Kicked Out For Lacking A Degree, I Let Success Speak Instead

streetlights flickered on.

No salary, no family expectations—just me and a simple idea: helping local artisans sell their products online.

I called the platform Rustic Cart.

It wasn’t groundbreaking, nor was it backed by cutting-edge tech, but I believed in it. Oregon was full of talented people making pottery, candles, handwoven baskets, but most had continue reading …