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I think was is more sad, is that ETSY had 4 founders. Making this article writing 3 of them out of history.
by georgyo 12y ago
I think was is more sad, is that ETSY had 4 founders. Making this article writing 3 of them out of history.
- 2015-03-06 12y agoWell, it's not that clear-cut. Kalin raised the first money personally, a good chunk of it from family, and hired the people to whom he later granted the title 'co-founder'. They had much, much less equity from day one, and cashed out in the first rounds of investment. Also worth noting: there was an interesting Fred Wilson blog post about dealing with Kalin and his quirks that has since been deleted. The gist of it, as I recall, was that Kalin saw himself as an 'artist' and not a manager - a notion Wilson found unsettling for the CEO of a portfolio company. As for what Rob is up to these days, he's recently bought a warehouse in the Catskills and is turning it into a hive of artisan workshops with a restaurant downstairs. Apparently everything in the restaurant (tables, chairs, silverware, lighting) will be made in the warehouse. So basically, he's building a Portlandia skit, but apparently he can afford it.