Becoming an accidental founder

An episode of the Founders Talk: Startups, CEOs, Leadership podcast, hosted by Changelog Media, titled "Becoming an accidental founder" was published on January 24, 2020 and runs 41 minutes.

January 24, 2020 ·41m · Founders Talk: Startups, CEOs, Leadership

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Mike McDerment is the founder and CEO of FreshBooks. Believe it or not, Mike became a founder by accident. Like many of us, Mike had an itch that he just had to scratch. One thing led to another and soon enough FreshBooks became a key tool in the belt of many freelancers and agencies looking for an easy way to send invoices and get paid quickly online. We talk through the early days of FreshBooks and how things came to be, why they created a secret competitor to iterate on a bold idea for the future of FreshBooks, and we also cover what keeps Mike excited.

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