Grindr CEO George Arison knows what it means to start from scratch. Born in the Soviet Union, he immigrated to the U.S. as a teen, hustled through odd jobs while studying, and graduated from college with just $500 in his pocket. Far from seeing hardship as a setback, he credits it with giving him the grit to build himself into a self-made millionaire.
Now, his biggest concern is whether his two children will have the same fire in their belly. So much so that he’s planning to bring them into the office from around the age of 10.
