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> [At age 28, I had no retail experience, no consumer marketing experience and no real Internet experience. But I decided I wanted to work for myself. I felt starting a company would enable me to get the responsibility I deserved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariam-naficy/at-age-28-i-had-no-retail-experience-no-consumer-marketing-experience/)

[Mariam Naficy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariam-naficy/)

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## More by Mariam Naficy

> [At age 28, I had no retail experience, no consumer marketing experience and no real Internet experience. But I decided I wanted to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariam-naficy/at-age-28-i-had-no-retail-experience-no-consumer-marketing-experience/)

[Mariam Naficy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariam-naficy/)

> [I founded Minted in 2007 with the desire to use 'crowd-sourcing' to bring designs from the best emerging and independent designers in the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariam-naficy/i-founded-minted-in-2007-with-the-desire-to-use-crowd-sourcing-to/)

[Mariam Naficy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariam-naficy/)

> [Unlike Etsy, which is all handmade, we print and ship the products, not the designers. We relieve the designer from having to make and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariam-naficy/unlike-etsy-which-is-all-handmade-we-print-and-ship-the-products-not/)

[Mariam Naficy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariam-naficy/)

> [Don't be afraid of developing a contrarian viewpoint on what type of person is perfect for your company as CTO and how you're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariam-naficy/don-t-be-afraid-of-developing-a-contrarian-viewpoint-on-what-type-of/)

[Mariam Naficy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariam-naficy/)

> [The Minted mission is to be a community that supports designers from all over the world and provides them with an opportunity to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariam-naficy/the-minted-mission-is-to-be-a-community-that-supports-designers-from/)

[Mariam Naficy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariam-naficy/)

> [Over the years, I observed that many talented graphic designers, including those in my own family, had difficulty getting their designs to market. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariam-naficy/over-the-years-i-observed-that-many-talented-graphic-designers/)

[Mariam Naficy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariam-naficy/)

> [All of the designs on Minted are crowd-sourced from a global community of independent designers. We hold monthly design and art challenges that anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariam-naficy/all-of-the-designs-on-minted-are-crowd-sourced-from-a-global/)

[Mariam Naficy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariam-naficy/)

> [The name Minted speaks to the freshness of our design - the fact that we are receiving thousands of new designs each week and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariam-naficy/the-name-minted-speaks-to-the-freshness-of-our-design-the-fact-that/)

[Mariam Naficy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariam-naficy/)

> [Minted.com is both a global design community and stationery retailer. Independent graphic designers from all over the world submit designs to our ongoing design…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariam-naficy/minted-com-is-both-a-global-design-community-and-stationery-retailer/)

[Mariam Naficy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariam-naficy/)

> [Excellent content is available online to everyone. I like it because it's a flattening of the playing field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariam-naficy/excellent-content-is-available-online-to-everyone-i-like-it-because/)

[Mariam Naficy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariam-naficy/)

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