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Dennis Geelen

Dennis Geelen

Author of 'The Accidental Solopreneur'

A Random Text That Changed Everything
May 27, 2025

A Random Text That Changed Everything

How one spontaneous message led to a lifetime of love

Dennis Geelen
Dennis Geelen
From Food Stamps to $19 Billion: The WhatsApp Story You’ve Never Heard
May 20, 2025

From Food Stamps to $19 Billion: The WhatsApp Story You’ve Never Heard

The Jan Koum Story

Dennis Geelen
Dennis Geelen
He Just Wanted Better Surf Pics—Then Accidentally Built a Billion-Dollar Brand
May 13, 2025

He Just Wanted Better Surf Pics—Then Accidentally Built a Billion-Dollar Brand

The story of Nick Woodman and GoPro

Dennis Geelen
Dennis Geelen
How One Bad Business Deal Cost Her Everything—Then Made Her Millions
May 06, 2025

How One Bad Business Deal Cost Her Everything—Then Made Her Millions

Kathleen King: the accidental entrepreneur behind Tate’s Bake Shop

Dennis Geelen
Dennis Geelen
From a Nervous 10-Year-Old to the TEDx Stage
Apr 29, 2025

From a Nervous 10-Year-Old to the TEDx Stage

What I Learned About Success

Dennis Geelen
Dennis Geelen
How a Frustrated Teacher Accidentally Built a $40 Billion Company
Apr 22, 2025

How a Frustrated Teacher Accidentally Built a $40 Billion Company

The story of Melanie Perkins and Canva

Dennis Geelen
Dennis Geelen
The Accidental Invention That Turned Fashion Purple Forever
Apr 08, 2025

The Accidental Invention That Turned Fashion Purple Forever

How William Henry Perkin created the first synthetic dye

Dennis Geelen
Dennis Geelen
How a Failed Synth Created the Sound of the ’80s
Apr 01, 2025

How a Failed Synth Created the Sound of the ’80s

The Happy Accident That Defined a Decade

Dennis Geelen
Dennis Geelen
The Cooling System Mess-Up That Created the Slushie Machine
Mar 11, 2025

The Cooling System Mess-Up That Created the Slushie Machine

How a Dairy Queen mishap turned into a Happy Accident

Dennis Geelen
Dennis Geelen
How One Email Sparked a Chain of Serendipity
Mar 04, 2025

How One Email Sparked a Chain of Serendipity

You have to shoot your shot!

Dennis Geelen
Dennis Geelen
The businesses you love were all born out of Happy Accidents — and the people who leveraged them. Learn how you can increase your luck surface area too!

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The businesses you love were all born out of Happy Accidents — and the people who leveraged them. Learn how you can increase your luck surface area too!

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