Geek At Sea

Submittable CEO talks startups, life, cancer and living in Missoula, Montana.

Michael FitzGerald is a prolific American writer and the founder of Submittable.com. He lives and works in Missoula, Montana with his wife and two kids. Although it isn't the easiest place to run a company from, Michael lives for the joy of living, and Missoula is where it's at. The day after raising their Series A funding, Michael found out that he had a…

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• ▶ Who Is Michael Fitzgerald at 0:07 Share Transcript
• ▶ Where Did Michael Fitzgerald Get His Start In Software at 0:57 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Expensive Was San Francisco During The First Dot-com at 4:39 Share Transcript
• ▶ Are There Any Similarities Between The First Dot-com Crash And Startups Now at 5:42 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Did Michael Fitzgerald End Up In Missoula at 8:54 Share Transcript
• ▶ The Ultimate Startup - How Can You Make Money From Something Worth Nothing at 12:04 Share Transcript
• ▶ Who Are Some Other Successful Montana Entrepreneurs at 18:19 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Entrepreneurial Is Montana at 18:59 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Are The Advantages Of Running A Company From Missoula, Mt at 22:35 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Did Ghost-writing Teach Michael at 24:42 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Does It Take To Publish A Novel at 27:20 Share Transcript
• ▶ Does Being The Ceo Change Your Life at 32:13 Share Transcript
• ▶ Is It A Good Idea To Start A Company When You Have Young Kids At Home at 35:10 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Is The Story Of Paul Graham Trying To Talk Michael Fitzgerald Out Of Starting Submittable at 37:26 Share Transcript
• ▶ Is It True That Startups Never Get Easier at 42:09 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Are Some Challenges With Growing Employee Count at 43:47 Share Transcript
• ▶ What's The Story About Michael Fitzgerald Getting Sick With Cancer at 44:23 Share Transcript
• ▶ Why Is Metastasized Cancer So Dangerous at 46:47 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Do You Tell Your Investors About A Terminal Illness at 48:38 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Role Did Y Combinator Play In Curing Michael From Cancer at 50:23 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Much Does It Cost To Cure Cancer at 52:47 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Much Should A Ceo Get Paid at 55:35 Share Transcript
• ▶ Do Thoughts And Prayers Cure Cancer at 56:40 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Can You Help Someone Who Has Cancer at 57:45 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Is The Hardest Part About Getting Cancer at 1:00:41 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Should People Do With Their Life at 1:02:50 Share Transcript

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