Richards ran Local Comets through three years of chemotherapy and radiation
Jordan Richards · One Simple Habit Made This Startup Easy to Sell · Nov 4, 2025 · at 16:53
Jordan Richards, founder of Local Comets, reflects on building his company while undergoing intensive cancer treatments following a 2020 diagnosis.
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“From this first chemo treatment to the last was like almost three years. So the first three years of business, a lot of it was spent in the chemo chair, right? And also, so that was like three dozen chemo treatments. I even had, I think, like a dozen radiation treatments as well, so all this while trying to run the business”
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