring a marketing person, and we had a memorable audition experience with two computers, one as a backup.