Friend, I am reaching out with a story about losing nearly everything and a billion-story milestone moment.

Today marks the day when ScanMyPhotos.com digitized one billion photographs. While this may sound like a lofty achievement, it was forged from unimaginable challenges and toil.

Here is why this should be your next story on an entrepreneur's journey to inspire, warn and teach.

This three-decade-in-the-making narrative will teach aspiring entrepreneurs lessons about grit, perseverance, and ingenuity—no matter how tough running a business gets, never give up on your dreams!

Full details below to watch, listen and read how ScanMyPhotos did it and nearly failed (many times).