Serial entrepreneur Richard (Rick) Finnie started his first business at age 12, selling business cards.
Only a few years later did Finnie find his new passion: fixing computers. Waiting for no one, Rick carved his own path into entrepreneurship by doing. “I’ve always had the mantra of start now,” he says.
Finnie is the co-founder of The Launch, an online community that supports the ongoing creation of digital platforms. He is also the CEO of Packetwire Communications and a senior consultant at Solutions Research Group. Finnie is a renowned technology consultant and entrepreneur advocate.
In this interview, host Rivers Corbett and Rick Finnie talk about the lifelong pursuit of entrepreneurship, Rick’s advocacy work for entrepreneurship, and his ‘anti-American Dream.’
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