The Kid Behind a $170 Million Website

Aaron Patzer started Mint.com because was frustrated with Intuit’s Quicken. Two years later, Intuit intends to cut him a very big check.

Aaron Patzer launched Mint.com as a user-friendly alternative to Quicken and other personal-finance software out there. Little did he know that just two years later, Intuit, which makes Quicken, would fork over $170 million for his website. Patzer, an Inc.com 30 Under 30 alum, is also featured in the new book, Upstarts! How GenY Entrepreneurs Are Rocking the World of Business (www.upstartsrock.com), by Inc. contributing editor Donna Fenn. She recently caught up with Patzer to discuss the big sale, what his new role with the company will be, and how he’s planning to change the future of transportation.