Entrepreneurs-journey.com Podcast By Yaro
(EP19): Wil Schroter, Founder of Startups.com, Blue Diesel, Unsubscribe.com, Acquired Zirtual, Clarity.fm
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- Duration: 0:38:01
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Synopsis
It's hard to summarize all the success of Wil Schroter. He's founded so many companies. Today he's founder of Startups.com, a business education site and suite of tools and resources for entrepreneurs, some of which were previous startups by Wil (Fundable, Bizplan) and some were acquired (Zirtual, Clarity). Wil got his start early online, initially exploring bulletin boards with a commodore computer. He then launched a web design agency, Blue Diesel, in 1994, again very early to a new industry. His agency grew, later merging with a more traditional design agency, creating a full suite offline/online marketing firm. In a surprise success, the firm landed a massive client worth $250 Million in billings, beating out many larger agencies. Wil eventually exited his agency ownership shares when the company was acquired. As a youg guy of just 27 he had earned enough money to retire, yet he decided to get back into entrepreneurship. I enjoyed this part of the podcast because Will explained why it was a mistake