The mission of my own journey as an entrepreneur is to enable people who don’t know much about tech to fully participate on the internet.

My very first company was called Paul The Wizard. I was hired by the hour to go to peoples’ homes to set up their printers, WiFi routers, and to teach them about how to use tech.

At Apple, I helped educate consumers about how to use all of the powerful software on their computers and iPhones. (back when the first iPhone first came out, to date myself!)

In founding MAZ, we provided tools that empowered media companies of all shapes and sizes to make mobile and TV apps without needing to hire designers or developers.

In my work as a professor at Columbia Business School, I teach non-technical graduate students about the fundamentals of user experience and digital product management.

And here at Bounce House, we’ve created the world’s easiest way to build a 1 person business, aimed at self-proclaimed “non techy” people.

I know firsthand what it’s like to run a business where you are the product. Every minute not spent with a client is a minute unpaid, and you have to play every single role: marketing, scheduling, IT, customer service, accounting– it’s all on you!

So I wouldn’t blame you if you’ve been sitting on the sidelines until now. But the pandemic has forced all businesses to become online businesses. If you’re not techy, don’t worry, I’ve spent my whole career making sure you don’t need to be.

Whatever your entrepreneurial journey is, I want you to be able to start on a Monday, be up and running on a Tuesday, and have paying customers by the end of the week, without breaking a sweat.

My advice: jump in!