One of the coolest parts of my job is that I’m always around startup founders who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world.

I love listening to their stories. How did they get started? Why are they driven to do this? What obstacles have they battled through? The best founders can entertain me for hours… and I almost always feel revitalized afterwards. A little bit of their energy rubs off on me.

Starting today, we’re going share this experience. Each week, we’ll pick a startup that inspires us, and work with them to create a beautiful multimedia story, so we can share that inspiration with others.

For the very first Startup of the Week, we picked Wevorce, founded by Michelle Crosby and Jeff Reynolds. Michelle is working hard to make divorce a bit more friendly, especially for the kids. It's both important, and has the potential to be a pretty good business, saving ~50% off the average divorce legal bill. But I like it most because of Michelle's very personal reason for starting the company. You can sense her drive. She won't quit.

As for ourselves... we started Wefunder so that everyone – not just the wealthy - can support startups with their time and money. We feel, that in our society, that’s one of the best ways to encourage more innovation, more jobs, and, well, more progress.

Thanks to the JOBS Act, sometime in 2013, this will finally be legal. But the SEC has delayed implementation of the regulations that will allow us to get started with public fundraising. So, until then, we hope you enjoy the stories!