During his early career, Jason Citron stepped away from two stalled businesses and pivoted—twice—to something far more successful. The second time he did it, he created one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. It started at age 13 when Jason had a “holy crap” moment, discovering he could make his own video games. His first ... Show More
Nov 5
Dell Computers: Michael Dell. The College Dropout Who Took on IBM (2018)
Michael Dell was building a tech business in his dorm room long before it became a familiar startup story. In 1983, the UT Austin student began selling PC upgrade kits. Within months, he left college to devote himself to the business. When Dell entered the Fortune 500 in 1992, Mi ... Show More
46m 48s
Nov 2024
20VC: Discord's Jason Citron on Why Everything We are Taught About Hiring & Management is BS | Do Richer Founders & Gamer Founders Make Better Founders? | Never Before Told Moments Behind Scaling to 200M Users
<p dir="ltr">Jason Citron is the Co-Founder and CEO of Discord, a voice, video and text platform for friends playing games. Jason has raised $1BN for the company and was able to scale to 200M users. Prior to co-founding Discord, Jason founded OpenFeint, the biggest social mobile ... Show More
50m 33s
May 2023
Jason Stone. The Millionaire Mentor. Episode 582 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL)
<p>Jason started off as a mechanical engineer and went to college. Jason used his degree to start an engineering firm, called Treadstone Performance. While many people don’t know Jason by that business, it’s still very much active, and a hobby-turned passion. Jason liked fast car ... Show More
1h 8m
May 2023
E017 - Justin Waller: Trailer Park To CEO
Justin Waller, a diverse entrepreneur from Louisiana, is a rarity who managed to build three thriving businesses from nothing. From birthing a flourishing construction company in his early twenties to now overseeing luxury real estate deals in private jets, Justin has managed to ... Show More
1h 23m