Steven Galanis

If I had done two years of it versus five years of it, I would have been better off. But at the same time, I don't have regrets because I learned a lot. I made a lot of the connections that ended up being those that were my early investors or early employees of the company. So I don't have any regrets, but I do tell people that I always knew I was going to start a company.

If I had done two years of it versus five years of it, I would have been better off. But at the same time, I don't have regrets because I learned a lot. I made a lot of the connections that ended up being those that were my early investors or early employees of the company. So I don't have any regrets, but I do tell people that I always knew I was going to start a company.

It just took me nine years to find my really good idea.

It just took me nine years to find my really good idea.

We'll start from the top on this.

We'll start from the top on this.

I'm a deep believer that entrepreneurs are born not made. I think you can become more entrepreneurial by being, you know, hanging, working at startups or being around other entrepreneurs. But, you know, most entrepreneurs that I know, like, they – They were entrepreneurs in kindergarten.

I'm a deep believer that entrepreneurs are born not made. I think you can become more entrepreneurial by being, you know, hanging, working at startups or being around other entrepreneurs. But, you know, most entrepreneurs that I know, like, they – They were entrepreneurs in kindergarten.

They were the ones with the lemonade stand or they were flipping baseball cards or pogs or whatever the fuck it was. Yeah, pogs. Oh my God. I just see that over and over and over again. You know, in fact, there's a personality test we used to make everybody take in the OG days of Cameo.

They were the ones with the lemonade stand or they were flipping baseball cards or pogs or whatever the fuck it was. Yeah, pogs. Oh my God. I just see that over and over and over again. You know, in fact, there's a personality test we used to make everybody take in the OG days of Cameo.

Now, One thing that I'll tell you is that entrepreneurs can be fostered by being around other entrepreneurs. And one thing that we've done, and I take a lot of credit and I take a lot of pride in is we've always like openly wanted to hire like future founders, like people that know they want to be an entrepreneur. They like.

Now, One thing that I'll tell you is that entrepreneurs can be fostered by being around other entrepreneurs. And one thing that we've done, and I take a lot of credit and I take a lot of pride in is we've always like openly wanted to hire like future founders, like people that know they want to be an entrepreneur. They like.

want to get their feet wet and i i think there's probably over 10 people that have left cameo over the years to become you know venture-backed ceos including two that became unicorns right which is which is something you know i like think i'm a college sports fan i love thinking about like coaching trees and and you know like the ceo tree and the alumni tree of cameo has has really spawned some incredible founders that have that have come through and and you know try to do

want to get their feet wet and i i think there's probably over 10 people that have left cameo over the years to become you know venture-backed ceos including two that became unicorns right which is which is something you know i like think i'm a college sports fan i love thinking about like coaching trees and and you know like the ceo tree and the alumni tree of cameo has has really spawned some incredible founders that have that have come through and and you know try to do

Things from pet insurance to NFTs to, you know, marketplace for art or, you know, different things in the creator economy. So like we we've kind of run the gamut, but you know, I think, I think that's, I think that's super important. And then the last thing that I'll mention is that.

Things from pet insurance to NFTs to, you know, marketplace for art or, you know, different things in the creator economy. So like we we've kind of run the gamut, but you know, I think, I think that's, I think that's super important. And then the last thing that I'll mention is that.

If you are an entrepreneur and you know eventually you're going to start a company, but I really would say this is true for like anybody in any job. It's critically important to find the thing that's your ikigai. This is a Japanese philosophy that I really love. For those of you not familiar, imagine a Venn diagram with four circles instead of two.

If you are an entrepreneur and you know eventually you're going to start a company, but I really would say this is true for like anybody in any job. It's critically important to find the thing that's your ikigai. This is a Japanese philosophy that I really love. For those of you not familiar, imagine a Venn diagram with four circles instead of two.

And basically you're trying to find the intersection of what are you great at? What do you love to do? What does the world need and what can you get paid for? And if you find the intersection of those four things, you kind of get what I call like the iron man heart, right? It's like that perpetual motion machine. It keeps you going through the good times through the bad times.

And basically you're trying to find the intersection of what are you great at? What do you love to do? What does the world need and what can you get paid for? And if you find the intersection of those four things, you kind of get what I call like the iron man heart, right? It's like that perpetual motion machine. It keeps you going through the good times through the bad times.