Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped with Free Trials and Freemium to $13M

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  When we spoke in 2016, SurveyGizmo Co-founder Christian Vanek had bootstrapped the company to $13 million from Boulder, Colorado. He experimented with both freemium and free trial, and managed to monetize nicely. The company is now named Alchemer. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped a Custom Apparel Business to $23M

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  From setting up a printing machine in the dining room to $23 million in revenue when we spoke in 2016, RushOrderTees Co-founder CEO Michael Nemeroff’s journey is one of steady, diligent execution. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you

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Best of Bootstrapping: Wonderful Bootstrapped with a Paycheck Story

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  This is a wonderful bootstrapping with a paycheck story of a really smart, scrappy entrepreneur, Suuchi Ramesh, Founder CEO of Suuchi. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped First, Raised $120 Million Later

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  This discussion from 2020 with Madwire Co-CEO JB Kellogg includes all sorts of interesting nuances, including DIFM vs. DIY. Read on. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind

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Catching Up On Readings: MWC 2024

This feature from The Verge investigates what is expected to launch at the Mobile World Congress to be held in Barcelona from February 26th. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

March 7 – 634th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 634th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, March 7, 2024, 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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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped to Over $10M First

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Koncert (formerly ConnectLeader) CEO / CTO Senraj Soundar had bootstrapped his company to over $10 million in revenue before raising VC funds when we spoke in 2017. We love stories like this that reinforce our philosophy: “Do not go to VCs as beggars, go as

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped First, Scaled with VC Funds to an Exit

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  When we spoke in 2019, Faction Founder Luke Norris had executed a tremendously effective Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later strategy from Colorado. Faction was recently acquired by ORIX. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were

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