One of my top tips for aspiring entrepreneurs: Tell everyone you know about your idea. This runs contrary to the instinct that most people have, because they're afraid someone is going to 'steal my ideal.' Ideas alone are worth very… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
After building most of Mint.com's prototype by myself, I talked to anyone and everyone I knew about Mint. It's counter-intuitive, because you might fear someone will steal your idea, but it's the only way to make connections, be sure you're… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
Solve a real problem. You don't start a company because you want to be an entrepreneur or the fame and glory that comes along… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
At 16, I started a web development business and had clients from the Netherlands, Caribbean, and across the country - none of whom knew… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
The way you dress or the car you drive or what you spend is to impress other people with how, I guess, successful and… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
I think sports and bodybuilding were the only things that saved me from getting beat up. People are not pleased, for whatever reason, when… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
I know it sounds weird, but the food that I eat, it doesn't make a big difference, and it never has. So, I've saved… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
I wanted to build a tool for my generation: people 20 to 40 who don't want to spend time balancing a checkbook or checking… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
Carefully calculate the potential size of your market to make sure you can grow. Before starting Mint, I knew that there were about 20… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
At Mint, we developed five pending patents on our technology, ranging from categorization to the Ways to Save system that calculates how much a… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
Mint is designed to put your finances on auto-pilot. Whether you log in or not, it will send you a weekly summary of your… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
It's okay to doubt yourself, it's okay to feel down; just never give up. — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
In the first three years of Mint, from when it was founded to when it was sold, I can honestly say that in a… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
If you look on Amazon - if you do a search for personal finance, there are literally 20,000 books written on personal finance, and… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
