A founder promised his grandmother he'd take her to Venice when he made it. Years later, after selling his company, he did. He explains why keeping that promise shaped how he gives back now.
So the moment I felt like I made it as an entrepreneur was when I was a kid. I spent a lot of time at my grandma's house, right? If you know something about my grandma is that she never asked for anything. So if the salt is right there and we're having dinner, she'll like stand up, get the salt, and come back. But one time we're watching a movie, it was in Venice, and she's like, you know what, mijo, I really like Venice. I've always wanted to go to Venice. And then I'm like 11 years old, right? But I'm like, you know what, abuelita, one day I'm going to be rich and I'm going to take you to Venice. So that day was maybe like 6 months ago. I finally built the audience, monetized it, sold my company. First thing I did, grandma, we're going to Venice. So this was one of the greatest moments in my life. And honestly, ever since then, I felt like everything I do is just kind of like a plus. To me, that was everything.
