Joe Stump on Finding Meaningful Work Making Software

2014-07-21 5

In Chapter 3 of 14 in his 2012 interview, Internet entrepreneur Joe Stump answers "What Makes Your Work Meaningful?" At his core, Stump simply loves helping people. He finds software provides him an opportunity to empower and help people at scale. His current company, Sprint.ly, makes product management software that Stump hopes, jokingly, will "make life in a cubicle a little nicer." Joe Stump is a serial entrepreneur based in Portland, OR. He is CEO and co-founder of Sprint.ly, a product management software company. Previously he founded SimpleGeo, which was sold to Urban Airship in October 2011. He advises several startups - including attachments.me and ngmoco:) - as well as VC firm Freestyle Capital. He earned a BBA in Computer Information Systems (CIS) from Eastern Michigan University.