6 years in and abillion is still very much a start-up. My wife and I have had two kids during this journey and today a friend and I were talking about how both journeys are so similar. Just when you start to feel like you have some product market fit for your core product, you go and launch a new feature, launch a revenue vertical, try and take the business to the next level. And that very much feels like starting fresh, starting all over again, while also continuing to build for what you already have, and learning and juggling both, or 3 or 4 features / products / verticals in the case of the business. And figuring out how to keep those products (or kids) from ripping each other to shreds. I think we might have to stop at 2 kids!

A big thank you to everyone at Forbes for this recognition. A big, heartfelt thank you to our team at abillion for relentlessly grinding it out the past few years. And to my wife Sonia, none of this would be possible without your support.

For anyone starting a company, I recommend starting your company name with a number or the letter A. You get to be at the top of every list!

Click here to access the awards on Forbes.com

Thank you to all of our investors on Wefunder for backing us!