Life Experiences Taught This Exec Everything He Needed to Be a Founder

Oli Marlow Thomas created Ad-Lib after traveling and aspiring to be a police officer

Like many young people, Oli Marlow Thomas initially dreamed of being a police officer, not a founder. The difference is that Marlow Thomas, while short on regrets, held onto his dream longer than many.  

In 2009, when Marlow Thomas left university, he remained desperate to join the police and soon enrolled in a fast-track scheme that included two years of volunteer service. The police service was relatively easy; the hard part was simultaneously launching a startup that allowed car owners to sell their empty car seats as a means to pay his bills. 

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This story first appeared in the Sept. 28, 2020, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.