started somewhere

What's your Started Somewhere story?

A first sale. A first "yes, let's try this." A first heartbreak, or a first big risk that actually paid off. The exciting starts and the hard ones, every kind of beginning has a place here. Tell us yours, and we'll feature it.

Prefer to post it yourself? Use #istartedsomewhere and we'll find it.
Before you start: this takes about 3 minutes. We read every submission ourselves, no bots, no forms into a void. If we want to feature yours, we'll reach out first to confirm before anything goes live.
The first step, the mess or mistake, what pushed you to start.
This includes the idea that came in and got started, even if it didn't reach what you set out to achieve. That's not a failure here, it's still part of the story.
So we can reach you if we feature your story.

What happens next

We read every submission ourselves. If yours is featured, we'll reach out first, then post it on the site and tag you on Instagram. It's free, and it's always your call whether to be featured.