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| Immigrant entrepreneur: | Vladimir Gendelman |
| Company: | Company Folders |
| Employees: | 20 |
| Country of origin: | Ukraine |
| Age started business: | 25 |
Show Notes
Vladimir came to the U.S. when he was a month short of 16 years old. He worked in odd jobs like selling fake cologne door to door, Kirby vacuum cleaners, selling carpet on 100% commission basis, and selling computer repair services (also door to door). His journey to entrepreneurship initially started when he transitioned to become a programmer.
During his programming and fixing computers season one of his clients asked him if he could find him a company that sold custom made folders. He quickly said, YES, but realized that there wasn’t a company like that.
That’s when the light bulb went on and he created, Company Folders.
Quotes from Vladimir
I had no idea what I was doing when I started the business.
You don’t have to see the whole path in front of you, you just have to see the next step.
When we are old, we will never regret what we tried and failed at. But we will regret not trying.
You can’t take the second step, unless you take the first step. So start!
