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Bootstrapping to $200 Million: Jorn Lyseggen, CEO of Meltwater (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page. Jorn started Meltwater in Norway and has scaled the company organically to $200 million. Fascinating journey! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your story. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind
Bootstrapping from London to $10 Million: Alexandre Wentzo, CEO of Casewise (Part 1)
Alex tells the story of a bootstrapped company from London that has gone all the way to $10 million in just over 10 years and is now looking to scale further, perhaps with outside capital. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your story. Tell us where you’re from, where you were born, raised,
Bootstrapping Lessons: FairWarning CEO Kurt Long (Part 1)
Kurt has tried different permutations and combinations of bootstrapping, several of them successfully. Listen to his perspective on each of those. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Kurt Long: I was raised in Clearwater, Florida. I grew up in
Bootstrapping a Virtualization Services Company: Chris Grandi, CEO of Abacus Group (Part 1)
Chris had significant domain knowledge in the hedge fund industry. He has self-financed a successful company offering to secure virtualization services to the segment with high service levels. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your story. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Chris
Bootstrapping a Virtual Company to Scale: Taso Du Val, CEO of Toptal (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page. There’s a lot of controversy around whether virtual teams scale. Taso Du Val has scaled a sizeable business using a virtual team. Read on to learn more. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your personal entrepreneurial journey.
Bootstrapping to $300 Million: Faisal Husain, CEO of Synechron (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page. Faisal is one of those rare entrepreneurs who have managed to grow his business with no outside financing to significant scale. We discuss his journey here. Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of your story. Where are you
Bootstrapping to $45 Million from Chicago: RKON CEO Jeff Mullarkey (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page. Jeff has built a Managed Service Provider (MSP) business that he now wants to take to $500 million or a billion dollars in revenue. Read how he did it, and what he plans to do in the future. Sramana Mitra:
Bootstrapping All The Way: Infinitely Virtual CEO Adam Stern (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page. Adam has used some equipment financing, and plans to use more debt financing, to scale Infinitely Virtual. He has not used any venture capital or private equity, but has built a substantial company. Read on to learn how. Sramana Mitra:
Bootstrapping to $100 Million: Vacasa Co-Founder Cliff Johnson (Part 1)
Vacasa has bootstrapped to scale in the crowded vacation rental space. Read how! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with the very beginning of your journey. Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Cliff Johnson: I actually have a fairly unique background, at least for the US anyway. I was born in New
