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7 fact-checked facts about startup founders and company founding stories, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

What is a founder?

AnswerA person who starts an organization

A founder establishes a company, charity or other organization.

Steve Jobs co-founded Apple with which engineer?

AnswerSteve Wozniak

Wozniak designed the Apple I and co-founded Apple with Jobs in 1976.

Going deeper

In what year was Microsoft founded?

Answer1975

Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in 1975 in Albuquerque.

In which year did Henry Ford found the Ford Motor Company?

Answer1903

Ford Motor Company was incorporated in 1903; the Model T came in 1908.

What does bootstrapping a startup mean?

AnswerFunding it from personal savings and revenue

Bootstrapped founders grow without outside investors.

Expert level

Who was the third Apple co-founder, who sold his stake within days?

AnswerRonald Wayne

Wayne drew Apple's first logo and sold his 10% stake in 1976.

Walt Disney co-founded the Disney studio in 1923 with which brother?

AnswerRoy

Roy O. Disney handled the business side while Walt led the creative work.

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