Founders Talk: Startups, CEOs, Leadership

Becoming an accidental founder

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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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    • Featuring:

    • Mike McDerment – Website, LinkedIn, X
    • Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

    Show Notes:

    • We use FreshBooks
    • The Web 2.0 Show #66 - Freshbooks / Mike McDerment
    • Why You Should Become Your Own Competitor
    • Starting Over: How FreshBooks Reinvented Its Online Accounting Service On The Fly
    • 7 Ways I’ve Almost Killed FreshBooks

      • Listen to Brain Science #9: One small act of kindness

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