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Calm founder used money he saved to buy a house to help start the app—now it's valued at $2 billion: ‘My parents thought it was the silliest idea'

When Alex Tew saw the domain "Calm.com" was up for grabs, he thought it was the sign he and his business partner, Michael Acton Smith, needed to finally get their mindfulness app off the ground. "We ...
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2 friends spent years getting turned down for their 'terrible' startup idea—now it's worth $2 billion: How they built their 'extraordinary success'

After years at the helm of several businesses, Michael Acton Smith was burnt out. But even as his mental health suffered, he believed mindfulness and meditation were just "woo woo" buzz words. It wasn ...