Jarie Bolander on How to Be a Writer Entrepreneur

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Jarie Bolander is a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur and engineer, who brought such innovations as USB, Bluetooth, and DNA sequencing to market.

He also happens to be a co-host on the "Story Grid Editors Roundtable" podcast and author of three books, including The Entrepreneur Ethos: How To Build a More Ethical, Inclusive, and Resilient Entrepreneur Community. 

On the pod, he offers a game plan for how to become a successful writer-preneur. We talk about the stumbling blocks most writers face on the business side and how to overcome them, why your "why" is so important, and the single most essential quality for any writer and entrepreneur. Bolander blasts the myth that writers can't also be businessmen and inspires with his words of wisdom.