Send us a text Alex Bean, co-founder of Divvy (acquired by BILL.com for $2.5B), joins us to share his founder journey - from teaching ski lessons at 16 to starting multiple scrappy businesses, to scaling Divvy into a fintech giant. In this episode, we talk about the lessons learned from both early failures and billion-dollar success, what not to do when launching a company, and how he's now building Factory to support other founders. This episode includes: • His earliest business ideas...

Seed to Harvest

Paige Finn Doherty

Alex Bean on Selling Divvy for $2.5B, Early Hustles, & Building Factory for Good | Ep 96

JUN 18, 202543 MIN
Seed to Harvest

Alex Bean on Selling Divvy for $2.5B, Early Hustles, & Building Factory for Good | Ep 96

JUN 18, 202543 MIN

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Send us a textAlex Bean, co-founder of Divvy (acquired by BILL.com for $2.5B), joins us to share his founder journey - from teaching ski lessons at 16 to starting multiple scrappy businesses, to scaling Divvy into a fintech giant. In this episode, we talk about the lessons learned from both early failures and billion-dollar success, what not to do when launching a company, and how he's now building Factory to support other founders.This episode includes:• His earliest business ideas (including one called “Plum Tree Jewelry”)• Why chasing margins doesn’t work• Divvy’s scale-up and acquisition journey• What he's building now with Factory for Good• Advice to young founders just getting startedReach out to Paige:[email protected]/X: https://x.com/paigefinnnWebsite: https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Connect with Alex:LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbean/Factory for Good– https://factoryforgood.com/Listen to Seed to Harvest everywhere:Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seed-to-harvest/id1600933931Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/@seedtoharvest/videosSupport the show