
He built Paper around a classroom problem: extra help depended on what a family could afford. After a decade in education technology, Philip Cutler is bringing another overlooked opportunity onto the field.

He sold computers at 13, built a window-cleaning business, and spent years inside large financial institutions. At Diagram, Francois Lafortune now works on the part of entrepreneurship that happens before a company has a founder, a product, or a name.