Dan Novaes

He had just learned a code, didn't really believe in his skills, and just wanted to work on a project. And then I was like, hey, listen, I just graduated. You're about to go to college. Why don't you take a gap year? Come move to Chicago. I was living in Chicago at the time. And I had this idea. We're going to create apps without coding for people. And he did it. Took a gap year and came.

He had just learned a code, didn't really believe in his skills, and just wanted to work on a project. And then I was like, hey, listen, I just graduated. You're about to go to college. Why don't you take a gap year? Come move to Chicago. I was living in Chicago at the time. And I had this idea. We're going to create apps without coding for people. And he did it. Took a gap year and came.

His parents allowed him. And we then started this company. We proceeded to struggle for a year. It's not like that story of like, oh, and then everything happened and it was great. But we started making a little bit of money towards the end. But at the end, he was like, oh, I can't take another gap year, and we're not making enough for me to be sustainable.

His parents allowed him. And we then started this company. We proceeded to struggle for a year. It's not like that story of like, oh, and then everything happened and it was great. But we started making a little bit of money towards the end. But at the end, he was like, oh, I can't take another gap year, and we're not making enough for me to be sustainable.

His parents allowed him. And we then started this company. We proceeded to struggle for a year. It's not like that story of like, oh, and then everything happened and it was great. But we started making a little bit of money towards the end. But at the end, he was like, oh, I can't take another gap year, and we're not making enough for me to be sustainable.

So I'm willing to work on this part-time, but I got to go back to college. So after that year, that's what happened.

So I'm willing to work on this part-time, but I got to go back to college. So after that year, that's what happened.

So I'm willing to work on this part-time, but I got to go back to college. So after that year, that's what happened.

On Fiverr?

On Fiverr?

On Fiverr?

Okay, there we go. All right, keep going. Sorry.

Okay, there we go. All right, keep going. Sorry.

Okay, there we go. All right, keep going. Sorry.

Um, yeah, no. So, so it was, it was a crazy time, you know, we became friends and then, um, he like goes back to have his freshman year, you know, you know, like freshman week, like it's like super fun, whatever. And he's like, but I'm, I'm down this one week to kind of build this app. And I was like, listen, I have this other idea for an app. Um, I think we can knock it out in one week.

Um, yeah, no. So, so it was, it was a crazy time, you know, we became friends and then, um, he like goes back to have his freshman year, you know, you know, like freshman week, like it's like super fun, whatever. And he's like, but I'm, I'm down this one week to kind of build this app. And I was like, listen, I have this other idea for an app. Um, I think we can knock it out in one week.

Um, yeah, no. So, so it was, it was a crazy time, you know, we became friends and then, um, he like goes back to have his freshman year, you know, you know, like freshman week, like it's like super fun, whatever. And he's like, but I'm, I'm down this one week to kind of build this app. And I was like, listen, I have this other idea for an app. Um, I think we can knock it out in one week.

Let's, let's try it out. And he's like, okay, I'm down. So we launched this app and it was basically Instagram had, I think, had just gotten acquired by Facebook, right? It was like that billion dollar acquisition at the time, but it's still relatively small compared to what it is today.

Let's, let's try it out. And he's like, okay, I'm down. So we launched this app and it was basically Instagram had, I think, had just gotten acquired by Facebook, right? It was like that billion dollar acquisition at the time, but it's still relatively small compared to what it is today.

Let's, let's try it out. And he's like, okay, I'm down. So we launched this app and it was basically Instagram had, I think, had just gotten acquired by Facebook, right? It was like that billion dollar acquisition at the time, but it's still relatively small compared to what it is today.