THREAD: Jesse Farmer founded his first business, a computer repair shop, while still in high school.
The year was 1998:
The year was 1998:
After graduating from high school in 2002, he studied Math at University of Chicago.
It was there he met his future co-founders.
It was there he met his future co-founders.
Together they built Beehive, a book exchange app for University of Chicago college students.
The project was successful, being used by 2/3rd of the campus, but was never monetized or managed like a commercial project.
The project was successful, being used by 2/3rd of the campus, but was never monetized or managed like a commercial project.
Jesse has since gone on to found several profitable businesses such as Dev Bootcamp, a software engineering bootcamp that was acquired by Kaplan, as well as Everlane, an ethical clothing brand.
We spoke to Jesse about his early life and career: 
On Growth Hacking and co-founding Everlane:
On founding DevBootcamp and his mistakes along the way:
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