Amid a crowd of friends, fellow founders and startup enthusiasts of all stripes Wednesday night, Goodsmiths announced the arrival of its group buying option and milestone of $1 million in inventory. “Now we can finally say, hey, we’re different than the others that are out there,” co-founder Levi Rosol said in the startup’s West Des…

Often, startups are fueled by passion. For Deb Gore Ohrn, the decision to end her 18-year career at Meredith Corporation for an 18-month old startup was in following her heart. “It was just like, ‘Oh my God, I need to be working with (Goodsmiths),’ ” Gore Ohrn said in a phone interview Tuesday. That feeling…