On being homeless to fund a startup and dealing with the secret service
nextshark.com
nextshark.com
The fact that this, and similar stories about this same guy and website have been making the rounds for a couple months is pretty neat. I don't think he planned on his story becoming viral when he was sleeping in a church parking lot, but I think that is a pretty cool, if unintended tertiary benefit.
The story makes a great headline, and that has generated some buzz for the company. Good for them. I hope it works out. I signed up for the beta.
But... is it just me or does the "secret service" part of the interview seem way too insignificant to warrant being half the article title?
Live in a car = Fund Startup + Ring to from his supporting partner
Most ppl in the valley with a gf(bf) choose:
Apt + work at someone else's startup + untested supportive gf(bf)
Then there are the pompous ones:
Apt + Work at a fake startup (profitable, lots of employees) + have normal significant other, who says they support but probably wont be there if conditions get hard enough.
The real key is that he had unconditional support to do what he believed in and thought was right.
Do what you believe in, and everything else will work itself out as long as you are persistent.
p.s. I couch surf because i believe in what i'm doing, so i may be biased.