100 Percent Bootstrapped 10 Million Dollar E-Commerce Company: WaterFilters.Net CEO Jamin Arvig (Part 7)

Sramana: How many employees do you have today? Jamin Arvig: We have 25 employees and five contractors.

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100 Percent Bootstrapped 10 Million Dollar E-Commerce Company: WaterFilters.Net CEO Jamin Arvig (Part 6)

Sramana: You set up the company in 2002 and did about $100,000 in 2003. How did the company progress from 2003 to 2010? How did you finance its growth? Jamin Arvig: We have financed growth organically. That has continued today. We run a lean shop as much as possible, and we do not take big

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100 Percent Bootstrapped 10 Million Dollar E-Commerce Company: WaterFilters.Net CEO Jamin Arvig (Part 5)

Sramana: When did you start reselling and begin to pick up commercial clients? Jamin Arvig: From 2003 to 2005, we were largely a consumer reseller. Developing a commercial clientele was a gradual process that occurred between 2005 and 2008. We really focused on commercial and reseller accounts in 2008, which was a big step because

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