I had a great interview at Stanford ETL with one of inDinero’s angel investors, Steve Blank. Giving that talk was among the more humbling experiences I’ve had as an entrepreneur, and it’s amazing to see that it’s been viewed over 15,000 times.
For a little back story, I’ve been watching ETL talks since I was 16 years old. I remember going for the first time to watch Martin Eberhard talk about growing Tesla Motors, and I was blown away by how amazing the experience was. ”One day, I’d get invited to speak at ETL.” But that invitation came only a year and a half after starting inDinero, and I felt like it was premature. The company was still in its infancy, we’d just gone through a bunch of unexpected problems, and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
Every past ETL speaker had accomplished something amazing — with me being the exception. Instead of pretending to meet that high standard, I thought it’d be more helpful to young entrepreneurs to be completely honest with my experiences, and to share how unforgiving the world of business might be.
Hope you can set aside the time to watch. You can also download the mp3. Big thanks to Steve Blank for giving me this opportunity.
— jmah