Founder Stories

Read stories about Startup Moguls who revolutionised the industry simply by taking the leap!

Logan Green

Logan Green

Lyft
Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg

Meta Platforms
Jonah Peretti

Jonah Peretti

Buzzfeed
Deepinder Goyal

Deepinder Goyal

Zomato
Jan Koum

Jan Koum

WhatsApp Inc.
Reed Hastings

Reed Hastings

Netflix
Chris Barton

Chris Barton

Guard Inc.
Sujeet Kumar

Sujeet Kumar

Udaan
Chad Richison

Chad Richison

Paycom
Eric S. Yuan

Eric S. Yuan

Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Clark Valberg

Clark Valberg

InVisionApp Inc.
Yoshikazu Tanaka

Yoshikazu Tanaka

Gree Inc
Pranay Chulet

Pranay Chulet

Quikr
Sid Sijbrandij

Sid Sijbrandij

GitLab
Srinivasu M. N.

Srinivasu M. N.

BillDesk
Alex Shevchenko

Alex Shevchenko

Grammarly
Stepan Pachikov

Stepan Pachikov

EverNote
Evan Spiegel

Evan Spiegel

Snap Inc.
Chris Wanstrath

Chris Wanstrath

GitHub
Mark Pincus

Mark Pincus

Zynga
Sriharsha Majety

Sriharsha Majety

Swiggy
Melanie Perkins

Melanie Perkins

Canva
Sarah Leary

Sarah Leary

Nextdoor
Ben Silbermann

Ben Silbermann

Pinterest

All Our Stories

Curated by our best writers, here are all the founder stories you need to know!

Narayana Murthy

Narayana Murthy

Infosys
Founder and Chairman Emeritus Started on the side Doesn't code
Mark Pincus

Mark Pincus

Zynga
CEO, Cofounder Quit job to start Doesn't code
Kavin Bharti Mittal

Kavin Bharti Mittal

Hike
Founder & CEO Quit job to start Does code
Sujeet Kumar

Sujeet Kumar

Udaan
Co-Founder, CEO Quit job to start Doesn't code
Jan Koum

Jan Koum

WhatsApp Inc.
Co-Founder, CEO Started on the side Does code

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