This is proof that conviction > credentials. Working at Google or Microsoft is impressive, but it won’t scratch the itch for those with a builder's spirit. Webflow was never about a better job, it was about purpose.
"If it wasn’t for this one idea, I would’ve been perfectly happy working at Google or Microsoft."
That’s how deep Vlad Magdalin’s conviction ran when he built Webflow – now a $4B+ company empowering 200,000+ customers.
Just watched his story, and it
"💻 Nobody cared how impressive my website was. All they wanted to know was if it solved their problem and met a real need.
🚫 No one was interested in my idea itself—that’s when I realized: business isn’t about me; it’s all about them.
– 🤔 First-
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Medial • 3m
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁
Bill Gates once removed the radio from his car.
Why?
Because he didn’t want anything to take his mind off Microsoft.
Back in the 1980s, when Microsoft was still small, Bill gave jou
Google in Talks to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Wiz for $30 Billion
Google (Alphabet) is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire Wiz, a cybersecurity startup, for a whopping $30 billion—potentially making it Google’s largest acquisition ever.
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Jaswanth Jegan
Founder-Hexpertify.c... • 1y
"Nokia's Iphone Killer helped kill itself "
Billions To Bankruptcy #2
Most Selling Mobile phone to Failure(Nokia)
In 1998, Nokia was the fast selling mobile brands globally.Nokia’s profit was about 4 billion in 1999.
In 2007 Apple came up with iP
Google to spend more: Hassabis on Microsoft's $100-bn Al supercomputer plan.
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, when asked about Microsoft and OpenAl's potential plan for a $100-billion Al supercomputer named 'Stargate', said, "I think we're invest
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Ankit Dubey
Web Developer || Vi... • 1y
Hypocrisy level!
Influencers(bhayiya/didi) are saying leaving FAANG was their best decision in life and selling paid courses to students is the best decision ever for their students and for themselves too and you know what their courses are about "h
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AprameyaAI • 11m
OpenAI has generated $3.4 billion in annualized revenue from ChatGPT subscriptions as of mid-2024. This represents a more than doubling of revenue from late 2023, when it was around $1.6 billion.
Most of OpenAI's revenue, about $3.2 billion on an an
Just woke up in a timeline where Microsoft's throwing $59B valuation at Anthropic-
Wild theory time: What if Microsoft's getting tired of Sam's 3am "we should experiment with other partnerships" texts? 🫣
Imagine the awkward board meetings:
Microso