Calm App Founder: From $0 To $2 Billion By Making The World Meditate: Michael Acton Smith
01/31/22 • 96 min
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Michael Acton-Smith is best known as the co-founder of Calm, the $2 billion meditation, sleep and wellness app, but he is so much more than that. Because Calm is just one of four companies Michael has built. Michael has also built Moshi Monsters, the breakout success web-based children’s game, which after rapid growth suffered a loss in users and for a while Michael wasn’t sure whether the business could survive.
Michael has experienced the highs, but also the challenges, of growing big businesses. These are just two of four companies Michael has built. Michael is a natural entrepreneur who’s been founding businesses his entire adult life. To talk to him and share in his wisdom was a privilege I’m immensely grateful for.
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LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/michaelactonsmith
Calm: https://www.calm.com
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Michael Acton-Smith is best known as the co-founder of Calm, the $2 billion meditation, sleep and wellness app, but he is so much more than that. Because Calm is just one of four companies Michael has built. Michael has also built Moshi Monsters, the breakout success web-based children’s game, which after rapid growth suffered a loss in users and for a while Michael wasn’t sure whether the business could survive.
Michael has experienced the highs, but also the challenges, of growing big businesses. These are just two of four companies Michael has built. Michael is a natural entrepreneur who’s been founding businesses his entire adult life. To talk to him and share in his wisdom was a privilege I’m immensely grateful for.
Follow Michael:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/michaelacton
Twitter - https://twitter.com/acton
LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/michaelactonsmith
Calm: https://www.calm.com
Follow me:
https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo
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