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I graduated at twenty. Started my first company at twenty-one. It failed spectacularly within eight months. The family group chat had been brutal then, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dad: Maybe it\u2019s time to think about grad school. Get an MBA. Something practical.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marcus: I can ask around about entry-level positions if you want to get serious about your career.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mom: There\u2019s no shame in working for an established company, honey.<\/span><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t tell them about the second company. Or the third.<\/span><\/p>\n

And I certainly didn\u2019t tell them about the fourth one:\u00a0<\/span>Meridian Technologies<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

I started Meridian in my studio apartment with $15,000 in savings and a breakthrough algorithm for supply chain optimization that I\u2019d been developing since my sophomore year. I didn\u2019t tell them when we landed our first client, a mid-sized logistics company desperate enough to try anything to shave costs. I didn\u2019t tell them when that client\u2019s efficiency improved by 34% in the first quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t tell them when\u00a0<\/span>Forbes<\/span>\u00a0called for an interview. I didn\u2019t tell them when we closed our Series A funding at $12 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I graduated at twenty. Started my first company at twenty-one. It failed spectacularly within eight months. The family group chat had been brutal then, too. Dad: Maybe it\u2019s time to think about grad school. Get an MBA. Something practical. Marcus: I can ask around about entry-level positions if you want to get serious about your…<\/p>\n

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