Founder's Closet Living

A story about Shaan's early startup days and how his co-founder lived in extreme frugality.

"Three of us were living in a one bedroom apartment. My cofounder and roommate lived in my closet because he couldn't even afford our dirt cheap rent. Trevor lived in my closet and turned it into a room for himself with a lava lamp. Then his girlfriend moved in with him in the closet too.

He didn't have a closet because he was living in a closet, so he stole a shopping cart, rolled it into his closet, and used that as his hamper and storage. At the time everything seemed so shitty - I thought this was the shitty version of life. But now looking back, that was the most fun time because all we were doing every day was trying to figure shit out, trying different schemes and projects. We had no responsibilities, no burn, and we would just party for fun on the side.

Now when I look back, I realize that was the shit. Those were actually the best times of my life."