Eventbrite’s CEO quit a cushy career in Hollywood to launch the $225 million company with her own money: ‘If it's a disaster, we'll just be broke’
- Posted on July 30, 2025
- By Fortune
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Eventbrite’s CEO quit a cushy career in Hollywood to launch the $225 million company with her own money: ‘If it's a disaster, we'll just be broke’
Eventbrite CEO and cofounder Julia Hartz launched the company in a windowless closet with her two cofounders for less than $250,000, after leaving her career behind working on Friends, Jackass, and The Shield.
