You were just 25 when you started the company.
What was it and how did you go about filling the gap? There were lots of financial-planning products out there when you started Mint, but you must have spotted something that was missing from the existing offerings. Today he shares his views on the different perspective of Gen Y entrepreneurs, the challenges of pitching to older decision makers and how to overcome them, and his secret weapon for success - Frank Sinatra. This is the story of Mint founder Aaron Patzer who was all of 25 when he founded the company and decided to take on the big guys.
But hidden behind the usual headlines is another tale of giant-slaying that shows how the some of the youngest members of the workforce are using their drive, tech savvy, and unique perspective to shake up how the old guard does business (and making a bundle of money for themselves in the process). When software giant Intuit agreed to buy plucky start-up for $170 million this September, the business press lapped up the acquisition as a David and Goliath story, with the speedy, simple, youth-oriented Mint running energetic circles around its staid competitor.
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