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Jul 16, 2018

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“Happiness Should Come Before Success” The 5 Lessons I Learned Being a 20-Something Founder

I had the pleasure of interviewing Cosmin Bardan, a 25-year old Romanian entrepreneur. Graduated from Bates College in 2016 and founded GrowModel (eCommerce parent company) in 2017 together with a close childhood friend. Since starting the journey they’ve had over $1 million in sales — 100% online.

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