I once lived in a WeWork to build a startup.

We were building tools for Airbnb hosts, so we became hosts ourselves. We had just set up 28 apartments in Philly and we were tight on cash.

The first night we were 100% booked, we didn't have a place to stay...so we slept at the office.

Then we realized, we could just live there to save money.
We brought in a mattress. Taped up the motion sensors.

We’d work all day building the product, then crash on a mattress in our "office". 

We even papered up the glass walls so people wouldn't see us.

We lived out of suitcases. Showered at nearby gyms. 

And for what?

We had no salary. No safety net.
Just a deep belief that we were building something that mattered.

It wasn’t glamorous. It wasn’t even legal.
But it was necessary to get us off the ground.

I’m not saying you have to live in a WeWork to build a startup. But...

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An AI that solves email overwhelm without changing your workflow

...startups often require founders to go all-in. And we didn't hesitate.

I was 23 at the time, but I'd do it again now at 31.
I’m still building. Still obsessed.

I'm not living out of a WeWork anymore.
But I'm just as obsessed with my current product @forage, an AI that solves email overwhelm.

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