I’m obsessed with a good founders story
I found a site with thousands of these and it made me over $20,000!
I love a good founder's story. It’s the startup story, more or less. And, it shares how a company began, what things looked like early on, fundraising, how much they’re making, hiring opportunities, and more.
It’s like an income report but, much more drawn out.
I’m so addicted.
What’s Starter Story?

A while ago I was playing around on Reddit and noticed a Redditor sharing founder's stories. It led me to his site, called Starter Story.
It would be a few more years before I splurged for membership but, it was well worth it.
There are thousands of founders' stories you can read about.
- Learn about how they started
- What inspired them to launch their business
- How much they started earning and how much they earn now
- Employees, freelancers, staffing opportunities, etc.
- Plans for future goals
- Favorite books and podcasts they read and listen to
You will not get bored.
My favorite part of Starter Story
The site is so multifaceted, which is something I love.
- Read founder stories and case studies
- Access courses
- Join the community
- Review their director of startup company founders
You can read about a founder's story but, there’s also Pat Walls’ (the creator of Starter Story) Lean Email and Lean SEO course.
He teaches you his strategy for growing Starter Story to the $91K/month business that it is today.
How I made $20K+ from Starter Story?
And, Starter Story actually earned me money!
I would binge-read the case study interviews and one of the last questions in the interview asked the founder about hiring opportunities.
From those answers, I pitched a handful of startups that were looking for writers.
I snagged one opportunity that has earned me over $20,000!
Is Starter Story worth it?
Yes!
The interviews you’ll read from founders are so inspirational. If you’ve ever wondered how bloggers grew and sustained a full-time business or how inventors launched their product and got it off the ground, as well as the start of other kinds of businesses, you will LOVE this!
Visit Starter Story to check it out.
Do you like reading founders' stories?
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