Higher One: How Persistence Built A Billion Dollar Company – with Sean Glass
As a student, Sean Glass had an idea for letting students use their college IDs for purchases anywhere – not just on campus.
After ten years of hard work, he and his co-founders had an overnight success. Higher One, the company they built, went public this past summer, and as I write this, its market cap reached a billion dollars. This is the story of how they convinced schools and investors to buy into their vision and give them a chance to remake the way college students receive and spend their money.
Today, Sean is launching his latest company, Employ Insight, which we also spent a little time talking about in this interview.
Sean Glass is the co-founder of Higher One. Founded in 2000, Higher One is a leading company focused on helping college business offices manage operations and provide enhanced service to students.
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