Built in Seattle with Adam Schoenfeld - Galen Ward (Founder, Former CEO at Estately) profitable growth, getting acquired, and finding the next idea

Estately grew to profitability with just over $1m raised and got acquired by Realogy. Galen Ward, CEO & co-founder, said he had no business starting the business. But he and his team made it work. He goes behind the scenes on Estately's journey, getting acquired, and his lessons from the process.

Nov 11, 2021

Laura Jennings (Founder & CEO at Knack) on developing a vision, responding to failure, and letting go of other what other people think

After a long career as a VP at Microsoft in the 80s and 90s, Laura Jennings had a big vision for eCommerce. After founding Knack, her masterplan didn't play out exactly as designed. She was working out of a basement, shipping boxes, and learning how to sell merchandise with little experience. Her principles remained, but she updated her strategy after watching and listening. She created a culture that responds to mistakes by asking "what are we going to do about it?" instead of "who is at fault?" Now Knack is a growing profitable business and Laura is still looking forward.

37 min