78: Braden Fineberg on making it easy to create and manage non-profits

In this episode, Braden and Jeffrey discuss Braden’s founding of Ribbon, a platform that makes it easier to start nonprofits while efficiently managing their complexities. They discuss his upbringing in Texas, his time at companies like Matterport and Tesla, his founding of Round Up, and how his mom’s diagnosis led him through a struggle-filled attempt to start a non-profit, ultimately culminating in Ribbon… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgwYsfh6o18 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 9/27/23 https://getribbon.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/getribbon/ https://www.facebook.com/ChooseRibbon Bio: 0:00 - Intro 3:39 - Education 9:07 - Early Career 25:29 - Engineers without Borders 27:09 - RoundUp 34:24 - IRS 39:16 - Ribbon 50:58 - Damar Hamlin Foundation 53:03 - Non vs For Profit 1:01:58 - Food Deserts 1:15:58 - When Work Affected Change 1:18:20 - Mentor 1:21:35 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:24:28 - Most Grateful for 1:27:17 - Snap Your Fingers 1:31:36 - How to Support