How a former prisoner launched Pigeonly, a startup for inmates
A few months ago I was in Las Vegas and I met this guy, Steven, who’s been listening to Mixergy for a long time. He walks up to me and says, “Andrew, you should interview the founder of my company.” I said, “What’s the company?” He said, “Pigeonly.” I go, “I know Pigeonly.” I know them because I heard this great piece on NPR about them and then I started reading all over how they got funding from Y Combinator. The story is incredibly exciting and captivating.
This entrepreneur went to prison, learned business in prison, came up with an idea based on his experience and frustrations from prison, launched the business, grew it, got revenue, got funding–unbelievable success story.
I’m so excited to have him on. His name is Frederick Hutson. He is the cofounder of Pigeonly. It’s a startup focused on serving the US prison population. They do things like allow prisoners to get photos from their loved ones or make phone calls to their loved ones.
Frederick Hutson is the cofounder of Pigeonly, a startup that allows prisoners to get photos from their loved ones or make phone calls to their loved ones.
Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com. It is, of course, home of the ambitious upstart, the place where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses.
A few months ago I was in Las Vegas and I met this guy, Steven, and he’s been listening to Mixergy for a long time. He walks up to me and says, “Andrew, you should interview the founder of my company.” I said, “What’s the company?” He said, “Pigeonly.” I go, “I know Pigeonly.” I know them because I heard this great piece on NPR about them and then I started reading all over how they got funding from Y Combinator. The story is incredibly exciting and captivating.
This entrepreneur went to prison, learned business in prison, came up with an idea based on his experience and frustrations from prison, launched the business, grew it, got revenue, got funding–unbelievable success...
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