Episode 26: Max Lynch & Ben Sperry, Ionic

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In this episode, you’ll hear about: -The beginnings of Ionic, which originated from Codiqa, a drag-and-drop tool for jQuery mobile that stemmed from the desire (and frustration) to quickly build great apps -Why the pair feels so strongly about building Ionic from Madison, and the cabin (aka garage) phase of the company -The private messaging forum / blog they created among their friends in high school (before the days of Facebook) to share poetry, stories, and updates (and gossip) -The thought process Max and Ben individually had surrounding becoming an entrepreneur, and how Y Combinator’s resources inspired them to start -What it’s like to hire and work with your friends, and the advice Max and Ben have for those that go down that path -Why it’s critical to find your evangelists when you build products, and how you come to terms with killing features and designs you love that others may not -How Max and Ben bootstrapped Ionic to get it off the ground, and advice for entrepreneurs on how to smartly start a company -Defining moments in the company’s history thus far through the founders’ eyes -Why being relentless and having passion are always the best way to know if you should work on an idea Catch the end of the episode, where Max and Ben answer some fun questions, like companies they are evangelists for, other markets in which they would consider starting a business, and why they love Signal vs Noise, the Gospel of Basecamp.