Ignoring Silicon Valley advice to build a $3B fintech unicorn (Mercury)

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If you're wondering how other startups got their start:

Some of our favorite origin stories from founders and companies that have tread remarkable paths

The Inside Story of How This Startup Turned a 216-Word Pitch Email into a $2.6 Billion Acquisition
Starting Up

The Inside Story of How This Startup Turned a 216-Word Pitch Email into a $2.6 Billion Acquisition

How Superhuman Built an Engine to Find Product Market Fit
Product

How Superhuman Built an Engine to Find Product Market Fit

PlanGrid's Playbook for Startups to Crack Big, Established Industries
Starting Up

PlanGrid's Playbook for Startups to Crack Big, Established Industries

AppNexus' First Pitch — Before It Steered Around the Cloud to Win Big in AdTech
Fundraising

AppNexus' First Pitch — Before It Steered Around the Cloud to Win Big in AdTech

From 0 to $1B - Slack's Founder Shares Their Epic Launch Strategy
Product

From 0 to $1B - Slack's Founder Shares Their Epic Launch Strategy

There’s a .00006% Chance of Building a Billion Dollar Company: How This Man Did It
Management

There’s a .00006% Chance of Building a Billion Dollar Company: How This Man Did It

Drew Houston’s Morph from Hacker to Hyper-Growth CEO
Management

Drew Houston’s Morph from Hacker to Hyper-Growth CEO

90% of Feedback is Crap: How to Find the Next Big Startup Idea
Starting Up

90% of Feedback is Crap: How to Find the Next Big Startup Idea

How Design Thinking Transformed Airbnb from a Failing Startup to a Billion Dollar Business
Design

How Design Thinking Transformed Airbnb from a Failing Startup to a Billion Dollar Business