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About
Wil Schroter is the founder and CEO of Startups.com, a startup launch platform he founded in 2012 that is based in Columbus, Ohio. He began his career founding Blue Diesel as a student at The Ohio State University, later merged it with inChord Communications, and subsequently founded Virtucon Ventures, an incubator behind companies including Fundable.com and Unsubscribe.com. Over more than 30 years he has founded nine companies with five exits, co-hosts the Startup Therapy podcast, and has written for outlets including Forbes, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, The Wall Street Journal, and VentureBeat.
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Experience
- Startups.comFounder + CEOcurrent2012 — presentColumbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area
- FundableFounder & CEOcurrent2011 — present
- Bizplan.comFounder & CEOcurrent2009 — present
- Virtucon VenturesFounder + CEOcurrent1994 — present
- ZanaOwner & CEO2016 — 2026
- Clarity.fmOwner & CEO2015 — 2026
- LaunchrockOwner & CEO2013 — 2026
- ZirtualOwner & CEO2015 — 2024
- KillerStartupsOwner & CEO2014 — 2024
- Unsubscribe, Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2010 — 2012Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Affordit®Founder & CEO2008 — 2011Santa Monica, California, United States
- Go BIG NetworkFounder & CEO2004 — 2011
- GotCast.comFounder & CEO2006 — 2009
- Swapalease.comCEO2002 — 2004
- inVentiv Health CommunicationsBoard Member1997 — 2002
- Blue DieselFounder & CEO1994 — 2002
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wil Schroter?
- Wil Schroter is the founder and CEO of Startups.com, a startup launch platform he founded in 2012 that is based in Columbus, Ohio. He began his career founding Blue Diesel as a student at The Ohio State University, later merged it with inChord Communications, and subsequently founded Virtucon Ventures, an incubator behind companies including Fundable.com and Unsubscribe.com. Over more than 30 years he has founded nine companies with five exits, co-hosts the Startup Therapy podcast, and has written for outlets including Forbes, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, The Wall Street Journal, and VentureBeat.
- Where does Wil Schroter work?
- Wil Schroter is Founder of Startups.
- What companies did Wil Schroter found?
- Wil Schroter founded Startups.
- Where did Wil Schroter go to school?
- Wil Schroter studied at The Ohio State University (Undegrad, Communications).
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500 Global mafia671
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The Ohio State University mafia107
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Launchrock mafia2
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