Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped an IoT Company from NC

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  North Carolina, at one point, had a large concentration of cellular technology companies. Some of that talent then came together around IoT, including Bob Witter, Co-founder of Device Solutions. He shared his journey with me in 2016. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning

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Building a Generative AI Venture from Portugal: João Aroso, CEO of Leadzai (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: Well, either it’s going to go there or your product is going to be able to handle this kind of dynamic pricing model check where you can determine at what price point can you still be profitable and can cater and if that’s viable ROI-wise for your customer? If you can do that dynamic

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The Startup Velocity Question: Joining Forces Through M&A

Let’s look further at the issue of solid companies that have achieved $10M, $20M, $50M in revenue, close to breakeven, but not necessarily growing at an exponential pace.  One commonly used strategy is to combine two companies in a related space to achieve growth and rationalize expenses.

The Startup Velocity Question: Linear vs. Exponential Growth

Since this series was published, I have had many conversations with friends in the industry who have added to the issues on the table. In particular, one that caught my attention is the issue of solid companies that have achieved $10M, $20M, $50M in revenue, close to breakeven, but not necessarily growing at an exponential

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped an Online Education Company

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Tod Browndorf, CEO of Coggno, has built an interesting online education company focused on specific niche course types. Read on to learn more from our conversation in 2016. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your personal journey. Where are you from? Where

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Building a Generative AI Venture from Portugal: João Aroso, CEO of Leadzai (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: Now, do you also do the A/B testing on landing page optimization and things like that? Because that would be part of your lead generation process, right? João Aroso: That’s a very clever question and a part of our roadmap because that obviously affects the end result. However, currently we rely only on

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped to $15M in 3 Years

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Extraordinarily tight, disciplined strategy and execution has enabled Connatix Founder CEO David Kashak to build a tremendously fast growing company with a small team. A lot to learn from our conversation in 2016. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where

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Building a Generative AI Venture from Portugal: João Aroso, CEO of Leadzai (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: How do you do your own lead generation? Can you walk me through  a use case and use your own situation to explain how your technology works? How you do your own lead generation using your technology?