How do you start a tech company without a computer? Drive and relentless determination. Sherri and Reuben Johnson worked out of their local library, and would park their junker car out of sight to walk the main streets handing out printouts promoting their web services. Like many of us, their beginning setup wasn’t ideal. So how do you make things work when you have ability, but few tools or resources—and how do you stay true to yourself in the process? Listen to part 2 of their story for some inspiration.

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Of the hundreds of people I’ve met who started a digital agency, almost all of them stumbled into it. But the two people on today’s show saw the web as a way to improve their lives. Living in a small Northeastern mill city, a tanking economy and failing health were taking its toll on the young couple. And then a friend told them about working in tech in Atlanta. Sherri and Reuben Johnson never looked back. Listen to part one of The Fly Media Origin Story.

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