Lighter Founder Vlad Novakovski: Peter Thiel Told Me Not to Start a Company Yet

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Vlad Novakovski Knew At 8 He’d Build Software Companies⁣ ⁣ Lighter founder Vlad Novakovski traces it back to being eight years old, watching a TV program about Bill Gates with his dad.⁣ ⁣ “I thought that was pretty cool that you could build software and create a great business around that.”⁣ ⁣ That didn’t mean rushing into it. Finance first, learning the industry, then Silicon Valley.⁣ ⁣ Where he ran into Peter Thiel, who gave him blunt advice before he ever started a company:⁣ ⁣ “Don’t start a company yet. Get to know how startups work first.”🎬⁣ ⁣ #Startups #Founders #PeterThiel #BillGates #Entrepreneurship