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This one goes out to all the techies with an attitude - we're SaaSing it up this week. Ben Milne, Founder and Chairman of Dwolla, and Jordan Husney, Co-Founder and CEO of Parabol, join Amy Tom to chat about how they started their B2B SaaS companies🔥

On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast:

• When did Ben found Dwolla (for the first time - lol entrepreneur life) and when did Jordan start Parabol? 🤘(01:27)
• Ben talks about how he started his entrepreneurial journey in high school (03:11) and Jordan recalls his young entrepreneurial journey as well 🥺 (06:35)
• Is post-secondary education recommended for entrepreneurship? (11:11)
• The epiphany that led Jordan to Parabol 🤯 (16:41)
• Why did Ben start Dwolla? (20:17)
• Do CEOs start a company with the intention of selling it eventually? 🧐 (28:56)
• Are there certain types of people that make better CEOs than others? (34:58)

🚗 Vote for Parabol for Startup of The Year in LA:

https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/los-angeles

🤑 Say goodbye to bank fees with Brex! https://bit.ly/37doqiH

🚙 Vote for Dwolla for Startup of The Year in Des Moines:

https://startups.hackernoon.com/us/des-moines

Connect with Ben and Jordan:

• Check out Jordan's work at Parabol.co
• Check out Ben's work at Dwolla.com

Learn more about HackerNoon and Startups of The Year:

• For more information visit startups.hackernoon.com
• To read HackerNoon stories, check out hackernoon.com