How Bobby Gruenewald Built YouVersion Into the Biggest Bible App in the World

The moment that changed Bobby Gruenewald’s life didn’t happen in a boardroom or even a prayer meeting. It happened in an airport security line — Chicago O’Hare, 2006, to be exact. Gruenewald — then a young tech entrepreneur who played keyboard at his local church on weekends — found himself wondering if there was a way technology could help him read the Bible more consistently. A small, personal curiosity. Nothing more.He laughs now at how small it was.“I had a vision for one, not for one billio