Bootstrapping a Virtual Company to $10 Million from Atlanta: Field Pros Direct CEO Matt Anderson (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: The benefit you are offering is a flexible workforce of adjusters. They can pick people up as they need to as opposed to having everybody on the payroll.  Matt Anderson: That’s a part of it. We can scale up and down. From a cost standpoint, it gives them flexibility. Here is an example

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Bootstrapping with a Paycheck and Scaling in Coimbatore: Kovai CEO Saravana Kumar (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: How many people are in Coimbatore right now? Is London still small? Saravana Kumar: We have about 130. London is still small. We have about 10 people there. We only keep the top management here. One of the biggest things that we have done this year is invest in a 250-seat office that

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapping a Virtual Company to $10M from Atlanta

We’re big fans of bootstrapping, virtual companies, and domain knowledge. Field Pros Direct CEO Matt Anderson’s story has all those ingredients. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background did you have? Matt Anderson: I’m from a small town northeast

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November 12 – 509th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 509th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your

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Bootstrapping a Virtual Company to $10 Million from Atlanta: Field Pros Direct CEO Matt Anderson (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: What happens in 2020 when COVID hit?  Matt Anderson: Up until 2020, I did a lot of sales. I had a part-time account manager that was doing some sales. We hired our first salesperson. I think it was 2019 when we hired a COO, which is a very big hire. He has been

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Roundtable Recap: November 5 – Spotlight on Indian Startups, as America Counts Votes

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Keith Bank, Founder CEO at KB Partners, a venture firm focused on sports technology. SafeNet As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Joginder Singh from Haryana, India, pitched SafeNet – an Internet Service Provider (ISP) for the Indian market. The company is already in revenue.

Bootstrapping a Virtual Company to $10 Million from Atlanta: Field Pros Direct CEO Matt Anderson (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: How many people were in the company in 2018? How many full-timers and contractors did you have? Matt Anderson: I’m an avid user of Upwork.  Sramana Mitra: So are we. We are big users of Upwork. I am very familiar with this model and we run One Million by One Million in the

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Bootstrapping with a Paycheck and Scaling in Coimbatore: Kovai CEO Saravana Kumar (Part 4)

Saravana Kumar: That is the good part about running a business in Coimbatore – the attrition is low. People are loyal and if you look after them well, there is no reason for them to go anywhere.  Sramana Mitra: Yes, and they are probably close to their families. That’s a huge advantage.