Founder stories that hit the media that fast usually get told one way. The launch numbers. The press hits. The rocket ship metaphor.

What almost never gets told is the part between week one and year three. The decisions. The tradeoffs. The moves that worked and the ones that didn’t. What it actually cost to move that fast. And what “stepping away” from a company you built looks like when the company keeps going without you.

Marissa is bringing all of it. Lindsey is asking the questions. This is the story between the headlines.