Jordan Selleck on Navy SEALS, Start-Ups, and Persistence Through Failure

Famous Failures

Jordan is the CEO and Founder of DebtMaven, which is like eHarmony for commercial lending. The platform has facilitated over $350 million in deals. Jordan is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Elite Meet, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Navy SEALs and other elite veterans find their place in the civilian world after leaving the service.

He has traveled to 32 countries, lived in China for 18 months, trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is a private pilot, SCUBA dives, and speaks Mandarin Chinese.

You can connect with Jordan on LinkedIn and follow the adventures of his family on their vlog at The Hybrid Family.

In the interview, Jordan explains the failures he experienced in starting two companies; how he ended up losing a co-founder and with only $800 left in his business bank account; what strategies he used to bounce back from these bumps; the #1 regret he has in his entrepreneurial journey; and how you can fulfill your life’s potential through the simple, but powerful act, of persistence.

Jordan is the CEO and Founder of DebtMaven, which is like eHarmony for commercial lending. The platform has facilitated over $350 million in deals. Jordan is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Elite Meet, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Navy SEALs and other elite veterans find their place in the civilian world after leaving the service.

He has traveled to 32 countries, lived in China for 18 months, trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is a private pilot, SCUBA dives, and speaks Mandarin Chinese.

You can connect with Jordan on LinkedIn and follow the adventures of his family on their vlog at The Hybrid Family.

In the interview, Jordan explains the failures he experienced in starting two companies; how he ended up losing a co-founder and with only $800 left in his business bank account; what strategies he used to bounce back from these bumps; the #1 regret he has in his entrepreneurial journey; and how you can fulfill your life’s potential through the simple, but powerful act, of persistence.

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