My salary as an employee:
Year 1: $54K (Big 4 accounting)
Year 2: $60K (worked at startup)
Year 3: $80K (startup)
Year 4: $105K (software engineer)
Year 5: $115K (software engineer)
Then, I quit my job to build Starter Story.
My revenue as an owner:
Year 1: $0
Year 2: $12K
Year 3: $67K
Year 4: $186K
Year 5: $497K
Year 6: $752K
Year 7: $1.6M
Year 8: Sold the company.
Bet on yourself.
Second time Iโve seen @madebycol tell the Glam Up / Sprout story in a way that materially misrepresents who built what.
She contributed. But this was not a solo founder story, and Iโm not going to keep letting my work, nor my team's work get erased.
It's frustrating, sad & disappointing.
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