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The Spark Letter
A weekly email that gives you the founding story of a successful or up-and-coming tech company. This collection is an archive of all the stories. To get the latest story delivered to your inbox please subscribe at: http://thesparkletter.com
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The Spark Letter #15 — Twitter
October 9, 2014
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The Spark Letter #14 — Box
October 2, 2014
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3 min read
The Spark Letter #13 — Square
September 25, 2014
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3 min read
The Spark Letter #12 — Warby Parker
September 18, 2014
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4 min read
The Spark Letter #11 — EveryMove
September 11, 2014
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4 min read
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The Spark Letter #10 — NationBuilder
September 4, 2014
NationBuilder Founder(s): Jesse Haff, Joe Green, Jim Gilliam Year founded: 2009 Meta Description NationBuilder is the world’s first Community Organizing System: an accessible, affordable, complete software platform that helps leaders grow and organize. Background For the past decade Jim Gilliam has been immersed around people organizing movements. One example is Brave New Films, a production company that creates provoking documentary films.
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3 min read
The Spark Letter #9 — Nest
August 28, 2014
Nest Founder(s): Tony Fadell, Matt Rogers Year founded: 2010 Meta Description Nest reinvents unloved but important home products, like the thermostat and the smoke alarm. We focus on simple, beautiful and thoughtful hardware and services. Background In 2005 Tony began working with contractors to design and build his own energy-efficient smart home. He was presented several “smart” thermostats by his contractor.
Andrei Kryssov
3 min read
The Spark Letter #8 — charity: water
August 21, 2014
charity: water Founder(s): Scott Harrison Year founded: 2006 Meta Description charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Background Scott spent his twenties in New York City working as a nightclub promoter. He started to feel emotionally, spiritually, and morally bankrupt from the nightclub lifestyle. He felt he was living a life with no values.
Andrei Kryssov
4 min read
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The Spark Letter #7 — Dropbox
August 14, 2014
Andrei Kryssov
4 min read
The Spark Letter #6 — Instagram
August 7, 2014
Andrei Kryssov
3 min read
The Spark Letter #5 — Treehouse
July 31, 2014
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3 min read
The Spark Letter #4 — USTREAM
July 24, 2014
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2 min read
The Spark Letter #3 — TaskRabbit
July 17, 2014
Andrei Kryssov
3 min read
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