Wil Schroter is a powerful speaker; his experiences and success at such a young age are remarkable. . . . His tremendous story regarding his personal struggles to obtain success kept the crowd completely entertained during the entire presentation.
Wil Schroter
One of America's Most Successful Serial Entrepreneurs
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Wil Schroter
Biography
Wil Schroter is the Founder and CEO of Startups.com, where he has helped over a million startups raise $1 billion in funding, attract 23 million customers, and launch countless new ideas.
At age 19, Wil launched one of the first Internet companies, Blue Diesel, an interactive marketing agency that quickly grew to $700 million in billings and was sold with inVentiv in 2002, becoming a $6 billion publicly traded company.
He went on to found 9 companies with 5 successful exits, backed by well-known venture capital funds such as Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Founders Fund, Bessemer Ventures, and Charles River Ventures.
Wil is the host of the popular podcast "Startup Therapy" and has been a contributor for Forbes, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch and The Wall Street Journal.
When Wil isn't building companies, he's building furniture - he's an obsessive carpenter, having designed and built high-end, modern homes and bespoke projects.
Wil Schroter
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