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Bootstrapping with Services from Michigan: Amjad Hussain, CEO of Algo.ai (Part 1)

Posted on Tuesday, Dec 4th 2018

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  I am always thrilled to see great entrepreneurship in various parts of the world that are off-center. Well, here’s a great one from Detroit. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in

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Bootstrapping a Virtual Company to 5 Million Plus: Nick Shaw, CEO of Renaissance Periodization (Part 1)

Posted on Thursday, Nov 8th 2018

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Nick has built a very interesting e-learning company and addressed scalability with nifty strategic choices. Read on. You’ll learn a lot. 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 of

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Bootstrapping with Paycheck to $15 Million from Tennessee: Gene Caballero, CEO of GreenPal (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Oct 29th 2018

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  This is a fantastic story of a founder duo bootstrapping with a paycheck, now growing from $5M to $15M in one year, with a virtual team of freelancers. Your classic 21st century internet business. No outside financing whatsoever! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning

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Bootstrapping a Niche e-Commerce Company to $20 Million: iHeartRaves CEO Brian Lim (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Aug 6th 2018

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Niche e-commerce still produces compelling success stories. Read on to see how Brian built iHeartRaves. 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 of background? Brian Lim: I was born

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Bootstrapping to $13 Million from the UK: David Lloyd, CEO of The Intern Group (Part 1)

Posted on Tuesday, Jun 26th 2018

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page. I am very bullish about market opportunities that are large enough to build sizable businesses but not large enough such that VCs end up funding numerous competing companies. This case study shows you how a niche player with a $150

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Bootstrapping from Indiana: Passageways CEO Paroon Chadha (Part 1)

Posted on Thursday, May 3rd 2018

Paroon has bootstrapped Passageways from Indiana and wants to help other Indiana entrepreneurs succeed. Along the way, he has pivoted from licensed software to cloud software, and made other strategic decision that helped his company become more successful. Read on to learn more on his moves. Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of

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Bootstrapping a Global E-Commerce Company: SmartBuyGlasses CEO David Menning (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Apr 16th 2018

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  David has bootstrapped a global e-commerce venture from Hong Kong. Splendid execution! 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 of background? David Menning: I grew up in Sydney. I’ve

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Bootstrapping Decisively to $5M+ in Revenue: Mack Sundaram, CEO of RainmakerForce (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Mar 26th 2018

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Mack has built a successful business optimized for autonomy and profitability. Excellent navigation! Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of your journey. Tell us where you’re from. Where did you grow up? Where were you born and raised? Mack Sundaram: I was born in

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Solo Entrepreneur, Bootstrapping with a Paycheck and a Virtual Company: Cedric Savarese, CEO of FormAssembly (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Feb 26th 2018

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Cedric’s story is a textbook case study of the kind of entrepreneur we want to see emerge and grow in every corner of the world: a solo entrepreneur who is a developer and a product guy capable of getting to validation while holding onto a day

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Bootstrapping to Exit: TimeSlips CEO Mitch Russo (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Feb 26th 2018

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Mitch tells the story of how he built TimeSlips and sold it to Sage. Very entertaining as well as instructive. 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 of background?

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