Meaningful Gigs works with employers, and will hand-pick design teams from its internet.
The startup is on a mission to use data to guide people toward their full potential.
How It All Began
Coleman is Ukrainian, Ghanaian, and Jewish.
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He was born in Ukraine, then his family moved to England for some time.
“That kind of forced me to really reconsider what I want to do,” Coleman said.
“I started to just learn online about careers, and I could excel without a college degree.”
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This is when he fell in love with the startup culture and building something from nothing.
After exiting StayNTouch, Coleman took some time to figure out what he really wanted to do.
I have always been fascinated with what makes somebody reach their full potential.
Those values include courage, grit, compassion, and integrity.
Keeping an Eye on Growth
Coleman is focused on growth this year at Meaningful Gigs.
“Most of it was grit, just spending effort.
I learned a lot through the experience.”
With this fresh funding, the company has plans to hire four more employees in the first quarter.
Coleman also wants to connect with more corporate partners this year.
“One of the things that were super excited about is that were upscaling the total product.
One of the main things that we started with was just connecting designers to jobs,” he shared.
What we needed to do is help facilitate that."
The new product is based off ofAngela Lee Duckworths Grit framework.
Ultimately, the company wants to help technologists move from novice designers to apprentices and pros in their areas.
“Effort over time is more valuable than the talent,” he said.
