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Bootstrapping with Sophisticated Strategy: Rob Douglas, CEO of BioConnect (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Feb 5th 2018

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Rob has built a thriving founder-financed business from Toronto using very sophisticated strategic maneuvering. I just loved discussing the strategic nuances of this business. You’ll learn a LOT from reading this story. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you

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Bootstrapping From Romania: Marius Hanganu, CEO of Tremend (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Jan 15th 2018

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Marius has built a services company from Romania to over $5 million in revenue. Now, he is trying to bootstrap a product using the services business. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your personal journey. Where are you from? Where were you born,

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Bootstrapping Using Services to $40 Million: ActiveCampaign CEO Jason VandeBoom (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Dec 18th 2017

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Jason has built a disciplined, profitable business and scaled it to $40 million in 2017 revenue. The company was first bootstrapped using services, and later raised ~$20 million in funding. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where

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Bootstrapping to $10 Million: Gesture CEO Jim Alvarez (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Nov 13th 2017

Jim has bootstrapped a $10M company by providing a software solution to the charity auction management problem. Interesting journey. 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? Jim Alvarez: I was born and raised in the south

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Bootstrapping to $30 Million from Florida: SproutLoud CEO Jared Shusterman (Part 1)

Posted on Thursday, Sep 28th 2017

SproutLoud CEO Jared Shusterman shared his wonderful bootstrapping story with me in 2017. 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? Jared Shusterman: I was born in Miami, Florida. I’m one of the few South Florida natives.

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Bootstrapping to $100M+ from Arizona: JT Marino, CEO of Tuft & Needle (Part 1)

Posted on Friday, Sep 15th 2017

Online mattress is the hottest e-commerce category these days, and here is yet another one delivering venture scale growth without venture capital. 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? JT Marino: I was born in Phoenix,

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Bootstrapping with Services: 2600Hz CEO Patrick Sullivan (Part 1)

Posted on Friday, Sep 1st 2017

Here’s yet another great case study of a successful bootstrapping whereby the entrepreneurs developed a solid product business eventually. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your personal journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Patrick Sullivan: I was born in California. I eventually

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Bootstrapping from the UK to Over $10 Million: Roger Hale, Co-Founder of Linguamatics (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Aug 7th 2017

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Cambridge, England is a great place for high-end technical talent. This story traces the journey of a group of such talented people with core expertise in Natural Language Processing, and how they turned their expertise into a robust, profitable business. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the

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Bootstrapping from Finland: Vainu CEO Mikko Honkanen (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Jul 24th 2017

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Mikko has steadily built an excellent SaaS company from Finland and is now expanding into the US as well. Read on for more. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your personal journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in

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Entrepreneur Couple Bootstrapping to $10M from Colorado: AdCellerant Co-Founders Brock Berry and Shelby Carlson (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Jul 17th 2017

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Love and startups go hand in hand for Brock and Shelby who are helping media companies generate seven-figure revenue streams. Sramana Mitra: Whoever wants to start, let’s start at the very beginning of your personal journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and

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