Calm founder used money he saved to buy a house to help start the app—now it's valued at $2 billion: ‘My parents thought it was the silliest idea'
When the price of the domain, Calm.com, was $1.2 million, Calm co-founders negotiated a lower price. And one founder used his ...
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The meditation app was downloaded 60 million times last year, with two new users joining almost every second. How Calm is going beyond an app to promote meditation and mindfulness Calm cofounder ...
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2 friends spent years getting turned down for their 'terrible' startup idea—now it's worth $2 billion: How they built their 'extraordinary success'
After years at the helm of several businesses, Michael ... that Acton Smith actually gave it a chance. He learned then how truly impactful it could be. "I read a lot of books and looked at ...